The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
Measure Regulating Shipments
of Liquor Into State and to
Dry Points Given Vote So
For. 10 Against.
Vote Was Reached
Without Debate
Limits Shipments to Cash In
dividual Buyers to One Gal
lon Each-Girls' Home Bill
Giving State Institution Also
Passes.

Without a word Of protest and only
sixteen votes against it. the anti-shlp
ping bin or the measure making the
Webb Kenyon bill applicable to VIZ
ginia, passed the house of delegates
last night shortly before midnight
This important measure regulates the
limiting the sales to individual cash
customers in quantities of not more
than one gallon each.
1t was thought hot fight would be
precipitated when this bill was called,
but as soon as ii was announced several
members sprang to their feet like
magic and called for the pending
question, Speaker Cox ordered the roll
call TO be started and before mem
Der had time to think the roll call
was on.
The entire time from the moment the
bill was called 10 the time the vote
had been recorded and the result an
nounced was olte minute and forty
five seconds, The vote stood 81 ayes
to IS noes.
Night Session.
were stfil under consideration and the
passage of the numerous bills advanced
was continued.
Many skirrnishes occurred. resulting
in the defeat OF several measures. Thu
bill providing = license tax on persons
or corporations engaged in hauling
lumber. etc, the revenue from which
should go 10 tho county road fund,
was defeated after "a hot fight.
a it {sds "A NJ n
entice or pursuade a servant from his
employer also met defeat after a fight.
Mr.. Horner. of Southampton ably
ehampioned the measure, but by
small majority ii was lost.
A measure OF sweeping Importance
authorizing the board of supervisors
of the several counties to enact such
local and special legislation as may
he deemed expedeut by Mr.. Land, of
Nottoway, was also lest.
When the Bon Air home bill. by Mr..
Quinn. came up in its passage, thu
warmest debate of the day ensuea.
Mr. Baker, of Chesterfield. moved 10
reconsider the vote by which it was
advanced to it's third reading. be-
cause he was absent at the time, for
tite par pose eff ts4ff.-44t3t n
Likened to Hornets Nest.
He offered an amendment making IL
from Its present site when taken over
by the state. This was rejected over
whelminElN. Mr. Gum amended the
bill TO conform with the senate bill.
Mr. Horner, of Southampton. and
Mr. Gordon. of Louisa, made bitter at
lacks on the measure, the former de-
claring he did not want TO saddle the
State with a hornets nest while the
latter declared it was the limit of
g of q f,e n
ers conducting il. Mr., Meetze, OF
Prince william. answered MIR. Gordon,
declaring he would rather have his
tongue cleave to ths roof of his mouth,
than speak of the ministry as Mr..
Gordon had done.
Captain Baker put up q strong fight
against the measure. attempting to
amend it several times. but ever since
the session convened the mind of the
general assembly had been made up
on this question. and 1t was almost
one man against a hundred.
At IL o'clock the anti-shippins bill,
house bill No. 5l3 was before the
house. This measure by Mr.. Penning-
ton, Of Lee, provides for the regula-
ton of the shipment of ar<1t spirits
into the state or between points
within the State. II Is measure TO
make the Webb Kenyon bill applica-
debate. and almost before the mem
bers had time to catch their hreaths,
the pending question was called and
the roll call was started. In short
order the roll was completed, and
the bill passed hy vote of sc to 6.
Years--Baker, Barley, "Branscomb'
Brewer, Brown. Cawthorn. Charley,
Chapman, Cousins, Crockett. Dalton,
Duke. Ferebee, Grant, Grasty. Cor
don. Harris. Harrison. Hefiin. Horner,
HUFF. Johnson. Kent, kinsey. Land,
Malbon, Meetzze. Miller. Milstead. No
land. Norris. Page. Pennington. Pow
ell. Radford. Rev. Rolston, Francis w.
Smith, Harry b. Smith. Stearnes,
Steck. Stephenson, Stubbs, TAYLOR,
Terrell. Walton, Fl. G.. Weaver, White,
Williams. Willis, WInston.-56.
Nays Blr-ell. Bonifant. Clement,
Easley. Field Green. Gregory, Hohson,
Hughes Montague, Myers. Nelson,
Oliver, Price. Toney. Mr.. Speaker ri s.
The consideration Of bits continued
but again objectionable bills held up
the proceedings, but they were defeat
ed in every instance. House bill No.
Isl. amending and re-enacting an act,
providing for the punishment of a
husband for deserving his wife and
children in necessitous circumstances
without just cause, came under the
ban and went down by vote OF 30 to
30
School Cssmm'sSion Rejected.
bill by Mr.. Montague. of Rich
mond. to establish a. commission te
study the educational system Of the
state and other States with q view %
rexisdnG thu sschol system. caused !
M M "a 6pe4 " sEAtrd $500 81.