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


would continue to serve in an advisory
capacity. and draw compensation
The administration was much in
tefested in this measure. and IL was
backed by Representative L Y. Webb.
OF North Carolina. chairman of the
house judiciary committee When the
henry rule for the consideration Of
this measure was up last Wednesday,
brought up by Chairman Henry. OF
rules committee. simply to DELAY and
possibly defeat the District prohibition
bill the house voted down the rule. It
was agreed. however. tina: il should
come up promptly, later. ana that a
vote on Il would be had
At Rctsiiatory Act
SEEING upon the fimsy excuse az
forded by the postponement Of the
Henry rule, wet" Democrats today.
as stated. defeated the Judges meas
rre. openly boasting that they were
doing so IL retaliation of the passing
OF the District dry hill.
such tactics are not getting the
vets anything politically or otherwise.
however dry leader today rernar it-
nag It's long lane which does n,t
have any turn. Our time will come
next The prohibition bill for the Dis
trict OF Columbia WAS not a party
measure. II WAS as absolutely non
political as bill could be. as evil
denced by the vote on il. such tae-
ties as those today are 10 be expected
from the advocates of the saloon. and
all that the saloon implies"
The Republicans opposed the district
Judges measure today from a pollti-
cal standpoint, among them. of course
being many who voted for the District
of Columbia prohibition bill. But the
situation as 10 these dry Republicans
was different. The defeat of the pro-
hibition. bill for the District Of Colpm-
hta would not have caused them to
support the judges bill. they say, the
latter being purely political.
With the adoption by the house cf
The conferees' report on the postofrica
appropriation hill, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
measure, ana the bone-dry feature VIII
become law. AS already stated in The
NirSinian, ii is possible the effective
date Of the hone-dry measure may he
extended several months that dfstillers
who have given heavy bonds for liquor
already taken from government ware
houses. and bankers who are holding
the TAX receipts az collateral for mon
ey advanced 70 djstillers. may be given
a chance jo realize on their assets.
Clubs Are AEttsted.
Washngt ton social clubs are tottav
agitatedly talking over the effect Of
the District prohibition bill on their
clubs. That they will be put out Of
business as far as dispensing drinks
is concerned, is conceded. .Nlso the
excise board. concerning which so
much has been said, and whose. PEE
formances have resulted In investisa
tons by special committee OF the
senate. will be iegislated out of ex-
stence. This means that the three
commissioners, at 81. 400 each. and their
assistants will be without Jobs when
the Sheppard Barkley measure is
signed by the president.
President Sure to Sign.
That the president will sign the Dis
trtct prohibition bill is now accepted
on all hands. He will. however. not
do so today. but will grant a hearing
to the referendum advocates before
attaching his signature. Just as GER
tain as anything can be. though. is
the fact that no argument by the vets.
operating under the guise OF referen
dumites will cause the chief executive