The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-01

Mr.. small. Of North Carolina, OPP
posed the rule on the ground that the
proposed bill provided for no refer
sndum fer the people of the District
which he claimed to I've contrary TO
all precedent in prohibition legisla-
ton. when asked by member why
he had not proposed a referendum on
he tax question for the District, ne
,ouid give no answer. Mr.. Cantreii'
of Kentucky. made a cowardly speech
In which ne attacked the "drHs ~
>owardly because they were not Will
lng TO allow the pepple cf the district
10 vote on the bill and also because
they had voted for a hone-dry amend
s aent for prohibition states. bHt now
refused tn sdort bon"~dry amend
nent for the District IN which they
themselves lived. Mr. Cantrel also
refa~wed with xu,.- bitterness TO tho
fact that Tho four Republicans on the
rules committee had. by joining with
hrec Democrats. determined rule
nnier which a Democratic house
should work
Henry Much Tangled.
Mr. Horny OF Texas made an OK
~eedtuclv contradictory speech n op-
position He considered II 10 be eX-
-ecdingiv unjust that SO Important
measure should he passed without
ereater opportunity for It's consld-
sration a~S denounced the rule as
The mos, drastic which had ever been
proposed for adoption by the horse
About this time the "weis" made
the po.rt 81 no quorum and Sc, aired
tive roll calls Ahou. four hundred
members having answered ~ their
names. Aiy Henry proceeded and
changed his position. insisting that
TIE va $50 &c # this ru'e was cnnsum-
ing valuable timc Mr. Henry stated
shat at this point he would drop a
ear" whereUuCn several members
shouted drop it," sat Mr.. Henry re-
trained and then be~ated the n1em-
bers that they were allowing great
appropriation bills and international
9QestoaS 20 re side'rscked IN order
g ru, thTaurh a local bill at The
demand % the Arfi-Saloon League ~
America The house roared It's ap-
plAGse when member arose and
said. ~ YOU gentlemen will Stor this
ANh&Sfer we car pass this bin prompt
ls- ard the other bills also Mt
f5erry then omp'a,rei that L was
rusocrrd rha' ever At haTsher rule was
coetesu plated. vhc~eupon mary mem
ae-s cried bring e in 'ie's have
L" To tH.s Mt Henry retorted that
he Republicans or the committee
were h~.rrsrr in ~lte TO Cypress
lhe Democratic party 10 which many
Dera ocr1ts responded we can stand
ST.
lonroot Repises 10 Henry,
NJ IFuFcot. pf " tSror@iu, iU "a rapid
Ere speech criticised Mr. Heury's posi-
Zen showing bow in one part oc h.s
.k..-a- c.-a21a
tire VAS given. and IN another part be
aenourced ,hc house for taking tlu"
e r4s ~,
breath he err phasized the Importance ~
DELAYED legislation and then in the next
Re declared that he would flibustcr u1-
IL the fourth OF March 20 prevent the
passage cs this bill. when Mt Henry
protested that he was uisrepresentei
a-. Lenfoot appealed to the record and
then expressed his regret that Mr., Hen
~ who retires from the house on
March T. would close his career by
Joining in nlihuster to keep a few
hundred saloons in the city OF wash
ington
Places Blame I'm Right Pincs.
Turning upon the vets. he declared
they were to blame for the rule and
for the limited time for debate pro-
v4deI in the rule, The District pro-
h.hition bill had been in the hands
OF the District committee for four.
teen months and they had refused
to conMEer X. The senate had passed
bill six weeks ago. and the District
committee could have considered and
reported out that bill when there was
time to consider 1t fully In tho house
The committee had refused to act un-
til too late in the session to give time
for consideration. Hence the rule
which had been introduced
Mr.. Lenroot was asked by Mr.. Nc
Andrews what remarkable pressure
had been brought upon the rules com
mittee 10 bring out this drastic rule
TO which Mr.. Lenroot replied amid
great applause that the pressure upon
him was the fact that two-thirds OF
this house wanted the rule so that
his bill could he passed.
Judge Barley, OF Kentucky, replied
to the charge OF cowardice made by
Mr.. CantreIl and said that Mr.. Can
trefl and his friends were too coward
ly TO allow the members of the house
to come TO a vote and express their
views on the bill. Judge Barley
denounced the hypocrisy OF the pro-
position to attack ''bone-dry"
amendment TO the bin at this time as
II was wellknown that the adoption
of any amendment would result In the
defeat OF the bill. He informed Mr..
Cantrell. however, that he would he
able to get the "bone-dry" amend
nent later on. Judge Barley then
called attention to the glaring de-
Fects In the proposed referendum.
Rule Amended.
A. this Mr.. Garrett, of Tennessee
=. member 81 the rules committee, Of
tered an amendment to the rule
which was in the nature OF a substi.