Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-14


had been transferred to others fo-
board, &c.
TDr. Wing was one o the clerks n
this special committee Before and
since that time he was Senate con, .
mittee clerk.
Mr.. Wilcox spoke I'd the bill tho
total amount appropriate by which ia
So, O52.
Mr.. Riddleberger spoe to favor If
the bill, and declared tht it provided
for the payment of an hoest debt. He
denied that the debt w illegally CON
tracted. He would uns ttake to sav
that DIR. Wings absenGr could not az.
feet the question-certaliy could not
affect the payment of t. others inte-
rested.
Mr.. Atkinson said he .selould vote for
the bill, though perhapE le House did
not constitute the CONT 1tee In strict
accord with legal forms. fut the work
had been honestly done2 bid the gem
tlemen ought to be paldfs
Mr.. Hurt doubted if opinion of
the Attorney General Wit as far as
claimed, and he read giving his
views thereon. He wodis not oppose
the bill as q political hestion, but
could not on business priJe. XDles suDport
it, not believing that PHouse had
authority to appoint q cdpnittee to Sit
in vacation, and fearing TIT it would
set bad precedent.
Mr.. Kolner said at the prber time he
would introduce the following:
Whereas the late House d Delegates
appointed q committee, without the
of the Senate ad Covers
nor, Instructed to act after tie adjourn
ment and dissolution of thtlate Gene
raj Assembly, contrary to palimentary
law, involving heavy expose; there
fore
Resolved, That in the augment of
the Senate the action of tn, |ate House
of Delegates should not be 1garded as
a precedent to be followed itfuture.
The bill was passed-ayes,1 noes, g.
Mr.. Koiner introduced Is resolu.
ton.
Mr.. Berry favored it, beliying that
the act of the House to authOTe com
mittee to sit during recess wa null and
void.
Mr.. Wilcox moved to lay n the ia .
BILE. Lost
Mr.. Riddleberger moved t.dismiss.
He looked upon it as a rebue To-
last House, and therefore im5per.
Mr.. Koiner disclaimed any 1rpose to
rebuke the last House, but nrelv de-
sired to put the Senate proper on the
record.
Mr.. Glasgow advocated tn resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Baily opposed the resollion. He
hoped no Readjuster would We for If
He saw the poison under the wing: it
was a rebuke to the last Genrsl As
sembly.
Mr.. Berry said that SO far abe was
concerned that was not SO tina he was
in favor of the resolution becaus. il WAS
right. If there was to be tall about
"poison under the wing" he would
vote for reconsideration of te bill
Mr.. Bailey reaffirmed his position sub.
stantially.
Mr.. Newberry took the same position
as Mr.. Berry had.
Mr.. thurman SAID tnat ne anq others
here voted Tor the Dill, DellevlSg that
the WORK was done Wltnout dutauthO
rlty OF law, but that the men o,ght to
De PAID. but many OF those Votng for
1t expected to be allowed TO plac on re-
cord their convictions as expresed il
the resolution of the gentlemen from
Augusta (Mr. Koiner.)
Mr. Riddieberger instanced a nhmber
of cases where debts were, as hi held
contracted without authority of law
one was the printing of the McCulloch
bonds-and yet, believing that host Of
these claims were just, he shouli vote
to pay them,
Mr.. Riddleberger's motion was lost,
The resolution of Mr.. Koiner wa,
agreed to--ayes II noes IA.
HOUsE.-In the House, Mr.. Skinne
offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
Resolved lin aid of public free schools
That the Committee on Finance De, ant
they are hereby, instructed TO inquire
what legislation, if any, can be devised
for the more efficient collection of the
capitation tax, especially inquiring int
the laws of Louisiana on this subject
and that they report by bill or other
wise.
FRIDAY.-In the Senate, Mr.. Hur
called up the bill to devide the city o
Danville into wards.
Mr.. Newberly offered substitute
The bill proposed that the City Council
shall do the work the substitute, tina
the judge of the Corporation Court shall
appoint com missiOners. Mr.. Newt Der
ry (Readjuster) admitted that it was .
party question.
The substitute was adopted-ayes is
noes Is
The bill, so amended, was ordered te
engrOssment.
LIQUOR-LAW QUESTION, AGAIN.
The following bill, introduced by Mr.
Koiner, and intended to restore to TIN
county courts the Oldstime discretion a
to granting licenses, came up. Mr.
Koiner said that many county court
construe the present law to compel then
to grant licenses upon application ant
proof of character. He asked that it b.
made the special and continuing orde
for Monday at / o'clock.
Senate Bill No. JAS, to amend and Re
enact Section l of an act Appropet
March 8. 1880, Imposing O. 1'dc ant
Prescribing Regulations for Collecting
the Same. on the Privilege Of Aettanl
Vine, Ardent Spirits, or MaH In
uuors, &c.
/. Be it enacted by the General As
semby, That section 2 of an act approx
ed March 3. 1880, imposing a tax ant
prescribing regulations for collecting
the same en- the privilege of selling
wine, ardent spirits, or malt liquors
&C., be amended and reenacted SO as t.
read as follows:
~ Any person, club, or corporation
who desires license to sell by retail o.
to keep a bar room shall first apply
therefor to the commissioner of the re
venue for the city or county, who shall
assess them with the proper license TAI
to De paid, amt they shal; then pay 5hs
Of said tax to the treasurer 81
other collecting officer, and take rs
receipt for the same on the certificate
furnished by the assessor, aud shall pre-
sent the said certificate SO receipted to
the court Of the cOanty or corporation
in which it is proposed TO conduct tht
business and if the court be fuiiy satls
fed, upon hearing the testimony fol
and against the application, should any
be offered, that the applicant is fl
person, and that the place Of business
ls suitable and convenient, it mag, upon
the execution by the applicant of bond
with good security, payable tothe Com,
of Virginia, in penalty OF
not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of all the
of this act, grant such liz
cense; and thereupon the commissioner
Of tbs revenue shall issue the same 10
such form IS may be prescribed 0y the