The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-03
fore the arrival Of Senator Mapp.
"A fo Wineries and HrexEeF1ea.

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fore the arrival of Senator sfapp.
/ As TO Wineries and BrewcFfea
Senator Andrews. OF Roanoke, ask
ed concerning the wineries and brew
cries. which are not provided for In
the Mapp bill, though exempted in the
Enabling Act. He said that he had
been asked why they are being pro-
hjbited, when the Enabling Act pro-
yided that wineries and breweries al
ready operating In the State might
continue to manufacture for sale out
side OF the State in wet" territory.
DR.. Cannon and Senator Mapp ex-
planned that certain senators would
/ not agree TO the Enabling Act bill un-
less amended to exempt wineries, and
that when breweries were added in
the exemption Senator Mapp an
| nounced publicly that they would not
be bound by an agreement which
bound some but did not bind all.
! Former Speaker r. e. Byrd spoke
briefly, endorsing the measure and
emphasizing the value of and neces-
sity for search and seizure provisions.
George Med. Blake, a grocer and
liauor dealer. whose speech against
the bill is reported elsewhere in The
Virginian this morning. was next
heard.
AH 10 AuVBktlstH& ESSattsfD.
Leon NJ. Basil spoke in opposition
to subsection of section 10, which
prohibits the circulation or publish
ing of any newspaper, periodical or
other written or printed matter. IN
which any liquor advertisement APP
pears, and which provides as penalty
a fine Of from $50 to $500. to which
NAV be added, in the courts dis
cretion, imprisonment for not more
than six months Mr.. Basil hoped this
section would be eliminated as IT
wouM work hardship on all VINO
handle. sell or read papers from out
side OF the State, many OF which carry
liquor advertisements.
Kelly Is Heard.
Samuel L. Kelly. who has repre-
sented the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton of Virginia, and who appeared
yesterday particularly in the interests
of the Garrett winery at Norfoik'
asked the committee to provide TOT
the continuing of the winery busl-
ness. The Garrett plant, he SAID
was a great industry, being the Dig
gest case wine producer IN the coun-
try. He asked that provision be mace
to charge only one-half OF the IL
cense tax, as only half or the com
ing license year will have elapsed py
also asked that the quantity allowed
bt O gallon instead of a quart.
when came up here today" said
Mr.. Kelly, "I was told 1t was no use,
I would be beaten. I replied. I was
beaten six months ago am here
now, sitting up with the corpse.
Mr.. Kelly. like Mr.. Blake. contend
ed that the people of Virginia voted
on a bill to let the wineries ana brew
cries continue to operate. He re-
serred to Dr. Cannon's reference to
the activities of the liquor interests
| and admitted that these activities
doubtless exist, and that agitation will
be continued for reinstatement OF the
liuuor business. He declared that the
licensed liquor people are law-abid-
| ing, and that they always have been.
| The LIQUOR Dealers Association de-
manded that Its members obey the
laws. Those violating the laws, he
said, are not the licensed liquor peo-
pie, but those who sell without IL
| censes.
On the subject of quart month
Mr.. Kelly said: eff you are going To
recognize at all the appetite of those
who drink liquor you are doing 1t IN
a very inadequate way. II you are
going to give them anything at all
give them enough not to worry them
Ii hope YOU will make IL gallon a
month" He said that gallon was
none too much for the average drinkei
ana that much in a month Will DO nc
harm.
Doesn't Think It Harmful.
He said that he was not arguing FOL
whiskey. He believes that beer anf
light wines should be drunk: ina
there is less harm In them thar
whiskey, though he doesn't believe
lwhiskey harmful He said that mos
lAmericans are descended from thf
English. Irish and Scotch, who for l.
500 years have been drinking whiskey
n he said, the evil effects of whiske,
ere felt by the descendants Tor gener
ta.ion y they scar9iot' be 90 evil e1ol
Americans are great people. He re-
lsorted to history, undertaking to snow
that some of the greatest men have
been alcohol drinking men.
The provision In the bill that arden'
spirtts shall not he shipped in glass
lcontainers was given attention befors
lhe closed. He asked II that was
little Joker put into the bill. He call
"a attention to the fact that wniskel
lin quart quantities is always shipped
in glass containers, bottles. II Jugs are
70 he REQUIRED, a factory will have
Ito make new molds and start to WORK
manufacturing quart jugs. Jugs WI,
make IL cost more. Beer. he said
cannot be shipped In kegs in three.
gallon quantities, Even If kegs OF tna'
size are made, the poor man who gets
three gallons a month will have to
drink It all at once-soon as ne opens
liz. Mr.. Kelly asked that the com
rntttee amend the Ill to permit tne
shipment OF a case OF four dozen poe-
tlaa Less than five gallons.
The committee, shortly after 6
| o,clock took a recess until 8 O'Clock.
| hut II was $40 before 1t reassembled
to hear former Governor Mann, who,
speaking replied to the statements