The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
Vote Of Six to Five Against
Bill as Amended Shows
Ground Gained and Indi-
Gates Passage Of Measure.
One Member Absent Would
Have Voted Wet. Amend
ments Delay Operation Of
Law One Year and Allows
Manufacture to Continue.

AZ was expected, the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections last
evening made an adverse report on
the Statewide enabling act. The vote
on the bill as amended in the COM
mittee was six to Ave
1t IL understood that the senators
against the bill were: Holt. Parr. Hart.
Hobbs, Massie and Montague: and
those for the bill: Early, Edmondson.
Gayle, Mapp and Moncure--5 How
ever, one member was absent from the
committee meeting, Senator Rison.
The committee met soon after a
o'clock. with eleven members present.
senator Holt, the chairman, asked IL
there were any persons on hand who
desired to be heard. Turning to DR..
James Cannon. he asked:
'Dr. Cannon. do you desire to make
any statement in connection with the
bill?"
Il have nothing whatever to say.
Mr.. Chairman, unless the other side
shall have something to say" replied
Or. Cannon.
This La the same committee: we all
remember what was said. and II looks
to me like a waste Of time to engage
In hearing" said Senator Hart
"In order to get something before
the committee said Senator Mapp.
one Of the strongest OF the dry mem
beers OF the upper branch, II move that
the committee report favorabiy the
house bill providing for an election on
manufacture of liquor in. Virginia,
House bin No. g."
In Executive Session.
II move that the committee go into
executive session" said Senator Hart
This was adopted by a vote of to T..
In executive session. Senator Early.
OF Greene, offered several amend
mcnts. all OF which were adopted.
Another amendment by Senator
Early was that providing for the hold
Ing OF the election on the issue on the
fourth Thursday In June. 1914. the
amendment allowing for young voters
coming of age to Participate
II that date lis chosen for the cleo
ton /, means that every person in the
State who qualities for the regular No
vemher election will have right to
vote In the wet and dry contest, for
the date fixed is within the constitu-
tionai time for permitting voters who
qualify for the November election to
vote In the special election.
Some Facts Overlooked.
But Inadvertently they overlooked
the facts that this law, II passed. Is
not operative for ninety days after the
act is approved. which throws It's OPP
GRAFTON over until about June 18th or
18th, and between June 12th and the
fourth Thursday in June. or June
18th, there is no time for the circula-
tion OF petitions to the governor. the
certificates of the circulation, the GER
tificates of the clerks of the counties.
the notification of the secretary of the
Commonwealth, his notification OF the
governor, the governors proclamation
and the publication of same, every one
Of which prerequisite conditions and
notices are provided and required by
the bill.
Senator Early got in another
amendment. which provides that In
case the majority OF the voters shall
decide that prohibition shall obtain In
Virginia, the same shall become ef-
fective on and after May. 1a1T--one
year beyond the period fixed by the
BILL
Senator Early proposed another
amendment, which was adopted.
which protects the establishments at
present engaged in the manufacture OF
vino and by-products. so that they
shall be allowed to continue in busi-
ness. but they are not to be allowed
10 sell less than two and q half gal
Ions to any one person, or one dozen
bottles. to be shipped by a common
carrier to some point out OF the State.
Members Uncommunfcative.
This IL what took place in the COM
mittee, as far rs can be ascertained.
tho members being about as COM
municative az the Sphinx. The clerk
knew nothing. except that the COM
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