The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-18

seamster an absolute right TO demand
any price no might choose, however
excessive. and to hold the goods until
1t was paid. The motion TO pass tho
OH 10 It's engrossmcnt WAS rciected
10 10 ie.
Shipment OF Liquors.
without debate tho House passed to
IT'S third reading and engrossrnent the
White bin designed TO prevent the ship
ment or liquor TO students In colleges
Ihe Dill Is known as House bill No a d
II provides that before any dealer In
alcoholic liquors or any other person
snail ship any such liquor from ono
part or the State to another he shall,
hrst ascertain whether the person TO
whom he ships is person to whom he
would havo right TO sell spirituous
liquors Shipment to n person TO WHOM,
he would not have the right IN .au
cnrrics fine OF 500 10 $500 WITH tbo
burden OF proof on the shipper TO show
mat he used due diligence TO roceivo
reliable information
no same nno apples TO any person
giving false Information for tba NV
pose OF having liquor shipned 70
person who had no RICH, to buy n
me Byrd Law prohibits the sal. ~
| iiquor In license communities to ~ stu,
cent IN any public school, college or
am,vetslty' or TO an eplleptic. habi,ual
ufunHhrd or Intoxicated person Tho
! OH Is intended 10 prevent tho shin
| mont or liquor 10 n student In n colleRa
iocated In no-licensc or dry territory.
or to any other person to whom II
would be Illegal TO make sales n tbcra
were q licensed saloon In the vicinity
GnmhiinE Dill.
Tho stephenson bill to orsven.
gambling weathered a storm o. amend
/ lncnts' and was passed to its third
ne"uine ana engrossment In the form
In which IL was introduced II makes
II unlawful for any person to bet
wager or play at any games for money
ana makes no exception whatever UNI
der hne Of 500 or Jail sentence OF
sixty days. Mr.. Willis offered ar
! amendment making 1t apply only 10
! minors. He described the bin as tho
most drastic before the General AS
seubly. and one calculated to cause n
disregard OF law. Mr., Stephenson de-
clined 10 accept the amendment Ho
explained TINT the present law forbIds
games OF chance In any public place,
but that In q private room games ot
chance might be played provided no
one wins or loses more than $40 In
I twenty-four hours. He characterized
the present law ms ii disgrace 10 tho
| state, and an encouragement OF gam
bling. The Wits amendment was
rejected, rs was an amendment offered
by SIR Oliver. adding after money"
the clause "or any substitute therefor.
or any other thing OF value" some
one asked IL hy that he meant poker
chips. AMI 1t was rejected. as was an
amendment by Mr. Horner TO Include
anything representing money or hav-
ing money value. He had heard that
people sometimes cashed in their
watches and other property In satis.
faction or gambling debts.
Can't Play for Keeps.
Mr.. Chalkley wanted TO know whcth-
err the bill would prohibit two members
OF the General Assembly matching
coin to see who would pay for lunch
and Mr.. Gregory wanted to know
whether II was the intent OF the patron
TO prohibit the pages In the House from
playing marbles Tor keeps BY ~
vote of 43 to 16 the bill was passed
TO Its third reading and engrossment
Mr.. Cox left the chair and moved TO
reconsider, which motion waa rejected
thus preventing further amendments
when the bill comes up on its third
reading and final passage.
Among the bills passed to their third
reading without objection was one au-
thor!zing tho supervisors of counties
and Councils OF cities to appropriate
money to defray expenses OF veterans
attending the unvciling OF the Vir-
Sinia monument at Gettysburg, and tho
Baker Stubs resolution for the relief
of certain women OF Confederate or
CARNATIONS not on the State pension
rolls. or inmates Of any home or public
institution.