Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-01
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
ON TOPICS OF THE DAY
i'cadcr Amazed at -Four Gallons
Difference" Statement Made
~ observation-disclosures"


To the Editor OF The Times-D!spatch.
Sir.-Cndcr the caption quoted
above. "FrohibitioniSt." in this morn
inGs paper makes tn" amazing state
in"nt That tho only difference between
inc Cooke bill, a7 IL was introduced
during the Last session Of the Legs
lature. and as u finally passed was
four gallons Of .ur. We appeal to
the journal of the senate To show
whether his statement is true or
false.
The bill was introduced early in
the session; its patrons stating that
II was suggested by tho "Gu" cpl
demic. with its Wild scramble for
liquor To b. used as remedy /,
cited tho fact that the Commonwealth
is allowed TO furnish liquors for mcdl-
cine. Tn" state Health Commissioner
was Ia have control: liquor was to
tie pur: and furnished az cost; could
he obtained only upon prescription OF
active. licensed physicians; IN
amounts Of NOT NOR" than one pirA
True the original bill would have
allowed physician To have as much
liquor Of various kinds as ten gal
Ions At one time. hut the bill was
amended in a number Of ways. one
OF which IiNcd the amount a, six gal
IONS. during amy calendar year, and
IL was In this form that Senator
Trink!c cast the only favorable vote
upon II. MI Tucker took the original
bin and rrom ii constructed IA man
OF straw showing how Trinklc voted
FOR Hill that would have turned
loose a Hood Of whisky Hut the SEN
ate Journal is a silent witness to the
iact that ne did nuthinc Of the kind.
w" WILL give ,hc record. showing
tho page az che Journal whore il VIII
he found. Get IL and see II we tell
the truth
The hin was introduced and re-
f"rr"d TO committee on January IS.
1870 sec ;. j., page 81 Reported
from committee, with amendments.
;. j.. page lG6. Read first time. page
10. Motion To refer TO Attorney
General for his opinion but no action.
page l?7. Same resolution again
taken up. but not acted upon, page
2l5. ii!ll read second time and re-
fcrred To Finance Committee. Mo-
ton to refer To Attormcy-Cicncral lost
by vot" Of II ayes and IL noes.
Mr.. I'rinkle voted 1" refer it, page
334 Reported. with amendments, by
the Finance Committee. page 1856
taken up; motion To pass hy defeated
by vote of 10 ayes to u noes Mr.,
Trinklc voted to pass by Amended
10y agreement. page i6i. Again taken
up and amended by agreements, one
OF which was that only physicians
holding permits undcr the national
prohibition act. should he allowed to
dispense for medical use Tho vote
vas Q for and Is against this amend
ment.
Mr.. Trlnkle voting for il, page 53f.
An amendment Ga substitute for the
wholc) was offered and refused by
vote Of 4 ayes and % noes. Mr.
Trinklc voted against the substitute
page 535. The amendment fixing the
amount allowed each physician at six
gallons per year. was passed by n
vote OF Is ayes and I6 noes. also the
amendment Increasing the penalty for
| violation of the statute was de-
fcatci by vote Of 10 ayes and IS
noes. on the first one Mr.. Trinkle
voted aye; on the second he voted
aye also, page $40.
Just here AN amendment striking
out all of section l3 was offered and
rejected by vote OF II ayes against
% noes. MIR. Trinklc voted no. as
your correspondent charges. when he
says: ION March 3. the record shows.
Senator Mapp offered an amendme {
striking from the bill the provision
authorizing the state Health Com
missioner to shin liquor 10 physi-
clans. Senator Trinkie. no." He
thus twists. and for his purpose. falsi-
res the record. because there were
sever other provisions in section 10.
and he should have been honest
enough to have admitted that wits
| tina; section missing tho bill would
| have been just as useful az street
car on James River. Ii would have
been silly 10 have passed it with sec
ton IL missing. See page 537.
Another amendment that physicians
residing in sections where come
pharmacist was licensed to dispense,
should not have more than one gall
lon In the aggregate and could only
use that in an emergency. was passed
by vote Of 20 ayes and Is noes
! Senator Trinkls voted aye. as did