Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-17
TO ALLOW APPLE
BRANDY IN STATE
Senate Amendments to Pro
hibition Bill Adopted
Without Debate
EXTRA DEPARTMENT
Willis. White Game Law Provides For
/. Commissioner and Deputy Wardens
in Commonwealth.
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Richmond, Feb 17.-As long as
every man in Virginia can drink one
quart Of liquor month with the
4 sanction and approval Of the Anti
Saloon League, the author of q nIS
z bill in the House thinks he might as
well drink Virginia apple brandy, and
this he can do if bill offered iii the
House yesterday by Delegate Ed
mund Parr, of Patrick county, be-
comes law.
The bill, which will seriously inter
fere with Baltimore liquor interests.
would permit the manufacture OF APP
z pie brandy in this State. The brandy
must then be shipped into another
State in quantities of not less than
five gallons or two dozen bottles.
There is nothing in the bill to pro
hibit the reshipment Of the brandy in
one-quart bottles back into Virginia
for distribution according to the pro
visions of the Anti-Saloon Leagues
prohibition bill.
With only twenty-seyen delegates
voting in the negative the House yes
terday passed the Willis-White game
bill creating the department of game
AID fisheries and proiding for. the ap-
tss,s--;ssat e"ar2eRs :-'p ~
parts CT the State-ane in each COM
ty--to enforce the game laws.
On Motion Of Delegate Gordon AZ
amendment was agreed to, fixing the
salary of county wardens at not more
than $50 month. The Gordon aInend-
mcnt to fix the State license at s.
instead Of So was also passed
No new paid commissioner is ere
ated by the bill. as the department
of game. and fisheries vii be placed
under the present Fish Commission
cr.
Autoists in all parts of Virginia
will probably endorse the bill offer
ed in the House by Delegates Far-
ris, of Dinwiddie, and I.eedy. ot
Page, TO protect automobile tires.
The bill provides a fine of rs much
as $500 and imprisonment not exceed
ing twelve months for all convicted
Of maliciously placing broken glass
or sharp pieces of iron on highways.
If any person throws dangerous Oh
jects on the highway without nalic-
ious intent there shall be no imn:ison-
ment and the fire is to be not more
than $50:
No liquor will be sold in Tazcwell.
Giles. Buchanan and Dickinson after
May 1st of'this year.
A bill to this effect, Of which Del
egates Shumate and Witten are the
patrons, has already passed the
House, and yesterday it was before
the Senate Committee on Moral and
Social Welfare.
The Senate Committee on Frivi-
leges and Elections reported advers-
ely the Gravatt primary election bill.
The bill is that which would re-
quire the participants in primaries to
register their political affiliations at
the time such vote is taken.
The committees to = reported
the bill with the Recommendation
that it do not pass.
The Nlapp prohibition bill. the spe-
cjai order for the Senate yesterday
WAS called up 1T 1885 O'Clock.
The several amendments added Ay
the committee were read at length.
senator Mapp explaining that the
bill was essentially the same that had
been sent to the committee. No
change in principle had been made OF
eliminated. Many suggestions had
been made and many Of them had
been accepted.
Consideration of tie measure was
then begun, and the committee
amendments were adopted as report
ed. no question being raised by tn,
members.