The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-14

m or the report of the committee OF con
ference appointed from the senate and
house TO consider and reach an
agreement as to the final form Of the
enabling act. Lieutenant Gofernor j,
< Taylor Ellyson, acting as president on
the senate yesterday insured the pas
sage of the bin In form acceptable TO
The prohihitionists by voting for the
acceptance OF the report, senator
Hart ann unced after the roll call
i that he was paired with Senator Walk
ef who was called away toy an I'M
puFTaTt 1eEJT ynEagG 1TTTT7Tc
The adoption ef the measure az
perfected by the conference committee
was made possible by the votes Of
Senators Fletcher, 4fChols, Bowers and
N0neure. who in the lSl2 session OF
ne general assembly cast their votes
against the bill Senator Early. whom
1t was thought miEht vote for the &C
tepsance Of the report in "a speech
declared against "a change from local
option" TO against State wide pro-
hibftion." pledged his vote for the re-
lection of the report.
The vote by wh}eh the report of the
committee was accepted. and the bill
thus passed, follows.
Axes~Messrs Blanks Bowers, Blu
ehanan. Crockett, Echols Edmoason.
Featherston, Fletcher, Gayle. Gravatt.
Mapp Moncure, Paxton, Rinehart
Royal. Saunders. Smith, Tayenner
ard West--~19.
Nav s. Messrs. Brock Cannon.
t-atron. Drewry. Farley, Garrett, Har
man Hobbs Holt, Lesner. Massie,
Montague, Parr, Paul Rison, Sowder,
Thornton. Watkins and WendenbuTE-
Is.
President Eliyson announced the tie,
stated that he would vote aye, and de-
81 "a h.s tar a4InnGDH nf
The fight against the measure con-
,inued until the last hope of the liquor
Interests was gone. Win The action OF
Senator Early when he declared him
self against the conference report. the
vets took hope ana redounied Their
efforts To gain The requisite VOTES TO
Sfect the report and kin the enabling
act ifecklins the advocates Of the
measure on every qulbbic possible,
hey made vain attempts to swerNe
the course of argument. hut Senators
Mapp, Saunders and West held their
course and followed the program they
had laid out without Inch
Mapp Make Fine Fight.
Senator Mapp. Az militant member
.'cf the conference committee. led the
hight for the adoption of the report
and ny ciear-Cu. argument showed its
merits a. a reform measure lie was
ably seconded by his colleagues, who
saet the attacks at every point
When the final vote Was taken,
Senator Moncure did not vote when his
nanTe was called, and the vote stood ! .
70 rs against the acceptance Of the
report Senator Sapp changed his
vote from aye TO nay in order that he
might ask for H. reconsideration. I'M
4r3ediafe1y afterward Mr.. Moncure Net-
cd aye and Senator Mapp changed his
vote back TO aye. making the vote a
lie. fFeS3uent EllySon HIliSHcd Aht
job,
Before the parliamentary law on
the question WAS explained to him,
Senator Holt attempted 10 present "A
minority report. prepared 10y himself
and Delegate Oliver, the other wet
member of the committee, Mr. Mapp
blocked the recognition of the report
declaring that there could he no
minority report OF Ia conference COM
mittee.
Senator Holt attempted to make a
Verbal minority report, but President
Eilysan held that report was re
port whether made verbally or in
writing, and refused to allow him to
rake a report for himself and Mr..
Oliver
men I will merely explain nay posi-
tion in the matter" declared Senator
Holt. and he was allowed to make a
plea for the rejection of the commit
tees report on the ground that the
amendm agreed TO by the COM
fnittee were distasteful to the senate.
Report Taken Up Promptly.
The first half hour of the senate $
session was devoted TO the passage
of bills against which there was no OBJ
faction The special and continuing
order, the appropriations bill, was then
called up for discussion,
Senator West gained the floor but
/. I'm NJ ian h
OF time he was interrupted by senator
Holt. who declared that the report
If the conference committee had the
right Of way over all measures and ne
asked that IL be called up
Senator Mapp opposed the bringing
up OF the report at that time. saying
that parliamentary rules required that
the house which was asked for CON
ference should first ACT on the meas
ure He stated that the houe Of del
egates was at that time considering
@the committees reports. and he
thought the senate should walt until
the house had acted
Conference ferT7urr ftrad.
Senator Holt. declaring he had a
minority report 70 offer. insisted that
q the matter BE taken up, and called for
II division IL was decided 10 take the
matter UP and Clefk Hanger read Inc
report. 1T follows
TO the Senate and House Of Dele
gates Of Virginia
Your undersigned cuuferees upon
the disagreeing votes pf the TWO
houses on No. . house blli. known as
the enabling act" being a bill 10 pro
ride for the calling and holding OF
an election upon the question OF pro-
,fbiting the manufacture for sale and
he sale of intoxicating liquors and 10
declare the effect 81 the result Of such
a a ,sgfs lac Fr,r