The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-03

FAKE CLUBS;
Two Amendments Prepared. by
Mr.. Sl1ackclford to be Pre-
sentcd To-day. .4
PROTECT BONA .FIOE CLUBS J; |
None Chartered After April 49,,
1908, Can Dispose Of Liquor
in Dry Districts Of State.

Fake clubs were under fire yesterday
afternoon before tho Finance Committees
OF Senate and House. and the real clubs
camo along In full force to SEQ that their
members we're taken caro- Of
Tho cause sof the interest was the BILL
introduced by Mr.. s. Gordon Cumming.
OF tho House # OF Delegates. The bill
abollsl,ng the so-called mushroom club
wiped but tho slime club, as well.
as did the bear his masters head when
ho tried to brush OFF the fly with a too-
Iweighty paw Mr.. Cummings original
bill provided that tho social clubs IN
which spirltuous liquors wero sold should
ttake&out d regular license and be unt.,er.
the same police restrictions, as the bar
rooms lii objection to this mahy clubs
senttrcprescntativest to appear beforo the
Finance Committee and 4 urge that the
bona idc.gclubs !; sh ould ~ not tlInV o Y their
f present status 3nl tered. at was. however.
sthorg general concensus OF opinion, tiiak Ill
reasonable steps IN should Il he taken "a to
crush OUT the IN ushroom club m rs
81 Mr.8 Boaz, the chairman Of the House
committee, said he was daily In receipt
OF complaints from districts (which
these liquor dispensing q rganlzaul lions h;ld
sprung ghup. ss !. "a ,is1 t3,! d I. L l ~. !.
Glib Presidents Appear.
Inlopposltionsto to tho. Cumming plan ap--5
peared 5DrNNf. .-D.t Hoge, president OF tho;
.Alben,nre Club: y: Mr.: sI1.s5 q Il 4 FERGUSON.
president the Virginia Club; Mr. CSC
PInckr,sy. 81 presidentiNof5 the Deep Run
Hunt&C club ;aMr.s LII Dettelbach, president
OF tho efferson i Club. .,s Colonel W.5@O.
SHELTON .sap r56a ared i fof5 E tho dWestmorelundi
ClubS and ,AIr.sJ. II. sI.tlWless for the VIE
No~ f01lr
All these FgentlcinenFs strongly objected
to being put On am equality with the
bar-rooms, and In reply Mr.. Cumming?
said I'D: hau no wishfto offer.a too drastic
bill but he felt that tho cond ton ;cren ted
by tho present number Of so-cnlled So
cnl clubs demanded speedy redress. (
The House Committee ,then adjourned
until Wednesday,. the 9th, at j. NJ. IN
order to give opportunity for framing
some suitable law Il for the purposes In
View S vi
Mcssrs. Shelton and Pinckney had pre-
ylcusly appeared before tho Senate, IT,
nance Committee. and spoke In favor OF
q different method OF reaching the ends
which Mr.. Cumming had In view.
Shackelford's Amendments.
senator Shackelford thercupon offered
two Important amendments to tho Cum
ming bill which, not so drastic as the
latter bill, will 70 far towards renedying
the evil Senator shackelford proposed:
First. That no social club chartered
after April l3, loo3 when such club is
located in any town. county, city or dis
trlct In which local optlon$;or the dis
pensary law prevails. or III which q y
cense to soil liquor has been refused ,un,
der section 1a3 OF the Mann law. shall
keep or: sell spirituous. LIQUORS Of any.
sort. " af 5.fRs
second. That hereafter no social club
shall be- granted a charter except upon
the certificate Of "a the Judge OF the
county or the corporation, IN which such
club is to be located ! that the granting
OF such; charter will be in'.accordance
with sound public policy. NJ
Senator shackolford's amendments VIII
be reported to the Senate Finance Com
rrittee this morning.
1t is likely that the bona fiia clubs
throughout the State will set together In
attempting to offer some legislation
which will leave them practically as they
are and at the same, time prevent such
evasion Of the excise and Mann laws as
those now flourlshing under the present
method Of obtaining charters for social
clubs. st4