The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02
Senate Inserts Pincers to Make
Measure Effective Against
Wishes of House.
JAIL SENTENCE rs
INSISTED UPON
Lower Branch Inclined To
ward Leniency, Which Might
Make Bill Practically In
operative.

clash between the senate and
house on the Mapp antitrust bill Is
expected to develop today when the.
two bodies convene at noon after the
weekend recess The senate, which
adjourned at $50 o'clock. will finish
discussion ON the bill today and 1t
will then be sent to the house for
concurrence. The penalty clause IS
the section on which the two houses
have shown division and It Is on this
point that the fight viii come.
The original language providing
fail sentence for both frst and sec
on offenses was amended in the house,
which imposed hne for the first Of
Tense and made confinement discre-
tionary with the courts In the second
uffense and made confinement discre-
tiaFary with the courts In the second
offense After a sharp fight, Senator
Mapp succeeded in having passed an
other amendment slightly modifying
the first provision
The penalty Is now a fne Of $1,000
and twelve months In jail as the maxi
mum for the frst offense, a fine of
81, 900 to 5000 with a TAIL sentence
not to exceed twelve months. or a
penitentiary sentence from one to ten
years Tor the second ofrense. The
poin. which Senator Mapp demanded
was that some confinement be directly
prescribed for the second offense.
Sentiment in the house has thus far
tended towards a decided leniency
in the matter of Furnishing vioiators
of the act and 1t Is an open question
as TO whether or not the senate
amendment will carry.
Discussion of the Mapp bill In the
senate will be preceded only by i'm
portant tax measures. of which there
are only a few. Further objection
to the bill Is not expected except on
the clause exempting agricultural.
horticultural and labor organizations
from the provisions OF the act. Sena-
tor Drewry. OF Petersburg, opposed
this clause in the committee and an
nounced his intention Of speaking
against It on the floor, OF the senate.
The house bin will be greeted with
passed by the senate on Friday night
and Saturday which WIN come up
for concurrence. This includes the
tax measures drawn by the senate
finance committee in lieu Of Z straight
twelve cents increase on the general
property tax. and no opposition to
these bills Is expected.
Discussion OF the antitrust bill on
Saturday developed number of In
terestlng facts, or assertions. some of
which have since been contradicted.
Senator Bucharan's arraignmcnt OF
the farming interests who. according
to his statement. allow cabbages to rot
In the ground rather than dispose OF
them at a price below the one set by
agreement. has been refuted by T..
Frank Foushc. director Of the division
OF markets. Mr.. Foushe said thar
II this was 4 practice of Virginia
farmers, he was entirely ignorant Of
the situation.
Senator Ruchanan's statement, how
ever. was not to the effect that such
things were being done at this time;
he specifically referred to the past.
Senator Drewry will undoubtedly
make use OF this question In opros-
ing exemption OF farmers from tho
act.
The question OF whether or not the
bill ratifying the Anthony federal
amendment enfranchising women will
be disposed OF is entirely . matter of
conjecture. One group OF suffrAg1sts
are anxious to have the matter set
tied ut the special session while the
more cautious ones are urging post
poning It until the regular session in
1890.
4 Both the suffragettes and the antis
have made q strong night Tor votes but
. majority Of both houses have not
committed themselves to either side
The suffragettes are congratulating
themselves on having for their leader
in the senate ono Of !'H strongest ani
rnest influential members, Senator
NApp. He introduced their bill into
that body and Will take the next
mcva = any = madS q sthis esaton.