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

| ds9~rentiy that servics on that COM
mit1sa ala mot appeal 20 him.
1 Concerning the nonmb ers OF TINS
| Comnitkss On Privileges and Eleo-
! lions. Il 10 proper 70 say that was
also Z member Of that COMMITTEES Al
fhs last ssssion Of the General A.
sembly. but that was dropped rom
the commiftes ~ well ~ the senator
from Caroline. .
o,,ire whether the Senator from Ac~
couac could deny that committed
| lists were made mp while he was sich
| In bed In Accomac and submitted e
I officinls OF the Ant-Saloon League fof
, their approval. To this Senator Mapy
replied that the question OF the Sena-
! tor from Amherst answered itself. O1
course. he could not know what was
done while he was on his sick-bed In
Accomac, but he desired to emphasize
the fact that the Anti-Saloon League
was vitality concerned with the work
OF the General Assembly. and ~ rep.
resenting the prohibition people OF
the state. had a right to a voice In
the selection OF the committees, and
had hc been present, he would GER
tair,ly have been glad to have had
suggestions from them.
For Change of Venue.
The first amendment TO be consid-
cred when tho prohibition bill was
actually taken Qp was that offered by
Senator Goodrich, striking out entirely
section SO, which section provides for
a change of venue, either by remov-
ing the trial OF the case to another
county or city or by bringing in a
Jury from another county or city to
| try the case. This provision. consid.
| cred by the prohibition workers al
absolutely neoaasary to secure the en-
| forcement OF the law in localities
| where public continent may be hos
| tile to Its enforcement, was fiercei,
attacked by Senator Gooirick. whose
| efforts, II successful. would have
shown q deliberate purpose to have
weakened very seriously the law en-
forcement provisions of the bill. Sen.
ator Gooirick declared: This Is ONE
OF the remarkable provisions in thi,
most obnoxious bill. From what
hear, II It could be submitted to the
electorate. this Ubiquitous bill would b.
| defeated by a referendum" Senator
| Goolrick then quoted George Mason
| and declared. that 1t remained for the
| gentlemen Of the Anti-Saloon League
/ to present this proposition funda
| mentally opposed to George Mason
great deliverance. IT want to Sc,
/ whether this Senate is SO under tn,
domination OF the Antf-5aloon Leagu,
or of the dry leaders of the Senat,
that you are willing to say that a mar
can be dragged from. his home ans
| carried to another part of the STATE
to be tried for violation OF the prohi
billion law. / have voted all through
Il -, x.v4n rtvIA MA hax
| swallowed the oommissio nership.
am not willing to swallow this provi
sion. I wait with interest to Be.
/ whether this Senate will follow MapI
and Or. Cannon"
1 Senator Davis, of Franklin, sup
| ported the amendment offered by Sen
ator Gooirick and argued for the prin
ciple that the rights of the people
shall not be violated.
Mapp Quotes the Code.
Senator Mapp said that the provi
/ sion was not new or an innovation
| He quoted from the Code, citing tina
! tho state already had the right Il
move for . change of venue. To pre-
vent the right OF the State to change
| trials would be q victory for the in.
] fuences hostile to the measure. which
| had already served notice that the Law
WuuAu not uV CHAOIC0d. HC Jaw
be drastic. 1t was not right that jul
rors who might be called should be
under obligation to men In any com.
| munity who might be charged with
violations of the law. From many
| sections of the State there had como
| requests for the ENGRAVING of thii
| provision of the law. West Virgins
had similar provision, and to elimi
nate this feature would be q seriou,
mistake.
Senator Mapp agreed to an amend
ment to employ the words lin the dis
| erection OF the court" in passing OIL
/ of persons charged with violations o
the law. the words being used In lie,
/ Of the word shall
The following is the recorded vot,
On the Qo0lrick Amendment;
Yeas--Messrs. Allen. Davis. Down
Ing, Drewry. Early. Goolrtck, Gravati
Gum. Holt, Royal. Webb. Wenden
! burg--1S,
I Nays-Messrs Addison, Andrews
Barhan. Bowers. Byrd, Conrad, Cor
bitt, Garrett. Gayle. Goodioe, ,Hening
Jordan. Lacy. Mapp, Mathews. Rison
| Robertson. Saunders. Thornton, Trim
kle, Walker. West--21.
LAcense For Soft Drinks.
/ SENATOR foOiIlCk next ouerGQ TN
! following amendment regarding tn
requirement for license for dealers ii
soft drinks (which are to be sold ii
1T shall be unlawful for any per
/ son. firm or corporation to dispens
soft drinks without first obtaining
license to do 40 (for which no add
tional license tax shall be charged
| from the Circuit Court of the count
or the Corporation Court of the cit
| In which county or city the privilege
| to be exercised. Any citizen may ap
pear personally or by counsel In op
position to the granting of said license
! and the court may In it's discretion re
fuse to grant such license IL convince,
that the person applying Is not
/ suitable person to exercise the sal,
privilege, and the court may reyok
such license after giving to the holde
or the same an opportunity to b
heard In opposition to such revoca
ton: provided, 1t shall not be neces
sary to obtain such license to sell col
drinks at any place for benevolen
| or charitable purposes; provided. fur
/ ther. that 1t shall bH unlawful for an
dispenser of soft drinks to use an
4 ardent spirits as a flavor or mixture
] Any person violating any provisio
| OF this section shall be deemed guilt
| OF misdemeanor, and shall be fine