The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-15
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Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections The Fredericksburg dis
pensary project was first considered
by the Senate committee. Senator
Moncure, patron of the measure. APP
peared before the committee to tell
them that The had merely introduced
the bin by request, and that he was
absolutely opposed to II. Mr.. Evans.
member from Caroline. added his
voice in protest. Prominent citizens
appeared and told OF the opposition,
and the committee was satisfied that
Fredericksburg did not desire dis
pensary. Hence the city. which has
twice been carried dry" in recent
years, and is now dry" win not be
excited by an election called for the
establishment of dispensary.
This One Declared Nuisance.
The Meherrin dispensary declared
to be nuisance by citizens OF the
surrounding country and the neigh
boring town OF keysville, was under
a hot fire for an hour before the
Ho,me Counties Cities and Towns
Committee, yesterday morning. Mr..
Ewing, member. Of the HAtsrs from
R8Ascss~ E,dwara,- opposed any, inter-
ference with the Meherrin dispen-
sary. Mr.. Adams. OF Charlotte. whose
county line Is but two miles away
from the dispensary. and Mr.. Love.
OF Lpnenburg, the line OF whose
county IN but thirty feet from the
dispensary. made earnest pleas against
the Gispensary, AS did also q number
Of citizens of Meherrin itself. The
committee favorably reported the bill
providing for the election looking to
the aholishInant, at the. sdispenaary,s,..
No Dispcnsary For blackstone.
Yesterday Mr.. Land. member from
Blackstone. came to the conclusion
that a majority of the qualified voters
OF his town did not want dis
pensary and he authorized The Rich
mond Virgfnian to state that no bill
would be introduced to provide for
the holding of an election on that
issue in that town. MIR. Land has
all along stated that he was per-
sonaily not in favor of d dispensary.
He Is high license advocate and
favors plan by which the number
Of saloons may be REDUCED to the
minimum by a radically heavy license
tax.
No Date Yet Fixed For Hearing.
No date was fixed yesterday by the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections for the hearing of the
enabling act" as there was some
Misrepresentation on the part OF the
temperance leaders M Ia the hour OF
meeting Of the committee and their
proposal WAS not placed before the
committee. Az soon as another meet
ing Of the committee Is held tn"
question will be discussed. and II In
believed that a date for the hearing
viii be liked at reasonably early
day. Little Was heard tn either end
OF the capitol on the subject OF State
wide prohibition yesterday. the ''drys'
being evidently well satisfied with the
situation as II stands and the "wcts''
considering conditions from their
viewpoint rather too serious for much
public discussion.
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