The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

49, &1<A. 70 4euafor from
~ fn{1 ~ sreke upcn an Ina
90 ~ wished to assure tht
= xHna fhere hed Eesn ne purpose
~ paSt - smh&rrass the pressd-
&f&9r. lxIs action wac an i'm
~ fha saAmaas ana with the
G1&hf u the constitutional provIsion
lid he had raised the point or or
ma Ne had 10 other purpose than
& 1 f&ought that possibly the char
III vote for the amendment and
NJ carry th& proposition 70 have the
atsioner Of prohibition elected ey
~ people. Continuing. the ssas-
3 ~ tsid that he felt that the pressd-
EImx Ofleer had. without 10 intending,
i 49, sxfed Ia i manner that seemed a
1n{{1A Nurprssfng wben the chair said I;
n ~ Won desire 10 know i would have
S VokSd Ne Mr.. STROBE said that he
q I'M that he ought 70 assure the chair
fh1x ne had no sort Of intention OF
o1nbaxrassing him In a-sy way.
1Gr. Eiiyson. IN Just sentence. SAID.
Esex&e chair thought the Senator from
Anshsrrt was In especially good nurucr
Ds6mA tibet his parliamentary inquiry
s3NvaS snerssy little pleasantly. the
k:0ihair Will sfate, however. THAI ne
never has any hesitation about les-
sH11uw II be known snywhcre and at
4 my time where &c stands on any
Uuestton.''
Fight On shipment Law.
'sF a big nsht wac made at tho after
+ Mooa session on the provision or the
~ permitsing the shipment into the
Skske OF not more than one quart OF
31nror Is any person In ore racnth.
\ menato- Sfrcde offered an amendment
q ~ ssct3on IA. the design ct which
80 70 eiintna.a fhis provision entire
- unless the EdpTsnne Court OF the
Ggnk> or the UE,sad Safes shall de-
nlars such prohibition rnconstitu-
x10ual. The Amherrt Senator IN an
fmpaas1oned speech to r1proIt o. TINS
kamendment urged that Virginia should
xa1opE fall ard ccmplete prohibition.
H thought the quart provision would
really be q handicap in the enr1Tce-
4 msnt Of the prohibition law. MT.
glrode was very earnestly supported by
sl1nuator. Addison, of Lynchburg. who
lid that while he had almost re-
acfvsd not to have anything to say on
this subject. since the amendment
had been offered he felt constrained
TO differ from some OF those whose
Recommendation he was ordinarily
r3Nd 70 adopt. He severely Arraigned
fho North Carolina law an containing
= policy OF hypocricy and fraud on
- psopie. He wanted Virginia TO
nst iiQuor out as West Virginia had
done.
& senator Mapp very ably defended
ss1his provision of the bill and said he
{ thought the pending Measure went as
HAr - public sentiment IN virsnaa
would Justify the Legislature In going,
shuf he hoped to come back two years
4 AencA. or certainly four years hence
! ana vine out the whole business. He
sniso pointed out that the West Vtr-
wfs,ia law was now In the United States
6nprerne Court on that very point and
\ that while the state unQuesionApiy
I had tho right to regulate and resrrict
there might be doubt whether az YET
The state could prohibit the shipment
\ into her borders OF ardent spirits.
! Senator Saunders supported Mr.. Mapp
ana quoted from the bill of Messrs.
Addison and STROBE with view 10
Snnowing that theae Senators realized
that limited quantities of liquor would
i Is handled In the State.
IA The Senate defeated the strooe
anaeudmemt N &c had. done practically
NFerY proposition he-hns put forward
\ n connection with this legislation
] There were elsxea votes for his
\ amendment ana twsnty-four against
\ 4 u Enamp<son of soft Drinka
senator Gum, Of Henrico, renewed
= IN amendment offered by him 'severa
tlays aEo exempting soft drinks from
the operation OF this law. Tnere waa
3 = rood deal OF uncertainty ~ to just
what terms this amendment snouic
contain and when IL was manly gotten
into shape II was adopted without any
serious opposition being raised TO IL
senator Mapp was engaged on m
Othsr point when this vote WAS taken
and he indicated that ne was NOT a.
together satfsned Win TINS p'o'iSoa
No Liquor In Ciuhs.
Senator Cannon made an effort ia
have the bill so amended as to put
social clubs with more than 500 mem.
bers. owning their own clubhou.es and
rc1ducttng their own restaurants on
I the Same plane with hotels In per
uniting their managers 70 ordef
!. y ardent Hpirits. Wines or Alconol 70 n L
uned only Tor cooking ana culinary
purposes and Tor Application exter-
naiiy. witn massacre IN cohnesI.o1
W1th Datns. senator Mspp po.ea
out the Danger OF sucn III aineno'ii0'''
- this ana u was deIeaseu.
senator SOoificA nue 80 vi,
aorts 70 SET tne p ros's,os % Zig ~. ~
nh reierence 70 penaaucs 80
I AenAle. put the sup1e 80. y.
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v Tsacnou cay 49,. - w,,,cb
3 Mli ~ tne olaei as n..a .sa.r .ssaS
ara, ~ nas.t s,,,, ccnvena 81
n WR0HA AO S0HasS 1853