The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-08

John Orr: Dodson. Duke, Field, Green.
Quinn. Harris, Harvey. Helm. Hobson.
Houston, Hughes. Land. Leedy. Lewis,
Lowry. Milstead. Montague, Myers, Nell
son, oliver. Philpott, Pitts. Price, Reed,
Spatig, Toney. Weaver, a. O. Weaver,
II. C.. White, Willis. Mr.. speaker-~3s.
Nays--Adams. Baker. Barley. Brewer.
Brown. Browning, Buck, Cawthorn.
Dalton, Daniel. J. william; Earman.
Flanagan. Franklin. Grant Grasty.
Gregory. Gordon. Harrison. Hartley.
Horner. Hut, Johnson. Jordan. Kent.
Kinsey. Lincoln. Looney, Miller. holland,
Norris, Page. Powell. Rev. Robertson,
Rolston, Smith, Francis w; stearnes
Steck. Stephenson, Stubs. Taylor. Wal
ton, williams, Winston--At.
Mr., White then moved that as the
second amendment was defeated the
house should refuse to concur In the
third fourth. fifth, sixth, seventh and
ninth amendments as they were prac-
( ticalIy the same thing. When the ques-
7 ton was put, the house almost unani-
mously refused to concur.
| The Electorate.
| Mr.. Stearnes made an attempt to
stop the proceedings and have the
! rest of the amendments sent to a con-
ference committee, making an elo-
uuent address of three minutes on the
subject But~no sooner had he taken
! his seat than Mr.. Oliver moved that
the house should concur in amend
ment No. s. This amendment deal
/ ing with the manner in which a voter
should qualify. follows:
"Ali persons who were qualified to
vote at the regular November election,
nineteen hundred and thirteen, and all
other persons who are otherwise quail
flied, and have personally paid at least
six months prior to the second Tues.
day in June. OF the year nineteen hun.
bred and fourteen, all State poll taxes
assessed or assessable against then
during the three years next preceding
the year of nineteen hundred and
fourteen. and all such other persons
who shall become of lawful age at 2
time when no eapitation tax was as
sessable against them for the veal
nineteen thirteen, and shall thereaf
ter register by reason OF becoming o.
lawful age prior to the date hereir
fixed for the holding Of said election
shall be qualified to vote In the cleo
, ton
Speaker Cox, Immediately after Mr.
Oliver offered his substitute to Mr.
, Stearnes' motion, tried to rush rol
call, but the floor leader clamored 10
recognition to discuss the subject. ant
the speaker finally recognized MI
williams. even though the clerk hat
begun to cali the roll. Judge William
said: "God knows / am not trying t.
delay matters, but / do want to sa.
. what / think on these amendments
but this time / will concur with Mr.
i, Oliver, and the lamb shall lay dow
with the lion" The remarks brough
, forth a roar of laughter from-all owe
the house.
Mr.. Meyers, however. was not s.
easily satisfied He claimed tn
: floor declaring that he did not wan
these amendments showed down hi
throat any more than he wanted tn
enabling act showed down his throat II
the beginning. and he wanted tn
: amendment fully explained. The Ques
, ton of concurring in the amendmen
was rushed. through, however. with
out explanation and the house refuse
to concur by a vote OF Al to SO, as fol
lows:
Yeas-Birrell. Bonifant. Clement
Dodson, Field. Flanagan. Green. Gum
Harris Hetiin. Hobson. Horner, Hous
. ton, Land. Leedy. Lewis. Lincoln
Lowry, Miistead. Montague, Nelson
oliver, Philpott, Price. Reed. Robertson
, Smith. Francis w: spatig. spessard
, Toney. Weaver, II. c.; Willis-32.
Nays-Adams. Baker. Barley. Brew
, err, Brown, Browning, Buck. Cawthorn
Chalkley, Commins. Crockett Dalton
, Daniel John Orr; Daniel j. William
, Earman. Franklin. Grant Grasty. Gre
CORY. Gordon. Harrison Hartley. Har
vey. HUFF, Hughes. Johnson. Kent. Kin
sey. Miller, Myers, holland. Norris, Page
Pitts, Powell, Rev, Rolston, Stearnes
steck. Stephenson. Stubs. Taylor. Wal
ton, Weaver, A. G.; White. Williams
Winston, Mr.. Speaker--47.
Make Time shorter.
Amendment No. 10 was then calle'
for. This, gave the liquor dealers an
other year in addition to the two year
provided for, before prohibition shoul'
\ go into effect. The bill as original,
drawn. declared 1t should go into etfec
May i, 1916. The senate amended i
, to read May !, 1917.
Judge wilkins led of, against tn
concurrence of the house, saying tina
! of all tho amendments made by tn
, senate this one capped the climax ant
renewed his request that the nous
/, would send 1t back. He was answer
/, ed shortly by Mr.. Oliver. Mr.. Reed