Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-23


ton; but they could not, a. it WAS
contrary to the Constitution.
THE SIXTH SECTION.
Mr.. Staples moved to strike out the
sixth section Of the bill, which reads
0. Ifany magis,erisI district In any county
In the state has heretofore oy woe. 10 pu .,
Icating liquors therein: or II any maglsteriA
district in any county shall nrst lbefor- tns
county ms a whole avail Itself OF the provi-
sions OF thIs act. and by vote pronlDit tine
sa IL OF Intoxicating liquors therein. then
In either case no election snail De nelu un
der this act by any county ~ Wnoe
wherein any suon meglsterIai uls,rtct ~
located, but each remaining magisteria,
district In such county may peution ana
vote separately, BIS provided for In this act
Mr.. Staples said the bill with this
section in it would work unjustly.
1t would disturb those coun-
ties in which licenses are granted aud
would prohibit disturbing the status
of those in which local option may pre-
vail.
Mr.. Williams thought this Sec
ton was put in the bill for a good pur-
pose and he hoped it would not be
stricken out.
Mr.. Meredith agreed with Mr.. Staples,
and Mr.. Rhea with Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Heaton got the floor and spoke
on the general merits Of the bill until
the hour OF adjournment. He main
tanned his position as opposed to this
bill but a friend of temperance. He
had always and ever would advocate
temperance, but he did not believe
this local. option bill would pro-
duce the desired result. lie wanted
the matter left with the ladies,
and let the men have nothing at
all to do with it. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union had done
more to suppress drunkenness than
any other one agency in the world, and
he was in favor OF leaving the whole
matter TO them. lie was unwilling to
admit that the people of Virginia are
an incorporate people and needed any
law to enforce sobriety.
The speaker used many amusingqno-
tations from ancient history, and a
number Of times during the delivery Of
his speech, which extended over about
an hour and a quarter, be was inter-
rupted by hearty laughter all over the
hall. Points of order were raised seye-
raj times while Mr.. Heaton was speak
ing, and the Chair ruled them we'll
taken. but he still held the floor when
3 o'clock, the hour for the recess, ar
rived.
Evening Session.
The Senate reconvened at 1870 P. NJ.
Mr.. Stubs moved to pass by the con-
sideration of local bills for one hour
and take up the local-opton bill. Mr..
Rhea called the pending question. Or
deTed. The House decided to take up
the bill-Aycs, 10; noes, 3.
Mr.. Heaton, who had the floor when
the recess was taken at 3 O'Clock, said |
he thought this bill should not he act
ed on at the night session. He was
friend Of temperance, but wouli not
advocate pushing the bill in this man
ner. BE hoped its consideration would |
be postponed until the regular m)rning |
session.
Mr.. Loyenstein offered a resolution
providing that the consideration Of this
bill he postponed until 1890 o'clock |
to-day, at which hour a vote shall be |
taken first upon the substitute offered |
by Mr.. Causey, then uDon the suhStl-
tute offered by Mr.. Rhea, and then
upon the original bill.
Mr.. Diggs called for a division, that
is. to vote separately on the two prOpo- |
sitions contained in the resolution.
Both propositions were voted down and |
Mr.. Rhea called the pending question
the proposition of Mr.. Staples to I,
strike out the 9th section.
So ordered.
The amendment was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Coltrane Heaton Loven- |
stein. Meredith, staples and Wlckham-6 |
NOEs -Nessrs. Bib. Blackstone. Bliss. |
Causey. Edmunds. Ellyson, tlauary. Gaines. |
Gee, Gillespie. ZONES. KeeZeU NOrto1. Rhea |
Stubs Trout. Warwick. and Williams-ls |
Mr.. Causey moved to reconsider, and !
on this Mr.. Williams called the pending
question. Ordered.
The Senate refused to reconsider
ayes, 5 noes, 10.
Mr.. Rhea called for the previous
questionable adoption of his subSti-
tute for the bill passed by the House.
0rdered-ayes, 81 noes. ).
Mr.. Lovenstein moved to reconsider.
Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Loyenstein read from Barclays
Digest Congressional proceedings) to
show that motion to reconsider vote
by which the previous question is or
deTed may be entertained before a vote
is commenced to be taken.
The Chair accepted this authority,
although the manual Of the Senate. be
said, was not based on it.
Mr.. Wickham moved to pass by the
motion to reconsider.
Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Wickham appealed from the de-
cision Of the Chair, but the ruling was
sustained as the judgment Of the body
by vote of l. to I.
The Senate refused to reconsider, and
the question REQUIRED on the previous
questionable adoption of Mr.. Rhea's
substitute as amended.
Mr.. Koiner called for the reading Of
the substitute and Mr.. Lovenstein for
the reading Of the original bill.
Both were read, and the substt tie
was adopted by the following vote:
AYES -MeSsrS. Bibb. Blackstone Bliss.
Digs. Duane, kdmunds. Elyson, Gaines.
Gee, Gillespie. Jones keezell, kOiner. Mer-
edith, Norton, Rhea, Stubbs, Trout, War
wick. and Willams-2O.
NOES-Messrs Causey, Coltrane, Heaton.
HUT, LoveDstein. Mcdonald staples, and
Wickham-s.
Messrs. Petit and Hodges would
have voted aye" but were paired
with absent senator's.
The question then required on the
passage of the bill as amended by the
substitute. 1t was passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bib, Blackstone. Bliss.
Digs. l uane. Edmunds, EllysOn, Flauary,
Gaines, Gee, Gillespie, Jones, Keezell. ko,u-
er Meredith, Norton, Khea, Stubs, Truut,
Warwick. and Wilams-2l.
NoEs.-Alessrs. Causev. Coltrane. Helton.
Hurt, Lovenstein, Mcdonald, staples. aud
Wickham-S.
Mr.. Meredith moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed, and
on this motion Mr.. Blackstone called
,.,n,s.o.