The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-10
WILL NOT PRESS
FOR FURTHER VOTE
DR.. Myers Will Let Statewide
Bill Remain in Place on
Calendar
WOULD PASS HOUSE
WITH DIRECT VOTE
Patron Satisfied That Majority of
Lower Branch Are for Meas
ure-IIouse Refuses TO
Take gBill Up.


take the Myers Statewide prohibition
bill up out OF it's regular order. This
was the statement of the patron of
the bill Thursdays We are now con-
Dent to wait until the measure IS
reached on the calendar when We
hope that 1t will meet with favora bic
action" The votes already taken on
the matter are very gratifying to the
supporters of the measure. Twice
more votes have been received in sup
port of the measure than the OPP
ponents have received and Wednesday
tie vote was recorded.
III the passage of the bill had been
voted on We certainly would have wo4,
in the House. DIR. Myers stated, and
/ am very hopeful that II will he
passed when II Is reached In the regu-
lar way
! House Refuses to Act.
With the vote standing a tie the
House of Delegates Wednesday night
refused for the second time in two
consecutive days TO take the Myers
Statewide prohibition bill up out of
Its regular order and vote on it's pas
sage.
Al the conclusion of one of the
| most strenuous days OF the session IN
the House DIR. Myers. the patron OF
the enabling act. arose and asked thai
a vote he taken on his measure. Dr.
Myers said ii was the purpose of the
supporters of the bin tn get SOM
action on the measure in the House.
fact that therSeaata- had defeated
| il had nothing whatever TO do with
the action by the House 1T fs not
my purpose. 4 Br Myers stated. to
lemharrass any of the members. but /
certainly will insist on the bill being
put on It's passage before the House
adjourns Saturday. IL such thing is
possible
"A cord has been severed by the
Senate and the House has chance 10
make IL vihrate at once. continued
the patron. THE opponents OF the
| measure have resortea to all kinds of
means IL defeat Statewide prohibition
ir Virginia, They have accused the
senator from Amherst, myself and the
supporters In general OF this measure.
| Of sending threatening letters and teie-
grams to the members OF the Gen
eFal Assembly and want to say right
here that these threatening messag gees
have not, as far as ! know. originated
with my supporters.
Demands by the -Pcople--
The people all over the State are
| cfamorils tor an enabling act, said
| DIR. Myers. and in the name of over
! $4,000 voters appeal to you Ia pass
! this bill. 1t Is only justice to the peo-
i pie you represent that this act should
| be passed at this session of the Leg
! tslature. 1t does not become effective
until January. 1912. and ! move you.
| Mr.. Speaker. that House bill 295 be
/ taken up out OF its regular order for
! consideration"
| The motion OF DIR. Myers came late
| in the evening. after consideration OF
several very important matters. The
/, oil tax measure had been considered
| for nearly four hours and defeated,
and the members large majority of
| them. were not in the mood to go
into another lengthy discussion on
such an important matter. The gal
ieries. which were filled to an over
| flow In the early part of the day. ex-
pecting 10 hear the bill called up.
were nearly entirely deserted
| Mr. Charles r. Johnston. of Mont
! gomery. who has heretofore favored
action on the bill and voted for it ~
| Tuesday. said he saw no necessit. To
| consider il again. since there was no
| chance To pass It,
| Judge Martin williams. of Giles. an
opponent of the measure. pleaded
| earnestly with the House TO take the
measure up and dispose of it as the
Senate had done Judge Williams
with several members who are OPP
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| question up and dispose of 1t in one
way or another, He was quoted as
sa wing later that there was apparent
| ~ an effort TO embarrass every mem
| Der on the floor.
| Mr. Roosevelt Page. Of Hanover fol-
| lewed Judge Williams and opposed
| the measure. There was no use in
! it," he declared. 1T has been killed
| by the Senate, and with no possibility
Of getting another vote in that body
this session. 1t ls waste of time to
| consider II in the House"
I The delegate from Hanover declar-
cd that the only effect a vote in the
House would have would he to make
/ some of the members uncomfortable
| For himself he did not care II am
opposed in principle to a referendum
which would mean return to the
system of pure democracy of Athens
I and Rome. which have persisted. This
! is the greatest danger that has ever
faced the free people. IT this bill
should he passed. the North would
flood Virginia with liquor. We have
not enough money now for the States
necessities. and this would take half
! million dollars of taxes
4 Lost by Tic Vote.
The vote on the question resulted
az follows
y AYES - MosSrS. Ayers, Barham
| Baum, Bell. Bowmen of Shenandoah.
| Brown Coleman. sslniei. Evans. Ew-
ing. Fitzhugh. Glenn. Hannah. Jen-
( nings, Jet. johnson of Russell. Jor-
I dan. Lion, Love. Lucas. McChesney.
Myers, Nelson. Pendleton, Powers.
4 Price. Ratiiff, Rev. Robinson. Ste
rhenson of Bath. Stratton. Shepherd
Ssebhins. Stubs. Sutphin, Throekmor-
! ton, Trolinger. West OF Bedford, West
| of Nansemond. Williams of Giles.
Wfssler and Emmett
Ncss--Me*srs, Baker, Bassett.
! browning. Casey. Clement. Cooke, Cox.
Deal. Dunn. Good, Grigsby. Harwood.
| Houston. Kemper, Keyser. Lee. Lewis.
t McFsae. Monrnre Of Alexandria. No
land. Noting. oliver. owens. Page,
-Tsarker, Parr. R,terts. Sylvester, Spa
t,:. spcssard. Stearnes. Stephenson Of
! James City. Taliaferro Temp,etor,
! Toney. Turpin. Wexford White.
a6kVhtfehoad, Wilson. Wingo and the
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