Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-31
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Mr.. LOVING desired 10 WitnuraW MS
substitute. That is the substitute upon
which Mr. Stuart's amendment had
been engrafted. Not allowed.
rs LOCAL OPTION A BENEFIT?
Mr.. Hay had just returned from his
county lNiadisonl, and had attended a
crowded court, and had never heard
local option mentioned once. His
c ounty did not wish the law. Now he
asked that his county have the same
privilege as the cities--be exempted.
lie was opposed to local option. He
ran upon that distinct issue, for he con-
sidered that the party platform only
the Legislature to pass
such law. As he understood, such
law was claimed TO be in the interest Of
lessen drunkenness. He
was prepared with statistics to prove II
did not lessen drunkenness and crime.
Mr.. Pollard wanted to see the statis-
tics.
Mr.. Hay read them from the Reformer
as to the operations of the law in Maine.
Mr.. Pollard Well, ! have statistics
the other way.
Mr.. Hay, upon the authority Of Mr.
Mead White. Commonwealth's attor-
ney of Augusta county, stated that
five sixths of the indictments for viola
ton Of the liquor law we're in the
Waynesboro' tlocal-option) district.
Mr.. Echols. with regard to the
Waynesboro' district 10 Augusta, said
that Mr.. White was a highly reliable
gentleman but he Mr.. Echols) would
say just here that in the opinion of
good many people local option in the
Waynesboro' district had been very
beneficial. indeed. Mr.. Echols spoke OF
that people as quiet and orderly.
Mr. Hay: ! have no doubt Of that,
but probably they would be more or
derly if they didn't have local option.
lie repeated that the Commonwealth
attorney of Augusta had said that five
sixths of the indictments for selling
liquor without license were from the
Waynesboro' district.
Mr.. Pollard: OF course they have
greater temptation.
The House refused to exempt Madi-
son.
MORE AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Mayo moved to strike out the
whole Of the 1th section, which refers
to incorporated towns Of less than
) 900 inhabitants.
Mr.. Cardwell favored this, as he
thought the section unnecessary.
Mr.. Mayo thought it was unneces-
sary to except the cities from the pro-
visions of the bill. Why do you re-
lease the cities when no member of this
House representing a city, except the
gentleman from Alexandria, has asked
for it, and refused to allow my county
to be excepted;
Mr.. Pollard hoped that section
would not be stricken out.
Mr.. Wise wanted the clause stricken
out.
The motion of Mr.. Mayo to strike out
the 7th section was rejected by vote
ayes o., noes 30-as follows
AYEs.-Nlessrs Acker Nddington. Bandy.
caldwell nabney. DckensOn, punlop,
son, Iloge. Jordan. Loving Mallory Mauck
Mayo Nunford Nance Nobnn. Peters Ro-
berts. Ryan. saunders. Sebrell TaliafcrrO.
Maddiu. aud Wise-27.
tN.afan a
chanan. Burks. Carter, Cornett CrlsmOnd
Curlett Darst downing. Dupuy EchOls.
Flggat. Goad. Hay, Huffman. lawson. Left
wich, l.ightuer. Oglcsby. Patton. Payne
Powell. Reid. Starke. Van DOran, NescOtt
wilkins, and Mr.. Speaker-3O.
LIMITED oPEIoN.
Mr.. Sanders moved to add a. the end
of the 9TH section an independent sec
ton, as follows The Judge Of any
county may, upon the petition of one
fifth of the registered voters Of any
district in his county, order
an election to be held in said district
on the question of license or no
license to sell intoxicating liquors to
be drunk where sold said election
shall be held and conducted in the
mode and manner prescribed in this
act, and if 1t appear thata majority Of
the votes cast in said election are
against the granting of license to sell
liquors to be drunk where
sold; no license shall be granted for
.he sale in said district Of Intoxicating
liquors to be drunk where sold, and no
new election shall be held under this
section for term Of two years from
the holding Of the first"
\ SEARCH FOR DELEGATES.
Mr.. Waddill here got the floor,
commenced a speech, but finally give
way to a motion to adjourn, which was
lost by vote Of Q to 30. This was
3:l5 p. NJ.
\ call of the House was here made
by Mr.. Munford, and it was found that
no quorum was present.
Mr.. Martin moved that the Sergeant.
alarms be instructed TO send out and
arrest all absentees. Carried.
A motion to adjourn was made by
Mr.. Waddill in order, as he said, that
the Sergeant.at- Arms might have time
TO find the absent members.
Mr.. Fentress, from Princess Anne,
was here brought in by the Sergeant-at-
Arms.
TN motion Of Mr.. Pollard he was ex.
cused.
Mr.. Loving moved that the House
adjourn to meet Monday at , o'clock,
and hoped that his motion would pre-
vail. Rejected.
The Sergeant-at-Arms here brought
in Messrs. Buchanan, l.. ID. Fulkerson,
Row, and Black, all OF whom were ex-
cused for being absent.
The motion to adjourn by Mr.. Cnd-
well was again lost.
THE SAUNDERS AMENDMENT.
The amendment of Mr.. Saunders was
called up, and vote was taken a. iol-
lows by roll-call
AYEs.-M Messrs. Black Buchanan Cornett.
Dickinson, FentreSs FIggat l.. ID. Fulker-
,on Hay. Hurt, Leftwich. Pollard. Saun-
iers. smith, Taliaferro. wilkins, and Mr..
5peakeT-l6.
NOEs -NIessrs. Bolen. Burks Cardwell
arter Childress, Crismond, Dabney, Ech.
lls. GOad. ". I. Jordan. Lightner Miller
NObhn. Payne. Roberts Ryan
-tarke. Terry. Thorne. Van DoraD. and
" escott-22.