The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
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$&<ke 10 make the State the Laughing
ntcck OF the country, being tanih-
IA ,aneunt 10 saying that We only desired
N 10 see the law enforced in one par
n sxicular instance"
go Three stand Alone.
IA There were three members OF the
~Haenate who refused to vote Tor the
shiil as It was amended. They wer"
the men who had voted against thu
Al prohibition bill when II was EnaIy
Sspnt on its passage These were sen
M afors Cannon. Downing ard We4o"n-
burg They refused 10 accept tu5 ~
81 the provisions OF the measure whoa
Y the people Of the State had ena~issd
by more than 80. 00N The bill was
IA supported by all the other members
* Of the Senate present.
AAo Senator MApp l. Pleased,
- After the last of the bills mad neeh
s.s passed and the vote announced 6e'-
ator Mapp said 70 the newspapof men
y. that he was very much pleased *
Tile result Of the fight which " e'd-
Nxe ed. He said he had gJten a COCA
deal more than he ha2 really. ASKED
for, and the amendment 70 Inc
"ouster" bill was really more than ie
had Bny reason 70 hope for. tie was
however very willing TO nave tha'
! made a part OF the law.
I Few men have ever made harder
! night In the senate than that led b}
Il Senator Mapp. which resulted IN q
cnrnp,pte victory in eFftf way. re
ioss Oh lust two roll calls, ana THESE
I were not matters which he 'ohsldtFta
as essential 10 the success OF the
So &C -. 80 ,,r,.e.,,-arioo
e -, r.}t on the LIST q
- ~ w. :, - .-,,,,sf4srea that he
VI. st-l- t,as nhat+ a month
- after an illness Of two months
80 agtt no has made viii impress
si,s -. .t,,., Car,flta- with legisla-
a.. ro,,tos,s
M. Iyr-g Ttgbt nan
u.. So. br4 t.,llaI ,sp and
r. snesiaI order for next
sr,,a.s.~s ~. J}r,vnfng rcd hight bill
/ -r-s.. = .hn ran which seeks TO close
-, sha hnuses a~r,,pfed anywhere tn
az s.ata 10 ,9.ssolure women giving
- aero,s IN. ,tgi,t 10 SEQ that they
are closed ana kept closed. prevent
60 a. ra,+trg ~ haase4 To women
,s - ~ immoral uuruoses ana
- we,at.t ,,,rr,,t+,s, ont the crusade A.
60. = 49, IS {taugrirated hrre
Yss,L.,-,,s .s,,a,al months ago. and
-, ,a.,,I,ot IN aar3a disclosures
-. - al, Frasb in tho minds of
-" a,f,io
s,.t,lcs Down tn BustneSS
- ,,rnJ,',,','l,, I'm. md hceu
passed, the senate settled llseIi u'"i
and got TO work on IN" 'ohNt7'cn
calendar. d.spQsing ~ large mum oef
uf measures which had already re-
ceivsd the attention Of the House, ana
also enacting a 3arEe number u
measures which had been presented
in the Senate and got them IN snap"
Ia be semi 10 the House on Monday
Among the bills passed were tho fol
lowing
Providing for the removal OF all
officers ~ counties, cities and State,
I Including mayor and police officers OF
t.sfIes or towns failing. uegleoting or
/ refusing 10 discharge the duties of
their respective Offices IN the exccu-
9ion Of tho laws Of the State of Viz
/. gin.a. for the prevention of the manu-
faeture. sale. storage and offering for
I sale ~ al. ardent spirits vtnous malt
! linuors. absinthe. or any mixture Of
! any OF them, and all beverages which
will produce !ntoxicatiou. ana all the
laws OF the State for The prevention
of prostitution and gambling.
To provide for submitting to the
! qualified voters Of n4agisterial dis
tricts. counties, towns and cities the
Z question of Interstate and intrastate
u -. ,r .r4a,Ff sufrlts for hey