The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-24

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A4lDUn E7nen Reduced.
In order ~ meet the contention thai
the penAt1ee wers too severe. Senator
8&pp o69xe1 m amendment which
was Ao0ptod without division. reducing
the minimum flne In case Of misde.
meanoelto 80 and 10 q case Of felony
70 500. These had been respectively
S10e ana $500.
Rsction IA was amended to rsiisvs
tion o. his clerk Of which he had nj
knowledge and which he could moi
Modify Penalty For Felony.
6snator Trinkle offered an amend
meut n1odifyfns the penalt. imposed
In eoction 3 for . felony. The origi.
nal bnl provided that the person con-
victeo' Of such violation should b<
fined not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000. and by confinement Of
not less than one nor more than I'VE
years. The amendment OF Mr.. Trinkls
provides Tor confinement In the peni-
Tertiary for not less than one year
nor more than years, or, in the dis
erection Of the jury, by confinement in
jail not 1ess than six months and by
q flne not exceeding $500" Mr..
Trtnk1e spoke at some length and
with great eArnestness In behalf Of his
amendment He declared that the
punishment provided for such offenses
~ this law contemplated were too So
vere and the juries would not convict
suit would be that the law would be
brought into contempt. He declared
that men would not convict their
neighbors II for getting the second
quart Of nQuor they must be sent 20
the penitentiary. II the punishment
was made reasonable convictions
would be much more certain. He
expressed his confidence in juries and
declared that the object Of this law
should mot be to crush or to lead 70
degradation. but Ito restrain and to
lift up.
Mr.. Wendenburg. who strongly OPP
posed severe punishment offered an
amendment to the Trinkle amendment
providing that In cases OF felontes the
punishment should be confinement In
the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than years, or. in the dis
erection Of the jury, confinement in Jail
for not more than one year or a fine
Of not over $500. He did not think
man should be 50 severely punished
unles his crime was OF an infamous
nature or the result OF q vicious
heart.
Would Throw Down the Bars.
Senator Mapp very strongly OPP
posed the Trinkle amendment and
more particularly the amendment
thereto 0f Mr.. wendenburg. The
patron OF the bill spoke briefly. but
forcibly and without mincing his
words. I'm my opinion" he said. I'VE
are A& the most dangerous hour for
this law. In tho haste and the hurry
OF these last hours there will be eff
forts made to carry through amend
ments which will cripple, IL they do
not kii, this blu want to warn
the friends of temperance on the floor
OF this Senate that this Is not mat
ter to be trified with and that IL our
iabors for prohibition and the success
we have won are to count for any
thing we must have in this law PEN
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p.asIs o,,.~ .ta nandment 81 The
S.ta $50 800 TT. D,chn,nna .trot,inc
Co. 20 +au vhar conv;cted with
49, Az tna;, r,n,tbs ana attended
t,s srsanas ~ snand an hour az pun
;:hm.ut for Violating this law. The
,ngirai efyact Of vour Amendment,
soia SENATOR Mann nointinr to Sena.
tor Wandenburr. "is that the Law
nav he violated with impunity and
the nnnishment therefor would be
n,ockerv
| 1--WE are NOT here" said the Sena.
| tor ..wrftinr a sunday school pam.
inlet or tract
SENATOR Mapp. continuing, said thai
1 tina TrinkIe amendment would pu,
the matter right hack in the hand.
~ thu inries. and the turies In tn,
wet sections would only convict o,
| MAD emeanors. He wanted to see thu
nsonla who violated this law heayil,
f,ned ana made to help paw the $50.
600 which the state would set asid,
for tina enforcement OF the law durin,
the first two wears. He yery earn
estlv called ON the friends of a rea
PROHIBITION law to stand by the bill
and to be on their guard, and defea
amendments which would have tn,