Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-11
SENATE STANDS PAT
ON P|LOTACE BILL
refuses to Suspend Rules to Permit
House to Take Up Proposed
Bill for Consideration.

yesterday afternoon refused a ps to 'ss sus
pend the rules under which both
working. in order that the House may
consider the Ewell pilotagc bill that
had died on the calendar the night be-
fore.
The measure had met it's death un-
der the operation of the Joint rcsolu
ton. which prevented either House
that had not been acted on in the other
branch of the Legislature. 1t had been
cngrosscd, but failed Of passage be
ter the necessary votes to dispense
with the constitutional reading.
Advocates I'm the House OF tho bill,
IL seeks to break down barriers THAT
Keep men from becoming pilots by
eliminating tho section OF the present
law requiring hve-ycar apprentice
ship under "A Nirginia/piio,, secured
yesterday the passage Of n resolution
respect TO consideration of bills after
Tuesday. In the Senate the resolution
was referred to the Rules Committee.
which submitted a unanimous report
LgainEt it's adoption. 1t was on tho
motion of Senator Mapp to reject this
report that the vote stood 81 10 If.
Cannon Opposes Suspension.
Senator Cannon declared he WIS op~
posed to suspension Of the rule just
because an insiduouS lobby had been
Working on behalf Of. the. hin for
/ l.
measures on the calendar, he declared.
would bc killed - such "a departure
was, made. Senator Gooirick. who was
IN favor Of granting consideration OF
the bill charged that an active lobby
had been At wosk in tho effort to pre-
vent That action.
Il was astounded" nc said 80 find
| this afternoon that tho Finance Com
, mite. had risen without considering
the bin recommended by the Governor.
imposing tax of > per cent on tho
gross receipts Of pilots"
senator cannon, as member or the
had made tho point Of order that tho
hour had arrived for the chair to be
res. rGsImed In the senate and had been
Garrett then gave notice that the
committee would meet this morning at
s:5o o'clock TO consider the measure
You can no longer call the nepub-
scan party the party of monopoly"
Senator Olive. declared. ''!f you de-
THIS 6ill. striking at one OF the most
may be passed"
Tumultous Scene In House.
the. House when an effort was made
to have the Ewell bill taken up out
OF its order by, the patron of the meas
ure. Beforc tho motion could bc put.
other advocates Of the bill hastily left
their seats and gathered in knot
around tho patron
/
Eweli announced that he would with
draw his motion temporarily. Later.
he offered a. resolution calling for a
suspension of the rule with respect TO
consideration of bills after Tuesday.
The motion preclpitated q renewal
on The night which. has been waged
against the bill since IL first
brought upon she floor of the House.
os,n, 1crst S,,d Floor Leader willis and
posed the Ewcli resolution
Wilbur c. Hall. delegate from
Loudoun; moved the pending question.
yoicing of numerous protests. chiefly
from opponents of the bill. These,
with others. wished to further debate
Delegate Hall again called for the
from Loudoun could be recognized by
andrla, offered a resolution substitute
ing House bill. which has twenty
eight patrons. providing for state;
bill
This was followed by the introduc-
substituted divers bills which pre-
viousiy had met an untimely death
at It'll the hands Of the House. and which
tackled onto the Ewell resolution in
the pilot bill.
Price. OF Richmond city. which had
for It's purpose substitution of House
bill creating, 4 new court for the city
OF Richmond.
Each amendment, in turn. was voted
down. but not until Delegate Rev. of
Accomac: and Z. Hugh Smith. OF Nor
thumbcrland. protested vigorously
against what they considered the en-
ployment of filibuster tactics in an eff
fort TO prevent consideration of the
Ewcll resolution.
Eventually an amendment was
agreed to. the effect of which was 10
add to the Ewell resolution House
bill abolishing boards of review.