The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-13
ENABLING ACT
IS INTRODUCED
IN THE SENATE
Four Distinguished Senator'S
Are Patrons of the State
wide Measure
MOVE IS MADE TO
CHANGE HOUSE RULE
CAUSING THE DELAY
After Next Monday Minority
Will No Longer Be Able
to Control Majority
and Block a Vote

The enabling act" was intro
troduced in the Senate yesterday
with four distinguished senator's
as co-patrons.
The dry leaders emptlatical.
~ deny the statement that q ms
jority OF the members OF the sen.
ators are pleged against the '.cn-
abIing act" s
Delegate Throckmorton, or
Henrico. on yesterday introdunc6
a resolution to amend the House
rules SO that the minority Ha8y
no longer control the majority.
BY n vote OF ~ Affirmative 10
- 33 negative votes the wet" meme
\been u the HOUSE, were again able
tnHheoCk the taking up Of tho en-
ah1fmG act out OF It's order.
fsndcr the new ryIfr It ts pruhs :
able that a vote will be reached
on Monday next on the enabling
act
Yesterday was day full of features
in the General Assembly OF Virginia.
The enabling ac' " verbatim COPY
Of the Jordan me sure, was intro
duced in the Senate with Senator'S
Saunders. Walker. Mapp ana Wet ~
patrons and referred to the SEE -
Committee on Privileges and kicc@7
tons. %s
On the House side the Fitzhugh
anti-freatink bill prohibiting the cuS-
tom Of treating. which It defines a.
the giving by one OF Intoxicating
drinks to another. was adonted by the
sweeping vote of 50 to 20. constituting
the only. but a most important. tenn
perance measure that as yet actual-
~ passed either House up to this time.
A most significant movement. how
ever. as showing conclusively that the
tail VIII not be permitted to wag tho
dog much longer In the matter OF the
enabling act in the House. was the
Introduction by Mr.. Throckmorton. oe
Henrico county. of a proposition to.
amend the House rules. the move.
showing the splendid Judgment which
Is being shown in the management o.
the dry fight in the Assembly. Tho
result Of the adoption Of the new rule
will be the forcing OF a vote by Nom
day next on the enabling act or any
other measure the House may deetrA'
to take up out OF order, after having
by majority vote on three occasions
demanded that such measure be takan
uo out Of its order.
Present Rulc and Its Amendmenx,
"A proposition to change q rule sof
the House shall be submitted in wr1e-
Ing and forthwith printed. In II
printed form II shall lie upon tn
speakers table for Ave days and ~
read to the House during the morniH1
hour OF each day during that time. AH
the expiration OF Ave days 1t shall -
ready for consideration and may u
adopted or rejected by a majorify
vote OF the members present"
Mr.. Throckmorton introduced e.
following resolution:
Resolved, TfiEtg fafss % Of the ~
OF the House be amended so as to raak
as follows:
| Sc. The regular order Of business hern5
| in established shall not be chaneal2
nor shall any special order be mo16S
except by vote OF two-thirds Of ~
members present but a majority usasr
| postpone the calendar, not exceodtn1
| one day at time. or may pass by Co.
subject coming up In order. wttho
changing its place, or may agree to-
/ joint order with the Senate. or NGS
I postpone or discharge any special 1S
| der; provided that after q motion r.
| take up out Of its order shall hnN
| been defeated on three separate 0a1&
| because Of failure to secure the vote r.
| two-thirds OF those voting. thereafeQ
it may be taken up out Of its orr
! upon the vote Of a majority OF the
| voting: provided further that q ma1ue
| ity of those voting for each Of ~
three days when tho motion fa130
| shall have voted to take II up. ssSs
In Interest u Majority Nulo. S
The purpose OF this resolution
| evident After a motion has -
made for three successive days 70 til
up a bill out OF ita order. and ON 60
day majority OF the House v0ta
favor OF the motion. but the neco
two-thirds Il not given to do % um41
the suspension OF the rules. Thea
Ter the third day n ma iOritv Yo4na