The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-10
PROHIBITION BILL
NOT CONSIDERED
Fails of Two-Third F., Vote
to Take It Up Out
of Order.
JORDAN ASSERTS
He WILL TRY AGAIN.
threatens House With Daily
Recurrence of Question-Elec.
tons Committee Members
Resent Charge of Delays
Made by Patron of
Measure.

bIhi.f. ~ taHe up the Jordan pro.
n'oi'ton enabling bill ewt of ire go,
me House OF Delegates vastor,e
resistercd a vote of sc for .na -,
AGAINST the measure A vota ~ 49,.
.nilds was required Oh the motion ana
ms was not secured, as slxtv-,wa
votes We're necessary.
rms may be regarded as larre,v
Q. strength, although perhaps nor
surrey SO. Speaker Byrd, taking the
49, maze plea to those who opnose
70 allow the matter 10
come UP and be debated and 49,,
SO as TO secure an expression ~ ontr
ION. 1t Is stated that several rnen,har
Steided to this, and that as r.,,,t
the total cast for the bill was some
what larger than it would be IN IN a..
maj passage.
VIII Try II Again.
AIT. Jordan did not take the vote AZ
All philosophically. but jumping To hia
80 when the result was announced.
go that ne would make the same mo-
tlon every day until it was successruI
lhls is what the opponents OF the hill
nope for' In the belief that the House
WIN soon become wearied and tbnt
the opposition will gain ground nc
was the case two years ago. when tho
ayers bill was weakened by repetition
OF appearances. Al the last attempt
claimed their disfavor
The bill is far down on t. calendar
and, unless the patron Is more success.
tul on some future day, il will hardly
be reached in less than two weeks.
IL will then Ii passed, nave to go 20
the senate, where no sucn ball has
oeen introduced ct this session.
walter Tansiil Oliver, who led the
opposition to thu JoNan motion, cali
l n "a l.
| ters awaiting consideration. and this
| argument is likely. 1t Is believed, TO
! have still more weight in the days to
come.
Committee Criticized.
Ihe resentment of members of tho
Committee on Privileges and elections.
Including Chairman Martin Williams,
VINO tavors the bill, was aroused by
references made by AIR. Jordan to de-
lays in that committee. 1t was po,nt
ed out by Judge Williams that the
prohibition people got more than they
had asked for. and that the committees
acted with the utmost fairness and
Justice.
The gallery was crowded and ey-
element was in the air when tho
House met, as the result OF the an
! nouncement in The Times -Dispatch
that the matter would come I'D on q
| motion to take the bill up out of it's
order Mr.. Jordan determined that no
would not ask for vote to-day, but
| II he could Bet consideration. he would
move that II be made special order
for next Wednesday, at o'clock
After the disposition of the business
OF the morning hour. AIr. Jordan mazda
the expected motion. He said the bill
was not In Its righttul place on the
calendar. as It had been introduced
early in the session. The BILL he as
serted. had received less consideration
at the hands of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections than tho
members mad received at his hands In
other matters IT was the first tims
In his legislative experience he had
asked for special consideration OF any
| matter.
Speaker Asks for Vote.
Speaker Byrd Cdr Throckmorton in
the chnir) said that this resolution
should be adopted because so many
people of the State are interested. All
matters OF great Importance. no
| thought. should receive n respectful
hearing, and he pleaded with members,
even II opposed to prohibition. TO take
the matter up. lie called attention to
the fact that special order had been
made for woman suffrage. although it
received only twelve votes.
Judge Williams detailed the history
OF the bill. in defense OF Ills COMMITTEES.
The date for the rrst hearing had been
liked by the advocates o. tile bill
themselves, because of their meeting
in this city at the time. He made the
appointment, ana the committee rati-
fed 1t unanimously. Then II was de.
c!dcd when the hearings began that
each side should have the same time.
ana the ADVOCATES consumed I'VE ana
one half hours.
Ny Jordan interrupted TO say that
the Antisaioon League consumed all
this time because the opponents were
not ready. and Judge Williams said
they need not have used II, hu, could
have rested after half an hour. ana
the opposition would Glso have been
limited. l. the league SGT Itself uto
q p"edictment, It was no fault OF tho
committee. AS q matter OF fact, the
advocates - thalt en- hour more times
tney they We're entitled TO, 10 was
going TO vote Tor the bill and 10 take
it up out OF its order, but lid net like
the criticism OF the commlrtcc.
No Chance In senate.
Mr.. oliver called attention to tho
many matters OF Importance OH the
calendar awaiting consideration. Hs
also defended the committee. and suid
that the advocates vi the bill had act
ualiy' Interrupted the deliberations
within the. comtaittee by showing their
disapproval of one member and their
approval of another. He had been told
BY many OF those in favor OF the bill
that there was no chance OF It's pass-
age In the Senate and therefore, the
move to force II in the Houce was
merely TO have tho members put on
record. so
Mr.. Jennings briefly fsyored the mo /
ton.