The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-03

mrs consideration. Tho session main
ly. 40 stated, was occupied with an
rxchanEe OF views, Eoitie sharp pas.
sages and SO much disorder AT times
that President Peters threatened to eS-
ciude tho spectators and lock the doors.
The whIakey men outside the rail. how
ever. did not create all of the. dis.
tnrbancs, much OF the confusion being
caused by the rambling of members
and their refusal to Keep their seats.
as the rules require.
Makes Statcmcst.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock before. the
liquo. question was taken UP. MI. Mills
suggested that communications from
the other. branch be considered out OF
the regular order. to dispose OF we
question ono way or the other. Mr.
Pollock. member of the Finance Com :
mittse, hdd preparea m,norii KICK 1eP0r ~,
aldermen, and for that reason the
Council refused to receive 1t as such.
Mr.. Pollock. however. read the state
Hiert rs hts personal views, ~.
He commended. in a word, that 20 ,a at.
the right of liquor selling from e.. III,
zens in the. residential sections no.
responsible for tho conditions TO-DAY,
was confisoation, and TINT to cen ist'iaas
would sharpen coinpetitlou and force
dealers 10 ada attractions OF 81 k EiI1i
to draw young men nt night. ior sias
reason he wanted tho bars separated
from billiard rooms The pictures ana
COSY corners eliminated. After nn IN
Permission. during witch AIR. ". L.
White made an earnest p!ea not 70
pass the Dabney ordinance in It's origl-
nal shape and thereby fan into flame
the widest fanaticisn ever known
here" MIR. Pollock took III! tho argu-
mont again. ..,
TO vote against the DabneE ordinalis;
means my onnihilation politically. Inc
same influence has been brought 10
bear on YOU. but am going 10 vote
my convictions and thereby hold my
self-respect. The Dabney ordinance
does not deal with the reai source OF
the LIQUOR evil
Mr.. Pollard who asked Il l'c had not
voted against screens in bars.
u don't know; maybe. ] did" Mr..
Pollock answered, "hut while the light
holds ont TO burn the yilest sinner may
return"
Mr. Pollard thought the pabney or,
dinance was as FAR us the Council could
go. as that was all public sentiment was |
demanding. He said all the stampede I
he had encountered was agains! the
pabney law
U1nlnut Speaks.
When AR. rmlauf arose 20 speak !
his colleagues waited to see where he /
stood. u am here TO champion the
Ioabney ordinance ne began, "nni
have made provision for something /
more stringent IL sou defeat s.: so you Il
sec | am not weakening. There were
big headlines in the paper this morn
ing that would be urged to recon-
slider. Well. i was Mt my place all II
day. and only two persons asked me
to withdraw my ordinance. Ono was
n minister and the other :, saloon
keeper.
Now listen to what say. be-
lisve all this racket against regula-
ton has been caused. By the whole
Salers and the brewcries, and ii looks
As If we. are really doing injustice to-
the retailers. ! believe il the police
could get the evidence many of these
would he held for vio-
ating the SUNDAY laws. When you
peak OF the injustice being done the
in the outlying sections
lou forget the Injustice being done
.fe good citizens OF those communities.
hope all of You who have been stand.
ng with me VIII support, the Dabney
ordinance, IL il does not pass shuil
press mine. and 1 wanted to be pre-
pared for that when | introduced II L
igain Tonight. Let us adoDt it. settle
the iiduor question, and get down to
The city's work.
There had been repeated calls for
the question. Just as soan as the Pol.
lock substitute was defeated. the vote
was taken on the original proposition.
rnended and Immediately there were
cries TO adjourn,