Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-10

an aside in which he paid his respects
20 paid advocates of divine rights,
who run over tho Commonwealth at Il
salary Of something like s5.o0o 4 year
tollinE tho people of Virginia how to
rcgcncrate their morals"
Tho bill, said Delegate Lecdy hy
visiting punishment on the lost woman
ana leaving the man unscathed, pre-
served the ancient libel that was born
IN the Garden of Eden when the man.
caught breaking a divine Injunction,
defended himself by charging that at
was the woman" The same misapplica-
ton of justice, he said. was perpet
uatcd In the bill under consideration,
which. instead of being In the interest
of the home. Is a menace to it,
Delegate Jordan defended tho bill,
commenting sharply in his speech on
the state of affairs which exposes to
criticism on the floor of the General
Assembly the minister of God, who
prcsumeS to address II on n great moral
issue or this kind. Delegate Moss, OF
lAyhchburg, pointed out that the bill
was aimed not at the woman so much
as at the owner Of the house in which
she abidcs. He was opposed to any
OF the amendments proposed, favoring
the enactment of the bill in the form
in which II was reported
Delegate Hugh a. White, OF Rock
bridge. took the floor with defense
OF the bin as 1t stood. opposing every
amendment that had been offered The
GORDON amendment, in particular he
| SAID, was not pertinent to the bill and
belonged properly with the prcsen,
statutes prescribing penalties for i'm
morality
This bin is designed not to correct
personal misconduct" declared the
speaker. but to strike at the house
where such misconduct takes place. II
strikes At the men and women who
| traffic In human souls. Take away tho
market place. and you will destroy tn.
market"
WHITE AGREES AS TO
HAGARIEs OF wOMEN'S DRESS
Mr.. White digressed for a minute 10
agree with the general Indictment pre-
! ferred by Delegate Myers against the
vagaries of women's dress. Suggcs-
tivcness in womens apparel he said,
lis not the sin of Broad Street and
Franklin Street alone. The girls and
women Of the rural communities as
well. he said. are exhibiting tho pre-
vailing vicious fashions. It il no
longer n question Of how women dress.
he said. hut rather of how they un :
dress
1T is mistake. perhaps. that the
galleries are not crowded with the
| mothers OF Virginia TO hear the present
discussion" said Mr. White. 1T IS to
them and TO the fathers OF Virginia
! hat
sort OF carly training that Will prevent
the evils which We are called upon to
deal with when their children grow
up.
The segregated district is no, the
disease. but the symptom-the sore
| that comes from the toxic germ that
exists elsewhere. 1t is time for the
country TO realize that human frail-
ties cannot be corrected b. legislation
We may pass this law, and ii may help,
but II VIII never cure the evil. The
segregated district and all other vice
VIII not be abated until the youth of
this country, through the right sort OF
home training impaired by their
fathers and mothers, grow up with the
character to withstand its assaults"
MYERS SAYS JITNEYS
ARE VEHICLES Of VICE
Delegate Myers early in the debate
asked II the patron would consent to
an amendment making the bill apply
10 jitneys as well as houses devoted to
! immoral uses. Delegate Browning
charged the member from Richmond
with treating a grave subject with
levity. It called forth sharp denial
from Mr.. Myers, and Mr.. browning
apoioGized.
Since the closing OF the segregated
district In Richmond. said Delegate
Myers. jitneys have in large measure
become vehicles of VEGA statement
which. he said, the police Will corrobo-
rate. Mr. Myers did not press The
amendment. and il was not put 20 a
vote.
On the final passage the members
voted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, e. D.: Baker.
II. p: Baker. W. W: Baum. Raale
bonham Bow!es Brewer, Bris,ow,
Brown, Browning. Buck. Buhrman
Burke, Cato. Clement. Coidiron, Com
minis. Cornett. Cousins. Cox, Crockett
Daniel Davis. Dodson Epes. FLANAGAN
Floyd. Fuller. Gatewood, Hall Harris
Harrison, Henley. Hobson. Horslev
liundley, lett, Jones, Jordan. Kent
Love. Mann. Mectzc, Moss. MURRAY.
MusSFaVc. Myers. holland. Norris. Owen
rage. Parr. Pitts. Price. J. H.: Price.
X. w; Ramsey. Reed. Rev Roberts
Roiston, Russell. Shumatc. smi,b
SpToul Slant. Steck. Stephenson
stnbbS, Sutherland. Swift. Taylor Tiff
tany. Turner. Valentine. Walton. White.
Willis Winston. Wright, T.. j.; Wright,
ihomas; Mr.. Speaker. Total. So.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, A. s; BirrcIl
COOK Edwards. Gilpin. Goodwin. Cor
uoh, Green. Lcedy. Lowry. II. c.:
Phillips. Witten. Total, 10.