The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-25

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that nv ~ AZ cornmisicner of Pro-
sioner &k Jro6 Virginia, It u propose
III ~tatS kat the duties Of the Tx
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hAd oupDue&d when the Senator from
Aunh1t1k seut No tbs law ~ Nest
virGfnI& 0n TINT subject fliAt some
reason would ~ shown IN support ~
fho present hfcpo1Ittun. Aftek m -
Aniinati66 ~ III West virgintA law.sA
Will ~ thkt ~ ~ had an oiacef n
this Stats llleo ne Tax CoMmissionex
Of West ViSgtnia, ! should vote r.
ton ex QGl6fos Here Senator A1len
read the duties ~ state TAX Commis-
aioners ohoWimr that II required thaS
ofl1cet III ~ familiar with condttIone
In the ynr3u9 c0unties OF the Htato that
enabled him ~ perform the duties ef
his o0ac6 AZ Commissioner Of Rrchi-
biticn Wh6n making these visits n rel
erence 10 taxation. Tho duties 70
QuireA of M Commissioner of Rro-
hibition Ctr ~ properly performsd
BY the Gtats Tax Ccmmissionsr. TIE
duties cf both Of those onlces go 3
very properly BE- put IN the hands %
one man. cor Ne has local assistance
in every county. and can very easily
MI both po1tttons
The senator from Richmond CITY =
correct. 10 would certainly be an UNI
wise stem 10 rive this work to the At
torney-GeneFn who Ii 4 semi-1udiciAA
officer Or the state. II would b. utl-
wise to ada such duty TO the present
duties Of the Attorney General. The
law provides that the Attorney-G en-
eral II 10 BE- consulted BY the heads
OF the various state departments con
corning III fegal questions which Atise
in conusction with the gcvernment OF
State departments ma the Attorney
General and consult with him II he
Is travelling about over the stats
Senator Bowers 0ppugGa.
Senator Bcwers also opposed the
amendment. eayinx that the burdens
Of the Acknowledgement ara already
heavy enough. the eyes OF this pe0-I
pie OF the stats were on the Senate
at this tina. ana the people had rcA-
son to expect that they would execute
the commission which had been given
to them. ana he WAS sure that the
people would b. opposed to this
amendment He did not think the
prohibitions commissioner should be-
senator TrinkIs rnr Amendment-
Senator Tr3nkle DECLARED that II Maal
important to understand the real ques-I
ton at Issue. The SENATE had now.
reached the point as ID the method Of
the endorsement Of thG law. The pro-
hibition element had written its own
laws. Every contention Of the Anti
Saloon League has bean adopted, ex-..
cept that on the day before some az
the Senators became 1pftsAeArted ana
reduced the penalties. Too much has
been said about the character Of tho
Attorney General. When all mem.
bers OF the Senate had passed over
the river. Virginia would continue to
high ONCE. The argument OF Senator
Wendenburg had appealed to him. that
the Acknowledgement should not be
put in the position Of prosecuting at
torney. but he really occupied the
same relation to the State that the
Commonwealth Attorney did to the
counties. He should not be biased,
but should be an investigator for
truth.
"Whils at q casual glance 1t might
be thought chat the Anti Saloon
League OF Virginia constituted all the
pebbles on the beach, It does not rep
should prefer to have the Attorney
General to appear and to take charge
OF these prohibition cases. for In that
case we would have . general ofhcer
OF the State. carrying with him the
weight OF his once. and In the other
cause a man with q title distastefaaI
TO many Of the people,
Senator Trinkie sald that he had
been told that X tho amendment was
adopted II would ruin the party. He
said that he had told the man Ii that
was 20, then the party should be
ruined. He said that ne could not be
charged with not being n accord With
the Moral and Social welfare Conn
mittee, Of which he was 4 mem Der.
Tor that committee was favorable to]
the Conrad amendment, TO i. 70,
It have been charged with being an
enemy OF the bill In NV vote Is reduca