The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24

giving categorical answer to It's ANIL
iation. There is no longer opportunity
Tor evasion, for delay, for substitution.
The answer must he clear and unequiv-
ocal. The House has spoken The Sen
ate must now speak. How an obliga-
ton OF such Importance is met depends
now solely upon what the Senate says"
With this as the opinion OF the Jor-
dan forces, set forth by their ablesr
exponent, said Senator Foltes. IL was
now up TO advocates OF the measure
10 accept his challenge and agree TO g
vote at once, which would remove the
question from debate forever, as far as
this Senate was concerned.
My proposition is simplz." nc said.
IT you are opposed to the Jordan bill,
vote Tor my resolution. which instructs
the committee to POSTPONE rapport upon
It indefinitely. II you are for the bill
vote against my resolution. Lat the
world know right now on which side
or III. fence you are, and do not OBJ
struct important LEGISLATION by stag
gcring under the burden OF this BIN
ont of Order, Says Walker
Senator Walker, acknowledged leader
OF the dry forces in the upper house.
rose TO u point OF order. The rnsolu.
ton OF the Richmond Senator. nc said
was out OF order, according to his In
depreciation OF the rules OF the Senate
touching instructions from tho Senate
To committees. Bills he insisted. must
IN avery ease be referred to their ny.
propriate committees, and these hills
must be reported back by them to the
senate 1t is beyond tie power ~ the
Senate said senator Walker, TO instruct
any committee to smother u measure
This Interpretation was proved, h.
thought. by tho fact that provision il
made for the discharge or any commit
tee when it is charged that dilntory
tactics are being ndoptcd 20 delay re-
port on ANY bill before it.
With this as the Interpretation Of
tho rules he argued. the Senate can
only act upon bill when II comes he :
fore 1t. and has no right 10 INSTRUCT =
committee as TO its disposition Tie
asked. therefore. that his point OF order
be sustained by tho chair
IIns "smot>cd ont" Opposition.
Senator Folkes. IN reply, directed at
tcntion TO the language OF his rcsou-
ton which ho claimed purportcd only
To instruct the committee to kin tho
LII, which. hc thought. WAS far from
compelling II to DO so. IT was not so
much II question OF being able TO com
pei tho committee 90 obey the Sennto's
wishrs. as IL was II question OF tho
Willingness ~ tho advocates OF tho
Jordan bin TO Bhow tMoir rolurS.
having smoked out Tie ioader or
tho opposition" said senator folkes.
II am not surprised thnt 10 unturs
thoEe teGhRicai objections entirely
unsupported by anything In tho senate
ruleE and Constltutlon, Why arc they
afraid TO votef They have had forty
three days IN which to consider IL,
DO they want TO prolung thin matter
until the end or the sessio, ana force
tho appropriation bill 10 be sidetraok-
ed and he brought 10 vote few
hours before adjournment when no one
can possibly know what no Is voting
fer and now much ho is voting for"'
Faint Of Order Sustained.
lieutenant Governor illlysen sustain
ed iienator Walkers point Of order,
and senators Folkes announced in-
mediateiy thai having failed III the
original resolution, he was rchdy TO
strike out anything IN II susgastint {;
compuision ana ta insert thu wuN re-
quest IN lieN of instruct senator
walker raised the ean,e point at order