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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-06
LEGISLATIVE. COMMENT
GOVERNMENT BY OBJECTION
BY LEWIS H. MACHEN.

The stage oc tho session has nos
arrived when. as predicted I'm this
column some weeks ago good por-
ton Of the time OF the two house,
would hc given to the cunsidcra tom OF
thoae bills to which no ona objects
THIS IL q method OF convenience sun
posed TO be necessary In order To get
action upon multitude Of local bills
and colorless. insinil legislation. The
reason Is that. II any other plan wer.
pursued, so much time would be taken
up In discussion that only a few bills
~ould DC actually passed upon. and tho
end OF the short session would moan
the death OF a swarm OF tender m,
tie pet measures.
BE 1t remembered that the caien-
oars arc crowded with bills tina, have
oeen carefully considered In commit
tee, and after hours OF arguments by
attorneys and other parties in interest
nave by the duly appointed legisla-
tive authorities. been deemed worthy
OF legislative action Yet. because
they would tread upon some ones toes
or separate him from some kind az a
sinecure an objection 10 raised
which allows other and inlnltesin,al
matters 10 take precedence.
The session should DO long enough
to enable every one o! these hills 10
be reached and disposed OF on It's
merits; and no objection short of that
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offered by a majority OF the body
should be able to bring about its de-
feat.
Now is the time when the real cx
animation and discussion of pending
legislation should begin. Instead, it is
the time when II must cease. and only
those things can certainly be con
sidercd to which no one for himself,
or on behalf OF q friend. may md nn
objection.
some way should DC found To on
anime carefully all this mass of unob-
jectionabio matter aud dispose of IT
in lump.
Then the time of the Legislature
could be spent in some moro
profitable and enlivcning manner than
in listening TO reiterated roll calls
The legislation TO which somebody
objects is generally that when accom-
pl'shcs most for the people at large.
Every worthy measure in the coun-
ellis OF the States or of the nation has
been written among the statutes over
the bitter ~ ntests of many As Il rule.
that class is tho only one worth talk
ing about; yet, under our system, al
this stage OF the proceedings, IL IS the
only one which cannot he talked
about. save for an hour or so IN the
forenoons, Let us hope the time may
arrive in Virginia when government
by objection will be a thing of tho
past
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SEMI TIE

IN addition to number OF local
measures the Senate PASSED yester-
gay the primary bill. the West fee
pm and Senator Gravatts bill requir-
ing definite appropriations to be made
FOR the support OF the various de-
taftmehts and commissions OF the
state government. All of these meas
ures' excepting only the primary bill,
passed with little or no discussion.
Key. ]. j. Scherer led the senate in
PRAYER at IL o'clock, and Lieutenant
lmmediatel. at the conclusion OF tho
morning hour, Senator Gayle moved
a suspension of the rules TO take up
out OF It's order the House bill pro-
orink5 containing more than one-ha!f
OF / per cent. alcohol, within one mile
OF Zion Baptist Church. In Pamplin
City, AppomattuX county.
Hart Offers Opposition.
Senator Hart resumed has argument
against tho bill where he had left off
the day before. The matter, he said.
was not one with which the General
tur. can undertake to prohibit the
sale OF cider and Intoxicating liquor
within one-mile radius OF the Elon
Baptist Church. in Pamplln City. IL
can with equal propriety, he argued
forbid its sale within any radius OF
any church In the State. He looked
upon the bin as an entering wedge
for an obnoxious form OF prohibition
Senator Walker declared that while
his sympathies We're with prohibition
he was opposed to the bill 1t under
took to prohibit the sale OF cider CON
tanning more than one-half OF 1 per
cont. alcohol, while cider containing
as hign as per cent. alcohol may be
sold anywhere In the State without
license or regulation. To Senator
Gayle's argument that the bill was
justified by section g. of the Consti-
tuition, which empowers the General
Assembly to make laws governing the
sale or prohibition of Intoxicating
liquors, he replied that cider is not
under the law considered an intoxi-
eating beverage. Furthermore he OBJ
jected. the section of the State to
which the proposed law Will apply
already has local prohibition laws
which ought to be ample to take care
Of conditions in that district.
Senator Gayle read from the Acts Of
1910 10 show that the General Assem-
ply at Its last session enacted n Law
of identical import. and at the re-
quest of the Senator who held the
seat now held by him. The bill was
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put 10 q vote and passed. 81 to 8.
PcnSinnh for E'Irrmcn

Pensions for Firemcu.
ubon motion OF Senator Folkcs. tic
senate took out OF its regular ORDER
on the calendar and passed the House
Dill to provide for tho pension. MAUI
tenance and support of disabled ire
pc iiation of 100000 and over. The
population clause restricts the oper-
alton of the law to Richmond.
inc chair sailed for the Gravatt ap-
preparation bin which was special
order for 1880 o'clock. Upon mo-
ton o. Senator West the special order
was postponed ten minutes to permit
pose or taking up his fee bill. It was
the fourth attempt on as many diff
ferent days of the Nansemond Senator
TO secure consideration ca the bill
and this time he succeeded. W
Fec Dill Pnsses.
The passage of the fee bill was the
decided surprise OF the morning ses-
sion, The determined manner In
wt'ch the measure was opposed and
the refusal OF the Senate to take IT
out OF It's order on three former oc-
St9ns nnmbea of s9 the fs
Ayes and noes were called for on the
motion to suspend the rules. and tn.
bare twenty-seven votes required for
registered when there was deluse OF
additional votes In it's favor, bring
Ing the total 10 thirty-t three. Only
1nTee Senator'S voted against the sus
passage OF the bill was taken with
out further debate, and resulted in
thirty-two in the affirmative an6
three I'm the negative. The Senator's
voted as follows:
Ayca--BlankS. Bowers, Brock
CIR ckctt. prewry. Early, Echols, Ed
mondson, Featherson. Fletcher, Frolkes
Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt Hartman,
Hobs. Holt. Lesner. Mapp. Parr. Paul.
Rinehart Rison Royal. Saunders
Smith, Sowder Thornton. Tucker,
Wall, :, Watkins. West-3c.
Noes-C'atron Cummings Moni,,-
alle--3.
The bill requires all public officers
lCdntinMed on Seventh Pa - -.
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given 10 ans other measure, excepting,
ncrhaps, the genera appropriation pliL
HS SiI"Wto now, TOR iustaIicv, Aupumal-
toA county, with only a,uvu people, mas
ahd p'ckrnspn, WIN nearly 5U,vJv, nav
"hiS one. Bedford, witn 2s,upV mas
two. anu koanoke city, win 34tuV.
, ih "hiy one. re proposed TO reIneuy
son ana bucnanan a House district and
leaving wee ana Iazewcil with "a
in.in"vr cacn Taen ne wuuin give Bed
luru county ana ROANOKE c!ty mem
neF etvn' with uoater between them.
Opposition Arises.
Before MIR. Oliver mad proceeded far
tht opposition 10 the Dili became =vi-
dent. II Was explained LHat Ports
mouth, "'tn a3,Utv people. nad given
us surplus to entne PRINCESS Anne
county. with dencIency. to House
mtn'"sr. Aubrey ii. W eaver inquired
ABOUT tne senate distrIct, and Was In
FORMED taai the city and county will
nave one senator. This caused speak
Portsmouth preferred 70 dominate in
SENATE rather IMAM House dis
lriCt.
MI. Oliver replied that Portsmouth
atone has more people than the entire
:enatoriai district CT Clarke, Page and
a!r=n, whence Mi eaver halls.
Cities Yield to Counties.
No city. continued the suochairmsn,
- s.Net4 3 eater representa- ton tndu
" Is entitled 10, the advantage being
given - many county sections whose
ropDation is below tho average.
AS to the Wil!eroy substitute, Mr.
Oliver SAID Il Mas tae work OF one
man IS compared With weeks of labor
~ committee. and tina; IL was 50
III considered It include. Manchester.
wnicn ceased 10 exist Two years ago
Besiies Il would retain Two House
members FOR the -, 600 people in Han
over and King Willinm. and leav e
Norfolk city. with 10000 people. ana
inereasins rapidly. with only two
members Tor the next ten years.
Wants To Dismiss.
speaker Bird moved TO dismiss the
committee Dill. which would leave
every district untouched. This mo-
ton was Withdrawn temporarily, in
vie" OF the short time remaining be-
lore recess.
An amendment cTered by Alden
Bell, 10 leave the Culpeper senatorial
distrtc; us II Is. was Loot
The House approved an amendment
by Colonel Tcmplston. to take High
land county from the stanton dis
tr!ct and put 1t In the Clifton Forge
mens said Il Was desired by the people
John w. Stephenson, who represents
Highland, said the people OF that
county are not averse to the change
Mr. Stephenson then made an effort
to have Bath and Highland consul
OF being In foterial district with
Rock>ridRe. H. said II was desired
by the Democrats OF his counties
Hugh A. White opposed this. fearing
the district would go Republican II
cut away from RockoridEe. and that
legislative halls no longer. Mr.. Ste
phenSon persisted, but was votad
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purity authorities sti!l decide the party
policies In matters as To which the
rank and file have not spoken They
pan the battle. marshal the forces
ana direct the combat. That is quite
as much ~ they should wish 10 under
take.
The rank and nle of a party IN every
state should be pcrmit.ed-m fact. they
should nave the indefeasibc right-to
select candidates without any sort ot
cictation or Interference from those
VINO may happen for the time being
To occupy positions of honor in the
party. The means of this selection
should be so fair and lust that na
nara feelings could be generated
W'thin the party by the suspicion
that the party machinery had been
manipulated SO as to give one cendi.
date or one faction an unjust adven-
tase over another This end has been
sought in every State by legalizlnp
the machinery TO be used BY the
parties in the selection of their can.
uidates. rho selection of the candidate
is Just as much part of the process
of securing an official for u given po-
sition as his election by sworn officers
Oh the law under provisions definitely
defined by statute. The personal and
the partisan bias should be eliminated
from the equation as far az may be
Done In the case of n system TO be
Operated by human beings
II is 70 be hoped that a fuller lin
derstanding Will eventually bring
wiser counsel in dealing with this i'm :
portant question. In the meanwhile.
this Legislature Is expected to take
some forward step toward the fulnl-
safeguards should be thrown around
our primaries
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Physical Wreck Restored to
Health by Great Kidney
Remedy

| feel it my duty to furnish you with
my testimonial as to what your remedy
Swarnp-Root did for nc when was
physical wreck from kidney and bladder
trouble
Some years ago was not able To do
any work and could only just creep around
and am satisfied that had it not been for
Or kilincr's swamp Root ! would not
have lived. Af;cr using the preparation
or ono month | wa, able TO work some.
aud when had used $500 worth Of
swamp Root | could do Il good days
work. used about $1,000 worth alto.
gcther, aud would not take $4,000 for
the good that i, did me. ! consider it a
Cod-scnd to suffering humanity for the
diseases for which you recommend it, and
have recommended it to many sufferers
y. l.. HIGGINS.
IVclch. Ark.
Personally appeared before me this
10Th OF September. 1909, y. l.. lluggins.
who subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same is true in sub
stance and in fact.
w. a. PAGE, p.
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elusion that the American people liked
to ne humbugged.
Nh" he said, the United States
,'ve ana misleading advertising, Il
distrib uies posters portrayIns young
doIdiers mounted on gallant gteeds,
sbon, handsoine irappinss, dashinx
aoout IN an heroic way When IN.
recruit who is misled by them gets
70 Fort Monroe no finds that ne Is s,nt
20 me kitohen to wash dishes There
We put Uncle Sam In 1ail?"
p Chotrinan Cox. OF the Committee on
g .Si,,I Laws. said that the matter
I ~ 10. De given serious consideration
eeptive advertising. Mr. Sutphin
asked him il i; would apply 10 cir
t ,vsS, ana he repiied that it certainly
anything that It did not deliver II
could be punished.
Gets Merchants.
AR. Houston asked II 1t would apply
to the merchant who advertised mat
ne had the best goods In town. and
Mt. Cox said /, would. unless his as
Ser .I95 were true.
tiiugh A. White. advertise in the
Richmond newspapers last summer
that he Would represent the peopis
~. y, mis- CITY II they nominated him to
i only advertised that was a can.
dldnse FOR reelection" said Mr.. Cox
ana / assure you that was strictly
Mr.. Smith said that the bill was the
result of misleading advertising re
earning alleged bankrupt sales Mr.
SSorIis said that advertisements are
lrequentl. deceptive. and that he
would approve the bill, as it did not
make publishers responsible
Inc measure was modelled largely
after the Kansas law. said 3ir. Jcn-
nings- Fake mining stocks were the
evil aimed at.
Mr.. Mllstead called attention to MS
bill to prevent the sale OF fake stocks,
when was about to be buried By the
senate.
Motive Power OF Progress.
AdVertisins.' said Mr.. Roberts, OF
:Mecklenourg. pigrammatically, moves
ar. Houston moved to dismiss the
oill. saying 1t was thrust at every
newspaper in Virginia
The House refused TO dismiss. but
upon the passage of the bill IL was
defeated by vote of 90 to 3S
MIR Land moved to reconsider, and
Mr.. Oliver to pass by. This resulted
The motion to pass by was defeated.
is to -. The ayes and noes were de-
inanded, but the show OF hands was
Insufficient Mr. Jennings moved TO
adjourn while the nside ton mo-
ton was still pending. but the House
reused to adjourn, and another call
fo1 the ayes and noes failed On tho
inc Bill MAS defeated. the vote was Is
to 10, and one more unavail;ng effort
was made for a record ed vote
This matter being disposed of and
the bill finally dead, the House adj
journcd at 6 O'Clock.
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The PRIMARY BILL,

The Byrd Feathcyston primary hin
which passed the Senate yesterday is
a sadly dilapidated AFFAIR. The SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Eiec-
ions after incubatng the matter
nearly q month Matched out dozen
or more amendments. most OF which
were intended to make the bill con-
form as nearly as possible to the party
pian that has been used in State pri-
marles since 1901 and had been en-
ployed locally long before that limo
Ihese amendments, which have been
discussed somewhat at length and
ferhaps with Some degree of warmth,
n this column, have received the
sanction of majority of the senate
OF course. there is regret that advice
10 generously offered should have heen
80 rudely rejected. especially when
me sole object thereof is 10 Obtain
eomethins which II is honestly be-
.ieved the people desire, and which
eventually the people are going to
nave. even though 1t may remove
'hem from the benign paternallsm of
the various party committees
After all, no offensc is meant wben
II is said that their powers over Dr,-
maries should be limited. They would
sun nave enough power left In fact.
the party organizations. in the lecis-
i"tlNc sense OF that term, are nowhere
stronger or more compact than I'm
'hose states in which the primary ia
as much part of the legal election
machinery as the regular election it,
teii. Tile difference is that In those
states the party organization is the
servant Of the party. and does not ,n-
oertake TO be its master. Every mem
yer OIL the party has his proper voice
IN the Engagement of its affairs and
IN the selection OF its candidates. Tho
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HOUSE
Mnrmlnr sc.ainn.

There was the usual end OF the.
session rush in the House yesterday
hilis far down on tho calendar. which
cannot re reached in orderly pro-
cedure as usual, these efforts failed
haEe as &c strietly local bills.
4. w Throc kmorton led the dance
by moving to take UP his milk In
erection hill, which. since its unfavor.
Hole report from the committee. has
been asleep He offered an amend
OH but enc understanding an appeal
iron, local health boards in barring
,nilk from cities: The board was to
missioner, the State Dairy and Food
Commissioner and the judge of III.
Circuit Court In whose Jurisdiction the
decree complained Of was rendered.
Speaking TO his motion. Mr.. Throck-
morton satd that the dalrymen should
have some appeal. There migh, never
DC occasion TO invoke the services Of
Inc board. but It should be constituted.
New Proposition.
The offering Of the amendment to
the blu, objected Edwin p. Cox, was
In effect the presentation OF new
proposition. which had not beer con-
.idercd by any committee, and which
Inred to discuss
G: j. Meetze spoke for the bill. He
Richmond, where Mr.. Cox had said
inquired as TO how many Richmond
members there were on the commit
tee which reported the nill unfavor-
ably. There ia none.
No industry. argued M. Meetzc, is
going more. for the state than dairy
Ing. He thought milk producers
thoulf ne put on an equal footing
with others
Upton d. Jennings said time should
not be consumed OH "A bill! a, th!a
Juncturc.
Never in his experience OF four
terms mas Il more perlleNing question
been presented. said B.rklcy -. Adams.
The committee worried over the mat
tor for weeks lie wns sure tina; ar
vum.nt would consume an entire days
session ot the House.
William Watts said tho Board Of
Health, the Chamber OF Commerce snc
other organizations OF his city OF
Honnphc had urged him to night this
hill, He did no, believe cities would
make unreasonable regulations. for
i pSre. wan "''N' ana 0"'y want "
Vote. b. a large majority, and the 6!li
IS definitely dead.
Turnpike Charter.
W 4. Wiileroy came. next. with
on Roads and Internal Navigation from
further consideration Of tho bill offer
ID by himself and W. b. Walton, re-
pealing the charter OF the Mechanics.
matter. and one which should no, be
he'i in committee
Chairman Throcknprton explained
that this blu would take away from
the company vested rights which s;
has enjoyed since 1916. in order to
throw upon Henrico county the eX-
pense OF keeping up this road for the
people of Hanover 10 travel over.
There were ample remedies for all Ills
in tn courts. The committee had
passed the bin by. and he did not
believe IL had a risht TO even con
slider such q proposition.
On roll CALL the WIlleroy motion
was defeated, 3S to 23. forty votes BE-
ing required. This bill Is also dead.
Columbia Day.
Came then B. A. Banks. with / no
ton 10 take UP out OF II. order the
hill 10 make October u, Columbus
Day. legal holiday. He said the
proposition was backed by many Pc
ttons. from all walks of life. Mr.
Willeroy opposed 1t, saying there were
reasons why the bill should not pass.
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Hood'sSarsaparilla
For All Spring Ailments.

Mrs, Marion Bruce, Cumberland, Nc,
writes: have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla
Tor great many years, and | think it the
pest blood medicine in the world. | take
It both spring and fall. This last winter
and spring was in very poor health
was weak and had lost all my appetite.
and was all run down AS soon as
ncgan to take Hoods Sarsaparilla my
strength came back and my appetite re-
turned. am now we'll do my house
work. and no longer nave that tired
feeling"
Get, it to-day in usual liquid form or
chocolatcd tablets known as Sarsatabs.
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AFTERNOON SESSION

Edwin P. Cox succeeded when the
cnair was resumed nj 3:30 o'clock, in
securing immediate consideration of
his bill codifying the militia laws of
the State. He said the Virginia Vol
unteers are at last at peace and agreed
on this bill. II was amended in un-
be engrossed.
The following Senate bills were read
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ANOTHER MOVE
FOR PROHIBITION

Continued from First PageJ
milk Inspection hnl was an event in
the House. It's patron tailed in an eff
tort 10 get it up out OF it's order.
ne Mohcure game bill is now under
consideration in the Senate.
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Letter to
DR.. kilner & Co.
Binahamton, y. Y.
frove What Swamp.Roo. Will Do For You

"ha' oHoihp'Nou' Hn W TU! iOu
send 20 DR.. kIlincr q Co, Bingham
ton, \. y, for a sample bottle II will
convince any one. You will also receive
a booklet oi valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention the kich-
mond DAILY Times Dispatch Regular
hity-cent and one-dollar size bottles Tor
sale at all drug stores
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scription Tor stomach distress ever writ
ten. will put your trouble making stomach
in tlne condition, or money back
Ml-O-NA Stomach Tablets give almost
instant relief. Take them for gas, sour
ness, heavincss, heartburn, or after din
ncr distress. Keep them with you and
take them regularly until your stomach is
strong and vigorous. Large box so cents
at Tragic Drug Co.'S and druggists every
where.
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tcrtOr Neunesuny; TbuTsuay fufr:
brisk northeast winds.
Special Local Data for Ycstertuv
Il noon temperature AZ
8 r. NJ. temperature .. Ak
Maximum temperature up to
- VI. 1900. 80
Minimum temperature UP TO
,,P. NJ. .................... 90
Mean temperature ........ 80
Normal temperature ......... "A
Deficiency in temperature .. IL
Deficiency in temperature since
March I. 1912 .......... 5h
Accum. deficiency in temperature
since January 1. 1912 497
Deficiency in rainfall since March
l, 1872 go
Accum. deficiency In rainfall since
January !, 1912 .............. .35
Local Observation S r. VI. Yesterday.
Temperature ................. 81
"a uhiuitS .....'. 63
Win9' olIection ...'.............N \. L.
n ~ llu; relocily .................. IL
ea.her .........-...... Cloudy
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ION l you
know that
{ e rnenta-
ton Of food
in the storn-
ach causes
nearly a II
S t o m a C h
troubles.
Don't you
know that
MI O-NA
s I o III a oh
T a b let S,
compound
cd from the
b G st pre-
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Stomach Always
Feels Fine
Eat and Drink What You
Want Whenever You
Want 1t

Don't you know that whole lot Of
this Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, ca
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THE WEATHER.

Forecant; For Firginia-Unsettied In
north, snow in south portion Wednes-
DAY; Thursday fair, not much change
In temperatures moderate northeast
windh.
For North CarOlfna-ffain on the
coast, snow followed by clearing I'm tn
terror "wednesday; Thursday FUR;
brisk northeast winds.
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sion
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Mr.. Cox moved to amend the VIII
leroy substitute by striking out the
name of Manchester wherever il ap-
pears and inserting Richmond N SIS
place. The substitute was based on
the bill OF ten years ago.
Mr.. Oliver explained the committee
bill at great length. giving the popu-
lation in each Senate and House dts
trict. He said the committee had tried
TO be just. and had given 10 its con-
sideratlon more time than had been
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The reports of the engineers once
showed . contract given to w. r.
yeitch for grading south Harrison
street given out April %. to have
been completed June %. and on which
work was not actually begun until