The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
MANN CRITICIZED
FOR NOT VOTING.
Temperance Leader Silent OIL
Taxing Pullman Cars Where
Liquor Is Sold.
WHAT The RECORD SHOWS
Was in Charge Of Byrd Bill and
Allowed Defeat Of Temper
ance Amendment.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS

There is considerable comment in
political circles and In newspapers
over the fact that although Judge VIII
liam Hodges Mann was In charge Of
the Byrd liquor bill in the Senate last
winter, when various amendments
were being offered and voted upon,
the record shows that he failed to vote
upon one presented by Senator l.. G.
Folkes, OF this city, placing an an
nual license tax OF $500 upon dining
and other cars where liquors are sold.
Tho record shows that the amendment
was lost by tie vote of II to II. Had
Judge Mann voted the amendment
would. of course, have been adopted
or more decisiveiy lost. 1t is shown
by the Senate Journal of the day on
which the amendment OF Mr.. Folkes
was offered that Judge Mann was in
the Senate chamber In charge OF the
measure; that he offered a number OF
amendments Just prior to that of Mr..
Folkes, and that few moments later
he moved that the bill be engrosscd
Mr.. Garrett moved to pass Judge
Mann's motion and to print the bill,
and upon this the Nottoway Senator
is recorded as voting no.
1t will be recalled that Judge Mann
resigned his attorneyshp for the
Norfolk and Western Railway during
his last contest for the Senate. His
strong temperance views, and the fact
that many of his friends are saying
that he was never very much in favor
OF corporations. is given as a basis
for the comment upon his failure to
va IN ho al
What the Record Shows.
Here is copy OF the proceedings
of the Senate relative to the Byrd bill
on Friday. February 2s, 1908. as taken
from pages 564, 565 and $50 OF the
Senate Journal OF that day:
No. 2ss. IIouse bill to regulate the sale,
l I. rectifying. manufacture and dis
license taxes thereon, and to repeal sections
141 and g1I. Of an act entitled IAN act to
elusive. Of an net approved April 10, 1908.
entitled an act to raise revenue for the sup
| port of the government and public free
schools. and to pay the interest on the public
debt. and to provide u special tax for pen
siOns. as authorized by section 1870 OF tho
Constitution" approved FEBRUARY 10. 1901. :.
Being the special and continuing order Of
| the day. the hour of II o'clock having mr.
rived, was taken UP.
Mr.. Mann offered amendment to Sec
ton 10.
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Mann offered an amendment to section
Mr.. Page offered a substitute for the
amendment to section IS.
Which. was adopted.
Which was rejected.
Mr.. Mann offered nm amendment to section
| 1s, as amended.
| Which WIS adopted.
Mr.. Hart offered an additional section
20 1-2.
| Mr. Ward offered an Amendment n thc
additional section 20 l-2.
MIR. Strobe offered n substitute for Wr.
| Wards amendment.
| Which was adopted.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hart, as
amended, was adopted.
20 NJ IL. mart 0nefea an ae''ti0ha' section
Which was adopted.
! Mr.. Hart offered an amendment TO Sec
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Holland offered an amendment TO Sec
Whicl, was adopted.
Mr.. keezell offered an additional section
Which was adopted.
l Mr.. FOlkes offered an amendment to Sec
I tfOn 10. as follows:
Upon dining ears. or any other ears upon
| which liquors are sold, nm annual license
tax OF SlO0 is required upon each car which
conduct such business"
| Which was rejected by tho following vote:
| Ayes, II: noes, IL.
Senators who voted are:
Ayes-sIessrs. Carter, Early. Elan, Folkes.
Strobe, Tucker, White and Wlckhnm-l7.
Noes-Alessrs. Chase, Echols, Edmondson.
Srother and Watklns-17.
Mr. Sale moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was rejected.
Which was rejected.
M Mr.. Sale offered an amendment to Sec
i Certain committee amendment. were
Certain committee amendments were re-
Mr.; Mann moved that the bill be en-
and that the bill, as amended. be printed. J
Whici, was rejected by the following vote.
4 How the Vote Stood.
i Senator's who voted are:
Ayes-Messrs. Carter. Chase Fletcher
Folkes, Garrett, Gravatt. Hart Holt,
Il Lesner McAlexander, Parks, Parsons
Rison, Tucker and Wickham-15.
Noes-rMessrs. Early, Echols, Ed
! mondson, Elan, Gunter, Halsey. Har-
man, Hobbs, Holland, King, Lassiter
!, Lincoln, Mann, Noel. Sale Saunders,
!: Sims, Strobe, strother, Thornton. Walk.
> er, Ward, Watkins and White-24.
Mr.. Garrett moved to reconsider the
!. vote by which the motion to pass by
: and print was rejected, which was
. agreed to.
\ The motion to pass by and print was
then agreed to.
! On motion Of Mr.. Mann, the bill
l|was made a special and continuing
{; order for Saturday. February 2sth, a
= 10 o'clock.
BIG REL! 7VION7
i celebration the uncle of little Lillian
! r. Joyner, who died Monday at tn
. Memorial II ospital, telephoned that sh
& had hoped to the last that she woui,
!. be -Lnrasent- ut the reunion. She wa