Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
ALL DRUG STORES
TOHAVEPR|V|LEGE
Measure Goes Through Upper
House Without Single i
Dissenting Vote.
GOES TO DELEGATES TODAY
Amendment to Mapp Law Allows
Sales to Meet Influenza
Emergency.

:, DEy forces in the Senate yesterday
measure removing all Restrictions on
the handling, OF Whisky and other ar ar
drug stores throughout Virginia.
Although only Introduced the day
rdo peiore; Of sehat1Ts ha bI Mapp and West pa
1t reported out by the Senate Moral
and Social Welfare Committee, and
ing vote.
Passage of the bill. which is an
Gmendment arst stsp to to the Mapp law, is the
liheralizc the. drastic features Of the
aGs under which prohibition in Vir-
.inia is enforced.
as aar the The Ma,pp Ma, law originaiIy provided
but 'ee eerae sae Gf da1r BY drug stores
largest cities in the State, were especio
any excepted by, amendments to the
its sponsors "a
Cites Emergency Epidemic.
n senator Mapp. in urging the Senate
10 10 take up the bill out of order. cited
epidemias pf deGiIseney anS caused BY the Influenza
taken at once. Tho Senate readiIy
agreed to take up the bill. and other
was said for or against "nhta'ng the mea mUre smre
III nne e., vote for passage of the bili was
% 1,h lot hiit hnd none against.
and it's passage there is assured ~
@ ane provisions OF the bill restrictions
are removed Immediately upon its mass
age; s'<'8
While the Senate so readily apreed
10 dru permit m, the sale of ardent spirits in
to n1"E ;esn stores, t;s a more determined hight
physicians was made before the Sen. y.
hae haa courts Of Justice COMMITTEES. which
whicb ,JI bhaer I, Gonelde ration the Cooke biIL
,I,t ,hIln1Lnature. sale and distribution nv
ana anG commonwealth or whisky. brandy
aand Vine for medicinal purposes, TSS
bill, with minor amendments. Was re-
ported favorably by vote Of o RI !,
Of Of" nv VII sdm probably come up on the floor
W 'hc senate on Monday or Tuesday
The, Cooke bill as reported ont w,v
amended by, subcommittee OF -four
providns pue Inc ,hni 1niy change OF consequence
yiio.latinG any provisions of the 5roSis
6i oition law viii be denied the priviieges iIun,z
from the State "P'i Us
!, senator Mapp. leader OF the Senate
.fron, fry ,orees, or whose illness prevented him
the bill spoke against II. He arssro,, on
.9at there was no need for the creation
oIcih NJ hdliN new ,,y agency for the handling OF
"T,.r and ihn, liquors for medicinal purposes
IT, tiat tnere was already SO much
liruor on hand now in bonded warei
houses that under the widest stratch
urnrtnEir:l ,E .na'ion ION; Virginias need for man
urinS liquor cannot be anticjparad
- Giy, the Cooke bill provides thst
@ 5ne state Department of Health NAV
uiStlil It's own whisky or brandy or NAV
rfurchase fr what 1t needs to nil demands
rom licensed physicians Of the STAT
whN can get as much as twenty rai'
lonS AT one time. but must give a stric,
account FOR all dispensed. The dnnart
ineht can also fll prescriptions direc,
nut no individual may receive NOVA
neport Search dill Today.
N
" is predicted by wet leaders reno.:.
hi,I 9s a1is Today the search and seizure
en-. Mh'eh is designed to throw safe
hnd to prevent arbitrary acts br iSe
Lotal or prohibition agents Heay, non
h.t'eS are provided for violations ~
ne proposed act by law officers. Whils
in comit. u,,r - receiving strong opposition
~, ~ toin nmlttee; patrons confidently state
day. i"'oraoiy TO-
The Senate session yesterday v,.
accom- arMsn sS the .S small amount OF work
Msapn law was the only Bill passnd .mc
senate joint resolution No. & amend.
lnS section 22 OF the Constitution IN
.eaIion to the payment OF poll taxea
~ iusn n VINO served in the armed forces
can and world wars, was taken ~
nnu n,,u splrtcd discussion followed. but
ops";,'nlS ~ or the resolution prevailed
ana IL was ordered passed by.
do po"smts NO. nn.is argued that service men
ciaily to tire amount OF s1'5o frorn tpha
St'te. mo resolution, il was eynla,nnJ
" us supporters. permits veterans 10
Ito.e W.tnout meeting provisions of
ment OF Foil taxes. They are nor no, pay rs
Level. however. CT paying the 'ot t,re, re-
evertIally. '''e taxes