The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-07
HOT FIGHT i'm HOUSE
COMES ON RETURN OF
THE ENABLING ACT
Personalities Enter Discussion of Measure Comes from
Senate Weighted Down With Amendments
Making 1t Unsatisfactory
Mr. Oliver Leading Fight Against Enabling Act Challenges
Judge Williams Patron of the Bill to Show
Real Objection to Local Option" and
Statewide" Amendments

make himself heard. declaring. Il
will answer later, and will also an
swer plainly.
Both the gentleman from Fairfax
and the gentleman from Giles were
angry and many members left their
seats, and stood in the aisles- Others
soug hit to smooth things over.
On a question of parliamentary In
quiry. Speaker Cox ruled to Mr.. Stubs
tina. Mr.. williams had made An AFR
native motion asking the house not to
concur In the amendments to the bill
as a whole. but Mr.. Myers substitute
motion to consider the amendments
seriation would take precedence.
Mr.. oliver ExpIaiAA-
Mr. Oliver took the floor on a point
OF personal privilege and addressed his
remarks to Judge williams. He said
Il am responsible for every state
ment make on the fioor OF this house
and ] would not make any statement
unless 1 had SUFFICIENT evidence to
back IL up think that, like Mr.
Myers said. each members has a per-
sonal right to vote and discuss fully
every amendment placed in the bill
by the senate. I have seen certain
citizens OF this State and one not from
this State meet at certain place and
discuss this question. They discussed
what should be done about the On
abling act when II came back to the
house for concurrence and l challenge
anyone to deny that a program has
been mapped out as to how. II should
be met He then explained his re-
marks about taking orders. declar-
ing that he had a very high regard
for the gentleman from Giles. and did
not mean that he WAS taking orders
He said he had had conferences with
his friends on the action to be taken
when the bill came back and he sup
posed Judge williams had done the
same thing But he said he wanted
to register his vote on each and every
amendment
Going into the amendments, MFR
oliver said there was one that no ont
could have any real objections to. not
even Judge Williams and, that wal
the amendment changing the ballot
TO read. For Statewide" and For
Local Option" Another he declared
should not meet with any objection
and that WAS tho lengthening OF the
time before the bill should go into
effect Neither OF these amendments
he declared. affected the principle OF the
measure.
The speaker further declared ths
only reason he could see for tryinG
hearing on the floor was that In thu
conference more barterinE and trad.
ing could be done. Face this thinE
like men," said the Fairfax delegate
and don't throw the responsibility or
three members Of the house and three
members from the senate. Bear your
own burden and let your vote be re
corded and then you can go back t
your constituents like men and no
-
to say that I will never vote to al
low the manufacture of brandy wher
whtskey is denied"
Mr.. Willis, of Roanoke, attempted Il
cut of debate by moving the pending
question. but he WAS voted down. and
Mr.. Montague. OF Richmond. supported
Mr. Myers substitute. The delegate
from Richmond, said some OF TIN
amendments placed In the enabling &C
by the senate he would vote for. bu'
there some Others that he would mo-
vote for and that in Difference to thu
respective memhrs of the house eacf
amendment should be taken alone ant
passed on.
Designating OthcTs' Wishes
Regarding Mr.. divers statemen
he said he did not know whether
there was an organized movement fol
or against the bill, but that both side'
had the right to make such moves
Al seems SUI Anse. NO uec,AI g. gu
Wnen ene pili mas gone tnIousn en'
senate with these impoItAt ancnu
menus, tnat we ehouio NY anu eSnt
II back without even considering VIVA
the amendments were.
MT montague, tnen taxing the slo'
OF one OF the minori.y. maoe An M
passioned speech against the majority
VINO mad passed the Dill az 1rs.. ahe
VINO were now trying 70 sena ~ 70
conferences committee witnout Know
ing wnat tney Were senoins.
KNOW ne cr'en, you nave the vo.e
TO put II BY. put you snouid never oas
regard the WISHES OF 1ne o.ners.
Hugn A. White, Oh nockoF,use, al
ter MIR. montague nan taken ms sea-
was recognlxeu. ana oHereu as u sun
stitute amendment that the nous
concur IN the senate amenoMen.s
ana ine Dill ne accep,eo as ~ $1,000.
the floor and accepted gracefully Mr.