Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-20
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DEPRIVE GOVERNOR
OF APPOINTMENTS
Amendment to Resolution Gives
No Power to Executive
in Probe.
DRYs DEMAND INVESTIGATION
Legislators Say Information
Sought Has Not Been Forth
coming From Peters.
DRYs DEMAND INVESTIGATION.

SOiiiIIlS rIOlll FetSrSs 81 ~
Because OF the absence or manv os
It's twenty-elght co-patrons, the joyce
JOINT resolution, providing for. a com
piete investigation. of the state De-
Partment of Prohibition, was passed.
1onyh Hy when Ita It came up on the floor Of tho
, After 1t had heard from several mem
bers Of the General Assem- bly,. who
latlon, and from Rev. David T sHepoaTn He oesg-
aperintendent up erin a .of the Anti Saloon.
the dry" department., the house HsSs CON- forS
mittee on Moral and Social Welfare
yes.erday morning reported out the
e :, four membeFs ofi the the eommisses xSaa Wes
declining to- vote. .., : ! i
reGts IStt.s I'll that three members OF the COM
be- anpofn,na 10 investigate the Department.
81 me SPesidsnt SSPsaiseF g
Senate; The resolution originaiiyi ipro.
vi xided "a that is two OF the mem bers We're we're
Rev. Hepburn and Mr. MssrnGr; Maehen phe oba
1eGted eS,. to this provision. and the com
mittee sustained their Objections. 80
joyce Draws Inference. = - q So
patron Of tho bill. asked the Rev. Gee. fnle.
DO I understand; you would not ].
nnist 1r1st =, the. !, governor to mako the APP
=
:, The Rev. Hepburn's reply was t..You
may lay draw any inference you iike.. =
,,,.iiss, rs, your only obtectio to the reso-
polnse s nsSsmesss sSs Goyesaor y may
then asked the Rev. Hepburn. - ~
II is,i was the reply. & .sss II ST:
asked the Rev. Hepburn: : 30 oaoan;i. yous
n}eafnaaEt m}san Y say. that the Goyefnor.
bs ssaaRlsaa ia fs ISSIsa sbaSsbs
ss,:Ss;s'ss 8 Sss
cloud ho of s,gSpicien had sssilsd Sci assM over
.hs people Of Yirsinfa assirsd ahat tohssS shss
anIormed IN, as to the Justice or ,inj Justice
AS tiG thare ehis pbaa sbSspieiSn bsen ,Sn rssted
the department to other aresoIltiens4 i
seeking t1esi information,s he said the House
cation of the hedepartmerit.p'e III 4 yantsa3
to know. he said, how much iiaTor H ma
been been sea5ea: sensa.: hoy many automohiles had
secured and how i had BEEN aexpendsd. ssa sssh
Mants, Eacts and Figures. 80 II
on the henset 'nart Hali disolain,ed any desire
ton to persecute the comm issio6eS n,.
his department: The peopias ;os ! 'virr H.
ever. he said. and the iegisiatfve com-
mmttttee was expected to obtain these
operafi9pp ns pfiope ~ he, said desired that the
ba ra uO PSI tHleIlI3s pe Ia Id
WI, Mr Hall said there were s,,sri,rs &
turned over to I'll the s Probibltion at it;gIor quo
reached the Prohsbitionn itintd pepartmssynsar had nsysr
Gated no said had been an essn aasneS SSontis o9sr
to a State officer - = 'is'.'1.. oy''t s'F.';
disseyi.,ane neyi Mepburp on said there was no
tion Department to avoid an NinveStiiss-
tlon. He did not. however. desire sto;
mics se a Of S1iS peohiSI,Pioos ,Piposeeuted by the ee
It. has been the policy OF Rev. Peters
force to Keep to nztrgSt his once
shape that they could be produced on n
moments notice. & ~ s'ast's
years With the sa aSnesai Assem- @ bsGs bssixtssn Mr
Machen said. he had never know, e a
Goyernor to have an active hand In
suggest them. - - ~ -
Objects 20 Goyernor.
JOYCE fepy Maese soId From Dsssate
ally al ne : obj Objected ;a to the Governor .hav
Delegate Warren. of ofPittsvIvanla Ia. re-
Department and dry leaders con.
ors % dStan se fssssgs hs,
the Department. OF prohihition emanafasss
from "wet sympathisers. 8, 4 s:ss
and figures am as dry as the next
man, as dry, as Mr: Hepburn himself.
Delegate FeIts also resented. the re- y
marks of Mr.. HEPBURN. He charged
the Prohibition Department. was not
frank in It's statements; that editorials
in a morning newspaper dealing with
the Prohibition Department were .'mis-
leading" and that the annual report
of the Prohibition Department. was
mere camoufage.n 81 3 ~
The newspaper In question, he saidsg
had declared editorlally that the DRY
one for the State.5 He declared that
such statement was untrpe. and said
that no WAS at a loss StoIunderstand
whv such ella inns ware made " x - - r.