The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
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blnnlitt to Take al Ole on
!; That Measure. Z
/ EVENING D 3 B ATO DRY
6gs Mann, Judge Robert son and Nh
|s ". ii. Lawlsss Make Vigorous
Speeches From Their y
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"A Standpolnss. E II "
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ffe iinai struggle over the liquor sec.
Ion 81; the new state revenue bill. 80
~ u the House Committee Is con-
ned was had before that body In the
OF the House last night, and the
te Will be: taken to-day. Tho measure
IN goes to the House, and the prevail
hg sentiment an,ong members seems 10
bel that the committee will report It, and
that ii VIII be Sassed. but not without
orc ofs the biggest fights OF the session! 81
The committee & met promptly at z 1880
b'olock last III night, and the arsutnent5
lasted until II o. clock. jude sc William
3osyipn Robertson, Of Roanoke, counsel
|orS the state Liquor Dealers Asso ciauon,
ppened Up Al q powerful speech galnat
hss now liquor tax scheme and he was
olioWed 10y Aiessrs,s II c. Younger, John
blair and w. 4 NJ. Parrish, OF the Rich
mon non aS Wholesale c,roccrB Association
who presented resoll1u ons passed by that
DrgantEa ION against the Mann bill. and
ne Increased license = kos. A,
LA " lCoos
ado one OF the strongest speeches OF
evening, and It bristled with figures
how nat there should be no change
the & present system. Judge Mann
"a b III an ELOQUENT plea for his bill,
when : he had concluded \ the COM
eef at II! o. q oclt, arose tun III 10 @ CLOCK
ay.s whom tho yoteIwill be Ia X .sss244
asaOPENs UP 4 PR MPTLY. "a Il
~ "a lscussion| opened u p promptly at
o'clock, Jud ge Robertson continuing
argument & begun on Monday on be-
Sof the State Liquor d callers Asso-s
On, "a gainst tho entire section relating
re liquor business as It came from
Senate. Es u 2f4 81
1en al Judge j Robertson resumed his
iris. he continued Ills structures upon
Mann bill N amendm before he
" q the high license section.sS
3 speaker declared "a boldly that he
I'm favor OF the saloon. because no
Eflt It was for he host nterests nDu
the sprotectionsof the people. againff
essness, and yet he favored tenn
nee MS much as any one. II llquor
h be sold as It would be under the
nsbill sinstowns OF 200 inhabitants and
Il At ali seaside and summer resorts,
cities, there would be no good ac-
plished I, as towns were scattered all
ugh tn rural sect lions. He again
ga the M lam bill and declared that
eS would amount to but little. yet
as wrong in principle. and should not
erpetrated upon an unwilling people,
Is Robertson produced statistics de-
ID ITO prove that prohibition did not
ibit. and tina where men Wit b appe-SS
were gathered. there would be liquor
tYha,t s;1er-Ras tho inw. IN {s5 Z f
IA rad from the Warren Register. de-g
ring violations OF the local option law
Force in Front Royal, and declared that
believed practically the same condi-S
IS would prevail wherever restrictions
o y ri aced {. He hoped no &puritanicall
(which was designed to break up
hiking had & taken possession Of the
pple behind the Mann bill. He favor
the destruction of drunkenness. butehe
led that the Mann bill or any other
would do this 81
WROUGHT HIM EXTREME.
,complimented Judge Mann for his
ability, butSh thought his i1cas on
whiskeyS question9 extreme. Peo-E
Eould not be eglslated into morality
importance Nothing5eve made a man
crate but true religion. and unless a
+ heart wa $ 4 moved to sobrety by i
thigh sentiment the law per sc
never axe him sober. #
ige Robertson denied Judge N1ann's
entton y that whiskey was RESPONSE
for the prison houses being fullaof
WIS " and I3 criminals and produced
es dcsi gned II to show that the per-
tge OF Incorporate! convIcts in the
yinin nitentiary ranged from one
fifteen per cent OF the entire nun Der.
eswarned Il he committee that the nd
etesE OF the Manntbill, which he char
izeds as "a - rider.'' was but an en-
g wed &c. and thattan effort would
had 8 to put * prohibition upon the
pie later on. ,58 81 ,5S4 ,.Jf
d charged that It was inconsistent
xempt seaside resorts, where evil was
wn to exist, and to thrust the Mann
upon the country people. Coming
tho question 81 doubling the taxes,
Be- Robertson rasped the Senate for
nging the methods OF taxation by re-
ng the corporations in the matter OF
Ghise tax. by reducing the same
ifbullding and loan associations and
rance companies. and then d putting
riders and doubling the tax on tho
~ people on short notice. ri
,ss TO Be DRAGooN
nd yet \, said the 4. speaker. "this9
be- Is ii asked to be dragoohed into
Ing this bill through. because. for
IS the Auditor must hurry withathes
ing OF his forms::'' n .ia@
said that the proposition here was
ave three fourths OF the saloons and
ace the add tlonal revenue upon them
put moments notice. "It came
a thunde bolt from q clear ky" de-
d the speaker. and these people
mot allowed q hearing Y
Ice q obertson said he was not an
mist. and did not desire to be under
as making any threats, but he