Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-03
Council Refuses. TO Adopt Amend
nent TO The Existing
Ordinance.
IN SESSION UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT
After o'acus''na Matter a, Length
and Being Addressed by Rov. c. Il
Wexford and Rev, W. a. chrls.
t'an' and Moasre. Lett, upshur
and Garrett, the Body Acted.

ana Garrett, the Body Acted.
| During the jamestown Exposition
| saloons in this city will close nj
| i'"o o'clock There will. Che ND
| chaiso IN the existing ordinance
aSsulnl'hG the sale of liquor In the
uhtil midnight last night the Com,
mon Council, with every member
pr@icnt. discussed heard speeches
upon ana considered the ordinance
presented hy the joint committee
OF me Chamber OF Commerce and
M3:chpnts' Association. amending
me oNisilng ordinance SO rs to nj.
Flow the saloons to ronain omen
iNhtil l:3O O'clock except on Satur.
day nights. Regular business wos
suspended about . o'clock To net
mon THIS measure and during the
three hours that followed Tho PRO
ccedngs We're most interesting.
Whcn finally, q few minutes after
lmidniSht, u vote was taken upon n
| motion to adnpt the ordinrnce ~
| read. The motion was lost by y vote
Of nine II acven. hycs-Bollinr
Cheadle. Cox Kclium. Ketchmn
Morgan and Washbprn: navs. chr,s
tie, Davis. Ford IIlrrig. M,rshall
| Via, Wallace West and Jones.
/ Rusircea 5pspenhri.
/ siSiStls ! wa s B. scSfsst .slcel of reri,
lhr HHs'rcss ~ fiis rnlcnuaf' n,
Lat night. and rs abort = hundrc:
citizens IN ",lditicr - Tho dele~1
tion r"mrescniirc III" MHrchnnts' IS
socic'ipn ard Cha'mbcr nr Commerce
on on side md The Ministers Assoc
cir'inn ~ tho oth"r. had rrthercd
in tho bail 20 await action upon the
latcr closing ordinance Mr. Harris
moved that rcrulpr business he gus.
m'rded and this matter be ilk"n
| ZIP 81 once
This motion wrs c"rried md thu
| n"ncc nnd r~'icr committee submit
ting III ordinance ara roYortins
upon ! nEavornblv.
Point of Order 2ai5od.
AIR. Marshall rr'soh n un;nt ~;
tho oriirarcc wns not properly ~"
! l"'l bcon '"n' nriain".'lv TO ia" rom
mittee. thnt the committee had de-
| ridC1 not to r"rpmmg nd il and .hpt
1t rn"nld not have been sent 10 the
council
President Jones sran,incd TIC
| uOin OF or;'C" s"vin~ u. ttr s,r,,
No thought this malter shorId no
| disposed nj ~ once aud he liod moi
rXn"Ctcd such - roiri in rr laigoI
] There woe cuueidr-nlIln dircussi,,,
mrNv m"mh""s hoiiin" dat tho
committee had 40 r'oh' ~ r"rn"'
tho measure mravornbly if II SO
| desired
| Mr. Harris apncaIcd FROM ~" d.
cision of tho chair nnd AIR Ionol
expressed tho honn thai 10 hody
vote with Mr. IInrris. Tho mo,,ou
WIS lost. thcm Mr.. Kc,chrri moynd
| mat tho rules be snsncnd 10 take
action upon the ordinances rs new
business. This motion WIS carried
only NIossrs. Chrisiv. Davis. Marshall
Via and Wallrcc voting my.
Tho Argument Reoins.
Mr.. Kctchum then moved that the
nrd'nnnce he "dopfcd us road. MIR
boiling seconded The motion. Mr.
Chr'etv smoke al some lCuglh In or
| no''ition ia H." mcnsurc IIc was
followed hv Mr. Boiling, who surg.
| %estcd that both sides y" hcnrd
from. Mr. Davis spoke briefly hut
| STRONGLY against the measure.
.Thcr" was considerable discussior
"non tho question of whether or no.
"her" Than members Of The conn.
Gil shonld be given thc floor: then
motion BY Mr.. Boiling giving each
sih" hnl! an hour was carried.
Mr, Ipshur, chairman of tho ,oin,
committee from ihn Merchants Ae.
Sorintion and Chamber OF Commerce
"ohc Tor twontv minutes. rr;nc
'hc PASSAGE OF tho ordinances rs :,
representative of. the business infcr
"&'s OF tn" CITY. He declared Chat he
favored the 1870 o'clock closing
hour under ordinary conditions. hut
srid that tho great influx of visit.
ors during ihh exposition pcriod
ir"oc il advisable for the benefit
ct the citys guests. to extend nc
inc He called attention 10 tho
act that many OF tho guests stop.
ping in The city would not got back
from til" exposition grounds 81
night rn;il ~ o'clock or latc", md
'ii'l thai many Of these rcoulc. mr.
ticrlarlv ihne" from The West. would
want something To cat and Il grsa
Of beer before retiring
Mr. Christian.
Roy w Asbf,rV Christian nnrInr