The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
Would Give Measure But Fifty
Minutes a Day Before Com
mittee In Charge Of Measure
OPPONENTS WOULD TALK
DRY BILL TO DEATH
Temperance Workers Not TAX
en- by Surprise and May
Have House Discharge Dis
trict Committee
Especial TO The Richmond v.rsinian J

Especial 20 The Richmond Vrsinian.)
Washington. H. C. Feb. 6.--The
vets adopted their usual tactics IN
their fight against the District OF
Columbia prohibition bill They have
practically no hope Of defeating the
hill If il ever reaches vote IN the
house While the hous" 90 repre-
sentatives has not voted or am NJ
the great temperance issues at this
session vet the votes taken on the
Alaska prohibition hill an ! ON N"
liquor tax item and tho revenue hill
Indicate clearly where the house vii
stand on any prohibition measure.
I>i,-4.-4.-4,t-e -4he- l4anr lQrGcs- thcrc-
fore. fs ga 50 delay tho hearings h"-
fore tho committee on the District ~
toIuma.a hill that It cannot % reach
cd hy tho house during the prescn'
sesSion
WheH the committee mot ~ q
o'cioch TUESDAY morning At Na4 ,ho
general expectation that the hearing
would continue uut.i lunch 7Nd again
after lnuch. but almost Immediately
the VETS showed their determination
to dclay the report on the bin by the
committee. \ dry member of he
committee suggested 'tat the com-
mittee decide how mueh umc should
bee given TO the beariug with the
understanding that the time would be
eoualiv divided between the two slsto>,
This proposition was entirely accept
ah,c ia the DRY. forces and Congress
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tho prohibition ai.l IN thc house
sslniIav ta thc Sle@4ara a5ll vhirb
f,a,.. III fhr..- ,st1ats. stated that tbe I'D
va,s,tes of tho h.l would he satlsti ed
t,,th tt,rct hot,rs II fhe opponents ~
the bllj vo1tid TAX. shY, same a1nonr9
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view a. Tho ra.t .hat the session Of
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Tba fn,mitte. fecided 10 take nm
,h,. I'M without determining at that
.i,no how m,,ch time would he given
20 ,he hearing hut hardly had this
decision been reached when the cues
ZION arose AS TO the hours which the
.sommittee would give daily to the
hearings The vets insisted through
COR gressmen Burke and Gary that
the committee should adjourn every
day ten minutes before the house OF
representatives meet so that the mem
hers might be present on the floor
Of the house. The chairman of the
committee had stated that the house
had given permission to the commit
tee to sit during the session of the
house and that there was no need
for adjournment n the members de-
sired 10 continue the sitting. nut vets
were inTstent that Adjournment
should be had az to;o"' leaving abou'
twenty minutes Tor the hearings TOT
that morning
Congressman i1lhlara moved tne
the committee adjourned ten minutes