The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

set the bin Tor u special order Mon
day. but VIC do not want to vote to-
day. The other side delayed the bin
! In the other house: we have never
agreed to postponing action"
Mr.. Lesner interrupted again: We
viii vote today or tomorrow, but We
are not willing to set the bill for
special order Monday"
Why are you SO particularly anx-
ious TO take the bill up today?"
Mr.. Mapp asked.
Because everybody = her." replied
Mr.. Lesncr. Mr.. Rinehart will he
away tomorrow. He asked me to call
1t up
II want to kill the bill and want
to Kill II here. right now. / want to
stop senators form being harassed."
state Would Disal,Droyc.
People OF the State viii not look
with approval" declared Mr.. Mapp.
upon such proceedtre as this. Tho
gentleman from Norfolk says genators
are being harassed. can DISCHARGE
my duty ii matters not who attempts
to harass me.
1T took week in the House to
reach a vote on this bill. Yet you pro-
pose to bring 1t up and pass or kill 1t
in a day. These are not my personal
views. l have solved all doubts"
MI. Aesier caiied LOT the penutnG
question.
Those voting to take the bill up out
of order were:
Messrs. Bowers, Brock, Crockett.
Cummings. Drewry. Early. Echols. Ed
mondSon, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett,
Hartman, Hart, Hobbs Holt. Lesner.
Massie. Moncure. Montague, Parr
Paul. Rison. Sowder, Thornton. Wat
kins. Wendenburg--26.
Blank, Catron, Featherston, Gayle,
Gravatt, Mapp.. Royal. Saunders.
West--i3.
Mr.. Riuehart, who voted to take the
bill up on the first ballot, did not vote
on the second.
Immediately after the vote all was
excitement. Although wet members
did all they could to force Mr. Rine-
hart to vote to talSe the bill up and
make the necessary two-thirts. that
gentleman steadily refused.
MIR. LesHcr Makes TIN eats.
Walking over TO whore Mr. Walker
arfti other patrons Of the bill wero sit
ting, Mr.. Lesncr said: We have given
yor a. chance. Unissa rou let the bill
come tn vote rhis Week you Will
never be given an opportunity to vote
-.s1x@. are willing 10 r-.le either Mef---
day or Tuesday" they replied.
Il gay II again" Ar. isesner deciar-
ed, unless you vote before the week
is gone no vote VIII be taken this
session"
Vets Renew Efforts.
Determined to force snap vote.
vets AZ the afternoon session by dtf-
ferent methods from those used in
the morning again tried to bring the
enabling act up.
Az soon as the general appropria-
tons bill was finished Mr.. Lesnef
moved that only House bills on their
second reading be considered. Among
these bills was the enabling act. his
purpose was seen immediately by MT.
walker, who declared the motion
was out of order. Under the rules
for afternoon sessions. adopted sat
urday, he said, only local and un-
contested bills could be considered.
The president OF the Senate snstafn-
ed the point OF order.
Seeing they could make no progress
this way the vets. through Mr.. F'oikes.
moved that the rules adopted Satur-
day be repealed. This the Senate re-
fused to do by vote of ID TO II.
u move we adjourn" said MI.
Holt
This motion was lost.
When the calendar was taken UP
Senate bills on their third reading
were first considered. Nearly every
bin was objected To and was passed
by The vets, defeated In their at
tempt to bring up the enabling act.
objected to practically every measure.
Again a motion 10 adjonrn was
lost
MI. Folkes moved that local and
uncontested House bills be taken UP.
This was objected to and chaos reigned
again.
After half an hour of sparring, tho
body settled down 10 work, put the
enabling act from its mind ana
passed q number of bills.