The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-10
STATEWIDE BILL
GIVEN SETBACK
Measure Calling for Vote on Liquor
Question Upon Petition OF Voters
Gets Cold Reception.

RI c II NJ O y d. Y A. Feb. 3
Tho IrSt sr,irmi-n on statewide pro
ADDITION took place in the Senate to-
.ay. resulting Ia . DEF eat OF the suc-
<ostioi 90 ;he patron OF the raeasure
os % reference.
Senator StroC-, OF Amherst. pre-
sented the bill. which contains a doze,
Or more pages. The bill provides that
whom % per cent. OF the voters Of tn.
state shah petition for such elect .o-
che Governor shall, Within ten day
after the receipt OF certificate fro.r
she Secretary or the Commonwealth
setting lorth that such petition has
NceO tulN Alci. Issue a writ for such
election 20 allow the people of the
state 10 vote ON the question of pro-
l+ulNnS the manufacture and sale O.
| Intoxicating liquors.
The Governor shall designate the
lay for holding such election, whicr
shall lie within sixty to ninety day.
after the fling OF the certificate is
>hc secretary OF the COmmOnWeai
lAo bill provides for the conduct q.
-'o election under t1- -eucral laws 81.
the State. for the payment OF the ex-
penseS thereof. anO 4lr CanVassing anD
crtityng the rct4rns.
J ono '. 'r,. che voters who aC-
tually participated in the last election
shah slgn the petition for such State
! vide election. The petitioners are Co.
/ be taken in each county and city. and
| shall lie compared by the court clerks
| With the regular voting list and cerJi-
! led as to correctness rs him TO TN,
/ secretary OF the Commonwealth. TIL,
! ID seeks 10 pat into effect the frs
! lay or May following such election the
] a s1.a
! handling Of liquor.
II also % o,iI.cS that no other
c'cC zion ON thiS subject shall bc
/ held ~ The Stale within four
years following the date OF thc
ele, zion TO he held under tEc pro-
visions of the pending measure.
When the bin had been read by
title Senator STROBE asked that it 81
sent to the Committee for Courts %
Justice.
Senators Make Objections.
/ Senator Echols objected to such ref
I erence, declaring that the measure
/ properly belonged 20 the Committee ol
! Privileges and Elections.
Senator Sale also made the pOin
that the bill should so hrst 10 the Com
mittee' on Privileges and Elections an,
later to the Committee on Finance.
senator Str ode said that certain leGa
questions were involved, and n
thought that these should be passed OF
by that committee.
! going to any other committee than tina
which had been charged with the con
sideration of such matters. He hell
that it should then go to the Financ
! Committee, for the finances Of TIN
State are vitality interested and con
cerned in the matter"
Not for Two Years:
Replying to Senator Is eezell. Senate
| STROBE called attention to the fact tina
there is no provision for calling for tn
| election during the ensuing two years
lie did not, however, say that the pc
! titiOB for such election would no
! ne presented within chat time.
! The bin compels the Governor 10 or
der such election within ten days afte
! the certificate is received from the Sec
| rotary Of the Commonwealth, settin
| forth that the petition has been dul
received in his office and that IL
properly attcsted by county and cit
court clerks.
Senator Strobe did not think il wa
| necessary TO make any motion as
reference, but he thought it should g
as he had suggested.
| - am willing TO leave the referenC
OF the bill TO the president" said Ser
ator Strobe.
Referred to the Committee on Pri,
neges and Elections" said Presider
cllyson, and the bill was so referred.