The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14

Lieutenant Governor ]. Taylor Ely
son, president of the Senate, yesterday
cast his vote for the conference report
on the enabling act. and forced the
deadlocked Senate to yield "a narrow
victory for Statewide prohibition. Tho
roll call showed twenty Senator'S in
favor of adopting the conference re-
port and an equal number enrolled
against It, Under the rules OF the body
1t was left to the chair to break tho
tic, and he voted in favor OF adoption
The recorded vote on the report OF
the conference committee follows:
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rlnnks, Row-
ers, buchanan, Crockett, Echois, Ed
mondsOn, FcRtherston, Fletcher, Gayle,
Grnyntf, AIapp. NToncure. Paxton, Rinc-
bnrt, Royal, Saunders, Smith, Tnycn.
ncr and West-10
Against ndOption--senntors brock
Cannon, Carton. Drewry, EnrIy, Garrett.
Harmun, Hobbs, Holt, Lcsner, Masste,
Montague, Parr, Paul, Rison, SOyvder
Thornton, Watkins and WcndenburS-
I'D.
Senator Hart announced that he was
paired with Senator Walker. If SEN
ator Walker had been present he would
have voted aye" and Senator Hart
would have voted no
Legislative Flight Over.
The vote in the Senate was taken at
2:t0 o'clock. one hour before tho House
question by vote OF g. to 81. Tho ac-
tion of the two branches In uniting
npou the same schedule OF amendments
formally ended the prohibition fight as
far as the General Assembly of Virginia
is concerned, and from now on the VIII
liams enabling act Is out of it's hands
Both houses had already passed the
bill, tho question of the amendments
alone being the point at issue. Tho
conference committee appointed Jointly
by both branches was charged with the
duty OF reporting amendments which
would cure this disagreement. The
adoption of the report by n majority
vote In the House and Senate wiped out
the last remaining difference, and the
amended enabling act stood approved
without further action.
In both houses members voting with
the prevailing side moved to reconsider
the vote by which the conference re-
port was adopted, and the motion failed
to carry in either branch The refusal
to reconsider was the parliamentary
way OF sealing the General Assembly's
action. 1T cut the last guy-rope that
bound the measure to the Legislature.
and set IL adrift TO shift for itself in
tho office of the Governor, before tho
people and possibly before the courts.
end Came without Warning.
The end came without warning. It
had been currently reported that the
COUIeFteS WOuiu yesterday HQTninS
make an effort to bring the bill out or
committee, but not even the members
Of the Senate themselves believed that
everything would be settled before adj
iournment for the day There were
few people in the gallery to witness
the finals.
Victory perched on the banner of the
prohibition forces only after an hour
and half OF stirring debate. Half an
hour after the opening OF the discus
sion Senator Early secured the floor
and announced his intention to oppose
the conference report. Senator Walker,
one OF the bulwarks OF the prohibition
wing, was absent. and enabling act
leaders began to grow apprehensiye.
An uprelenting attack Kept up by the
opposition upon the conference amsnd-f
ments appeared ar 2.05 O'Clock to have
carried the day for the autiepRbftpE
act forces, and Senator Saunders. OK
Middiesex, sprang into the breach with
motion to adjourn.
The Senate however, had tasted
blood. and voted 20 finish the tight thero
and then. The roll call proceeded with
leaders OF both difes following tho
vote with pad and pencil, !,
From Defeat to Victory.
When Acting Clerk Jeter reached
Senator Wes;@-last on the roil---thA
vote stood seventeen for adoption and
nineteen for rejection. It LOGGED
black for the enabling asi, and Senst-
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