The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

The senate yesterday passed
both the Custer bill, providing for
the removal of officers who fail to
enforce the Law, and also the
Mapp- Addison bill. permitting the
voters of counties and cities to
determine the question OF inter-
state and interstate shipment OF
ardent spirits for beverage pur-
poses.
These are very important pro-
hibition measures supplemental
to the general prohibition bill
passed by the Senate Oh Thurs
day. These complete the prohi-
bition program OF the Antf-sa-
loon League OF Virginia, 50 far rs
known. These two bills now go
to the House, where with tho
general bill. 1t is expected that
they viii be considered and pass
ed before the end OF the week.
The custer bill was amended SO a.
to make it general, applying to all Of
fcers. This amendment was proposed
by Senator Cannon. OF Richmond. who
thought that such a law. II passed.
should he general, but who. with
Messrs. Wenden burg and Downing.
voted against the bill. These are the
only three Senators who voted against
the Mapp general prohibition bill.
Citizens May Determine.
Under the shipment bill. the citi-
zens OF counties and cities may deter
mine whether or not any quantities
of ardent spirits may be brought IN
for beverage purposes. The bill pro-
hihits the transportation of ardent
spirits for beverage purposes to any
county or city under which a majority
state and intrastate shipments.
Senator Conrad offered an amend
ment to the bill TO make counties Tn
which are located cities Of less than
ten thousand inhabitants a unit In
such an election. In other words, the
county and city would vote together.
and the majority of the total Sote
would decide for the county and city.
Senator Goolrick and Senator
Downing made strong objection 10 the
proposition to include in counties all
cities that had a population of less
than 10000 when voting on the mat
ter Of local option prohibition or pro-
hibition In it's most absolute form.
Senator West also interposed an
objection to the amendment OF the
Rockingham Senator, saying that he
was opposed to any such principle ~
having the counties OF the State inter-
fere with the local affairs Of the
small cities, or of having the small
cities interfere with the affairs Of the
Senator West offered an amend
ment to the amendment of the Sena-
tor from Rockingham. which struck
out all reference to the cities. This
was adopted. and as amended, the
bill was passed.
Custer Bill a General Law.
The custer bill was next taken
up. and at the very outset Senator
Cannon offered an amendment MAKE
ing the application of the bill gen.
eral and embracing every officer In
the State, save and except those elect.
ed by the people, and for whose re.
movai there Is constitutional pro.
vision. The amendment also provided
for jury trials for such ofiicers on de-
mand. except where the offictr 70 are
appointiye.
AS presented. the bill dealt only
with the three bills which have been
passed, all OF them moral measures
and the proposition to extend to all
the officers of the State did not bring
to the floor OF the Senate single OBJ
lection. Not word was said against
the amendment. Senator Mapp saying.
that the proposition was quite a8res~
able to him.
II do not believe that the people
of Virginia will relish thu dAA AZ.
seeing law enacted which 800