Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-12
Virginia Senate Will Not
Take up Measure Out
of Regular Order.
ANTI SHIPPING BILL.
IChalkley's Prediction Concerning Wo-
man Suffrage-House FavOrs lni-
tiative and Referendum.

Richmond, March 12.-The SEN
ate refused to suspend the rules to
take the Saunders anti-nuisance bill
up out of its order, which means the
death knell of the bill designed to
abolish the "red light districts of
the cities.
The House has passed two COM
panion resolutions providing for
ninety day sessions of the Legisla-
ture.
One passed by Senate provides for
straight ninety-day session, the
other for dividend session of forty
five Gays one year and forty-five
next. @
The next General Assembly will
select one of the resolutions and
isubmit it to the people as pro-
posed Constitutional amendment.
The Virginia house of delegates,
by vote of 76 to 13, defeated the
bill providing for equal suffrage:
Mr.. Chalkley, of Wise, one of the
patrons of the bill, in urging its pas
sage, said every national party
; would have in it's platform in 1916
woman suffrage plank, and that
within a few years those now oppos-
ing suffrage would be stumping the
Stat: in it's favor.
! The rejection Of the measure Ey
! the lower brarch means that 1t Will
mot 60 to the Senate, and the ques-
ton cannot be brought up again at
! this session. Under the Virginia
law any bill to change the constitu-
Ttion must be approved by two sue
cessive legislatures, and then SUBJ
mitted to the people for ratification.
At the earliest, the people of Vlr-
; rinia could not vote on the womah
suffrage amendment before the fall
of 1918, and then only in the event
that the general assembly passes
the bill in 1916 and again III 1918.
The house, by vote of % to Z4'
passed the Harrison-Gordon reSoiu-,
tions, providing for an amendment
TO the State constitution to lncorpo-
rate therein the principles OF the
initiative and referendum. If con-
CURED in by the senate the amend
ment must Jay over until the next
regular session of the genera! as
!isemblv. in 1916, when it must again
lie adopted by each branch, and theh
be submitted to vote of the people
IN the succeeding November cleo
ton.
The house concurred in the Sen
, ate amendments to the house Dill
, providing for the appointment OF
, tax commission of ten members
: the principal amendment being tha'
tho commission shall report bills
lboth for ar equalization and Sc
gregation plan Of taxation.
The Senate by vote OF p to l.
v Yesterday discharged the Finance
: Committee from further considcra
tion Of the Pennington anti shipping
, bill, reported that morning from
r tho House. and placed it on the cal
e endar. The discharge of the com
2 mittee was effected over the proteS'
of Senators Montague and Cannor
{: who urged that the Senate do no
single out fri special preference a
o this late day in the session any SIN
f gle measure.
n Senator Napr moved that th'
: rules be suspended and the bill b
s taken up out of itst order for tn
t purpose Of being placed on its pas
sage. The motion failed to music
S twe,tv-seven affirmative votes, an
e was defeated. 1t polled 90 s"ayes,
:, a, 4 Il "nue.;'' the members votini
It as follows. ~a.
G Ayes-BIanks, Bowers. Buchanan
d Crockett, Drewry, Echols, Edmond
son. FeatheYston. Gayle, Gravatt
Mapp. Paul. Royal, 2 Saunders
Smith. Sowder, Tavenner, walker
Watkins and West-20.
y Nces-Cannon, Catron, Fletcher
m Garrett, Harman, Hart, Hobbs, Les
, ner, Massie. Montague, Parr, Rlsor
S. Thornton and Wendenburg-l4.