The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-16
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number OF House Dlls were w Ivy : l sss4
and appropriated referred.
resolution for a committee OF con on.
ence on the disagrecing votes Of inc Ivy y.
houses OH Honse bflf fhorizing a. ieh.oh
all animals, vehicles, &c.s sept aby IiYciy-t
stable keepers, &C., was agreen 70, anu ny
Chair appointed Mcssrs. j hUL, DANIEL, anu
BKooKE as said committee. -.
lgft a 5uumber of 4bitls were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar.
l. An Invitation to the Senate to attendRev
ibr GaIia1,dct's special services at st. faufs
church tonight for deaf mutes was rea lss. 10
1.-THE body isfG 81 -, {s
rHE MoPPETT-RgGIsTERT aS.
| Mr.. JOHNSON prcsented resolution ln-
struggling the Finance Committee 10 prihe,
IN 4 hflI repealing the Motfeft-register lax
\ law II a bill Is not presented by tne ~.
nance Committee for the collection OF tue
| tax on.ardents pirits.
Mr: JOHNSON spoke: in favor OF his reso-
luton. He said:
| r nropose by this resolution to give notice
ttbot n nd Iaw is passed by the LIST OF Febru-
| ary to amend and make effective the MOI
fett-liauor law. 30 as to secure It's ENFORCE
ment equally all over the Commonwealth,
then we will repeal the Mofett-ltquor Jaw.
III propose to say to the friends OF the lnea-
sure, Enforce your law by proper amend
ment, or we will repeal it. / showed when
1.-The law passed that it was so defective tnat
tdS pp phan nat d rs 6aSefX
Inst wear voted here for every PROPOSE
| ton to amend it and make 1t more eHectlVe,
| but the bills amending 1t were deieatea
elsewh here by the luhewarmness OF the very
men who had passed the original law, after
such amendments had passed the Senate.
I will now vote for every proper amend,
meat to enforce the law and secure us equai
and just enforcement everywhere on every
| nersop: but l desire 10 give distinct notice
That unless this General Assembly shall
within reasonable time before the end OF
the session pass laws providing for such
equal, lust, and fair enforcement OF the law,
I will introduce bill to repeal it. Enforce
| it or repeal it.
| Mr.. SMITH defended the Finance Commit
tee. and urged upon the Senate the impor-
lance of not repeating law which brings
in more revenue than any taX-!aW OF the
| kind ever passed by the Legislature. lie
said it was very popular law with the PEG.
ple. He complimented the good people OF
Richmopd-a noble city, he said-for the
manner inWhich the law had been executed
| here.
MIR. ouEsENDERRY also defended the law,
and hoped the resolution would not De
adopted. He said the Auditor bad said that
if the law is faithfully carried out the State
will realize tax of 100000.
Mr.. Belts asked Dir. JOHNSON to with
draw his resolution. He thought the law
ought to be thoroughly tried.
Mr.. PHLEGAR presented SUBSTITUTE lor
the resolution requiring the Finance COM
mittee. to bring in bill to provide Tor the
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new law or amendments to the present
Moffett law.
Mr.. SMITH presented an amendment to
the amendment, which provides that the FL
nance Committee shall bring in bill to per"
feet the present Mo1ett liquor-laW as far as
possible.
MIR. HURT OF Pittsylvaua said that be was
| in favor of the resolution because 1t was
strike in the right direction; that whilst the
law might be az good as claimed by lts
| friends, vet the facts and figures furnlshed
| bv the Auditor went concluslyeIy TO snow
| that the law was not properly enforced, ana
that he was IN favor of repeating it unless
properly amended.
MIR. GAYLE favored tue resolution. He
was OF opinion that the predictions OF the
opponents of the Motfett iiquor-laW, made
when the bill was passed, bad been verified.
He rather favored repeal OF the law, or at
least square fight on the question.
Mr. SMITH favored the consideration OF
the resolution now. Ii we postpone 1t for
future day it wilt bring in the opposition
from all sides, and will have lobby here
buttonholing the members in the Capitol,
and when the time comes that the dram
shops shalt dictate the policy OF the laws OF
this State he hoped old Gabriel will blow
his hern. In nutshell, the whole thing is
lust this A man needn't drink because ne
goes into a bar-room, but il he drinks then
he must pay the State tax. That little DoX
stands there on the counter as sentlnel.
The man who drinks must pay the tax. He
could understand why the bar-keeper op-
poses the law. a..t sI
Mr.. SMITH wanted to try the bill awhile
longer.
Mr.. FuLKERsoN inquired of Mr. SMITH
whether he would object to bill he bad
nroposed il it could be demonstrated that it
will produce more revenue than the Motett
law.
MIR. SMITH said he wanted to try it awhile
longer. He knew what it would do, and
was unwilling to try an untried colt when
his cid horse had never failed him. .
MIR. PAUL advocated the postponemcnt OF
the subject until Tuesday next. He could
sec no harm to como from the delay. "
Mr.. SMITH read letter from Dir. GRIMs-
LEY, chairman OF the Finance Committee,
saying he was specially interested in the
| liquor tax, and had been detained ut home
| by sickness. but he would be here Friday
| with the bills the committee desired to pre-
sent.
| Mr.. QUEsENBsRRY moved to postpone the
consideration OF the resolution until Tues
| day, and have the resolution printed.
Mr.. SMITH moved to strike out Tuesday
and insert Friday. Agreed to. So the SEN
ate will take up the question OH Friday,
| PASSED. ~
| Senate bill to incorporate the Central Yir-
ginia Mining Company.
| Senate bill to authorize the trustees of st.
/ PauPs Episcopal church at Lynchburg to
execute one or more deeds and mortgages,
&c., presented by Mr. DANIEL to-day.
! House bill to amend section SO OF chapter
! is OF the Code, in relation to counting the
vote by State canvaSsers in cases Of special
| election.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED. r..
| By Mr.. PHLEGAR: A resolution calling
for u list of clerks Of courts who have fur
nished lists OF capitation tax paid. &c.
BY Mr.. CHILES: A number OF documents
relating to the Upper Appomattox Com
/ pany. \.
I BY Mr.. FuLKERsoE: a bill in relation 10
the manner in which the records OF the
Court Of Appeals shall be printed, and the
election Of officers thereof. q
By Mr.. DICKINSON: A bill to amend the
law in relation to repairing the roads III
| Carroll and GraysOn counties.
| On motion OF Mr. LEE the Richmond and
| Allegheny Railroad bill was ordered to be