The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
SENATE TO VOTE
| ON JORDAN BILL ILL
Com mittee Asks That
Measure Be Taken Up
| Tomorrow.
SAY 1T IS NOT
| CONSTITUTIONAL
Reported After Final Hearing,
With Recommendation That
It Do Not Pass--Mr. Wicker
Says He Fired, and
Some One Was
Hit.

iast niSht by tho Commit
'ec on Privileges una Elections WITH +
recommendation that II do NOT ms.
Dccnuse 1t Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL the Jor
dnn enabling bill Is now before the
SENATE of Virginia. The committees
niso requested TINT II he set as N snc-
cn"I order for tomorrow (Friday) ut f
l.:l5 o'clock, then 10 be dIscunsc,, 49,,
voted upon. 80
This request may or NAV no, ~ e
agreed to by the Senate as IA tho +
Hour. Ihere is believed to be no doubt &
mat direct vote will be had
upon the passage of the Sin.
although the hour may be held
10 be as yet uncertain. The gen
eral appropriation bill will proba me-
consume about all of to~day's sessions t
ana the primary and game bills are ss
aheau oil the enabling bill i'm prcce-4
dcnce on the calendar.
Expect It's Defeat.
no uouot Is felt by the opponents of
the bill that 1t will be defeated bvE n
decisive majority. During tho iasr
Jay or two the events have made the
issue ooubly sure. In their opinion
FOR two hours last night the com
hittee heard the final debate on the
measure. before what was perhaps the 4
n'ssest audience which ever gathered
IN the hall OF the House of Delegates
adjournment was taken to that room
oetore the hour set for the hearing.
In view of the fact that not only
was the Senate chamber packed, but
hundreds jostled each other in the
LOBBY and corridors. trying To gain
admission. ..s,i
At the close OF the discussion tho
committee went into executive session
IL Is understood that tho vote on rp
porting the bill unfavorably was 10
10 !. The majority believed that the
measure is clearly in Violation Of the
Constitution.
Mr. Wicker speaks.
Rev. j. j. Wicker. Of Leigh Street
BAPTIST Church, whose rcmarks M
Monday niShGs clearing caused 3 s,SSiiS
an uproar. was present ana read n
written statement, belns introduced
os KEY. James Cannon. ION sort OF
personal privilege" lie did not apol-
osiEe, put rather repeated his charges
III modified form, his reply tending 10
accuse those who then denounced, Rim
OF abuse and villlcutton
He said last night in part:
~ me last sitting of this commit
, vis,,a, ala not discuss any single indi-
man. simply hit into a situation.
and out popped some one and shouted Il
me- NJ was Vas, al, The man who fired into
c crE s'tu a., was denounced as a hypo-
Srite. BuI MI. Chairman, il Is known
oN all lawyers that when one has nd
Wcr to the argument of his oppo-
n nthSr ne ne, must abuse and ..Yillify the
otncr side before the jury
The remark of Mr.. Wicker OH Mon
DAY night, which brought forth the
n nthsr OF Colonel John h.. Purcell and
Chamber OF Commerce. was hts
There is no man in the State of Viz
Einla Who opposes the enabling act
except enc for the money there Is in it 4
Directors May Act.
~: irs' sneaker last night was II,
~ Dunlon, secretary of the chamber
OF Commazrc. He explained how. ur-
der the charter Of that organiza ton.
the directors may act as for the BODY
II II did not lie, therefore. he. said, in
Inc mouth or any one to challenge the
directors . right. Or. Cannon had said
thnt many members were ashamed OF (
the action of the chamber in opposing.
the enabling bill. II was strange, in
aired their grievances on the outside,
and did not have the courage to come
TO the officers
The directors had the courage o.
their conriStions in taking their stand.
ne continued. and they were proud OF
~. the members needed no vindica-
ton f as TO their willingness to do their
fnl! share to the support of the gov.
ernment in the way OF taxation
For Petersburg. Captain Patterson
said his people wanted no one to In s
affairs, He believed he represented
the best element OF the city in enter
ING Il SOLEMN protest against the Jor-
Dan q, III sih F StsT is well managed.
was disgracetul affair, and in which
IN the best people took an interest Pn-
litical meetings had been held on the
SABBATH o. the dry element
burden ON Advocates.
> |: hel!ey made the final sr5u-
ment for the opposition. The burden
show many more reasons for It's pas
sage than They had attempted to put
forward, They should show that tho
referenduu, was tho wisest and best
constitutional. he said. the spirit OF
the Dill was subversivc of the princi-
PIES Q! the organic law OF the state
The legislature, he argued would
matter TO half II dozen citizens as 10
tho whole people. If this bill wera
put back its burdens on the people and
shirk It's duty. History shows, Mr.
Kelley said that legislation is better
accomplished by representative gov-
! paper which is friendly 70 the biz
had IN one column said the Senate
should pass ta!s bin because tho
that the Senate should Kill the whip
ping post bill altar the House had y
approved It. This showed thatit MAIDS
an the dinersnce whose OK was gored
There never was time, ne said
when there was less need and icss da-8iF
mand for radical legislation on thiS
subject than ubw, Conditions have
improved IL > no longer res9ect,tiifc
TO get drunk, Richlnonds conditions. =
for instance. are as good M Laws ran az
make them. The violations Of the lam
are By unlicensed people IN urlieon3ei d
territory 5s
No inherent right exists in the PEG
pie to vote, and II must be shown
that 1t Is the best thing that thsg