The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-10
Wine, Beer and Cider
Provisions Stricken
Outin Short Order.
MATTER NOW GOES
TO CONFERENCE
Three Members From Each
Branch Will Be Named to
Frame Bill on Which Two
Houses Can Agree-Little
Debate as Amendments
Come Up and Are Killed.

Every Senate amendment to the Will
iiams enabling act was rejected BY tho
HouEe Of Delegates yesterday. and the
senate was put on notice that the
House refused TO concur In the bill az
amended. Tho wine and beer exemp-
lions sent over from the Senate met
with less support than those amend
mens considered on Saturday. and
even tho amendment eNclnpting cldcI
from the prohibition clause went down
TO defeat by :. vote of 6S to 81
There was little debate. and no cf-
iort TO explain the amendments, The
friends of tho bill &ad shown their
strength on Saturday, and had ma.
teriaily Increased their following.
One after another of the remaining al
tcrations was presented, and with but
little debate the House refused to con-
cur in fact, most of the so-cailed
vets who voted consistently against
wine and beer exemptions, which, out
of the 100 members, mustered only
eight votes in the House.
Conference Expected.
Tho Senate had adjourned when tho
action OF the House was formally COM
municateS, ard the notice of concon
currence III the amendments will come
upper branch is expected to ask for
a committee OF conference in an effort
to adjust tho differences between the
two houses. The report OF confer
ence committee is not divisible, and
must be either adopted or rejected In
each house Confcrees for the Senate
Will probably bc Senator Mapp, floor
leader for tho BILL and Senator Holt.
leader OF the opposition, with one other
10 be named by Lieutenant Governor
Ellyson.
In the House the conferees will be
Judge Martin Williams. patron OF the
bill. and Mr.. oliver, of Fairfax. leader
OF the opposition, with one other to be
named by the Speaker. Report had
IL yesterday that the third House con-
feree would be Mr.. Barley, of Botc-
tourt. who voted for the bill and has
consistently voted with the dry side
on the amendments.
Vino and Beer Amendments.
The enabling act came up in tho
House as Il special and continuing
order. The clerk presented the elev-
cnth Senate amendment, which added
to the clause prohibiting the manufac.
ture and sale of liquor in the even,
Of the State voting for Statewide pro-
hibt!oil. n clause excepting vino and
its by-productS manufactured from
grapes, berries cr fruits by any per
son, firm or corporation now manu- :
featuring wine In this State, provided
the wine or by-products so manufac
turcd TO he sold only in packages OF
not less than two and one half gal
Ions. or one dozen bottles. and be de-
liVcrcd to common carrier to bo
transported outside of the state; and
excepting all malt liquors containing
not more than 3 IL per cent In volume
of alcohol manufactured by any person,
firm or corporation now manufacture
ing malt liquors In this State, pro-
vidcd 1t be sold In packages OF not
less than fvo gallons or two dozen
bottles, and be delivered TO a common
carrier TO be transported outside OF
the State.
LAS ! have said with regard to all
OF the amcndments,' said Judge Will
liams, this House should vote no.
and send all the amendments TO a
conference committee" The roll call
on concurrence in tho eleventh amend
ment resulted In the House refusing
to concur by vote of SO to s, those
voting to concur being Mcssrs. Clement.
Dodson, Field, Gum. Milstead. Philpott,
Robertson and Willis.
Messrs. Cox, Myers, Montague Toney
and Hobson, composing the Richmond
delegation, voted solidly against con-
currence in the Senate amendment, as
did the leader of the opposition forces,
Mr.. oliver. of Fairfax, and number
OF others who have consistently op-
posed the enabling act.
No Cider Exemption.
The twelfth Senate amendment. which
reads provided that nothing In this
act shall be construed as affecting
the present law concerning the manu-
facturc and sale Of cider, stirred up
moro debate 1t was explained that
the "present law" to which the amend
ment refers, is the Byrd law OF 1910,
which, In section Ii. provides that
cider which will produce intoNication
shall not be sold In quantities or less
than five gallons In local option ter
ritory or in territory in which license
to sell ardent spirits at retail has
not been granted, except by the per-
son growing or buying the fruit from
which tho cider is made; provided
further that no cider containing moro
than per centum OF alcohol Mt tho
time OF sale shall be sold In local op-
| ton territory where license to sell
ardent spirits at retail has not been
granted" Colonel Leedy denounced the
amendment rs one of the most In
| famous pieces OF class discrimination
| that could be devised"
Mr. Page, OF Albemarle, presented
| petitions from the owners Of appruxi-
! matcly 100000 apple trees in Vir-
| ginia, who claimed that II was neces-
sary to allow them to make cider In
| order to take caro- OF tho by-products
| Of their orchards. He expressed tho
hope that the House would concur In
| this amendment.
Vote on Cider Clause.
'I have profound respect for the local
! conditions described" said Judge Will
! liams, but this is a case where some :
thing must be yielded to the public
good 1 hope the House will vote not
| to concur"
| The roll call resulted: ayes. rs; noes.
| 68; and the House refused to concur.
The vote on the motion to concur was
ms follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Clement. Dalton. John
| Orr Daniel, Dodson. Duke. Franklin.
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