The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-08

refused TO concur in the House amend
iHcnt5 10 s'nntor Harris bill designed
u AFFORD the same privileges 70 state
Iisttilcls and Liquor dealers as are en-
loNsi under Tie law by foreign dis
tillcrs. Under the present law. /, is
claimed local dealers are inadvcrtcnt
~ forced 10 submit TO ii hardship In
; the matter OF licenses for branch dis
tiibutnS houses. Tho House had in
Ira ted amendments raising the IL
eenSc fees. These were strongly op-
tossed 10y senator Hart. and were voted
Gown by tlIe senate.
>,k. Report on Kcdistrictlus.
senator iiison offered Il resolution
directing that III. Committee on pli,i-
ieees ana Elections report by this
morning at ii o'clock. tuc two sena-
turiai ana House constructing bills.
which haze been rcposlng In commit
! t'c without action for more than three
weeks. The resolution called atlcn-
ton 10 the fact tina, section 50 Of tho
( Constitution required that the State he
rcdisiricted in 1912. and that unless
action is taken at once no legislation
IN that direction viii be possible at
this term
Chairman Holt o, the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. protested
To know nothing Of any rcdistr!c,ine
bill ia his committee ana suggested
tina, the senate. before taking action.
await the decision of the House on
the rcd!s,r!ctinG bills nov before H.
! The suggestion was supported BY other
senator's and the Hison resolution was
carried over
{ Adopt Restrictive RuIc.
( senator Echols united warm de-
/ hate ,i marc than rhirrN. ,,,i,,,
! - resolution providing that beginning;
: with the afternoon session and lasting
| through 10 NAL adjournment, no bill
shall be considered In the Senate
against which more than ihrce ob.ec-
tons arc registered. excepting only
the rcdistricing bill. tho game bin
Iand bills having 10 10 with the public
/ revenue. senator Wcndenburg offered
substitute resolution directing that
! beginning with the afternoon session
! the Senate take W only House bils
on their second reading and that urgu-
men, on them Oc limited 10 avc min
! utcs Tor each speaker
! The Senate he thought. had hot
dealt fairly with the House. \ NUM-
Der OF important House bills were on
thc calendar he said, which have
4 never boon given 81 show being pass
I'd By from dag TO day by single
I objection TO lay down tho rule that
'RScc objections shall bar them from
/ hearing and from coming 10 a vote.
! 'c thought, was unfair in the OK
! creme.
! scnntor Harris Suggestion.
| senator Hart at this ro:n, Suggest
J ed that the Echois resolution lao
Amended so as to exclude all Hous.
oils This would in effect have az
scmPiishcd senator Wcndcnburg's
/ purpose. Senator Ciravatt offered an
amendment 10 Senator Echols's rcso.
luton making I'VE instead OF three oh.
>ectluns necessary before u bill coula
Sc passed by, Considerable argument
| followed. both Senators Mapp and Paul
obicct!ng that the Echois resolution
lid not treat the House fairly. and
that the House bills on the calendar
! De permitted to reach q vote
| Rising TO a defence OF his stand,
] Senator Echols insisted that his reso
tuition was the customary one intro
duccd every year to govern the last
! few days Of the session. and that un-
| less 1t be adopted most OF the local
uncontestcd bills on the calendar
would have 10 die. Senator Hart up
| held the point in g .:arm speech, and
pointed out that the Senate would bs
! treating the House no worse than 1t
was being treated by IT, To permit
debate on House bills at this late day.
ne thought. would kill much useful
uncontested legislation. Senator Mapp
| took him to task for his sudden change
OF position. but the Senator from Roam
oke offered no exploitation Put to q
vote. Senator Wendenburg's substitute
was killed, and the Echols resolution
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