The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05


Cor this bil wiping out the aqnof
trafflc and the revenues derived from
that traffic. and I want them 90 UNI
dcrstand that when they vote fer II
they increase their taxes. No law can
be passed here that will preyeIt TINS
Increase. II the people do not be-
Hove this, the next Legislature hE
passing a bill will have to tell them.
How does the senator determine
upon the 10 cent increase on the
Sl00e" asked Senstor walker
we received last year in round
numbers s350,000 from the liquor
ira fasc. ana nave passed e BIZ iHereas-
ing 3lais lna RACED 4Al+4 LIZ l1-aiIl : Ia
600 TO $4,000, and this decrease OF
about 100000 viii have to be mado
up and 30 cents additional on the SlO'
viii be necessary
Increase the Number.
Amendments were offered by MT
Holland providing that May 81, 1910,
be the day for holding the eioctton'
that the election be called on petition
Of two-hfths instead Of one-togrth. gI
the qualified voters who voted az IN"
last election, and that the next LEXIS
lature be authorized to vote to pro-
hibit the manufacture or aFoeh' Sp"-
its in the state.
In explaining his amendments sena-
tor Holland said he did not want the
Ecpub,tcans to fix the dsAN OF an
election authorized 10y Democratic
Legislature. lie added that ne uAu
moi want the election books 10 ne
padded for the Statewide election
SIR. Holland said he had doubts az 70
the Governors power TO declare such
a law In effect, and therefore ne ttioa-
land) wanted the next Legislature 70
be empowered to pass a law anoilsn-
ing ali places Of liuuor and malt beV-
erage manufacture in the state me
Senator from Nsnsemond declared ne
was a democrat and a local ophoplst'
He said ne recognized the right OF the
peon{e 70 vote on the question oi
license or no license throughout the
stata mad thaL-lf- prQnerlG- ans LlA424
ne would vote for the fati'
"r have received q number OF pet1-
tinna from my constituents asking me
"a vote for this bin" said Mr.. t"lland'
,eb,,f ! believe they trust mo ana my
Judgment in this matter. Th"rel or T.
If mis- bill is amended 7" meet inS
Vows. / shall support H.
opposed ny MIR. Hart
senator Hart asked for five minutes
&, which to say why he intended N"l~
tn,, agsinst the amendment ana the
rilI 40 that no one could say ne doae~
81 tbe issue, He hardened BACK 70
inc dsvs Of our forctathers VINO 'tl'
The old World because it had no rep.
rasentattYe government. mf, lloi
satd he denied no one the right OF Pc
tttion. but that the referendum Wac
/ A., mart Of the Virginia A=Mr hAi IL
Dnn,es from the land of the grass
hopper, the land Of long hai't9 Hi'''
and short haired women
- am opposed TO the amendment
offarad hy Senator Keezeli, because
:, gives the people the right to levy
ts,xrs. a right given only To the Lre-
tslaturo." said Mr.. Hart. why reiSr
this matter to the people VINO WIN
n.t understand and Will not unlll tiie
roads have become knee deep IN
rnuf1- tf.e=sri,t4tsis are closed and tn9
Confederate colder goes without nus
,,o,1cion The people have no rtgAt
r. take away our revenues Ihe pas
sasa Of this bin win not decrease
our criminal expenses nor our cFtlI,e
records shall therefore vote against
IT."
strobe on His Bill.
Senator strobe arpsesto explain ms
amendments. He said If the peopie
tea far statewide prohibition the
sfate would not go dry until MAY /,
f41e and that the next Legislature
d should enact laws relating TO the
satn ar intoxicants aud by whom they
might he sold. Mr.. gStrode said ne
6Jd mot object to Senator Holland
amendment ---,,,.
81 do object To Senator Keezeil's
a,r,~,a,nenf because It beeiouds tn"
issue which is sduerely shan the 10
cal option system be continued or
shall we 60 upon a Statewide baSisf
said Mr. strobe, This amendment
would prevent the people from Young
on the question because II speaks OF
i, 10 osnp rtyyus-cGag In taxes. just the
! otber dav Senator Lassister said il
would mean a 10 cent Increase. IL
| II falls s cents in two days IN two
wears there would be no dohcit, but
/ surplus II is not within the power
of any living man TO estimate the
/ increase in taxes this biti would mean
or whether it would mean any
senator K'e2oll says we would
be flooded with liquor from outside
When we 60 To Washington and ask
why they don't stop shipping liquor
down here they gay Why doatAyou
stop shipping it from yuur wet e6un'
ties 10 your dry counties 1t be-
hooves every man TO sweep his owr
doorstep before he sweeps his neigh
boris"
Mr.. STROBE, commenting. on tn
amendments altogether said they wer
cumbersome and tended only to be
cloud the clear cut issue In the bill
He asked th't they bc rejected.
I. KeeLeii Amendment Lost.
\ vote an Senator ks-ese4l's amend
mont was then taken. 1t follows
Vote on the Keezeii amendment pro
Ivfding that the ballots show that tn
passage OF the bin would mean an in
crease Of 10 cents on $1t0.
Nays--~Carter. Chase, Early. FchOls
TdYnGnson. Elan. Fletcher. Foike
Garrett, Gayle, Gragatt Gnntcr, Ha
gey. Harman. Hart Hobbs. Hollan,
King, I4assiter. Ltsuer, Lincoln, NJ.
Alexander, Noel Parks .ltisou, Sal
Saunders, Sims. STROBE. Str0the
Thornton, Tucker. Walker. Ward, Wa
king, Wickham
Nays--3G.
Yeas--Holt. KeezoiL owen,
Yeas-~2.
All Amendments Lost.
The Holland amendments were the
killed one at "A time. majority {
voices crying no. when The tArc
questions were put.
by "A vote Of % To 16 the amend
ments offered by Senator STROBE wei
killed. The vote follows;
Nays--Certer, i'arH. Echols, I'D
monson, Fletcher, Garrett. Gayle, Tia
sey. Hartman. Hart. Hobhs, HolIan
Keczell Lassltcr. Lasncr, Parks, Rfso
sale Sims, IhnEntoA- NEa4a, 1FetETtn
Wickhan
NapE-2a
Yeas-Chase. Elan, Faikes. Ora