The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
SENATE TO VOTE
ON Statewide
LIQUOR Bill
MIR. Strobe Scores Triumph
Compelling Body to
Consider
MIGHTY DEBATE HEARD
ON BILLS URGENCY
Two Hours Allotted for Pro and
ure-Motion to Dismiss the
Bill Withdrawn.

adopted by the Senate toward hi
Statewide bin tended to substanttat.
the political allegations that votes
were swung during the last guber-
material election ON promise that
there should be no Statewide lexis-
iation at this session, and tntimattax
that the members OF the upper house
Were afraid to meet the issue of I1tn
measure because their attitude which
preach their political funerals. Sena-
tor Aubrey Strobe, OF Amherst coufi-
ty. forced the Senate Friday to vote
on the bill.
The Senate adjourned at . o'clock.
to meet again at 4 O'Clock, to cons
slider the strobe bill and vote upon
its merits mot later than o'clock"
according to resolution adopted. BY
that time the people of Virginia will
know whether or not the Senate Will
permit them to decide as may to
them seem best" whether the liquor
traffic should be continued or abo1-
ished In the State.
Came Very Suddenly.
The decision of the Senate to woes
= o'clock came as unexpectedly - =
thunderbolt from the clear blue. IN
the upper house as a body Stubborn
iy resisted every effort Of the Ana.
ferst SCION TO get the measure COM
sidered out of its order, and throo
days or spirited debate had not cAua@s
ed either the patron of the bill-or the
Senate to recede one iota from thar
assumed positions regarding fhox
measure.
After the Senate had refused by =
vote of rs to on wednesday and
Thursday to take the bill UP out az
Hts order. regardless Of its import
ance and the names of a6.00e pe1l.
tuners before II. x4ktux Tor the pp1as
sage or the bill. Scffxk0S Btt0d6 -
1 carly In the sebslon Frtd1y WM4
newed MIS- motion that sSenata 6oll
ISL" be made the special and 0eAA
at 1880 o'clock Tuesday. He rid
he would not renew the motion agMtm
this week If the Senate again decti1s
ed. but would next week.
The motion to take the bill UP cue
| of its order was put before the Eela~
| ate,a and Mr.. STROBE was allowed hsS
minutes Ia hich to argue as 70 Why
| II should be taken up ahead 81 ctnsrl
! bills.
| II am sorry have to state nay rea-
sons al this late day Cor taking tnao
bill up out OF Its order. said Senator
Strobe, ..but want to say u y dne
| To the many interruptions from tnsT
Senators from Lynchpurg, NEWPORT
/ News, Norfolk and Greene. Had they
not continually interrupted me aAds
taken up the Ave minutes allowed
t me, and have allowed me to ccnt'nue
my remarks. the Senate would have
understood my reasons several days
ago. II these gentlemen will restrain
i themselves from interrupting me. Z
| feel confidence that l can state my
| reasons in fice minutes"
| Promise to secure Votes.
| Senator STROBE then squared on for
political arraignment, the dircct~
] ness and force OF which has not he~n
heard In the Capitol In many moonDs
| His speech was classic, and the
Senators sat In perfect silence whtfe
! he eleauently sounded q keynote n
warning against republican invanion
I into Virginia. and prophcsicd tita
washing of dirty linen in the futurA
II want to say that the Senate Of
Virginia Ia playing with fire by adop<-
! Ing the dtiatory tactacs Il has toward
| this biIl" said Senator Strobe. The
majority in this Legislature u demo>
cratic, and upon the democratic party
| aevolves the responsibility for the
| legislation enacted and the legtxln~
| ton not enacted. The democrats
party cannot escape that responds
biiity. "A
There is In the democratic party
! In Virginia what lis called on the out-s
side the machine and on the Inside
/ the organizations There are current
charges that this faction reserves ~
/ itself the power and the right to die
tate what legislation shall be enacted
by this General Assembly. 1t u fur.
! Their charged that this machine a.
Organization promised to deliver and
did deliver certain votes on the PRONE
Use that there would be no legisl3~
ton such as IL contemplated In M
bill at this session Of the General 49,
semhly The responsibility fer pas1
Ing or rejecting this bin rests upon
the democratic party and this Ceneg
eral Assembly. II vote Is not taken
on this measure. 1t will put the den8~s
crats in this Legislature In 4 ~
way during the next Legislative can-
cass. mt
Question Above Party.
The question involved In this bill ~
above party and aboce faction. II III
| beyond the power or control Of Either
Thousands OF people who have r4tls
toned this Legislature to pass t11e0s
bill will say. II II In not voted upG1s
| at this session, The negro n ot4 IN Z
/ politics: l don't care about nem0E3&&
I or Republicans when u comes nK Wa
/! question or wet or dry, ana Tn ~ Z
/ 10 send 70 the General Assembly \
| man or men who viii obey the Ntll
! the people.
! people OF Virginia TO vnte u6on q "a
1 question In this bill. party o. - ~
/ and they Will put Into this LeGt11n
! the men who will Give them
! rixi1ts. whether th0ea men ~ ~
party In the majority az u eo1N =