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

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o'clock. go
House bill to incorporate the Danville
and Northwestern Railroad Company
for O'Clock.
BAudHMAN BROTHERS.
Mr. Hurt called up the resolution
introduced by him on Saturday rel'eV-
ing Messrs. Baughman Brothers from
their contract for printing the bulls:
documents, &C., Of the Senate and
House. II being evident that this mat
ter would provoke considerable discus
sion It was, after receiving its second
reading. passed by and made the spe-
cial order for to-day at l o'clock.
LOCAL OPTION.
The special order-the local-option
bill--was taken up at IL o'clock and
several times passed by until the hour
of | o'clock arrived, when Mr.. Rhea
insisted on its being considered.
Mr.. Wingfeld wanted the bill passed
by for thirty minutes, in order that
other important subjects which will
have to 60 to the House for action
might be acted upon.
Mr.. Keezell urged that the special
order be taken up, and it was done.
The question required on Mr.. Motor
mick's amendment to Mr.. Rhea's sub
stitute, which in effect prohibited the
manufacture as well as sale by distlllers
OF intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Rhea hoped this amendment
would not prevail. The bill had already
been encountered with too many amend
ments. and if this one was put on 1t
the bill would not pass the House.
Mr.. Ellyson said he should oppose
this amendment. The friends OF the
measure had proposed this section as
compromise. lie believed that when
the bill comes up on its passage ma
iority Of the members of the Senate
will vote for allowing the people to vote
on this question, and he thought 1t
would be wise for the General Assem-
bly, to pass bill in some degree salts.
factory to the friends Of the measure.
elf We do not" he said, "the aglta-
ton will be continued, and this will be
an issue in the next election for mem.
bers of the Legislature. We had bet
ter decide the matter now, and let the
people vote upon it. That would be
the easiest and best way to get rid OF
the further discussion Of this subject
before the General Assembly"
The amendment was defeated by the
following vote:
AYEs.-Mesrs. Bib. Blackstone, Heaton.
! NoEs-Messrs Berry, Bliss. COltrane. Digs.
/ Duane, Edmunds. Ellyson. Gaines. Gee. Oh
| lespie. Hodges, Hurt. Jones Keezell. Mellon
| aid Meredith. Petit Rhea, Staples, Stubbs
! Trout Warwick, Wlckham. Williams, and
! Wingfed-25.
SALE BY DISTILLERS.
Mr.. Coltrane offered substitute for
the Sth section of the bill which in
effect provided that this act should not
prohibit diStillers Of alcoholic liquors
or manufacturers Of wine or malt
liquors from selling such wines or
liquors in any county, magisterial dis
iIict, or corporation voting against the
ale Of Intoxicating liquors therein but
such sales shall be governed by exist
ing laws.
Mr.. Rhea raised the point that this
question bad been passed upon in the
substitute, and upon that ground the
amendment was out of order.
The Chair so ruled.
Mr.. WiDgfeld moved to strike out
the whole of the SJh section.
Mr.. Blackstone raised point Of or
der here, and the amendment was ruled
out.
THE REQUIRED MAJORITY.
Mr.. Diggs offered an amendment,
which was adopted, providing that in
counties and cities alike licenses for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors shall not be
prohibited unless majority of the
voters voting in the next preceding
general election shall vote in favor Of .
such prohibition.
Mr.. EDMUNDs SPEAKS.
Mr.. Edmunds said substantially:
de,ire, Mr.. President very briefly to al.
dress the senate on the question now before
80, and / am afraid that breyity will be
The best part OF my speech. l have failed
TO find a single senator who does not profess
TO be q friend to the bul, and had expected
when A. came up that we should have "a
perfect love feast. Unfortunately when the
bin came up my friend. the able senator
from loudoun. and use the word in the
broadest acce ptatiOn Of the term, COM
menced dilatory motions wish ing for delay
Senator
should return from his visit TO Atlanta
Now. MIR. President, no senator here
knows better the great weight In this body
Of the senior senator fOm Richmond and
| would not detTact one pound from that
weight but | could no. see the Justice Of
delaying this bill until his return. In the
able speech OF the senator from Loudoun-
which for statistical Information and broad
| views was worthy of being delivered I'm any
| deliberative body of this laud-his argu-
ment a. TO Increase OF taNesand the failure OF
! local option iostOp drinking. had no more TO
/ do with the bill before the senate than with
/ the question as TO who struck Billy Pdtter-
son. il was argument that should be
addressed To the people when they come 10
| vote.
The distinguished Senator from Amherst
| with whom | have often held sweet con-
| verse on the affairs OF Stats-why he pro-
| fesses to be great friend To the bill. aud
| yet he has introduced an amendment that
| in my humble judgment is almost fatal TO
| It's successful operation. and has called to
| his aid the brilliant Senator from Clarke
another friend OF the bill. The gallant
Senator from Prince William, whose con-
stiluents Ike Noah Of Cd have planted
| vineyards. is a fIiend OF the bill, AMI ne
vents TO cultivate the aesthetic taste OF
! the people Of Virginia. and learn them
! TO drink wine aud malt liquors On
| the other hand, the handsome Senator
! from the ocean. bound coast OF old Acco.
| mack says his constituents Ike a little
| whiskey as an anti fogmatic. The brilliant
young Senator from Patrick and Henry
boasts that in one county OF his dis.
| trict there are one hundred and fifty stills.
| aud his people are fond OF a little apple
| lack aud want to distil their apples. And
| yet the Senator is friend to the bill.
| SO. Mr.. President in the various amend.
ments that have been proposed have often
/ been at a loss to know how TO vote from the
! fact that all were friends OF the bill so !
| have had occasion to cali on the level head.
| ed Senator from Rockingham. and he re-
/ piled, Drat the thing. Edmunds; they
/ have got the thing in such Tx don't
/ know how to vote.
/ ! looked At the handsome Senator from
/ Gloucester, but he had turned his back on
/ the Senate and was looking very much ike
| a man who held "A bob.tail flush and his
I hand called. TUNED my eyes To the dis
| tiuguiShed jurist from the great south west,
/ the Senator from Washington. aud he |
/ simply turned his head and said not a |
/ word. turned to the senator from Bland |
| but he unfortunately had risen 10 discuss |
an amendment proposed by the Senator |
/ from Patrick. Now. sir. President. earn |
estly hope that the Senate VIII pas, |
q fair and equitable bill and allow the |
people 10 vote upon II. They ask no |
more; they VIII be- satisfied with no less. |
II has been promised the people by our |
party platform; IT has been promised them /
nom every hastings in this broad land OF |
ours from the mountains 10 the sea coast I