The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-18

.-rhs csmpanton I'm whtch has been
fnkroduce1 e1vse The commfsstonsr
nuch power that ne ca tftng charxes
against any of1tcer Of tbs GEate. inc1ud-
inr the Commonvealkhss Attorney. and
ysf ye1 tell me that there ara no poll
Tics IN this matter,
Perhaps I may have said things
that ] ought not 20 have said. Al
ready ! have had tntimation that thsre
me. I might have f7oated along as
driftwood. ana joined with the ANTE
saloon League In this matter. but I
am Obliged to DO my duty ~ I think
! should do tt
Senator STROBE also declared that he
had never heard any man expreas
doubt as to the courage and ability
OF Governor stuart to enforce the
laws OF Virginia But the pinch win
not come In Governor Etuart's term.
The pinch usually oomes two or three
and by that time there will be another
Governor In Virginia
Senator ConrMd's Able Speech.
Senator George Conrad opened the
debate in favor OF the bill as presented
by the committee. He was listened to
with great interest and showed him.
self 10 be a strong debater, logical
and clear, and ne fully met the argu-
ments OF Senator Strobe and vindi-
Gated the wisdom OF the committees
He complimented the ability Of SEN
ator Strobe as an orator. and spoke
modestiy OF his own gifts. but yet he
could not agree that the Senator from
Amherst could not be wrong on this
proposition. He was emboldened the
more to do this after reading the bill
introduced by Senator'S Strobe and Adj
olson, which he did not consider to
be well considered or matured. Re-
ferrfng to an editorial In one OF the
Richmond papers he quoted the state
ment In that paper that there were
three classes of persons to be con-
sidered I'm the framing of prohibition
law: First, those who are sincerely
dry second. those who voted against
Statewide prohibition, but as the State
had voted dry wanted 1t to be dry:
third. those who would like to see q
defective law passed which would
make the State a laughing stock and
produce the impression that prohibi-
ton Is a failure" The Senator de-
clared that there is no doubt that this
third class exists There IL only q
disagreement 40 to the method Tho
Senator from Amherst admits that
there must be Statewide enforcement.
and hi. plan provides that the Gov
ernor shall appoint special officers to
enforce the law. The Senator from
Amherst says that there 10 no demand
for the creation of this new depart
rs d.. .har ~rsst annount OF
Ply. sSu as 49, shts water PaonIe
, ,n,sa" y. "a ~ n hsisava many thinrs
~. - - .rnera ara no ohtec-
sss. N tfr cort. We can
sn.ns - nn.y for nsheries insurance,
annr shall wa bs told thar we can
-. .,..sA ,,,onsv ~ protsct the moral
srtsra.ts ~ the statsf
.vre~t yirrfnsa has 4 separate de-
r.rtrosnt hut we are told that vir-
ssn,s .houId NOT institute another
aanar,msrt With con,nissio Toner,
anal a ,siIi ~ i VA sfe OF money that
!, w,,i r. usaiess, why 40 not the
,sw.p. mars ar the parsons who op-
AZ. nr,issfon ership opposs
,ns came OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES That bill
1900 IN. HoueA On yesterday, and
, nr1vids. Tor ora hundred game
v~rr srs n the state. why do we
have the ether commissioners in the
a. ~scrr ~ ~. etate should be al.
,aN.a hstwasn various departmsnts
Ths rYnitsA states royernnsnt faaa d
r.r,r - y1th s~ersfsy1ss for thu Va
~srr. x.rr rtmsrt. IA superfntsnd this
srscrcernsrt 81 the 1aws.
.sTt Il dsaiara6 thst the oommss-
.,onarship n ~ innovation. sup
nc.a q ~ prohihiffon A. an innovation
Il vyrrsris and ~ need q new Law
ara nav Ynaehinerv 20 a. new condi-
rnr. n n denisred tnat n Will cos.
I N ooo mt the stntement Of the
observation-disclosures 81 prohfbttion In West
virrfni. n thai ths department oil
rrobthst,on has eost that state only
| $4,000. much Of which has been re.
turnad in the shape OF inca NO.
hody who has made any e6yImafa hai
ccr ssasreA - annrourfation over
ssK'oo0 ana IL the hiii ofrerAd b,
| fhs senator frnm Amherst nxd bssn
aaonted 1, al.o nrovfded FOR an an.
nronriat,on 81 az. 900. II the Gov.
arnor .hsIi he mt In charge OF this
nsttsr - the Sfrode substltute pro.
yides y. wifi have 10 appoint meu
~ nerfnTr tIsa 6utv 81 enforcinx the
| law Ths difeerencs Il iust about
| that between twelve inches ana one
Snot Doer anv eanator declare tina,
/ ths Govsrnor wants iris burden7
M Ni~hf - f3OyernOr.
Al this noint eenator STROBE asked
whether X. personal views Of tn,
| Governor sho,,1d detornnin. the &C.
| ton OF the Sonata, to which Senate,