Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-03
ANT|JUC BILL AMENDED
TO PROVIDE ELECTION
Senate Passes Measure I'm Form
Which Calls for Ratification
by People.
NOW GOES BACK TO HOUSE
Provision Added I'm Senate Already
Has Been Defeated In Lower
Chamber Anti-Saloon Leagu
Leader Is Hopeful OF Success.
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RALEIGH, n. G., March 1.-THE Sem
ate this afternoon passed the antitug
bill, from the House. by n vote OF a3
to g, after amendments by Senators
Stubbs and Gillian had been adopted.
providing that before II becomes ope-
rativc 1t must be ratified at the polls
by the people OF the State at special
election to be held on the second Tues
day In August There was :; further
amendment, BY Senator Gardner that
If the bill falls OF ratification at the
polls by the entire State, then certain
specified counties, thirty-two In all.
shall have the act applicable TO them.
provided the people OF tho county vote
In favor OF Its ratification.
GOES BACK TO HOUSE
FOR FRS CONCURRENCE
The bill now goes back to the House
FOR that body TO concur or not concur
In the amendments In the event there
is nonconcurrcnce. there Will have TO
be conference committee In the hope
or reaching q settlement of the differ
ences. The House, at the time the bill
passed that body. voted down an
amendment TO refer the act to the pco-
pie for ratification. 50 to 81. whereas,
the Senate voted for the referendum,
&c TO "a
superintendent II. l.. Davis. Of the
Ant-Saloon League, says that he
would very much have preferred that
the bill pass the Senate Just as II
came from the House. but he feels sure
that conference committee cnr ha--
monte the differences between tho
two bodies. and h. hopes IL tteie Is
10 be an election that II will be
changed from August TO May. as ne
would regret such = long campaign AZ
the August election would require.
There vas q further discussion on
the general 'ssu" o: the merits Of the
bin before the votes the amend
ments and tn" main question were got
ten under way. This makes three eve
ming sessions OF the Senate and the
greater part OF the morning session
taken up with discussion OF this bill,
very decidedly the record In the con-
sideTation OF any single bill :!is scs-
sion.
The Senate heard tributes 10 the late
Speaker +: L. Wooten. Of the House.
By number OF Senators. notably Hob
good, ward. johnson Of Dublin. Ma
jette, Gardner and !Iaymore
The Sennt. passed the joint resolu-
ton from the House extending the scope
and authority OF the House committee
investigating the Carter-A berHcthy con-
tempt case and providing for the nee
essary expenses OF the investigation.
The House received and adopted a re-
port from the special committee inves-
tgsting the Judge Carter Solicitor
Aherncthy contempt case, and charges
Garter. he report gRid that II would
be Impossible to make any Investigation
OF the charges against Judge Carter
during this remaining week OF the leg
isla'ive session, and that the committee
would return TO Raleigh on March 90
TO take up The invest!Gation, sessions
TO continue from day to day in the hall
OF the House Of Representatives. until
the work is concluded. Tho report
further sets out that matters relating
to immoral conduct OF Judge Carter will
be first investigated. and then the mat
tcrs bearing directly on the Newborn
contempt case against Solicitor .Aber-
nethy.
HOUSE PASSES Mt. MITCHELL
PURCHASE BILI,
The House to-day passed The Senate
bill npproprinting 500, 900 for the pur-
chase OF the top OF Mt. Mitchell and
TO preserve this original forest and
most valuable watershed as Il public
park for the people OF the State.
The House rcopened the matter OF
the passage OF the Bynum bill allow
ing absolute divorce after Ave years
separation where any one of the statu-
tory causes Is involved. and killed tho
bill by n vote OF 80 TO 40 IL had passed