The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-03
DH|l-HEDI BILL
REIMBURSEMENT
Fourteen Amendments
% Measure a. Orig
iaally Framed.
EX-GOVERNOR
BREAKS TIES
Votes With Dry Element
On + " . Occasions
Thus Giving p Politicians
Opportunity 10 Talk.

sA1ssr Gpsua1n9 - xnsrnang session
u Aasnuasaaa ~ - Dsal-Lssdy search
- ssssnrs Inn. the senate spant this
svenfhg ssse1oa n ascending II and al
3euxned with the budget hill stiil UNI
touched and the session one day nearer
its close. uncontssted bills were
passed during the morning session
sitter motion to postpone the Deal
bill special order had been carried.
The bill was amended In 10 many
places last night that some members
we're frankly In doubt ~ to the result
IN the patchwork when the body ad-
ieusneds Wet senator's amended IL. dry
senators amended Il and senator's on
haif-and- half PEE suasion amended It.
senator Epes amendment permitting
officers TO enter common carriers with
ss1t warrant and TO look for whiskey
on trains or in stations, with . view 70
securing a warrant. was passed hy >
sss.e aalcrity and was the subject Ct
Msieh informal dtscussion after Ad-
tournament.
Opponents of the bill were Of The
sninson that the amendment. white il
esteHaably weakens the bill really
stiengthsns il They pointed ont that
si sssaI m-cvsss Is & sininx psr6ss n
] III caEs xNHArd phls1ey II Axahs1erte1s
i tls mi mani Inneds thna making m
Ansknd1scnt prAHtitally moAningIness
Tho opinion was treaty exrreseed
that the amendment rouid prcbabfy
gasn votes for tho. blu when 1t con1es
ap on it's passage.
Lteutenant -iovernor BuchanAa was
called on twice to cast the dectding
ecta on amendments This is the first
time the presiding officer has cAsf =
vote ut this session.
10th amendments ware offered by
S6natcr MApp and tho vote was -
Tor nnd - against. In both instances.
the president of the senate cast his
writing both amendments into the
hill.
Politicians comaaented on the sig
ntAcAnce of the action. In connection
With the recent announcement for
governor Of Mon. Harry st. George
Tucker ON what u regarded - lib
senator Robertson attacked tho hili
xAs camounagsd attack on the en-
forcement Or prohibition In vfrEinta.
Hao speech was = rAIlying cry 70 pro-
hibfttonista 70 assume the 06AA1tve
ID the constant legislative ana potitAsa1
warfare, saying thA4 this wAa the enfy
fss&ns W which thsx could hold thsar
sTAn ~ ESFORCEMENr.
stripped OK Its guide Of con1titu-
t1enal rikhts." he said. s'This hill =
ncthfnx bit = stab ut the enforee-
nsant AZ the prohibition lava"
He also protested against the bill
Id si0 present form ~ q nulHncAtaon
E|ok the game laws. which permit
I s'Wardenss To seArch tho psrsonai bag
s9N&A, hunting coat. basket or other
\ colAtainer n tho search tor tAme kill
IVA uniAwfully. This objection wAs
ken 9cAFs ~ IN An amendment OF
tered w Senator EpeS,
senator R0bertsou laid greAt stress
- The sactuai a1{ect Of the -seArch-
B AnsSaainnre measure. saying that II
Wouln permit = man 10 bring bugg5-
a1oAd vot whiAkey from s'aosnc motin-
d tAtu hollow tutD our cities'' without
@jnterfercnce. 1nH1ens fcrseOth we
know thesktnd az huxxy. the sc0ior OF
thel horSe and xoyorth. and then so
In ~ 5usftce ana procure = warrant
Tor his arrest.
He challenged proponents of tho
fstsa4ure 80 cite an instance Ia which
an aren't Of the prohibttion dopart-
ment hAd searched ne bAgEaEe Of
H ana man or woman without war
\ rant, without the consent OF tho
+ owner, ss s.8s as
Senator Beverley said he knew of
q 4 stoxeH Instances III which bagxare
had pecs, scarSnnd without warrants,
but none without the consent OF the
U uwner.
Henator Goolrick referred ID the
x slkclton case, III which agents vi the
N dan3ftmGnt are alleged TO have -
4 nauitcd i man when he Refused to per-
81 INIT them to- search q Kit az tools
M swas carrying.
81 NEITHER WET NOR DRY
sxE lntor Leedy was the only other
slisSOr to speak at any length - khe
ssSlyil NE opened the debate AZ IN
"a als,zr A d Asaef sSaAsyAs
K45yk II I'M xeaspnA Tor n1pp the
l6yxr0 HIN argument MaS ba1ed On
"a GonStitutionAI safeguard Nj which
~ that 10 citisen nhAif NJ Az.
Sad Without warrant He SD
81 Any law which 8rente Oncets flle
MOI oe M king arrests WITHOUT
sSxrsMt waS sioJative Of ne con
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