The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-06
Only Six Votes Cast Against
Mapp Measure After All
Amendments Are Made
QUART-A-MONTH
CLAUSE OF PRESENT
LAW is RESTORED
Troublesome Sections Regard
ing Search and Seizure Are
Arranged Satisfactorily to
Friends of Prohibition

The senate Of Virginia again on
yesterday emphasized the fact thut II
stood ready to carry into effect the
decree of the people when they voted
to make the state dry by approving
the Mapp-West amended prohibition
bill This was done after a long con-
test, and ever time "A test vote was
taken II was shown that the upper
branch OF the legislature was respon-
sive To the Will of the people who
had sent them to Richmond TO enact
laws in consonance with their views.
The final vote on the passage of the
bill showed only six votes in opposi-
demonstrations Buchanan, Cannon,
Downing, Early, .Goolrick and Wen
denburg.
The vote in favor OF the bill was
as follows:
Ayes-senators Addison. Allen, An
drews. Bowers, Byrd, Conrad. Corbitt,
Davis Drewry. Garrett, Gayle. Good
loe. Gum. Hening Holt. Jeffreys, Jor-
dan. Keith, Lacy. Mapp, Mathews,
Rison. Robertson, Royal, Strobe.
Thornton, Trinkle. Webb and West
lao.
Not recordsd-Senators Barham.
Gravatt, Mitchell and Rinehart--4.
The vete was taken at sos o'clock.
and the patron OF the measure. when
the result was announced, expressed
his thanks for the consideration of
the senate in disposing of the matter
The senate restored the present pro-
visions of the Mapp law--sections 80
and 4o--which allows the bringing In
OF one quart of ardent spirits, a gal
| Ion of wine or three gallons OF beer
| in any one month. Senator Mapp
stated that the amended law was
broader in it's provisions than wac the
old law, but he made no objection to
the senate substituting the old LaW
for the amended Law; personally. he
| favored the new law However, he
found no fault and would not oppose
the Substitution OF the existing law.
| The first vote on the proposition.
suggested by Senator Wendenburg, re-
suited in it's defeat. and on motion
of Senator Keith-thaL-ata- ~as=aeaH-
idered and the sections-sa and 40
of the existing Mapp law was tncor-
porated into the new law.
Senator Mapp, when the section In
creastng the salary of the prohibition
comm isgioner to $4,000 was reached
said that the duties of the position
IreQuired all of the time of the officer
The present commissioner had made
e faithful, efficient and capable man
and he was ready to vote to make ths
1
but he had yielded to the wishes OF
the committee and agreed TO 81 900
There was no roll call and the in
Icrease was carried without any oppo.
sition Of consequence.
| One OF the vexatious propositions
was that which dealt with the right o.
lofficers to search for liquors. There
Twas much opposition TO the genera
principle, and it's solution was trouble
some. This has been adjusted to ths
satisfaction of Senator Mapp. who Of
fered q new section providing for q
search and seizure on warrant, PROC
erly issued, of ardent spirits held oil
manufactured in violation of the act
This section provides that the warran
shall be- Issued by the proper Officer
and gives details of the manner o
serving II baggage or containers II
Ito be searched, such sgage mus
be described with reasonable certainty
The officers are empowered to entel
and to then search. If in a store
room, warehouse or dwelling the per
son in the building or on the premises
will be taken into custody. and If I
claimant for the seized liquor shall
|jappear and prove his claim, and 1t Il
shown that the liquor was not helt
or stored .for-ethss than recognized
and legal purposes, II shall be re
turned to him. and II not claimed
is delivered TO the prohibition oon
missioner.
/ Persons who seek 20 bring liquo
into Virginia win fare badly under tn
! new law. The old dodge OF havini
a ticket to North Carolina towi
and stopping off in Virginia will no
work any more. Persons carryinl
such liquor must make q through trip
and they win not be allowed to hant
off suitcases at way stations Ticket
from Washington and Baltimore t.
points in North Carolina have beel
used more than once--the unused por
ton from this city south--to prov
that persons arrested were merel.
passing through. though they hav'
been found in remote parts of tn
city with great quantities OF liquor.
There were large numbers y
amendments offered to the bill. man.
OF which were accepted by Senate
Mapp. These cover a wide range o
subjects The bill provides for tn
refund of money paid for unuses
stamps In the possession of transpor
tation companies. In such cases a
clerks OF courts have not kept tn
records as required by law. evel
through indifference or because of op
position of the law. a section was add
ed to make them liable to q fne.
Under the amended law no druggis
may sell any proprietary remedies o
any extract or bay rum to any persol
who Is under the influence OF liquor
extract. opiate or drug of any kind
And no person may buy such thing
from an druggist when there Is rea
son to believe such things are bein
Improperly used.
When any person desires liquors 70
medicinal or other purposes Permits
| under the act. he shall obtain a per