The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-18

Ioyell Riddleberger,
! ivhyoor stevens,
Newberry, Msnn,
Smith, Mliic"N,-
Thurman, Wooa-lo'
Williams.
winsaeld of Albc%pssrle.
Messrs. Wlngfeld of Hanover, James, Walker,
and Twyman were not recorded.
THE SITUATION.
Mr.. Riddlcberger stated i'm q colloquy
that occurred between Mr.. Thurman and
himself before the last motion to adjourn
was made: "Wc don't expect to come TO
vote to-day" yesterday.
Mr.. Wingfield OF Hanover, in all the
votes Except the last one, when he did not
vote at all, il indeed he was in the chamber
at that momcnt,) voted with the Brown
Allen ReNdjusters, and he stated in con-
yersation that he intended TO vote for the
Joint order il they would strike out Of it
the Judge OF the Hastings Court OF Rich
mond.
An amendment. or a substitute, was al
ready prepared making some change in the
resolution and, it is supposed, the change
Mr.. Wingfield desired.
THE JOINT ORDER.
The resolution which the Readiusters
endeayOred 10 reach by clearing away spe-
cial orders and all other matters before it,
is as follows:
| ReSOtred the House Of Delegates concur
ring, That the two houses OF the General
Assembly will proceed on Monday the 10Th
day OF February, 1889, at o'clock, to elect
an Auditor Of Public Accounts, n Railroad
Commissioner, judges Of the Fourth and
Sixth judicial circuits TO fill uneXpired
terms, judges Of the Hastings or Corpora
ton Courts OF the cities of Richmond and
Norfolk, whose terms begin the 1st day OF
January, 1888; Judge of the Hastings or
Corporation Court OF the city Of AlcXan-
dria. 10 fill vacancy; and judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals, whose terms
begin on the lst day OF January, 1883, in the
order named herein, and the same shall he
continuing order until completed.
II will he observed that this resolution
claims that the terms OF the present judges
| Of the llllstings Courts OF Richmond and
Norfolk "begin the lst day OF January,
| 1885,"
BOOT-BIACK RIGHTS.
The following was presented in the SEN
ate yesterday by Mr.. Riddleberger:
RICHMOND. Va, February Il.
TO the members Of the legislator Of Vir-
ginia whilst making your laws please try
and do something for we boot-black boys
and paper boys whilst we are trying to
make a honest living we are droyon from
out OF the capitol by the police taken from
off the public streets by them carried TO
the station house by them and il our fathers
are not able to pay two dollars and q hall
our backs are Gather striped or that dis
graceful ball is chained around Om legs
and then we are disgraced forever remem-
Der gentleman that there is day coming
that you all will want our votes and ii such
things as thcase are going on you all will
never get them. (sighnedl Robert Il.
Lewis, Albert u. Booker. Thomas II.
Trent, Thomas II. Morris, John 4. Baite-,
lsiah Jackson, Charles Sampson, William
Lewis. Edward Tayler, Louis Brown.
The grave financial question involved led
the Senate 10 refer the petition TO the Com
mittee on Finance, Of which Mr.. Riddle
berger is chairman.
House Notes.
AFTER THE CLUBS.
Mr.. Lady introduced the following bill
yesterday:
l.. BE IL enacted Jy the General assembly
of Virginia, That a per capita tax OF $40
per annIm upon the membership OF each
[
State be. and the same is hereby, assessed.
,. II shall be the duty Of the commission
er OF the revenue for each city i'm this
Commonwealth annually to assess upon a
certified roll Of the membership OF each and
every such literary and social club the above
prescribed tax.
3. IL shall he the duty Of the collector OF
State taxes to collect the said tax in each
and every city OF the commonwealth in the
same manner that other license taxes are
collected.
4. ANY literary and social club failing OF
refusing TO furnish the commissioner OF the
revenue with sworn statement or roll OF
/ its membership shall be deprived OF itS
charter OF incorporation and debarred the
right to conduct its business within the
4 limits OF this State: provided that nothing
/ i'm this act shall be construed as imposing
tax upon or restricting the privileges OF
any literary club which does not allow the
| sale OF liquors and cigars and the furnish
ing OF refreshments upon any property
used. held, or controlled by it.
). ANY president, secretary, treasurer,
or board OF governors, or any persons
having in charge the management OF any
such literary and social club, refusing or in
any way hindcring the revenue officers OF
the state in the proper prosecution OF their
duties under this act, shall be lined not less
than $50 nor more than 300 for each Of
fence.
&. ANY president, secretary, treasurer,
or board OF governors, or any person haN-
ing in charge The management OF any such
literary and social club, refusing to certi-
fv complete and sworn list or roll OF Ms
membership to properly authorized Oh
licer OF the State whose duty L shall be To
make the assessment. shall be fined 500
for each offence.
7. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
herewith arc hereby repealed.
s. This act shall be in force from is pas
sage
GENERAL LOCAL OPTION.
At1o'clock Yesterday the House resumed
the consideration OF the general local-option
bill.
The question was on the adoption Of Mr..
Stubhs's substitute for the first section.
Mr.. stuart moved 10 strike ont the
words "or corporation" which would
make the bill apply to the counties only.
Mr.. Stuart spoke in advocacy of his
amendment. lie was not opposed to any
county having a local-option law II il 80
desired. although he regarded this scheme
to stop the traffic in liquor IS vain and
visionary. He said that the effort in
Maine and Kansas had proved futile, and
that the li1uor-laws Of those States
had been practically abandoned. He char
acterized it as puritanical measure, which
could result in nothing better than the en-
couragement oS secret drinking and the loss
OF large revenue to the state. He said that
it would he impossible to enforce such
law In the cities. and he also claimed that il
~ i.o,, . fa;l,,.e i'm the counfies II