The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-14


this que. tion since the first day of tho
session., and have met with every OPP
position that could BIO raised.
| VIII tho next session OF tho General
Assembly be competent to amend this
act after the people have lvoted?. ask
What mean Is. IL the people vote for
Statewide prohibition. can the next
| General Assembly perfect the bill by
cutting out these clauses?"
We cannot tie the hands OF any fu-
ture Legislature" answered Judge VIII,
iians I'VE can only act on matter
that.fs before this session.
Then these Objectionable amend
may be removed by the next session,
after the people have voted, and be-
| FORE the lazy takes effect?"
Yes" was the answer, "or the Inv
may DO otherwise amended. Whiskey
is an evil. We recognize the fact that
you can never absolutely, prohibit the
handling of intoxicants.s but you can
minimize it, Laws against murder
havo not prevented homicides, but
havo minimized that crime"
| Otter Opposes Bill.
Il congratulate tho member from
CUES on his able attempt 20 defend an
indefensible BILL" said Mr.. Oliver. Of
| Fairfax, minority member of the con-
ference committee. "If tho people have
asked for the.right TO vote. 1t has been
4 IL
tion. There have been no distinctions
IN the petitions for an enabling act be-
tween whiskey. wine. cider or beer I
did think that when this bill was
| passed. II would be what Ii claims to
pea PHI to enable the people OF vir-
Sinia to vote on what some OF Thorn de-
sire TO vote on-State- wide prohibi-
| ton. You claim that you nre settling
this question for all time. yet you set
Tie but small portion of 1t. and leave
10 tho next General Assembly the ques-
ton OF wine. beer and cider WHY take
II up piecemeal? There Is no bill that
the ingenuity of man could devise un-
der our Constitution that l could sup
port, as believe any such referendum
In the diroct teeth of our Constitution.
~ that were not the case. and had
promised my people to vote for an en-
Aiding act, / would not regard this bill
as Keeping that promise to my con-
stituents, nor would they regard II SO.
| II there is curse 10 any community. II
~ not tho leealized saloon In communi-
TIES OF QUO people or moro. with police
protection, but II is tho cross roads
| hard cider groggery.
VIII Create Cider Bnrs
! Ihis Dill VIII create a great demand
for per cent alcohol cider, and we
VIII have all over the State hard cider
oarfooms In which anything may be
| SOLO undor the suise of cider / can
vote Tor no referendum until we have
constitutional amendment for the
initiative and referendum, and l am
going to vote for such an amendment
AT this session. II this house refuses
TO concur In tho conference report, tho
Oil VIII be sent TO second conference,
where there may be an agreement on
proper bill that complies with the
wishes OF those who came here to vote
Tor an enabling act on the question OF
prohibition. The Alexandria brewery
IN
across the Long Bridge into tho District
OF Columbia, and bring It back, to
flood Virginia with H."
| Pending Question Ordered
AT 1880 o'clock Mr.. Willis. of Roa-
! noke. moved the pending question.
which was ordered over the vehement
| protest OF some who desired to speak.
by a vote OF 81 TO 12
| The chair ordered tho main question
on the adoption OF the conference re-
port TO be put before the. House
II am sorry the pending question has
been ordered on such an important is
sue said Major Stubs. of 0louces-
ter. This conference report Is In
| Invisible. but there are clauses there
that have been put In by the conferees
In lieu or amendments. / make tho
point OF order that the conferces I'M d
no right to interfere with those amend
nents or 10 insert new clauses. yot-
| ed for this bill and expected to do 80
again. but / do not think this House
should be made TO swallow amend
ments II hns never seen before"
| Judge Williams made tho point OF
order that the pending question had
| been ordered, and was sustained As
TO Major stubbs's point, Speaker Cox
merely ruled that the conference re-
| port was In order. and directed the
eierk TO eau The roll The conference
report was adopted. 81 to 81 Mr..
| White changed from no TO aye before
the result was amounted and PROMPT :
| ~ moved to reconsider. motion In
| which he was Joined by the patron OF
the bill.
| Following BelIwethers.
| There have been quite a number OF
| Institutions. almost charges" said Mr.
White. that this House lis following
almost blindly those who happen to be
in the position OF leaders on the two
sides OF this question. have no sym
patty with such inslnuations. and re-
sent them. But i regret TO see this
| House give color to such insnuations
and charges by such action as has iust
been taken. Itappears that whenever
the bellwethera have been heard from.
there iE promptly motion TO cut off
debate and let the House follow its
leaders like flock OF sheep"
Mr.. Willis. who had moved the pend :
ing question, and Judge Williams were
promptly on their feet demanding the
| floor for personal privilege.
1T is certainly apparent" said Mr.
Willis, that am not one OF the sheep
who is following the member from
Giles in this bill. II 1t is he whom you
describe as tho bellwether. I voted
against him on n number of these
amendments. I moved the pending
question because have important bills
| on the House calendar which I desire
| to see reached. and do not Wish more
time wasted in discussion of this mat
| ter"
Lends Color to Insinuntion.
II nade no reflections on the member
from Roanoke" said Mr.. White IT
merely said that those insinuatlons
have been mate-insinuations which
some of us resent. and that the action
of moving the pending question as soon
as the patron of the bill and leader Of
the opposition have spoken lends color
to the insinuations.
| II believe that this House has voted
contrary to the universal rule of par
| liamentary practice In adopting and
putting into the bill amendments which
this House - not given any opportunity
to discuss or to vote upon separately.
| There are two other objections TO
this bill which. in my Judgment. have