The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05
DR.. Myers to Press for Vote
on Statewide Bill in
Lower Branch
SENATORS SPEAK OF
POLITICAL FUNERALS
Refer Facetiously to Possible
Changes Resulting from Ac-
ton Not in Accord With
Petitions from Voters.
VOTE OF THE SENATE
On STATEWIDE BILL


Yeas: Messrs. f.. II. Carter, j. ID.
Eiam, Charles Y. oravut,, Il. L. Gun
ter, L. W. IAiig, A. 4, Lincoln, q. o.
McAlexandcr, j. q. Noel, j. j. Noel,
d. d. owen, 1oiin Il. Saunders, Au-
prey L.. stEoac, L. Il. StrUtiier. j.
Randolph Fucker, =. ifaagitng Walk
or.
Nays: siessrs. X. il. Chase, ". B.
Early, DR., i.,isartl Echofs, III. \. Ed
monsoon, q. L.. rietciier, b.. 4. F'oIkes,
W. a. Garrctt, sands uayie, Don +.
ha!sey. 4. &. Hariiiai, Jonn Nj. Hart,
A. IL. foDb-, h.. Il. Holland, saxon Y.
Hoit, Georhe IL. kec1cii, charles Il.
Lassiter, Jnlla A. Letsier. X. =. Parks,
ucofge Il. Eoson, ". W. sale, n. w.
SINS. *. h. -InnratoH, AseeeFt A..
Ward, >. Is. Watkins. 4. !asnby Wick
ham.
My bill Is on the House calender
and IN due time / will move to take
IL up out OF its order to get vote
on 1t, as Senator STROBE did with
hts measure IN tine Senate.
In these words Or. ii. s. Myers,
detesate from amherst county, de-
elared Saturday that the atate-wfae
prohibition issue confronting the 1910
<NeAStAta'e iau HVt oech chtAcAy uls-
posed Of by the Senate Friday when
1t struck the strobe bill from the
calendar and refused TO engross 1t.
MIR. Carter Changes tote.
The recorded Vote In the Senate
was 20 to ii. Mr.. Parsons. repuD-
ltcan, WAS the only Senator absent.
Senator Garter WIS the tirst man tp
vote on ordering the bill to It's en-
grossinent after the -ebate. ON. tho
Isan1eadfaents ma merits III fsta ktafss
wide bin. I4e xaspd gor 49, a,,w~~.-s
n1ent az the bin and was y, ra..s,rsSxN
Shortly AFTER fhs sanasa 1890. -. $3.50
SATURDAY.. senator carter rs.ss. - 80.
question ~ rarss,ps !, ..,.y,.--s.... -
safs ~ ya.ad ~. a.. ~ !.
of ,ha 1f1, aI.hs,, ossAl'.e -
u,., 49, -. *q..% So .sad ny A1ea
.t,,,r.,,. s.ls.a,s Ane matter AZ lssue.
~. tne snk Iossliehk
canea 80 W sefoue, pe.
"anteo " oe Iair. went
% 9ehatpr HaiSey Friday af1sraaan
aho toiu nun i oelfeved Mr. STROBE
should oe allowed all the time he
"antsu 20 discuss MS bill.
AhtShoea Young against the bill
When Ii went on its Passage and
l ask unanimous consent TO change
my vote frern aye to no since the
| bill was not put upon its paasa ga
I was final. | ask this In Justice IL
! myself and my constituents
There was no objection ia shs
! change being made nv Senator 1sarsa.
/ The removal of his yat, +fr,,,, ~ !
ayes, made tho vote, against enc a.
ro1Iment of the bill &c t. Il
| May Mean MANY Graves
/ The action of the Senate in "a
/ fusing to engross the hin ans str,~
I MI a.
one topic of discussion at the canitni
Among the conservatives The onirior
+ prevailed that a number Of noIitical
graves had been dug and tbat 81
! least few new faces wo,,Is ha saar,
| in the Senate when the next I,aS;s1a :.
ture convenes because tho win : IA
behest of the voters was ignorad tna,
senators might vote +hafr o,,,,, ,.s~s Al
| on tho liauor Question ratba- 49,
give thu people the right az rsfsran1
dunn for which s5.tfJ nafitions a.Ia,
The senator's semifa catic,,.i,, ~
| ferred TO "nolittniaI rnrarais -, -. 81,
one another for creme ana ,,ld
| friend9 good bye savir,s, tha,, alta !, !.
know when they woufd come har,r -
Richmond after this Legislature /,
may have been that their humorou,
utterances were sincere, but there waI
a hollow ring to them
On all sides the senator's rererred
to the battle on the State wide bill a.
one of the most memorable In tns
Legislature in years and an encounter
long to be remembered. That the
Statewide question will continue ia
be the livest issue In the State until
tho people get from the Legislature
the right to vote on whether they
want local oF state option Is conceded
py the astute polincians in the Gen
"a raj q GN h hot - ,~rxf
continue to change their represents.
tlNes In the LEGISLATURE until they
get men shere who win give them
I WAY tney ask Ior Is also regarded b,
many as an estaonsnea taet.
saia senate, Nosi SATURDAY in com
lm is On me senate action, "
ap anu p votea for h the hu nos part,