The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
Opponents of Measure Mad
Attempts to Force Com
elusive Yesterday n
COULD MUSTER BUT
TWENTY-SIX VOTES
After Considerable Discuo
sion, the Motion of the M
"Drys' For Today
is Selected
A vote on the Jordan enabling -


will he taken in the state senate TO
o'clock this afternoon. Aa M
With not Il dissenting vote the ess
ate shortly after it convened e - n
Yesterday adopted resolution o69e "
by J. Randolph Tucker. Of Bedfass
City, fixing the MEASURE as o spccssss1s
urucr at tie. f5-oeieek- this Haotu1sl ~
with three hours and forty-n.c m4Ae
utcs given to debate.
The armistice came after anotne
unsuccessful effort by the vets 70 c9MSS
the bin up for an Immediate v0fe.
Mr.. Tucker. author OF the resot4s4
ton, will vote for the bill.
A concession was granted BY O0eM&
factions Vets were determined ~
vote should be taken before Mond1ysS
and drys were agreed the bill shoMl48
not 60 to vote without denaAA
The resolution at first intro0ucS1N
called for a vote at l1:45 o'cloC
When advocates of the bill consentetk
to not ask for an extension until Mos
day opponents agreed to extend eno
time of debate to 2 O'Clock today.
Thursdays Efforts Rsnswod.
Certain they had enough votes l1no0s
up to call the Statewide bill up out Ct
order and throw it on its immo0iaeo
passage. opponents did not waste m
time after the Senate convened. ThoS
IuOtlUU tdIitc iioffi MI. Gh0A y - -
the case Thursday one vote was 1AClE~
ing. and the attempt failed. Mr.. Cae~
ron. who voted Thursday against IT,
motion, voted In the affirmative ye0~S
terday. but Mr.. Brock failed to vote.
After Ave minute speech in whld1s
was told an incident in the life uGS
'.Stonewall" jackson, who advised -
fellow citizens TO take UP arms -
call was made on Virginia 46E
troops to subdue the Confederacy. No.
Early In closing exclaimed: r n0Ws
call on advocates OF the Jordan Ola1GS
ling act to let the firing begin" Ss
Moves Rsdistrietino Gilt b oUhol ~
tutsd.
motion by MIR. Mapp that insteo4
Of taking up the Jordan bill the Sen&s
ate call for vote on the redistrfC4S
parliamentary rules.
Mr.. Wendenburg declared the EaFaY
resolution could not be amended. aQG
that no bill could be taken up un0oes
o suspension Of the rules unless tA4s
bill substituted was gernane to t.
original bill for which the rules wagoa
suspended. s. 6
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson at 6r1t
sustained Mr.. Wendenburg's point ~
order. but reversed his decision when
Mr.. Walker declared there was -
grounds for the objection.
THE only motion before the 9eSS@S
ate said Mr. Walker. lis that sifs
pending the rules 30 a bill may ho6
taken up. No motion to take up H.
Jordan enabling act or any other h1)[A
Ii in order until a suspension ~ t1S
rules. We will have to consider tAa1k
first.
Significant Motion. ssss sss
The Mapp motion was made e0ll0YQk
ing a proposition made by advoCa41
OF the enabling act to take up t
redistricting bill first. These ovexfmx
were made after rumors that th4s
districting bill was framed by wAtas
whip doubtful members into line. TlssX n
Vets objected Immediately to tnIlG
IT up. sss8a
The vets based their objections
the Mapp resolution entirely on
grounds that 1t was out OF order. T.
advocates of the Jordan bill doc1nS
there was a deeper reason. ..ss Fl
ssMrs Mapn, has also moved, Ia. ~
! pend the rules for another pnrp
Both motions are to suspend
rules ygsss|
Mr.. Ellyscn ruled that the uao11 21(
| before the Senate was to suspend
rules. He asked the clerk to cali
! roll. s&s$s
The vote was 76 to ~. Twna1
seven votes were necessary TO -
the necessary two-thtrde. @ss4 a&
Every effort was made to inducoS
Brock to vote for the Early uaat
After the roll Was counted And w
the clerk was ready to announc0
vote, Mr.. Lesner ran to tho deok
asked the clerk to verify the roll
While this was being done wet
bers redoubled their attempts ~
vote from Mr.. Brock.
Voting in the affirmative weros
Messrs. Bowers, Catron, CNoGN
Cummings Drewry. Early. EcholE
moncson Fletcher. Fofkes. 0aSS
Hartman. Hart. Hobbs. Holt. -
Mas=ie. Moncure. Montague.
Paul. Rfson. sowde-. Thornton.
kins. Wendenburg-36.
Voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Blanks. Featherston.
Gravatt. Mapp. Royal. eau1
Smith. Tavenner. Tucker. Nh
Wcst-12. as5S3Es
Vote SET For Thia Aftesaea
Immediately following tho m
the effort to call tho bill uwS
sudden vote. Mr.. Tucker. dr.
Der. offered . resolution that 49,
ate convene at 10 o'clock ehfo
ing. take the Jordan enabAlnG
at 1915 o'clock and vote 6Cs
o'clock. This was entirpa1
tory TO the drys. EXCEPT NM
length OF time allowed a. nlG
They demnrrad 70 = voto o1sS
o'clock. ssl
The motion 10 sxtend IN e7
vote until 3 o'clock can1o 1
wendenburg. one of The ygoesS
with favor from both 6nee1
Each sids heid con4ae
we're ~ Arse aiapoee6 - A
extensios. urys aeaxted
49,. S.AfA = haan -