The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-08
House Fails Of 1Wo-Thirds
Vote Necessary to Take y
Up Myers Bill
MIGHT PASS MEASURE H.
REACHED ON CALENDAR
Patrons and Friends of Measure
Gratified at Strength of Scnti- 4
ment Shown in Lower 4
Branch.

1t took the House OF Delegates just
twenty minutes TUESDAY to refuse III
consider the Statewide prohibition
bill
The IuInnr-that-a4f- attempt -wUuft-
be made to have this bill taken nm
out OF its order in the House had beer,
current around the capitol Ter several
days. During this time represents-
tives VI tbs !.s@~s interests had been
seen fiequentls aroLnu the lopuies IN
an eHrrt 20 stop any action On tine
Hedsu!e.z n
lie tote by wnich the House re-
fused to cake the oil! vi OH Of IT.
ofder Was Il majority volu in favor gka
making cta.e-@iue a spe> Iai ORDER
aud II - stated by ii nunuer OF tnAs
fnembeT.s that ii the OIL tuutd -
put on Its engrossment IL Would Dog
Sdi.iea n the mouse. 4 ho.e were I'VE
NOR delegates VINO vo,ed 20 ronstdera
the bli tuesday than soted agalnst
It, But oWlng - the fact ti,at fl fe-a
quires two-thirds vote to .onsiaerI
q question ntit Of order MOI tffnfes
could be done.
DIR. Myers Make. Motion.
pr Myers moved ~ dispense with
the special !-fder 1f the nay IN brt,crl
III
statewide It'll, This IS The mrs. tir1e
nave maze SUI h request. ana i
only do so "a the request or 5o,v00S
citizens ot Nasinias Nne van n rtwi1t
IL Yo.e- On this Question: zul-u lftess
this to embarrass the members OF TIM
1ouse, but tn secure any aulIon paa..
TEyDfs on THIS BIN for the satisfaatfon
OF the people OF this State.
- Mi. Myers wag asked ri this va
ia kat y -rrfx
cans and replied that 1t was mt.
+ but 'nrfe OF the greatest measures
+ that has been considered by the pe0~
pie oil this state
In conclusion, Mr. Myers reauest~
ed that the bill lie made d sDn03N1
/ 81 der Tor nsclnsek Est3sss As eSss16j RI =
should Not Consume Tfrsey
Mr.. Oliver said he had no heatf6
ticn in stating his position, aMSfNf8~
! eiarcd he would vote against I'M
! melton. Az
tie did not think the time Of The
House should be consumed ny this
bill after the Senate had aefeaaed the
same measure to t.
The fret vote resulted In 4 defeat
/ af the motion tn dispense vitfEf4xa
special order by vote of IS to SIS,
! The supporters of the measure called
! fgor, 9, rolls al Land the sinationsw An
! carried On vote OF ~ To ~.
Refuse TO Take Ii Up.
+ Following the announcement Or
! tho vote. MIR. Myers moved 10 take
the bill up out Of order and ma u
II a special order Tor o'clock Tues.
I day night.
This was defeated The vote was
~ TO A.. &
Although five more members voted
I TO take the btu up than 6isapproved
this action. the Speaker ruled that :
two-thirds vote was necessary In or
der to call bill up out or IT'S order.
Judge Yarreii explained that No
| voted in favor of taking the bill up
for the reason that he did NOT want
/ to throttle 1t. but had II come up
/ fer passage he sad he would have
! opposed it.
This is one of the cieanest votes
! that has been secured on this meas.
| ure this session. The fact that ma
/ ioritY of the members of the Huuga
voted to consider the measure is IN
| evidence that If the bill were voted
on directly in the House 1t would. ff
no, passed. be defeated by very
| small margin.