The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-04

10 The SenA;e yesterday. on motion Of
Mr.. Eskridge, House bin :. 10 prohibit the
sale of ardent spirits within three miles Of
The High school af Auburn, in Montgomery
county, was taken up.
Mr.. Riddlel%rCer opposed the biil. and
declared thst il al the lOeal-opiion hl4ls
now on the calendars of the two houses are
passed the revenue Of the State would be
affected % the amount of S2Oa, 900. BE de-
sired that the biz should be seni 70 the
Finzooe Committee.
EoT A pECSEAID IS BLAND.
i Mr.. NewacTrT. who supported The biii,
said that in Bland, whore they had the
anti-ncense law, there was not 10 be found
= drunksrd In The county.
Afr. Koiner favored the bin. and showed
fha; the Legislature had always thought Il
propcr 10 80 guard educational institutions,
lie thought il would not Affect the revenue
much.
Mr. T.kridge ssid that II il came 70 &
question q projecting the revenue OF pro
tecting the youth. i both could not be
4 done he should certainly be for the latter.
Mr. Wilcox opposed and NJ. Newbtrry
spoke for the bin
TOO PAR 10 CO FoE DED7Ts.
Mr. Bailey. IN tie interest Of humanity.
moved % strike oui The word three aud
insert "flr0 miles" He went on 70 say
that II there Wa any one subject The SEN
ale wes perfectly competenf % discCss i
was tins question a. drinking liquor.
Iughier.1 II would be perfectly out
. rageous % require q youth n 20 three mile.
+ after q drink q liquor, and % couid not Dc
done in tine - SCI back 20 book. Laugh
teri
Mr E-kridge said TIE amendment would
XII the bin. q il would require II 70 90
back % The House, where il would proba-
bly, perish in the pres, q business there
+ accumulsted.
sryUAY uRINElNG u RICHMOND.
~. Glasgow thought The biil a proper
one, and earnestly advocated il. since not
now q formerly csn The county court reg
ulaie the matfeT-
Nj. Bailey said hc would vote for this
hIl in Difference % THE senator from Mont
gomerT. but De thought that the local-op-
ton movement was great humbuc. lie
declaTed thai there was more liqu0r sold
in Richmond on sunday than on any Other
dsv q tie week. and that when - TIE
county q Bland making keadiusier
speeches D. found that liquor WAS cheap
and easy 70 get.
MOUNTAIN WHISKY.
During the discussion q good de2l WAS SAID
about tie relative merits Oi mountain whi>-
key and the western stl3. and in one or
two instances il was pretty plainly iDil-
msted that there were senators On the reor
whose experience and judgment rendered
their opinion valuable. There were some
pretty t0ugh witticisms isdulged II.
DO yOr wAVT PEQHITrT1ONs
NJ. Riddhherger Odered the following
10 test The senate sentiment:
That this and all other local-optiou bils
b. referred 20 the Committee on Finance.
with recommendation 70 repOTt hiL Iro-
hihit.ne The manufacture, importation. ex-
portaiiou. or sale. by wholesale or retail, q
any spirituoCs or mali liquors, prescribing
proper penalfie, therefor
CownEcI BETwEEN sTATEs.
Nr. Eskridge asked how i1e state n
Virginia could 80 regulate TIE commerce
between states as 20 prevent the Imports
u0n q hQu0r into Virginia from other
Stafes
Nr. Riddleberrer said that the provision
q the United STATES Constitution Oh ili,
So Jet was not more binding on his con
science than thai provision = our state
Constitution which says taxation shah be
equal and uniform.
NJ. Atkinson thought there was 2 vasi
difference between prohibition and local
oItion. BE opposed Mr.. Mddlcberecr' 8
motion.
Mr.. Hur1 thought The resolution out Of
order. He was opposed 70 prohibition
He suggested that The resolution De wli1-
E drawn. and that Nj. RiddiebergeT move
10 commit the bil % The Committee Oh
. Finance.
Pre,iaent-pro-tem. Wood did not sustain
him.
TEE BOTS.
Mr. Hurf aid in The course q III re-
marks that there Wa only one way 70
surely prevent boys buying hquor-iy
having 30 more boys.
Mr. Thurman | would ike 20 ask The
4 Senator if be has adopted that plan.
Mr. Hurt: ] have. Laughier.l Nj.
Hurt y enf on 70 arrue that The enforce
meni of The law against selling hqCor 70
minors would probably be the best means
oi preventing the sale oi liquor 70 boys.
Ee urged thai tie bil be sent 70 The CON-
mittee on Ilnance-
LI9UOR At TIE CAPITOL
Mr. Lvbr0os moved thai the Substitute
le amended by prohibiting the sale q
liquor within three miles 0i The tspiio- lie
cid so OF the ground thai tbe Eezdi iusie7-
and the FuEders could 90 oui and gel 2
drink whenever they want. but Eve four
have 10 siay IN our seats ~ The tLle-
Iaughfer.l Ruled ont q order.
M E.kridre feared i H. biii should be
referred 10 the Committee Ca finance i
would be smoibered there and never beard
q again. He coB.plined that NJ. Riddle
berger ln DO j. ii.e chairman q the commit
fee) did nof often attend its meetings.
gHE EuL COMMITTED.
Mr.. Hurt asked that the question ~ d.
viced. Il was 50 ordered, and Tie vote OF
committing the bil 20 the Committee On
Finance resulted:
hxEs-Mcssrs- Berry. Bliss Christian, Digs
LlmuDds- In IL fle.chtI- Helio1- huif. james
Zones Iere1ais-T lylfr,lk. NCFtan. >Eniih. Thur
fl4r.. gsyIaD. "a aka. FNllcoN- and "A lnrhe4d u
NoEs.-Messrs. kitinsor. BAaley. Barnes Ia
ridge 6l4ssgw. Bsle- AoiDei. L1Eei. Martin
ScsbcTrF. \ an. Williams WinEbeio q Abe
mario and Wood-i4.
on the second ps-1 of the question-di-
reeting The committee 10 report q genera
prohitifiou bil, 6e.-;he vote resulted:
AYEs-Ness-s- Cfristisn. Powell, Welt. VII
NoEs.-Msss-s- AikinsoI- EarDes- Berry. Bliss
Digs EGIu d. fI1uit- kskrldEe- f31eisr- Dla--
ssw. Hazfur. Hart James JoEes. kuiBer. Lon e.
Lovenssa3n. Lsu0sk, Martin, Nevt,s1Ty. Morton
Sui.a. ThuTsi.aH- TsyEaan. Walker. Wilcox
: Wsngffic q HaBoFes. 1rd WiREht3d o. Abe
. marie
PERSONAL.
!, Nr. Bailey: How am l recordedt
. The Clerk: Noi AZ al.
MI Bailey: That Is right.
Mr.. Walkfr demanded that Mr.. Bailey,
nArae should De recorded N the negative
according 70 the general legislative pr=o
ffce Wbsrr one who Il Ilres.lif declines Il