The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-17
MAPP TURNS JOKE
ON FRIEND LESNER
Offers Substitute to Norfolk Sen
ator,s Motion to Reconsider
Vote on Enabling Act.
CALLED MORAL ISSUES UP
Members Insist on Roll Call, but
Session Ends Without
Final Action.

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turned to the all but deserted Capitol
| yesterday to give the scmblanco of
| reality to the hangover session of the
. General Assembly. Pursuant to n rcso-
luton adopted carly last week, both
houses held short morning and after
noon sessions TO cnablo the presiding
officers of the bodies to sign enrolled
bills. The meetings will continue until
Friday.
IN tho Senate, whore the smallncss
OF the chamber and the comparatively
large delegation helped to dssipa,c
thc emptiness. the opening session bore
IL family resemblance To tho lively
Ea'heFihgs OF the past two months.
ne committee clerks and pages helpcd
10 I'll the seats. and stray visitors
hicd In with no watchful doorkeepcr TO
bar their way
Just Like Real Session. .
Lieutenant-G ovcrnor Enyson called
INC Survivors TO order at 1905 o'clock
! with The same impcrious tap OF wore.
Acting Clerk Jctcr began the porfunc
| tory reading OF the journal, which I'm
,he memory of even the Oldest member
mas never been read to tho end and
upon the usual motion from tho Gonr
the further reading OF tho Journal was
dispensed with
Tho failure OF the enrolling room 10
complete the expected bills left tho
session with nothing in particular to
| 90 Senator Lesncr seized fore bv
| me t'meioci with Il motion that took
| tho Senate by surprise.
"Mr. President" said the Senator
from Norfolk. addressing tho chni- ~,
move that tho Senate reconsider rho
| vote by which It passed the enabling
act" o
Senator Mapp was on his feet in an
instant No one can take the name OF
tho enabling act I'm vain when tho
! senator from Accomac is within hear
ing distance He rose to it's defense n 6
! promptly rs he rose a score Of times
/ curing tho late session, when limos
were par!ous and tho vote was close
move rs substitute for that mo-
tlnn. said Senator Mapp, that tho
senate take up out OF It's order on IN.
calendar House hill No AZ, better
known as the antIgafnhliu, nil. JTa,1s.
bill No. 5l3. otherwise known ~ IN.
%ntish!ppinc bill: and Senate bin No
ipt, sometimes called the antinuisanco
bili-all moral measures"
Tho reference TO the place on tho
calendar occupied by these measures
caused the assemblaGo to roar with
laughter, and Senator AIapp's short
! speech In support NJ his motion was
l warmly applaudcd.
/ NInpp Converts Lcsner.
! u accept the substitutes" said Scra
/ i"I l-cShcr 'nd%nariynouSly. The Sen
! ltor from Accomac has converted mo
and | shall do all can TO aid him
! getting these bills through"
Licutcuant-G Elyson tool,
! the cue and formally stated tho par
| liamcntary situation. The substitute
/ was put. but the members declined TO
vote except upon q roll call. but the
! call for a recorded vote was not sus-
! tanned. and both motions fell by the
/ way.
'Mr. President" SAID Senator Hart. -
.norc that this body invite DR.. James
| Cannon 10 q seat on the floor"
| The Senate responded with applause
| 10 the Roanoke Senator's change OF
| spirit.
| Il don't think that tho Senate should
| show any discrimination between min
! listers. and | move that the same priv
! ilcgc be accorded to Rev. Asbury Chris
| tian." said Senator Cannon.
/ In the House Speaker Cox convened
! tho lower branch at 10 o'clock. Both
/ houses rcasscmbled at gao o'clock for
/ Il ;cn-Ininutc session. while the pre-
! siding officers affixed their signatures
! to bills.
| The members in attendance ut the
! Senate meeting were Senators Echols
| saunders. buchanan. Cannon. Hartman.
| Hart, Mapp, Watkins. DrewTy. Paul.
I and N'cndenburE. In the House the
! session was attended by Delegates
, Baker, Love. 1oney. Stubs. Massic
| Spati., Duke. Field. Enslcy. Kinsey.
! Cum, Myers and Speaker Cox.