The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-22

An unexpected uOOu OF OFdtoFy OH
both side OF the question on yester-
day disarranged the plans of both
wet" and dry House leaders and
when the House adjourned at $40
O'Clock last evening several speakers
were still to be heard. and q fnal
vote on the Jordan bill will not b0
reached until the evening session to-
day.
When the HOUSE adjourned. Mr..
Edwin r.. Cox. OF the Richmond city
delegation. had the floor and was In
the midst Of a discussion upon tho
constt.utIonal questions Invoked n the
fifteen unemhers----or~-thA HousA
4poKs on. the subject during the two
sessions yesterday, and ut times the
debate wAxed warm. Few new pointA
were brought out in the discussion,
the opponents Of Statewide urging
the stock arguments of revenue, Of
unnecessary agitation. OF the conStt-
nationality OF the Jordan measure. and
OF the failure OF prohibition to pros
MEat. Only temperance men. from
their own evidence, opposed the
measure. although Captain Curtis. ok
the Richmond delegation. did "fesss
up TO taking g. little toddy. He de-
clared he would forego this II the
prohibition folk would but get the
Federal government to stop the traf-
fc between the States. The warmeet
Passages of the day came near tho
close of the evening session. when
Mr.. White Of Roekbridge, made hin
final speech. replying to the various
arguments that had been leveled
againGt his expressed views on the un-
copstitutionafity Of the measure.
- ~,5s
Mr.. White sought, by reading from
the debates in the Constitutional
Convention to show that the body
did not have In mind the adoption Or
any provision that would authorize the
Legislature to give the people OF the
State the right to vote In the mam-
ner contemplated in the ''enAblin9
act"
Mr.. Willsroy. OF King William.
made one Of. the strong speeches on;
the dry" side during the day and d.
clared among other things that
the wet interests would only ~
too well pleased to see the enabling
act adopted II 1t were unconstttp-
tional.
The speeches today on the ..wetss
slde viii be delivered by Mr. Eox. Hhn:
sxpecta to close In a short time after
the. matter, 70 taken up today. He VIII
be followed by Mr.. Oliver. and Nrs
Williams: Of Giles. Will close for tie
"dTyA" replying to the constitutiouai
arguments OF the wet" Represents
tives.
Love First Speaker.
when the special order. the Jordan
enabling act. was reached In the Horrs1
s'f Delegates yesterday. Captain Cur-
tic. OF the Richmond delegation. arc
and. eaTtnx that he understood IT,
Mr.. Love. e: LunenburS. was tho nexf
s.c1ker scheduled. he moved that IT,
whale floor Of the House be rfvnW
him. amid daughter. ssssgA
Mr.. Love accepted the Invitation ~ 4
Instead Of speaking from III a.
according to,t the rule. he stApke ffSSI5
the middle aisle. He declared thaHS
Ae 'ek timid Ia speakink after
House bad listened to the s0rAtOre-sjs
spoke yesterday. He read aectlDn r.
OF article OF the Constitutian. III
Fart OF Virgtnia's immortal hin n
rights, and declared that .hfs a. 81
fcrceful part Of the Constitutlon 80
boundless power TO the people. f1u
had declared that the Assembly
itself should enact prohibtt0rx ri
H. felt thpt the act would ~ 90
much greater dignity II the 4nt
people pasDed upon 1t. He dee11
that the sovereign people OF tho n
were asking for tho Hight 20 pa r.
the question. Captain Curtis 1T
rupted to ask .sWhere are tho
erelgna who ask It X #ss5S
Merely Asks for Matasity HI
The gentleman from LuMGo
Numbered In reply: Cur bill 80
nothing but majority rule.
Try to push hack the thun64g.
with the hands - TO- endAAvet
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