Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-12
VIRGINIA FAVORS
DRY AMENDMENT
House Concurs in Approval of
Constitutional Prohibi-
ton, "a to l3.
ClTY'S DELEGATION SPLITS
Opposition Fights Hard for
States Rights and for Ref
erendum to People.
CITYS DELEGATION SPLITS

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proposed Federal constitutional amend
ment by vote Of 81 TO IL. The reso-
luton indorsnS the amendment. origi-
mated In the Senate and passed that
hody Thursday afternoon by a vote Of
80 20 s.
While It had been freely predicted
mat the resolution would pass the
iiousc by a substantial majority, not
! even i;s most ardent advo cate believed
| that its victory would be so over
"neimnS \ fight was made against
It by determined few who professed
10 see IN the delegation of prohibitory
laws to the Federal government 4 dan
ger 10 state sovereignty. Among these
were many who favored prohibition as
State measure. They however. felt
that Virginia had done her part when
she stopped whisky traffic within her
own borders.
NORRIS PROPOSES
REFERENCE TO PEOPLE
resolution introduced by Delegate
Robert .. Norris. of Lancaster. had for
its purpose the reference of the quer-
I tion TO the people He wanted action
deferred until the voters were given
AN opportunity to express their pref
ercnce. Opposed to this View was the
opinion Of champions of the Anti-Sa-
loon League. These held that the
voters Of Virginia had spoken suni-
GENTLY strong in favor OF absolute pro-
hihit!on when they adopted present
! laws BY 4 $4,000 majority.
Opponents OF the immediate ratif-
cation Of the amendment expressed the
belief that prccipitate action would be
injurious TO the per; onal privileges OF
citizens of those States in which whis-
ky is s:il lawfully sold. and were fear
full tina; rc:alatory legislation would
follow
Vote on the question came al 9:45
o'clock, after an entire afternoon and
night session had been given over
10 debate between Delegates Slant.
Dean, Wright. Gilmcr. r. A. Anderson,
Meetze. Stubbs. Martin. Carter and
i,udsins. for the amendment. and Dele
gates Hunter. Bosehen. Norris and Cor
don for the Norris resoiu, zion. Both
Wright and Anderson are Republica ms
and are understood to have expressed
the sentiment OF NE Republican party.
now TIE MEMBERS ARE
RECoRDED AS VOTING
n9Ss voting 1OF the amend III n I
were: Delegates Adams. Il. y. Ander-
son. William \. Anderson. Bailey, Beat
tie. Bond, Brewer, }. c. Brown. Buck
Buhrman, Burke. Garner, Darlington.
Carter. Cato. Chase. Clement. Com
Minis. Conway. Corneti. Crockett. DAVIS.
Deans. Dickcrson, Dilla-d. Dodson.
Easley. Elan. Evans. F;tzhugh. Flan-
nagan, Forester. Gillian Gilmer. Gil
Harvey, Hobbs. Horton. Hudgins.
Dcane Hundlcy. y. J. llund.ey. Jones.
Mann. Marshall. Martin. Meetze. Muir
ray, MusGrave. holland, omps. owen.
ozlin. Pence. Pitts. Price. Ragland.
Ramsey. Reed. Rev. Roiston. Russell.
Shackleford, Shumate. G. f.. Smith. H.
B. Smith. snead, sp-oni, Stant. Stephen
son. Stuart. J. y. Stubbs. r. II. Stubbs.
Taylor. Turner. Walton Williams
Willis. Winston. Wright, Mr.. Speaker
Those voting against the amendment
were: d C eg atcs Baker, Boschen.
Bowles. Cherry. Cook, Fuller. Goodwin
Gordon. McNutt. Miller Norris. Snow
Tiffany.
Delegates Henley. Hunter and Smoot
are recorded as not voting.
vote on the Norris resolution.
taken just before tile vote on the
amendment. resulted in its defeat by
90 TO %
VIRGINIA SECOND
STATE; TO RATIFY
Virginia is the second State in the
Union to ratify the amendment.
MlsSissippI's Legislature put the meas
ure through early this week. 1t was
In
dominion had found its prohibition
laws satisfactory that advocates of the
measure pressed for immediate passage.
Just before the House recessed for
luncheon il was announced that an
afternoon session would be held TO pass
upon the amendment. Then Delegate
Willis, Of Roanoke. asked that debate
be limited. that vote could be
taken at o'clock. He made this re-
quest he said. in order that Delegates
who wanted TO spend the week end at
home could leave town on early even
inB trains. The motion as defeated.
AT ! o'clock the debate was opened
by Delegate Stant, of Bristol, one of
the youngest members of the House
Mr Stant favored Immediate passage OF
the resolution ratifyinE the amend
HicH'. Ile tHOuSnl people OF virginia
had expressed their opinion in no un-
certain terms when they adopted the
present prohibition laws, and felt GER
tain that they expected this General
Assembly to indorse the amendment;
lie was followed by T. Lomax Hunter,
VINO was not afraid to leave settlement
OF the question to his constituency. He
had little patience with the "profes-
sional prohibtionists. whose overconn-
dence In their power" threatened dan
ger to democracy. He said ''if any man
wants Virginia dricr than she is nov,
God knows he is a hard-hcarted in
dividual indeed" IIe could not see
that Virginia needed further liquor
legislation, nor could he understand by
what right the General Assembly
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