Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-30

lowed about points oil order, appeals
from the Chair, ending IN the Chair Mr..
Eeholsl beng sustained in its ruling.
/ A vote on the motion to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. Terry's amend
nent Ito strike out the words msgis-
terra districts was rejected was here
taken, and the motion lost.
COUNTER PETITION.
Mr.. Cardwell moved that at
the end Of the first section Of
the substitute be added the words
And provided further That II one
fourth Of the qualified voters of any
msgisterial district, or Of any county,
OF a number IN the same proportion OF
each. that those petitioning for such
election, shall. before the same is or
dered, petition against such election,
the same shall not be ordered in such
county or district pentioning against
! it."
Mr.. Cardwell contended that if there
were decidedly more people agaiHsf
holding than for holding local-optiOn
election. then that it ought not 70 be
held.
Mr.. Martin had hoped that the House
would see before this time the fairness
OF his remarks if not the wisdom Of
them. The substitute for the bill had
been amended and re-amended, but
after all we have TO come down to the
/ ground-foor Of the original bill. which
Is the bill Of the temperance people OF
Virginia. He would stand on the Re
publican platform. not because it was
Republican. but because he believed 1t
is right.
Mr.. Pollard asked II he might be
allowed TO call the pending question.
" While we have so much talk about
the matter we won't be able to get on
very rapidly"
MIR. Martin - ] notice that the gen
tleman IRON King and Queen hr.
Pollard has very little to say on this
subject. despite the fact that ne IS the
father Of the bill. lie is more like a
foster-father." daughter.
Mr.. Munford II wish that ] could
say as much for the gentleman from
Norfolk county" rGreat laughter
The pending question was called On
Mr.. Cardwell's amendment, and 1t
was rejected.
The second and third sections Of the
substitute were taken up and read
without comment.
The fourth section was then read.
PEPPERMINT AND SIMMONS.
Mr. A. Fulkerson moved to insert
the words peppermint and ; sim
mons" IN the fourth section, so as to
prohibit the sale of all /" liquors, pep
permiBt. and simmons" He said he
knew of one no-license county in this
State where, he believed, l,0UU, 900
bottles Of peppermint and simmons "
are sold per annum, and the people get
drunk On it.
4 member Amt you trespassing
on the domain Of the gentleman from
Fluvanna Mr.. Powell IN talking about
simmons:
Mr.. Fulkerson No, siF his is per-
simmons. Laughter.
The amendment was rejected. 10
OTHER AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Downing said that al the proper
time be should offer an amendment
ore suggested by the loeal-option peC-
ple-so that SICK persons would be able
10 buy liquor on doctors prescription,
&c.
Mr. Dabney here moved 10 strike
out the first three lines Of the 4th sec
tion. which are as follows " II 1t ap-
pears from the abstracts and returns Of
any such election IN said county that
a majority Of votes have been cast
against license in any magisterial dis
trict or districts Of the said county"
and insert d" II It appear from the alb
stracts and returns of any such cleo
ton as compared with the poll-book,
IN any such magisterial district OF the
last previous November general cleo
ton that al least half as many votes
have been cast al such special election
as were cast al such last-menliOned
general election, and that majority OF
the votes so cast have been against
license.
Rejected.
Mr. Figgat moved 10 substitute the
18th and 9TH sections Of the original bill
Tor the 4th and 9TH sections OF Mr..
Loying's substitute. He was in favor
Of the vote by counties and not by dis
tIicts.
Mr. Mayo opposed this.
Mr.. Echols asked that the amend
ment Of Mr.. Terry. proposed Thursday,
which had been twice rejected. be again
read, and the House again declined 10
reconsider II.
The question then came up on Mr.
Figgat's motion. which was rejected.
Mr.. Franklin was in favor Of letting
the people Of each district decide
whether there should be license or no
license as they might decide. Fair
play. he claimed, was Jewel. lie
offered the following amendment to be
adGed at the end Of the 4th section,
d" In any magisterial district voting for
license 1t shall be the duty Of the
County Court to granthcenses therein.
Rejected.
nrcrfr.r rps ~ EMITTED
Mr.. Echols proposed the following
amendment. 10 be added az the end OF
the 18th section
Provided that nothing in this act |
snail interfere with the privilege Of per- I
SOUS licensed as distillers."
NJ. Pollard hoped the amendment .
would be agreed to, and 1t was, as fol- '
lows
AYE- -Messrs Buchanan. Burks Card 4
wea Carter Chalmers Cnl!dress Crs- 4
mOnc Curiett Dabney Dickinson Down 4
Ing Dunlop. lupuy. EchOls a. FuikersOD I
& oad HOge Boiaday Hafnan. Ligntner /
I ockert McC1intic Miller yziesDy fetefs !
Pollard Powe. Reid Rice R1T. Saunders 4
SebEel smith faliaferrO. Tayenner. Van !
Oran Wsddil and NJ. sPeakef-3s.
NOR Messrs. Acker AddluglOn Boil 1
Ing BoTum Coruerf. DaTst. faulcDn f.ggst
FRANKLIN Hurt, Johnson. u. IL. J0rliau
Ieftw ich Mallory NleCantlisn Martin
Mathews Manck Mayo Name . isann0n. /
EobeTts Ryan. Terry. TnOrnr Turner 4
v ebo WescO,t and Wise-ze.
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