The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-05


/ the rural districts The celebrates Of
the urban districts. he said, have quail
I fed in anticipation of the June cleo
tons. while no corresponding ouali
ication has taken place in tho coun-
! try districts where most OF the pro-
hibitton strength lies
Senator Hart thought that the OBJ
position made too much Of the sup
poscdly antiprohibition strength of the
cities. and towns He directed atten-
ton TO the results in Danvillo, Clifton
Forge, and Staunton, whore local
elections held recently returned VIC
tories for prohibition, although in each
or these towns full electorate voted.
The Mapp substitute. however. .n'--
/ cd several supporters from those who
had voted against the substitute of.
carried by vote of 23 TO II. The
Senators voted az follows:
Ayes: Blanks Bowers. Brock Buch
anan, Crockett, Early, Echols. Edmon-
son. Featherston. Garrett. Gayle
Gravntt, Hobbs, Mapp. Moncure, Rinc-
/ mart, Royal, Saunders, Smith, Taven-
! ner. Walker Watkins. Wcst-23
! Noes: Cannon, Catron, Drewry,
| Fletcher. Hartman, Hart, Holt, Lesner
Mnssic, Montague, Parr. Paul Paxton
! Rison Sowdcr, Thornton, Wcndenburg
liz.
| Given Until Mny I. 1917.
! Considerable debate was devoted to
! the committee amendment putting pro-
! hibition into effect on May l. 1917. II
! was opposed by Senator Walker, who
| directed attention to- the fact that un-
! der the terms of the original bin the
| liquor business would he given TWEEN
| ty-seVcn months TO wind up its ar-
H.,
! than had been allowed by other States
that had enacted Statewide laws
The liquor traffic. said Senator Walk
| or. was pernicious and the sooner ii
! was made illegal the better for the
State. He asked that the committee
amendment be voted down and the pro
vision of the original bill retained.
| Senator Hart took up the defense Of
| the amendment. The LIQUOR business
| he reminded the Senate. was not an
| outlawcd business under the present
! law and must he given full time to
wind up it's affairs without undue loss
| a delay until May l, 1917. he thought
| was further advisable because it will
! enable the Legislature OF 1916 to levy
! on the business for another taxing
| period TO Offset In part the 100000
| deficit that the withdrawal OF the
| tax from the source Will occasion af-
| ter the law becomes effective. Senator
| Wendenburg urged the Senate not to
| impose an avoidable hardship on the
men who have much capital invested In
various forms of the liquor business
| by fixing Il porhibition date which
Will compel II sacrifice Of their invest :
! ments.
The vote on the committee amend
| ment showed the Senate in a new line
| mp. several OF the enabling act Scna-
| tors voting for the extended date The
amendment was carried by n vote OF
| "a 10 1G, the Senators voting as fol-
! lows:
! Ayes--Brocl, Cannon, Catron, Drew
! ry. Early Edmondson. Fletcher, Gar
rctt, Harmon. Hart, Holt Hobbs, Les
ncr. Mnssie Moncurc, Montague Parr
/ Paul Paxton, Rison Sowdcr, Thorn
! ton. Watkins. Wcndenburg-24
Nocs-Blanks Bowers. Buchanan
I Crockett, Echols Fcatherston. Gayle.
/ Gravatt, Mapp. Rinchart, Royal Saun-
/ ders. Smith, Tavenner. Walker. West
Ii
/ The committee amendment permitting
/ the manufacture and sale Of wine. pro-
vdcd the product Is sent out of the
state. gave rise TO the most pointed
/ debate al tile day Wet Senators
charged that the prohibition leaders
had Incorporated tho amendment as :,
sop TO the voters. ana the opposition
repOed heatedly that 1t would gladly
strike the amendment from the bill
If il were possible to secure its passa "a
without tho wine cvcrnp,ion
So.,
senator cannon OF Richmond. WAS
particularly bitter he called the
"neh"'ncnt vicious and pernicious
compFo'niNe To cot the vote Of the
crane raising sections Of the state
'rhn people or Virginia he said. arc "a
nc spared tie ravagos incident TO thc
local sale ana consumption OF the wine
manufactured under the bin but tie
wine makers viii be civen fun author
~ to debauch the people OF adjacent
states.
Hc CHALLENGED the consistency in