The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-11
Byrd LIQUOR BILL
GREATLY REVISED.
Committee Eliminates
Many of ItsMost Dras-
tic Features.
WANTED TO TALK
FOR TW ENTY DA VS.
Modest Request Made by Mr.
Smith - Fletcher Tax Bill
Lost Because of Emergency
Feature Shackleforo
Elected Judge Min
cral Tax Enacted.

Saloons in Virginia may continue to
keep their doors open until midnight.
The little towns of Clarksyillc and
! Rocky Mount. with between 800 and
1000 Inhabitants, may keep their sa-
looms. The rate of liquor licenses will
be that OF the Holt bill, which has
passed the Senate. Revocation OF IL
cense for two years for violation of
law will apply only to the person and
rot to the place. Hotels at resorts
which have license may sell to all, not
merely to guests. Saloons now locat-
ed within 100 feet OF churches and
school houses may stay In business.
although no new licenses may be
granted In sucl, cases. Cider and near
beer can no longer be sold in dry ter
ritory
All OF the above conclusions are pre-
dicted upon the concurrence by the
House and the Senate In the dicision
reached yesterday by the House Com
mittee on Counties. Cities and Towns.
which put in solid day considering
the new Byrd liquor bill. and which
viii report it 10 the House to-day.
While minor amendments may be made
or: the floor OF one or the other body,
1t Is believed, that in the main the Leg
.siature viii stand by the decisions OF
| the committee.
Committee Changes.
Speaker Byrd had proposed a 10
| o'clock closing law to apply to all
| saloons In the State: this was stricken
! out. He had extended the area OF alb
| inhabitants, as at present, to towns of
/ 1000 This brought forth protests
/ from number of little towns. and
| the committee listened TO their plea
L The Speakers license fees were for the
most part tho same as in the Senate
| t,.ll. except that retailers were TO be
Il charged $3.50 instead Of $3.50. To this
| later figure the committee slecrced q
\ rerIct.ot. - &
Because of alleged abuses. air. Byrd
I had prohibited the granting OF liquor
| Licenses In the same place for two
/ years after license had been revoked
i for violation of the law. The commit
tee did not approve this. doubtless
! taking the position that this would be
i an injustice to an owner who had been
not guilty OF the acts OF a lessee. Ss-
looms In territory contiguous to wet
I. cities and In resort hotels are excepted
from the provision against license In
towns of under certain size but the
! Speaker had contemplated making the
hotel bars sell only to bona fde guests.
/.
most OF the people at resorts live IN
cottages, and this provision was elimi-
! mated.
/. The amendment as to letting already
existing saloons remain near schools
and churches was previously accepted
/ by Mr.. Byrd, and the inhibition agains,
cider and near-beer was his own idea
To this work the committee gave al
OF its time yesterday excepting tina,
/ consumed by the session OF the House
having two meetings on the subject.
/ A Strange Appearance.
4 Decidedly the most unique character
1 who has appeared at any committed
i meeting held during this session o;
4 the General Assembly was on hane
1 yesterday morning at the meeting O.
which was considering the amend
ments to the labor laws. This was
according to his card. Frank Smith
4 Political Economist" When opportu
nifty arose he advanced and addressed
4 the committee.
i Without appearing to think ther
, was anything unusual in his proposal
he announced that he would requir
twenty days of the time OF the commit
tee to present his views on the bills
Inasmuch as the entire remaining tim
"A OF the session is only about thirt.
days, the committee could not see it
way clear to give twenty of them t
!. one man on one subject. After som
little discussion of the question NJ,
Smith was given ten minutes, instea
: of twenty days.
He stated that he was opposed to al
child labor laws and to the pendin.
amendment. He said men were inca
L pable OF deciding what was best 70
, women workers and that this questio
, should be left to the mothers. Their
: was, said Mr.. Smith, no God in hi
; creed, but that he worshiped children
/ They do not, he argued, play properly
but are actually at work while on
I thinks they are playing. and must b
= taught to play,
Spend Modest SUM.
!, Mr.. Smith made the simple proposi
: tion that the Virginia Legislatur
n should set aside the unearned incre
y ment on real estate for the care
children, amounting to some S25.oOo,00
Ito $30,000,OO0 a year, The commtte
thought that the appropriation OF
I,sum of this size had batter be lett I
the Finance Committee, and It may .
: passed along to Colonel bowman.
j Despite tho startling nature OF hi
9 yiews Mr.. smith delivered them In
:, cool courteous and deliberate manne
Il He talked like a we'll educated ma
i of the world. did not obtrude himse
Y on the time of the committee, and d
! tho conclusion Of his allotted tim
= took his seat quietly and with perfes
good humor. $9. 5s
" Tho Fletcher tan equalization bi
lk was lost in tho Senate yesterday.
T large majority voted for it but ns
i enough to carry 1t. with its,emergenc
e clause. 1t will be reconsldered. bl
IS 1T may be necessary to strike out tt
emergency provision s.ss 33 t
q Tax ON Minerals. II *
" ,rha s,enata also nassef) 4. NJ, Il ~, !, 4,
cl ~, $500, ~, w IVY
ID Lax wv, WnAcH hats ht W ss.ay nenh el
acted in the House, prpyid lng{Sfo I'll
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