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

traffic which should be extinguished.
He could not see how making the Law
strict would play into the hands Of
the VETS"
The provision of quart q month
with man with a liquor appetite
would only what his appetite and
worry him. but not satisfy. To pass
the bill as 1t stood would place
handicap on the officers In every COM
munity in enforcing the law. Under
his amendment any man found with
liquor would be under suspicion, while
under the quart provision the finding
OF liquor would not constitute pre-.
sumptive evidence OF guilt. ME-.
STROBE declared that the amendment
was a proper one and that he wanted
I to see Virginia go on a-real prohibi-
| ton basis and cut the whole thing
out. gt
Senator Mapp defended this feature
lof the bill before the Senate and said
/ that the Supreme Court Of the United
States had decided directly that the
State might restrict or regulate the
liquor business, but 1t had not do.
cided that the State could prohibit the
shipment OF liquor. This Is the point
involved in the West Virginia case now
pending before the Supreme Court and
an adverse decision on that point
might seriously affect the situation in
West Virginia, The battle cry Of the
campaign Of 1914. Senator Mapp said,
was that the licensed saloon must 60.
II was not then made an issue that
| citizens OF Virginia who were nc
customed to use ardent spirits in their
| homes should be prohibited from re-
eeiviHg moderate quantities. He was
frank enough to say that even II the
Supreme Court should sustain the
West Virginia law he would favor the
policy in Virginia OF allowing citizens
to have shipped to them such moder-
ate quantities as the bill under dis
cussion allowed He hoped to come
back in 1918 or certainly In 1890 and
wipe the slate clean. He thought the
| provisions of the law on this subject
was proper and reasonable.
Senator Mapp suggested two ways
| In which any county or city might
prevent the shipment of liquor into
that territory. There might be an
election on the subject or any senator
might ask to have his district exempt
ed from this provision OF the bin. IL
satisfied that his constituents wanted
| i done as had been undertaken by
Senator Andrews, with reference to
the druggists provision.
Opposed BY Mr.. Addison.
| Senator Addison made an earnest
speech In support of the Strobe
amendment. He had heard q good
deal about recognized temperance
leaders and recognized temperance
forces. but In his advocacy OF tenn
perance forces he had not suffered
anybody to do his thinking for him.
He had for several years. through
the editorial columns OF the Lynch
burg News. steadfastly opposed any
provision, for the shipment OF lfauor
into dry territory
Disguise II as you may" said the
Senator from Lynchburg, raising his
voice and with an earnest gesture, 'in-
woke what subtle reasoning you can
and may the fact remains that when
the General Assembly goes on record
in favor Of this shipment clause, It
grants permits--it practically grants
license to the liquor dealers of Bal
| timore. Washington and other cities to
sell liquor In Virginia. When you
permit q man In this State to send his
dollar to q dealer IN another state
ana have his quart Of liquor shipped
| into Virginia the rtate Ii practically
licensing the sale OF liquor. The peo-.
pie Of Virginia have voted against IL
censing the sale OF ardent spirits. One
thing that was plainly understood In
our election was that Virgins would
not consent to trafIic In liquor"
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liquor dealer had told him that the
| merchants OF this city shipped to
North Carolina each year $4,000 900
worth OF liquor and that the rest Of
the State Of Virginia shipped - much
more. This means that 10000, 900
| OF North Carolina money Ii sent into
/ Virginia each year In exchange for
Virginia whiskey.
| Senator Addison asked II the peo-
pie OF Virginia voted for any such
trafiic AZ that. Did tbs people Of yir-
giniA vote to taper on on q quart
Much had been said about West Vir-
ginia's law, Why not adopt West
Virginia lead
Question Now ii Court,
Senator Mapp replied that the
question OF prohibiting the interstate
shipment Of liquor II involved in the
/ West Virginia case now pending in
the Supreme Court. II the ccurt shall
advise adversely for Weat Eifgtnta
/ here will her prohibition law be Z Mr.
Addison called attention 70 the fact
that fha ILL iufroducAd hY HAnatnr