The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-13
LESNER AND MAPP
IN SHARP DEBATE
Norfolk Senator Rcscnts Intima-
ton That He Was Blocking
Moral Measure.
TIRED OF OLD ARGUMENT
Chair Finally Raps for Order and
Ends Dispute in Upper
Branch.
TIRED OF OLD ARGUMENT

Save for IL lively tilt between Scna-
tor Lesner and Senator Mapp. which
was raped out Of order 10y the chair
before II could attain serious proper
lions. the Senate devoted a thrce-hour
session yesterday morning TO the un-
disturbed consideration OF House bills
on their third reading.
IT lacked half an hour OF the .
o'clock recess when Senator Lesnci
moved that the Senate. when II took
recess at that hour, pass by the after
noon session ana reasonable again at
o'clock in In. evening In asking
that the afternoon session be omitted
lie said, he did so for the purpose Of
amordinG the several committees an OPP
rorturity u meet md pass upon tho
Hood or bills that had been sent over
from the House ir the past two days
Senator Mapp countcred at once with
motion to pass Senator Lesner's mo-
tion by. n il was the purpose Of the
Senate TO honestly consider" the bills
that are now on tho calendar, he said
II Will require all of tho time OF tho
three regular daily meetings scheduled
from now on TO the end OF tho session
Lennor Takes UmbraKc.
Senator LcSner took urnbrage AT the
term honestly consider and demand
cd 10 know what tho Senator from
AcComao moant by It.
j meant just that and nothing else"
replied Senator Mapp. The motion to
omit this afternoons session is In line
with repeated attempts that you have
made In tho past day or two 10 secure
the adoption OF special procedure
which would have the effect OF doing
INJURY to certain moral measures now
awaiting action by the Senate. I charge
That your motion IN offered for no other
reason than 10 delay or perhaps block
tho consideration of these bills"
deny absolutely that such In tho
case. replied senator Lesner. heated
~. Il have received this morning
about twenty five kilograms with refer
ence TO bill now before the Insurance
and Ranking Committee and # /. M.
desife TO be present ut the hearing on Il
thin afternoon. Other committees have
bills OF like Importance and unless
uey are given an opportunity to con
elder them they will be delayed and
'!:ll probably not be reported In time
10 be passed.
u am getting tired OF having my
motives questioned every time make
motion affecting the procedure or
this body. Tho Senator from Acoo-
mac has riscn repeatedly to charge
ms with designs upon his moral meas
ures. Whose moral measure. are
theyE AS far as know they are the
nora! measures OF DR.. Cannon and
Mr.. Mckee. don't hear any ono else
yelling for them
Il am getting tired, too OF hearing
me Senator from Accomac make the
moral Issue plea TO get his measures By
As Tar as ] am concerned / am not In
tcrested In the antishipp.ng bill, nor
IN The anttEambling bin. They won't
hurt me. The Senate has already done
me all the harm Il could do, and Il
can't hurt me any more
His Own Hills Killed.
Under the one objection rule which
has governed our night sessions,
have sat by without q word OF protest
RS the Senator from Northumberland
and other members have killed bills in
which ] was Interested. b. "A single OBJ
lection. But when ! offered a rule UNI
der which II would ;ake six objections
10 kill bill. my motives were i'm
puBncd ty the Senator from Accomnc"
Senator Mapp crossed the chamber 10
position near Senator Lesners seat,
md charged him po!ntedly to show a
single Instance In which he had killed
one or his bills by his objection. The
Senator from Norfolk reminded him
that tho ILLS he referred TO were OBJ
tected 10 by Senator Walker and not
by him. The dialogue took oil q spicy
tone, and Senator Mapp declared his
willingness to deal in personalities if
the Senator from Norfolk chose to do
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