The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-20
Long Awaited Day q
and Bill Is the Speci1
Order of Business
OPPONENTS ARE NOT
TO RESORT TO DEL
"Drys' Are Willing to NJ
Without Argument, Bun
"Wets" Want to Ex- III
press Sentiments

This is day for which the
ponents Of liquor have fought
prayed these thirty years In Viru
1t Is the day when for the
time in the snnals Of the STATE
Of the branches Of its General -
bly, Will vote to give to the pe0u&
the State the right to vote their e.
ments upon the question Of proh1A
the manufacture and sale OF int0x
ing liquors In Virginia.
It IL not believed that there WNE a.
any great amount of time spend
speech making when. the special
continuing order fer the day h4M
arrived at 1890 o'clock. Mr.. Jcc1
the patron Of the enabling act
rise in the House OF Delegates 20 -
the necessary motion to advances
The ''dry'' people do not care
make any extended speeches.
king their impregnable position ~
House the "drys" are perfectly VIII. :
to submit their case to vote WS9sssa
out a speech. That the wet" u,eSsl853a
bers will attempt dilatory tacficA n
connection with the measure todayN Co.
not believed. 49,
Mr., oliver. OF Fairfax: Mr.. Cox. Il
Richmond; Mr.. Hugh White. Of Hccs33
bridge; Mr. Banks, of Norfolk 1&5|
Dreamer, OF Richmond. and sevsg1
other members who hold to the
idea, will speak. Last night, n0NsS}
ever, there was positive disclatnS
that there would be anything IKE assS
tempt to delay vote. the opponenlA
OF the Jordan measure saying thAt ~
they desired was ample opportunity Il
the expression of their views on xnS@
subject n. II Ass
Gates. as heretofore stated in the VI
etnian, that the maximum 49,
strenxtls In the body II SO. That LII
Will Be that number of noes
thA vote q f,rally taken many d0Mnf
on the "Aye'' side there VIII - H. Y
many az sixty and possible sixty ~ s!sE ma sss
"A n is not believed that any MS e MI
Der who favors the enabling acs. viii
who has been elected with the un0eN&S
standing that he support 4. wM r
willing to miss the roll call 81 Ys
The galleries will be cro"oe..s 1A
day when the discussion = ls~S .@l
on this subject. It Is regardc0 hi
a historic event in the annals q III 49, 49,
rinia. Two years ago. when s:.gs
Strobe bill was as good as deaA b \
the Senate, the House toyed with Y !@S
question. but did not reach It On n
merits. Hence when the v0s0 y4X
reached today or tomorrow, &c.
there is little doubt that VAN sy.sg
reached either at the afternoon ,zss
the evening session OF the
viii be the first time tho HOUSE al
Delegates Of Virginia will h4ve A
had opportunity to place itseH sQnaA \
~ on record on the question,
the people OF Virginia for themsely
decide what they will do with
liquor traffic r. s. gsSsssSS
That the House viii decide adlsy
lively, and by an overwheimtA9
tority that the electors Of tne 3*s
are the proper persons 70 dectd1
question bears tribute to the dape4
the temperance sentiment in vttl
as the temperance people have en4
little Of that acumen In dealing M
political affairs that has been en9
by their opponents. sls8
Interest Tense in Whole Senee
The action # the Senate upoM
question will be awaited with
interest in Virginia than has aN
upon any other question tnax
engaged the attention OF IN
body in Virginia since the dayo
[ the convention was In sessiUMs
( finally voted 60 take FarEtSssx IA
the Union Of States. 81
The eyes Of Virginia are ar.
Senate. That the upper hrAne
80 close that the score may hM
on the final vote makes the stt1
all the more tense. 1t IL belieNe4
every parliamentary move 043
possible will DC resorted to Dx
opponents OF the measure 70 01A
vote and II possible to kill th4s
ure in that WAY.
II. Bet tise friends Of tho Ias1
the Senate are alert and sall1@
parliamentary practice and theGW
be one of the most IntereseenEs