Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-22
General Local OptIon.

Ia ths House of Dslcgates yesterday the
Consideration OF the general loo,I option bill
was resumed.
Mr.. Mayo w4s of tee oSiaioa that tho efforts
OF the friends Of hs bi 20 amend It would kill
it. Hs did no; believe that the HOUSE would
cver.pass bill which allowed ecu 1ty iadgs to
order SPECIAL elccions upon the petition Of
eVtry m,n 10 the couuty. lie was opposed to
that tss,ure of The bill. becsuse it would entail
100 gtoat 80 expense 1pon tho people. The
bill as il came from The c1mnittee vas simple
and feasible. and be favored il 10 that TOM.
Mr. Subj eYellined tho necessity for spe-
eis elections. Before tho nrxS regular .l.olion
l!qu:r-%c,nses f., tbs ensaias tgeIso mouths
viii have bean issu ID 10 oil the c1ualiss and
oorporaliobs Of the State.
Mr.. Tirscy fsvJred thu bill bscsuss il was
left &c tho psople to say ubother or not Ih-y
would avail themselves If It's provisions. Bat
hs did cot wish 10 this matter 10 do as some of
the N snbers of the House did after saying all
they wanted to-cali the previous question
Lie had had all be waited to driok for the past
forty yesrs. and hs 6idn't propose to cali lhs
pending q1csti0o 90 The risrg generation,
Mi. Hanger e2preesd himself as boirg or
posed to al! lecI!-opioo laws Hs was opposed
! 20 tho policy OF eDscurg law tn beclms O Inv
when r.htiid By the people. Il bad boen De
oded 10 other states 10 be constitutional, tut
he dido't thick it was good law. The proposed
legislation would disi ,iu. the entire revanue
law and create deficiency of several bundled
thousand dollsr,. How is this deficiency 10 be
made up? Would anybody vote to ius,esse
the tax on propsrty?
MIR. Tinsley liatelruoioal thought be w.u'd.
Stop the liquor traffic, and perhaps W, will
hay, more property.
Mr.. Hanger, continuing. said be regarded 10.
temperance as great curse b1t,his bill was 90
remedy Tor it. Toe attempt to stop tn, c,o-
sumption ct lq,ur would b. iu.ils. l.wuud
still b. drank ssd the revenue on it lost. 10
Conclusion. Mr.. H.pgsr ssid he felt 10 interest
10 any ct tie smaodG ants which had been Of
tared, IS be Intended to vote against he bill,
MIR. Amos D.tksrsoo believed suoh law
Would rot only decieass the revenu' but esc,u-
rage Illicit trff, in liquor.
Mt II z,wood ut red 40 bmandmen. prc-
vlding that 10 sn7 county or district where lt-
cal cphon Is adopted that the amount of revenue
derived from Ia LOT licenses for the rracsdips
year shall be isssrtained, and that this amount
shall be made 10 by q tx 90 other properly.
Mi. Frazier was opposed to any amendments
to the BILL
Mr.. Stubs opposed the smsrdmept.
M. Stuart: H,R would yoa supply tie
deficiency in the r,vsnues2
Mr.. Stubbs, 10 reply, said that the prsvl-
lsro, ct lsc'! op'i,n throughout the State
wau!d Of hsslf supply the defioie,c CT. Hs did
DOT bsleVs !hst the prohibition of the sale ef
liquor would decrease the rsveru.s.
Mr.: Pcll.rd Opposed the smsndmso. cf Mr..
Haz.lwocd. ADD sid that tee OIL .cticp rsised
to toe bill, that if il becomes operstivs the
State would osss large revenue, was no new
tbjeci9n The Same OH c!iop was made 10
,msshs. similar legislation 10 Eagaud, uaeo
Mr.. Gladstone. WHO advocated tbs measure,
said 10 eft:c. that The or .c!ion was pue,ile and
Mt. Stuart hsd listened With great interest |
10 Mr.. S;ubt's idea Is to the good results |
which would follow tho enactment of Ibis law |
AZ 90 an:w.r ho w0uld cito the exosrisGc, of |
Kansas.
Mr.. Stub, wanted hs figures.
MI. Stuart could Cot say positively SIS 10 Kan.
'as. but in Maine, where liquot-lsS has been