Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-02-24
LegisIative News.

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dietary Committee to report at once
a bill prohibiting themanufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
State, was rejected.
Fl. B. No. 21, providing for a
House of Refuge. Laid on the table.
The prohibition amendment vote
was announced on Monday, IL to %,
not the requisite two-thirds, and on
motion of Mr.. Stapleton, who changed
his vote to nay for that purpose, the
vote was RECONSTRUCTED and the resolu-
ton laid on the table. Messrs. Lucas
and Chew voted against the resolu-
ton.
II. B. No. POS, providing for sub
hitting to vote of the people of the
several counties of the State, the
question of issuing licenses to sell
Intoxicating liquors, introduced and
passed to second reading.
a joint resolution providing for a
prohibition amendment was offered
in the Senate on Tuesday.
S. B. No. 60 making the fourth
conviction for selling liquor felony.
Passed by vote of II to 3.
II. B. No. 81, providing for the es-
tablishmcnt of State House of
Refuge, was recommitted, with SUBJ
stitutc offered by Mr.. White, to the
Judiciary Committee.
The co-education bill was discussed
at length on Thursday, Mr.. Lucas
speaking against it, and Ar. Dean in
its favor.
The Senate liquor license bill (No.
69) produced a lively discussion on
its second reading for amendment, in
the Senate, on Thursday President
Price spoke for the bill and Mr.. Scott
against it. Both speeches were short
and to the point. Mr.. Price said the
liquor traffic of Wheeling would bear
a tax in the aggregate of SIG, 900 and
that every license was supported on
an average by at least fifty men, but
he was not opposed, however, to con-
siderable reduction in the licenses his
bill proposed. The license should be
high enough, however, to wipe out the
lower grade of liquor stores and
doggeries in which Wheeling abounds.
The doing away with these low dogge-
rics, which are the acknowledged
haunts of vice, would, Mr.. Price
guaranteed, in few years do away
with large part of the city's GRIM
inal charges. If these places were
not done away with, the citizens would
demand prohibition. Mr.. Price said
he knew there was much and strong
opposition to his bill, but that he was
not to be scared by any threats-or in
situations upon the part of "polit-
icaIly influential" saloon Keepers
The bill was an experiment in this
State but not in others.
Mr.. Scott objected to the bills pro-
vision that made liquor dealers in a
small village pay a license of but
$3.50, while it demanded of Wheeling
liquor dealers $500. lie was willing
to vote for prohibition, but, as he was
connected with glassworl1s, he was
in position to show the Senate that
more beer glasses and more pocket
TASKS were shipped to the prohibition
States of Iowa, Kansas and others,
than before.
Messrs. Somcrvillc, NTcCreery and
Flournoy also made q few remarks
advising moderation in the proposed
licenses.
A vote was had in the House on
Friday on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Lucas to the co-education bill,
striking out that portion of the bill
relating to the education of women.
The vote stood 30 to %, NIcssrs. Lu-
cas- and Chew voting for the amend
ment, and Z not voting.
The announcement of the vote was
postponed until Saturday.
During the discussion previous to
the above vote Mr.. Lucas somewhat
severely criticised the remarks of
Mr.. Dean. delivered on Thursday
evening. lie did not understand that
gcntlcman's illusions to the report
of the Finance Committee. and he did
not understand his personal reference
to himself. He quoted from the gen
tleman's speech the remark that he
CDcan had been treated to an argu-
ment which was like the darkey's
drink: containing % a little sugar to
make it sweet, little lemon to make
it sour, little water to make it weak,
and little whisky to give it power"
If the gentleman from Upsher conceiv-
ed that the Speakers remarks were
made under the inspiration of whisky,
he wanted him to have the manIiness
to say so. The quotation he had enl-
ployed was from negro, and was
one unworthy of the race.