The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-23
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HI. Cox had o6ered before this O.
/ Number Of amendments having to do
With the detAlls Of the measure. Both
4 NJ. Coz and Mr.. Montague had offer
1 u somewhat similar amendments cut
ting out the words knowingly and
y wflfuIiy- from the JORDAN act. which
pSovides for the punishment of such
unQuaitfled persons who sign petit
NON for the holding Of an election.
ard for those who accept such sigma
lures Mr.. Coz declared that the
words knowingly and wilfully' made
II well-night impossible to enforce the
law. The House, however. thought
otherwise and voted down the amend
znent- When the House had voted
down another amendment OF the gen
ticrnAn from the city of Richmond
having as It's effect the making the
form OF the petition for the election
conform TO what he declared was the
form In use in the present statute the
gentleman declared with some heat
that as the House seemed bent upon
killing every amendment offered
whether II was designed to perfect the
measure or not, he would withdraw all
Ms amendments except the substitute
above referred to. one Of the Cox
amendments which had been voted
down was the one fixing the humber
Of voters who must sign the petition
~ Is per cent. OF the registered vct-
srs on the books at the time an cleo
ton was called rather tha~ rs per
cent Of the number taking part in the
last preceding gubernatorfal election.
vesse Down q eccro o. Amendments.
The House voted on all told some
thing like a score of amendments Of
fAred by Messrs. Cox, Montague Oh
Z yer and Bell. the steam roller pass
4 inG over each one with neatness and
dispatch. The only amendment ac-
cepted by the House was one offered
BY the patron Of the measure, Mr..
Jordan, which provides that this act
shall not apply to the sale OF cider
made OF the pure Juice of the apple
and containing no slcohoiic mixtures.
A few dry" men voted against the
measure because they feared II might
give trouble In the future. but It's lar
ger number Of opponents came from
the ranks Of the men opposed to the
Jordan act The amendment carried
~ vote OF IS 70 -.
Altar the fnal vote had been taken
the House spent q few minutes In ad-
vanctns uncontested local bills TO their
engrossrnent, after which, at $50
O'Clock II adjourned.
After adjournment there was 8 gen.
srai hand shaking among the dry
measure, being heartily congratulated.
Rev. James Cannon. chairman Of the
legislative committee OF the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Virginia, and Rev ]. n.
McAilister, secretary OF that body.
were among the interested and pleas
"a spectators In the gallery during
tire vote upon the amendment, and
upon the final passage of the bill. The
galleries OF the House were packed
and quite a number Of persons crowd
ed past the doorkeeper and witnessed
the proceedings for a time, from the
rear OF the hall Of the House. How
ever as the rules did NOT permit OF
the pubic being admitted to the hall
duriae the sessions OF the House they
we're not permitted to witness the
fnal vote from this vantage point.
Judge Williams Closes.
Tho closing speech in the now-fa-
NOUS three days debate on the adop-
ton Of ths Jordan enabling act by the
House Of DELEGATES was made by
Judge Martin Williams, Democratic
fioorleader, chairman OF the House
Commute on Privileges and Elections
and member from Giles. one of the
rnost prominent men In Virginia, and
for several years Judge OF his county
h rerl,ed to the constitutional ar.
Ruuents Of the opponents OF the Jor'
dan enabling act and. II the constl'
tutional arguments submitted by the
able gentlemen from Roekhridge
Richmond and Fairfax had unsettled
any members beliefs. the strong pre-
sertation Of the constitutional right
Of the people to express their wishes
upon the liquor traffic resolved every
doubt.
JUDI Williams began his speech
shortly before the adjournment of the
afternoon session and concluded hi:
remarks In about three-quarters OF
an hour after the evening session con-
vened.
He prefaced his remarks by sayins
his life had by necessity ben intensely
practical. He declared that he an.
preciated the honor conferred upor
him by the patron OF the measure n
Designating him to close the debate
He declared that he approached tbs
subject with Q great deal of trenedi-
don. He had heard the debates or
both sides with intense interest. HI
however. felt called upon to resent GER.
tain remarks made by the gentleman
from Richmond city Captain Curtis)
In regard to the ~articipation of the
clergy In the settlement of the CUES.
ton. He denied that the clergy wa,
actuated In any sense by commercial.
ism. and laid a tribute TO their splen.
did service to the people OF Virginia
We make no apologies for the elias.
Of pcorle behind this movement" de.
clared the gentleman from Giles. Tc
one Of the ministers who had taken
part in the campaign n lifelong
friend. referring to Rev, j. u. Me.
Alister. he paid high compliment. de.
clartng that hts work for the TEN,
I pefance cause in Virginia had beer
<3one at Great pecuniary sacrifice.
Who Arc IntcrIOyers.
f. He declared that the gentleman
from Fairfax had predicted war ant
pestilence II the Jordan act becam,
= law. Referring to the Idea thai
had been advanced that the coun.ie:
we're In antaxonism to the cities, HI
declared that there was with him NJ
such feeling This question eaias
into this matter only In the most in
direct way, he declared. lie declared
that the representatives of the cit,
had declared the country people In.
tesIepeFf In the adjustment Of tssti:
question But. asked the speaker
v who are the interiopers when tho
wet" cities shin their whlskey into
our dry" counties? He traced the
temperance movement from the in
cepton Of the local option movement
and stated that now the people o,
Virginia had gotten 10 that point
whore they could make 1t q Stats
question.
He declared that the amendments
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