The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-06

confined in Jail not less than sixty
days, and in addition thereto he shall
forever be debarred from voting or
holding office in Virginia.
This occasioned a lively debate and
was really the cause of the incident
above set forth. The vote was by
roll call. showing a tie. with Presi-
dent Eliyson casting the deciding at
firmative vote, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Brock. Buchanan,
Cannon. Crockett. Drewry, Echols
Featherston. Fletcher. Gravatt, Hart.
Lesner, Mapp, Paul. Rison. Saunders.
Smith. Walker and West--1s.
Noes-Messrs. Blanks, Early. Gar
rett, Gayle. Harmon, Holt, Massie.
Moncure, Montague, Parr. Paxton,
Rinehart. Royal, Sowder, Tavenner,
Thornton, Watkins and Wenoenourg
is
President Ellyson. in announcing
the vote, announced that he would
vote aye.
Presidential Primary.
Mr.. Paul tRepublican) made a
speech in support of his amendment
10 the bill to provide for preferen-
tial presidential primary in May each
four years He declared that the
present system VAS playing right into
the hands of the big interests. who
would manipulate the conventions.
He said that the Chicago convention
OF two years ago had succeeded in
forcing the nomination of President
Taft There were fifty members of
the national committee and twenty
six of these had settled the naming
of President Taft. The result was
known to the world. In passing, Mr..
Paul took occasion to pay handsome
k~tI a,,l IA,
administration. declaring that the
primary system was advocated by Sec
rotary Bryan. who had come fresh
from President Wilson. The amend
ment was rejected, 20 to 16.
Disorder at Polls.
Mr.. Rison proposed an amendment
which empowers election officers to
call on any citizen, when there Is no
officer in sight. to arrest and appre-
bend any person who may be creating
any disorder or confusion at any
voting place. There was opposition
to this proposition. but the senate
agreed to the proposition.
Influencing Votes.
Mr.. Saunders offered an amendment
preventing any Judge or election off,
Ger from influencing any voter for
or against any candidate.
L.
lowing a candidate to call on any
Judge to assist in marking ticket
or giving any information regarding
the candidates.
The substitute was rejected and the
amendment was adopted.
Effective in January.
This completed the bill down to
the end. and when the last scc..on
was reached Mr.. Kison moved that
the bill should become operative
January /, 1915. He said that there
were many elections would be held
before the law would become opera
tive, and the advocates of prohibition
forces wanted their contest divorced
from any other. The amendment was
agreed to.
Dates Unchanged.
The next question was that on the
proposition TO reconsider the vote
whereby the dates for the spring and
fall nominations.
The amendment was adopted sew
eral days ago and the proposition to
reconsider was made on Monday
Mr.. Rison asked the senate to vote
to reconsider. But the senate refused
to interfere with the action fixing
the dates, the vote being is to 7.
A score OF other amendments were
offered, and they were rejected and
the bill as amended was put on its
passage and agreed to by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Messrs Blanks. Bowers.
Brock. Buchanan. Cannon. Catron
Crockett. Drewry. Early. Echols
Edmondson, Featherston. Fletcher
Garrett, Gayle, Harmon. Hart. Holt.
I1esnsr, Mepps Masste. Aoncnre. Non.