The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-23
SGttf6}N ems TURN DOWN
BRYAN INVITATION
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS DO
Nor WANT TO HEAR HIM ON
FAvoRITE SUBJECTS.
HE MAY SPEAK YET
FRIENDS SAY INCLUSION OF sENA-
TOR LA TOILETTE INVITA-
TION CAUSED IN 10 BE
REJECTED.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
RALEIGH. N. C., Jan. 22.z-The
first Sensation" Of the newly-assem-
bled legislature of North Carolina de-
veloped last evening when the senate
stubbornly resisted and killed the
house resolution presented hy JUS
tice, Of Gulford former speaker cf
the house, calling for the creation
Of a special JOINT committee author
tied to invite william Jennings Iryan
and Senator La Toilette and Presi-
dent~Elect Wilson to address the
legislators on the subject of the in
itiative and referendum. It developed
a startling situation at times. and
many surprises. The final vote on
the resolution latter two hours of the
warmest kind Of debate between
Bryan and anti-Bryan Democrats,
there are only three Republican sena-
tors of the total of fifty, and ono of
them voted with the BrYanites1 was
81 against to % for it--and by that
startling vote the invitation (Which
was designed by its author and ex
plotted by other politicians Of the
same mind in the interest Of the Ne
braskan) to Mr. Bryan was relegated
to the legislative morg}e, with no
prospect Of an attempt to breathe life
into 1t again
But the brief existence IL enjoyed
was of the liyeliest sort. and while It
drew the fire Of the champions Of
Senator Simmons. who do not like
the attitude Mr. Bryan has assumed
toward the senior senator from North
Carolina, and the other element who
are anti Bryan, per Sc il did rot fail
to receive the encomiums which the
Bryanites deemed proper TO pay il.
Underwood's Name Added.
Before the fate Of the bill was
known one amendment was adopted
adding the name If Oscar Underwood
to the trio already named.
Another amendment adding the
name of ex-senator Joseph w. Bailey
OF Texas WAS defeated, hut i rcrr1vpti
the votes of thirteen of the forty
seven Democratic senators.
Another amendment adding the
names OF Vim. r. Hearst and Gull
Derson, of Texas. was defeated.
Some Red-Hot Speeches.
Several Of the score of senators who
took part in the startling debate be-
tween the two elements Of Democrats
did not withhold their verbal ammu-
milton any TO speak of. and some Of
them talked very plainly their minds
On the subject.
Bryan May Vet Address Legislature.
Bot. while the senate refused to
exts-F the proposed invitation to Mr..
Bryan. as adopted by the house. the
Great Commoncr" may yet be
asked to address the Tarheel law
makers. though most likely on some
subject other than the initiative and
referendum" the subject named in
the resolution Just defeated.
Mr.. Bryan Is expected to visit Ra-
leigh March I'd, he having named
that date In a letter received here
from him this week. as most convent
ent for him TO address the State peace
conference which will he in session
here the first week in March.
AS the sixty days session of the
legislature will not expire till March
9th, 1t is not improbable that Mr..
Bryan will he extended an invitation
to speak to the law makers-probabl
on the same date. The subject that
will most likely he suggested to him
is How to Make State Governments
Efficient"
Being In the capital Of the State, a
guest. at that time. there viii not he
any opposition to extending Mr.,
Bryan. separately. an invitation to
speak to tn legislators on subject
like that suggested.
Indeed. some Of Mr.. Bryan's most
active friends. after the battle in the
senate terminated. expressed the
opinion that the resolution would
have met a different fate Thy close
vote) had IL not contained the name
of La Toilette also. .---