The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-19

cal machine II he saw it in the road,
y He would think II was a baby car
n riare or an incubator
$ The lnsidious and maligu influences
, which are declared to have come IN
from the outside should not have been
discussed on the floor OF the Senate,
but such questions should have been
S fought out in the Democratic caucus
! \ Significant Statement.
And then Senator Jordan made the
u following significant statement These
4 questions should not have been
r brought up In the senate, composed
r OF Democrats and Republicans, 81
timed as TO afTCct. II possible, the de-
Cision of this important question.
5 The bill presented to the Senate
! has been written after a number of
States have had experience. Are We
10 profit ely that experience. or shall
. We be reactionary? Are we afraid to
meet this issue squarely. or shall we
agree to pass a law which will put
Virginia in the front rank Of the
? states Of the Unlon?"
senator Davis Talks.
Senator Davis. Of Franklin, one OF
, the Republican leaders. said that the
discussion had taken wide range,
and there has been much discussion
US l." IN" AhhI''l'' '"ei ''u "F inc
.Anti-SaIoon League 7 have not been
Influenced by the Anti-Saloon League.
= hut I shall vote for commissioner
OF prohibition. If the organization
known AZ the Ant-Saloon League con
, trIbuted TO my election, ] was not
, aware Of it,
IF the law is to be enforced, it
, ought to be enforced by It's friends.
The Senators from Amherst and
TyDchburr saw that they would Ike
fo,, the treasur, If the State to Toe
behind the enforcement. and vet the
,,n,ysno pers are talking about exprnse.
and there has been some reference
,ra'la ~ +ba NECESSITY for eronnrnv
a., t1c a,lrntntetra+ion ~ Tho states
fs.t -, +ht~+,, g., ror,,.r, -.
49,. ,-gtaI 10 I,,,rao,o IN. solar,. Of
a., a.. 49, ,,,,,,s.,,,7 ,1,-iI,r,
ttr,at,.,,c,5 +o
~ - ,t ,,,o,,a
IS 49, ,,;1i ,,,t.
= me i'lho1t,S Oh w ..5 WI a.
on inns H'ftl'i' as '"eei" ~ w.
2 Is not matter or expense ne boys
/ and girls Oh the S'"'e deserve P,"'Sl-
ton. 1t is an expense, put II is ah
, expense that we must aHord. ne
, people Of Virginia nave deef"ed iha'
IL shall he done
senator Jordan arose and SAID that
, Senator Davis claimed 10 represent
/, the minority In that he was mis-
, taken Il am the minority" declared
the Senator from Augusta. amid the
/, laughter Of his feIlow-Senators
senator strobe Answers
Senator Andrews. of Roanoke de-
cIared that the members Of the Sen
ato were making a mountain out of
molehil Where ] stand on this
question seems to be the order Of the
day There are now no wet" SEN
tore IN rbe Senate. and it seems to
! I've tha order of the dav to state one
$ nosltinn concerning the Anti Saloon
. ,eague. If the Anti saloon League
I bas hop-ttnd. and bound any sena-
$ tor II is not - declared the senator
- from Roanoke IF the league has
, do,pinated the Steering Committee OF
Inc senate am not on that commit
Zee n The league has appointed q
g, finance committee. I am not mem
!, hrr Of TINT committee. tear thai
have been overlooked. Tho mem
q bers If Inc Senate seem to be dread,
= ing something from this horrible
20 munster the Anti-SaIo0n League"
= senator Andrews declared that the
- rcaI question vas whether the medi,
- cine should be administered by the
4 doctor or bv the nurse. The doctor
a ts ron blsv and therefore. a nurse
Is demanded ~
. Senator Garrett asked Senator An.
drews whether he meant q dry
) n,,rse or a wet nurse. to which the
l. Roanoke senator replied that ht
il co,Ila NOT think of recommending {
II war, nurse to ont, 81, old as the sen,
ator from Henry. Continuing, Sena
C tor Andrews said. strong men q
t. the Senate and strong minds Of Nlr
IS sinia backed by an experience ant
st stDdv of twenty years. have france
81 t4,is },il4-A Moreover they have called
II mon The cxperience of other States
q Kansas Georgia and West Virglnii
ltaya all been investigated ana thu
heat has been taken. the West Nir
& ginia law being the model upor
= which the Mapp bin IS based Woult
d we could have q Fred Blue in Nir
To- ptnfa for he has been a success, ant
l. when ala Virginia ever lack a MAJ
r when he was needed?
r. aI has bpen charged that the An
d t-SaIoon League has named the man
It Are these gentlemen debating agaIns
the measure proposed or AGAINST III,
n man. Wen. who shall name tht
l. man. II the forces which have beer
y successf1ll with the people on a grea
n issue are not to name the man, thei
d who should name him? why, th'
II wet men, Of course said the sena