Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-21
Declined to Concur in Aldermen's
Amendments and Would Not
ASK for Conference. .
NO IS COMPROMISE wANTED
Leaders CT Opposing Factions Will
Have Just What They ASK For or
Nothinc-Anti saloon Champions 7nd
T:'eir Foes Combine Against the
Peacemakers.

Fy declining Ia concur in the amend.
mcnt:* made by the board nj aldcrncn
and refusing to ask fc~ a conference
committee. The comlrrn council last
nigh. killed the saloon ordinance
which has attracted Sc much attention
of late. he situation IS now just
what it vas before the fight began.
Nothing further al be done until e
new ordinance is Introduced before
orctot the branches Of tho cclncil and.
until the leaders Of tho chnteruing
factions decide to take what they can
SGT instead Of holding cut for wha:
they want. it is more than prorabla
that no G measure regulating the
sale Of liquor will BIO adopted.
President u. S. Jones called q special
meeting OF tie common council last
night for The purpose Of having Tic
aldcrmcn'S amendments 10 the saloon
ordinance acted Don IL order { O set.
tic the disturbing question as speed.
lily as possible. 1t was generally be
liriA,l that the body wculd concur in
amendments without further squat.
ilhnE. .@
TIC meeting was called tn order Al
~ I ' llSlIljN III III
chair. Tho clerk read the call. which
set forth 'hat the amendments or the
hLGrd OF aldermen to an ordinance reg.
E'ating The sale of liquor in the city.
passed by the nmmGr council at its
las: meeting. and an ordinance grant
ing tho Citizens Railway. Ugh, ar;,
!'rwcr5 Company The privilege Of erect
ING an electric sign in front of its Of
nee ut Thlrty.irSt street and WaShinr.
ion ovrruc We're the matters to 20 con.
sitcrcd.
The saloon ordinance was amended
in two sections. Section one. pro;id.
ing that saloons and places where
liquor is sold should he clc scd between
u o'clock midnight an.l : o'clock tho
1oilOWln morning was amended so as
tc quiz the saloons to close at 1880
o'clcci AT night Section 4. providing
mat no minors shCuld he allowed ir
saloons Hh'eSS regularly cnplovr1 hy
tic Fliroprietors uf such places was,
amended so as to permit minors whose
Duchess required them to enter places
Nnere iiGnor is sold to do 50. All 9TH
er sections pt the CrC)nuNcc were left
unchanged
M1. l.iv"%Cv novel That the amcr,1.
mentS Cf tho board Of aldermen be cor
CURED in.
Mr.. Brown now that the ordinances
be laid ..,,on tile table. Tic motion
70 table was voted down.
MI. Wilkins. whn ln1rn,ircnd the or
finance III its original form m.vcl
that the amendments be acted upon
separately. This melton was carried
without protest. 0#"
MI. livezcy moved thar the first
amendment be cOrc,,rred III.
McGs"s. CEris!v and Davis spoke
AGAINST tho motion, both urging that
tae ordnance IN It's amended farm
cad not riaCc the restrictions upon
thce:liOuor atIit demanded ly the nee.
nl'S Glr. Christy declared that rho
VOICE Of the people would speak and
that q Proper measure would be adGpt-
CO III the end. "". "" .
when the vote was finally taken.
Mr. l.ivczcv.s molten was lost by a
vote OF IT, 10 g.. Avcs-llarris. James,
l-ivcz"y. Ilcweliyn. Marshall and
lanes: Iavs-Nia. ketchun;. Bailcn-
1inc. Davis, Brown. WilNins. Wash
t'ir'I. MORGAN, kellun, and Christie.
Nj. Brown llCvcd that tic body non
cHncH' IN the second amendment. 1t
Vas adnh1"d by 4 vc:n Of T? Ia I. Avc.;
Ma. kc'chnm Dnvis. Brown. WASH
t'rr' Morgan. kcllnn, l.lcwcllvn and
Christi" nays-Eallcn,inc Harris, WI
n James. ~l-'vczcv. Marshall and
Jones. .. T.. "M
MI. Marshall then moved Ia ask fer
q conference committee ..0..
Three rarncS lad icon called vbrn
A!r. WlllliDs arose and mnycG tina, The.
ac'ions # tho body il, rci,,sir- Ia ,cn
ctr in 'ht me hmcnts be reconsider.
60. Mr. Nii~, Ian ,hcn ASKED 10 II. al.
lowed 70 withdraw HI. morton. bu.
several mrtt' as objected and TIC call!
1n= nt III" roll W.; cnnfinfr;! no
conference committee mu;irl .~ns 'nc.
~ q tie oi" Aye Brown Christie
i'rlS. kc!IHm k"tchnm. MARSHALL.
Morgan :fd Via: navs-.l ivcz"v. lIar
rs, lanes WiIIins. Wa%Mburn, Jones,
'l'".ll:n ana l.allcntirc
Sif. Hin%in%, stating rhal Her,
seemed 10 J." Nc possibility nf SATISFY.
~ "E"rNl rdT ana thar iii his npi,,irn
y you'll b" better u hav" an urdiranr,
'i"' Oh rot ni,it@ mc"t his IDEAS than
Ia h:yc 20 ordinances q, al moyr,l
'h'; no action Of The council. in rcfus
lr% l" concur il. lhc amendments be
r",rnsi lri ed.
I've question ri whether Or rot Mr.
N1ti':', voted With til" nrcvailin. Sjlv
Vas raised aud i, hcv"!rncd ira, h.
voted IL tic nc@a,iy" on The motion ~
rhNt1r in tn" first nnemd4rnr ar.I
IN the affirmative O l. tho n,uljn,. ~
nnn.c"Ec'm in til" second. i, was ID
fi'!rh 1hr:cic!c, ,h3t H." 6n,l,d nn1.-
MfNr 70 .c"ons;I"r tho lirs, melton
II" t!icn mat'' this motion
~" lnr'i"n WaS ,:rricr. bv Il yo.u OF
80" ANcS-l}arriS James ~:.iyczcy.