The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-27

The real test OF strength cahk1 ~1f
the amendment offered by SoNa36
walter TansiH oliver which e1k N[a
date for abolition of the depArtpAl
one year earlier than the DeaHt e4yk@
stitute. This amendment was d0hafS4
for two days and was rejected byAa
vote of twenty-five to fourteen. HeH9~
tors Mills and Garrett were paired, 1Nof1
junior senator from Richmond hotfSx
for the amendment and the veteran 1emy
ator from Henry against it. ssssa
| The recorded vote on this azl&oGD&S
rent was as follows: Ayes-Beyt44
Cannon. Cooke, Deal, observation-disclosures
Gcolrick. Gravatt. Gum. Ho1t.
Miller. Oliver. woodson.
i Noes--Andrews. Booker BYRD. EUHS
hitt, Crockett Drewry, Epes Fef9noG9z
Hassfneer, Hening. Jenreys, Maps
Mitchell. Parsons. Paul. Pend1efon
P-oHt. Rison, Robertson. Russeils Tslsy
| An amendment offered by SNna46Ix
Robertson striking ont the oyNae
aholishing the department was A1f64xs
ed by vote of nineteen to eiKhtls
| The senate was in mild stNx
excitement ana reifsf from the
period during the vote On thA S61<
amendment and several Of v
changed their votes after the dKN&X
icall- That the amendment wa ~
adopted was something Of an accfd4NE
/ Senator Mapp Gated for r6G1fa|X1
! vote on the motion to reconsider; cQ9tss
fdent that the vote would be rAxST
and was busy in conversations 49,
was the call sustained. Tho preai111E1
officer decided that the call waa sNN&s
sustained and SO ruled. Senator
was obiivious to what had ocCurNSN
J until the motion had been put ana. en1k
ried to advance the bill to fts
70 a nd ~
asked for unanimous consent Tor F&s
consideration, President uchAlRG
stating from the chair that IL khq41
had been a sufficient number % A&~~
up to sustain the call he had not sa1S y
them. This request of Senator Anp
was refused by the opposition AL M
vote stood. The practical effeut ~ A1
amendment would have been u xe<T
the term of the prohibition comuaf7
sierer from four to two yeaSs, with x
reference whatever concerning the IL
of the department. NJ
MAPP CLOSES. ixassssSsSsl
Senator Mapp closed the atnENelNS
(, fer his side in a mastery e4n2
of his case and a painstAking re- IN
the salient points brought ont UN
tvocates of early abolition. FSnMS
at the outset that he did not S&A1<
abolish TIE department and that E4
not going to be challenged III fn13
Re should be again In the senak0 S&
the opinion that the necessity
tanning the department atill AqE{
1T was never intended to ~ w M
raanent department" he said. sHAas
Edesstanding was that Ii would ~
tanned no longer than WAS noes -
But am absolutely convinced eAS<
is needed moro today than Il Mi5e
1916. ! sincerely hope that ii may 80
be needed in 1922, but IL IL IL KsufX1
feel free to oppose any effort teal
/ ish it, ssSss
The senator from Accomac al
the first thing that impressed
the debate was the opening at6fnd
OF Senator Oliver. who declafAx i m
/ this was not a wet and dry 0whE &715&
ator Mapp said that in tho light N1 r.
speeches he had heard since that q 80
he hardly agreed with the senator 1f&
i Fairfax. sss sS12%s
/ = He referred to Senator DoVUfnAE&
81 eech, in which the senator fron IA{{s
caster charged that tho prohihltf6TfA&
partment was simply . political I&&
chine used by certain gentles&et5
the state as political adtunefs
substantiatton OF his charge, HoMS&<
/ Downing read letter from
Smith, Jr., defeated candidAtD kok ~
senate. in which Commissioner FDt4k
was charged with having asked o1t
:, to withdraw from the senAtovia4 ~
in order to let Senator Mitcha1I ~
Representative Of King and 0ueees NJ
defeat the third candidate. who MM&&
abolition Of the department. Mr.
tiers was charged with having, S4@1<
4 Saith that he fPeters) had "somAthtiE
More suitable" to offer him. tho ~ n
ticn being prosecuting attorney teS
department.. ssSxs#S
SURPRISE AT D0wNINC.8ssgs
4 Senator Mapp expressed SIkpS -
that Senator Downing should
used this method OF urgtng A66
or the Oliver ariiandif6 astss
senator from Lancaster had rsca
to method which did him n \
ing) little credit and which
, mot think he would have uac6
mature DELIBERATIONS s He
. letter from defeated candtdaNE
appears to be very sore. 4
Senator Mitchell had pfsKt1S
piled TO the speech Of GenGteS
|, Ing. II Am forced to a0uy
X the false and unkind stetenAS
in the letter just yead a.
u poSed - an ultrA -drx
4 the support OG ~ p1s1
/ partlnent ~ an kit