The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
NEED MORE VOTES
TO TAKE BILL UP

Though Senator Mapp had given no
tice that he would make an effort at
the beginning of the right session to
get the anti-yice bill up again, when
the senate reconvened the observe nee
OF the rule, under which the senate
was operating. was adhered to- Al
o'cloclS. however, Senator Mapp moved
to take up the bill out Of its order
and proceed with it's consideration.
Senator Paul objected 10 taking up
the bill Senator Garrett said that a
day or two ago he had declared hat
the opponents of the bill had been
.caught mapping. and tonight he could
say that the advocates had gotten the
gait good and hard. He advised the
opponents t. take their medicine. and
he new urged the advocates TO do the
same
Not Enough Votes
The vote was Overwhelmingly In
favor of taking up the bill. bat twenty
seven affirmative votes were needed,
and they could not be secured. The
vote was as follows:
Ayes Messrs. Blanks, Brock. Bnch-
anan, Catr2n. Echols. Edmondson.
Gayle, Mapps Moncure. Royal. Saun-
ders. Tavenner. Thornton. Walker,
Watkins and West---16.
Noes NJ eSs'rs. cannon, Crockett,
Featherston. Garrett. Gravatt, Har-
mon, Hart. Hobbs, Holt, Lesner. Mon
tague. Paul Rinehart, Rison, Smith
and Sowder--ls.
Twenty-seven votes were necessary
in order to tote the bill up, aud it
went over.
Defeat OF jug Bill
Senator Mapp moved to suspend the
rules and to take up the anti-shipping
h
senate adopted the motion he would
Immediately move to put the bill on its
passage. There were not enough votes
to suspend the rules. This was the
vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Brock. Buchanan.
catron, Crockett, Edmondson FeatIl-
erston, Garrett. Gayle. Gravatt
Royal, Saunders, Smith, Taveaner
Thornton, Walker. Watkins and West
~--22
Noes-Messrs. Cannon. Hartman
Hart, Lesner, Motague, Paxton and
Rinehart-7.
Richmond Jurors Lose.
Governor Stuart last night sent to
the senate his first veto message to
the senate. 1t was a disapproval of
the claim of certain Richmond men
who were called TO Alexandria TO try
the bank wrecking case. The veto was
read in the senate as follows:
To the Senate OF Virginia.
/ herewith return without my ap-
prevail senate bill No. lilo, entitled: .
To authorize the auditor of public
accounts to pay out of the amount
appropriated to pay criminal charges
the allowances made jurors summoned
from the city of Richmond to Try
criminal case in the Corporation court
Of the city of Alexandria.
object to this bin for the following
reasons First, The bill fails to state
the extent OF the proposed charge on
the public treasury.
Second. 1t violates in spirit, IL not
in letter, the provisions of sections
63 and "a of the constitution. prohibit
ing the enactment OF special laws in
the cases there enumerated
Third. Realizing that a hardship may
be suffered BY the Jurors in this case.
II Is nevertheless to be remembered
that jury service is essentially patrio-
tic in its nature. and cannot be placed
upon mere pecuniary basis. since II
is nearly invariably performed at some
cost, both of time and convenience, TO
the citizen.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY c. STUART.
Governor.
The question was on whether the bill
should pass, notwithstanding the veto
of the governor. The vote was: Noes,
&c; ages. l tMr. Thorton).
state Normal school For Women.
The senate last night took up the
bin changing the name of the Farm
Vile Female Normal school TO the
State Normal School for Women. The
bill also provides for empowering the
school to inaugurate a four-year coll
lege course and to confer degrees. The
bill was passed.
No More Short weights.
Senator Smith called up his bill to
amend the code. section So regulating
weights and measures The purpose
OF the bill is to revive sections re-
pealed some years ago, which deal with
the subject of short weights and meas
ures The measure was passed.
ADD MEASURE
Wants Thaw Remanded.
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