The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
WILL FIGHT AGAIN
AT NEXT SESSION
Advocates Say They Will Be
Present When Session of 1914
Is Called to Order-Only
Slight Debate Is Had on
Final Hearing Of Edu-
cational Measure.

Ear!y-Rison woman's college bill were
Volunteering in sea oil hopeless inde |
termination yesterday, ana were alter.
nately skirinisning Tor more time, and
demanding an immediate vote. when
the Senitc grew weary and voted toI
rescind previous motion fixing the !
time of taking u vote on the bill at = Z
o'clock 1t then laid its heavy hand
on the MEASURE, declining TO pass the
bill on It's third reading ny Il vote of
20 to IL Two of the Senators declin- |
ed TO vote either way. and four were
paired.
Ia thus refusing to pass tho Early
Rison dill, the upper House effectively
routed the last remaining nope that
the present General Assembly would in /
dorse the plan to establish at or near
the University of Virginia 4 co -ordin-
ate college for the education of women.
Incidentally it put an end to cam
paign which in point OF vigorous pro
secution and assiduous lobbying set
neg standards for Virgiuia's Legislative (,
halls.
VIII Renew Fight la 191I
We fought good fight held good
faith with our friends. and VIII hight
again. said Mrs. Beverly B. Munford. |
who was an interested spectator in the !
gallery. commenting on the result of
the vote. The eyes of half the audi |
ence. upon the instant that the vote
was announced, sought cut the woman |
10 whose efforts in large part was due !
the conversation OF more than one SEN |
ator who began the session with
the determination to oppose the bill. !
Her presence in the lobbcs of the /,
Capito! every day Of the present ses-
sion, rain or shine. and her unremitting !
labor for a measure which was close |
TO her heart, made her the central iig- |
ure In tina whole dramatic fight. Whenl
1t was all over the whole assenlblage |
turned to admire the spirit with which
She accepted defeat.
II Mrs. Aiunford felt the blow she
betrayed no sign of surrender Shel
was on the door within two minutes
shaking hands with her opponents and
congratulating the advocates OF The !
measure upon tEh!r worthy fight,
DO you care to make q statemcnt?" |
she was asked b. the reporter Tor The |
Tiucs- Dispatch.
Il have hone 20 make" she replied
except to say that we are not beaten.
and that we will renew the fight in
1911 Did VIC expect 10 win this Year? /
Well. when we first started we didn't |
But as the campaign progressed and /
the possibility of victory grew bright .
cr we began to have hopes. The or /
position has fought us hard, but they
have been at all times courteous"
1t is improbable that the House bill
will now come to vote.
Acccdcs to Amendment.
The contest opened with state
ment by Senator Early that the advo-
Gates of the bill had agreed to accept l
the amendment proposed the day be-
fore By Senator Tucker fixing the loca-
ton Of the proposed woman's college
at the university at a distance not less
than one mile from the rotunda The
chair ruled that the bill was beyond 1
the amendable stage. and that II re-
consideration at this time for the pur- /
pose OF incorporating the amendment !
was not possible, since the Senate had !
voted down motion for recons!dcra-
tion of tho vote by which the biz was
ordered TO its engrossment the day
before.
Senator Early thcreupon served no
ticc that he would see that the amend !
ment is incorporated when the bill !
reached the House, should the Senate
act upon it favorably This willing
ness on the part OF the advocates OF
the bill to accept an amendment. winch .
they vigorously opposed the day be-
fore, was regarded as n diplomatic
concession TO the opposition. and as
an indication that every effort was
going to be mado To gain votes for
the measure.
70 Tnkc Vote ut I" O'Clock.
the Senators settled comfortably in
their seats 10 hear what WAS expected
to be long and heated debate Sem
ator Rison gained the floor and began
his argument tor the enactment OF the
bill into law, but stopped at the end
OF a minute to permit 81 question by
Senator Fletcher.
"Wir your side agree 10 close the
debate At : o'clock, and to divide the
time between now and thcn equally?''
asked the Scna Tor from Fauuuicr
Senator Hison replied that No did
not know how many speakers on his
side desired to discuss The question
ana could not therefore agree to lmi
the debate or to division OF thu
tine. The best plan. ha ,houEht was
TO permit every one TO speak who
wanted to, and to talk the vote Il
the end Of the debate.
viii the senator, then, yield for
notion asked senator Fletcher. With
reply in the Affirmative, Scna 10
FLETCHER then moved that debate end at
, o'clock, ana tina, the Senate at tina
time take Il vote sou The question. Tho
motion carried IL to .. and both sides
held a short c.icus to determine tho
time to be given to each of Its speak
ers. 1t was o'clock, and there re-
NAMED one hour for both sides to de-
bate the measure
Moves to Pass nIIi ny.
\ hurried consultation held by The
advocates OF the MEASURE res,,ltct1 IN
the conviction that the time left v:,,
TOO short To enable them to prcea,t
their argument properly, and Senate,
Early sprung surprise by Offering
motion chat the bin be passed. BY for
tha day. Thirty minutes was too
CONTINUED on Eighth Pagc.J "