The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07

responsible for every statement mako
ard will mako none that / have not
SUFFICIENT evidence TO sustain. This
House should know that the only OPP
portunity the House Will have to vote
on The amendments will be ut this
limo, when the House declines to con-
cur. II the House votes not to concur
en- bloc, then tho House must vote on
the report of tho conference commit
tee en bloc, and the members will lose
their right to vote separately on the
amendments
IL have myself seen certain citizens
Of this State, and ono not a resident
Of Virginia. meet at certain place
IN Richmond TO debate on the ques-
tion before this House. and have seen
IL stated In the public press what po-
sition those gentlemen have taken as
regards certain of these amendments.
! challenge any man to deny that q
program has been mapped out rs 10
tho course tho leaders shall take oil
this issue.
AS to tho member from Giles, I
have never seen him take part In these
conferences, either going to or COM
ing from them. l had no intention OF
rejecting on Judge Williams. lie has
had too much experience not to be-
love that there has been q conccntrat-
Ell movement to determine what course
shall hc taken by this House when
this bill comes un.
oliver for Amendments.
~ expect TO support and vote for
some OF these amendments. To ~
least one of them ] am unnlteraDly op-
posed The only reason j cnn SEQ tor
nonconcurrcncc in the amendments is
the opportunity il viii give TO the con
fcrecs OF the two houses to tradc--to
have our confcrecs say to the Senate
ccnforecs We VIII yield this IL you
,ciIl Yield that If this matter Is the
h1t Ian
pictured, this House should not surrcn-
dei, it's convictions to any man or set
Of men. whether that man comes from
North Carolina or comes from Virginia.
for one will never vote TO allow the
manufacture OF brandy In Virginia
Nyhcn tho right TO make whiskey Is
denied If the member from Giles does
not know tho facts I'm regard 10 this
matter, | will tell him that ono Will
make him just az drunk rs the other.
Mr. Willis OF Roanoke, moved the
bonding question which was rejected
ayes. 20; noes, A.
The Senate. whether by compromise
10 gain votes or what not, has put on
this bin some exceedingly important
amendments" said AIR. Montague.
some Of which | will vote for ana
some of which will not vote for.
Z think the House. In Difference to tho
Importance OF the Issues involved,
should take them UP on their merits,
do not know of my own knowledge
whether there is all organized move
meMt in behalf of this bill. ! assume
That there is, and that those in favor
OF ii had n right TO such a movement.
1T does seem strange. however. that
When Il bin OF this character and inn
portaucc has gone through the Senate
with important amendments, IL should
he moved that wo refuse to concur in
all the amendments. so that the Sen
utc, If IL desires, may ask Il confer
zee | know perfectly well that you
save the votes. but ] nm wondering IL
Inc time has come In this House 10 dis
rcrard altogether the wishes OF tho
other side"
Conference REPORT Indiyisible.
MIR Weaver asked ns n point of par
lianentary inquiry whether if con-
forces are appointed, and, for the sake
ot argument. were ia report the bill
With All of the Senate amendments,
whether the members would have Il
right 10 record their views on each
proposition. Tho chair ruled that Il
conference report was not divisible.
The question WAS called the
Myers substitute that the amendments
be taken up seriaiin. and II was
adopted by u vote OF 80 10 50.
Trouble came when tho clerk under
iooi 10 report the first amendment
III page ]. line L.. strike out the
words '1o0rth Iu"Sda! In september
Vud insert time hereafter fixed for
holding same" The amendment was
Consequential On another clause In the
bill-clause S, as amended. liking the
date for tho election as the fourth
tuesday in September, There were
no printed copies Of the bin MS ii
passed, either tho House tho SEN
ate and no available copies Of the
amendments save those in tho hands
III the clerk. Judge Williams pro-
tested that he had not had AN oppor-
lumity TO eNamime the .mendments. ;,M.