Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-21

from such licenses exceed It's quota OF the
state school fund, as now apportioned py
law, and ls also In excess OF It's necessssS ~.
criminal charges. the excess shall oe lor,
warded 10 the state Treasury: and u san
committee deem such amendment OF the
laws inexpedient as 10 the counties tney
shall consider the expedency Thereon ~
applicable 10 the cities and towns alohe,
ard said committee will report by bills OF
otherwise.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. Hcaton offered the following,
which was referred to the Special Jcl't
Committee on the Public Debt:
]. Resolved By me Senate Of Virginia tthe
| House Of Delegates concurriDg) Ihat u.S
| General Assembly doth reiterate ana T.'-
affirm the Joint resolutions unanimonsls
| adopted by the General Assembly 81
| 1888 s. approved December II. 1883, te-
| claring the acceptance by the peope OF VIZ
ginia of the settlement OF the debt o. "
state provided for by the act approved JS''-
2. The people OF Virginia are determined
that no settlement of the state debt sn6 y
| ever be made upon any basis less faVorapis
| TO the Commonwealth than that provldef
for by that law and the acts amendatork
| thereof; and they VIII carry out IN COCA
| faith The terms OF that settle nent 50 far p
| the same hsve been or may be accepted O1
the creditors Of the state.
| g. The highest considerations OF patriot
| ism, public policy, and self interest demand
| that the tax payers OF thls STATE shaii pos
| co.opera'e with those public creditors who
| are hafassing the people OF the Com mon
| wealth by yexatious litigation by seeking
| TO force coupons into the Treasury IN the
| payment Of taxes, and the General Assem-.
| bly, appeals 20 the tax payers OF virginia
! not 10 speculate upon the necessities OF tlie
| Commonwealth or take advantage of tue
State and those OF her citizens who cannon
| avail themselves Of this means i0r plyni.
| taxes by seeking to discharge theif dues 10
the stale in deprecated paper.
4. The Governor o. the Commonwealth
| II requested to communicate these aud tlir
resolutions above referred 10 Dy puDh.
procl Ia nation or otherwise to the holders ~
| the Obligations Of this State, calling up"o
them 10 come in and accept the terms os
| settlcm ent still preferred To them.
5. The Governor is also requested 10 issue
his proclamation 10 the people and tax
pa, ers OF this State, urging upon them the
duty aud importance OF standing by the
Commonwealth In nthisemefgency. ana cah'
ing upon them 10 refuse 10 haraSs aud EN-
bairass the state by seeking TO use coupons
In the payment OF taxes. but u pay th sif
dues 10 the Commonwealth In money.
LOCAL OPTION.
The hour Of 1890 having arrived,
the special order-ihe local. l.option bill
was taken up.
Just prior to the time at which this
subject was passed by on Friday Messrs.
Rhea and Causey each offered substi-
tute. both OF which were ordered to be
printed, and Mr.. Staples offered an
amendment to the original bill, pro-
yi6ing that ono such election shall be
held under the provisions Of this act at
any time within sixty days prior or
subsequent to any election held for any
other purpose than that contained 10
this act."
The question now REQUIRED on this
amendment.
Mr.. Williams novel to amend by
striking out sixty and inserting thirty.
Lost.
Mr.. Staples wanted his amendment
adopted in order that the excitement of
this election would not effect other
elections and rice rcrSd.
The amendment was lost--ayes, IA
noes, n.
Mr.. Staples then offered an amend
ment, which in effect provides that no
such election shall be held within fifty
days of any other election.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend by
making it thirty instead Of fifty days.
Agreed to. I
The amendment as amended was then
adopted.
After some confusion as to what was
in order and what was not, Mr.. Rhea !
got the floor and explained his substi- (
tute. lie said it was a plain, simple
bill, and one which he thought would |
meet with the approval as far as any
measure would Of both the friends and |
opponents Of the bill.
The House bill required petition of |
one fourth Of the voters Of the entire
county before such an election could be
ordered. His bill provided that the Pc
titcn might be made taking counties as
a unit {; but if any particular magiste-
rial district wanted to vote on the ques-
ton an election might be ordered in
said district. His bill allowed the dis /
tllation OF liquor, but did not allow
the distilleries to sell it in any form or
quantity.
THE BALLOT.
Mr.. Wickham moved to amend the
second section Of the substitute by
striking out "for" and against
licensing the sale Of intoxicating liquors
and inserting 1" for allowing" and " for
prohibiting" &c.
Mr.. Wickham said that no man had
a higher regard for temperance than he,
and on that he had established a re-
cord. During the war he never or
dered liquor for his men but once, and
that was on a march in severe weather.
During his term Of service, which eX-
tended through four years, he did not
touch a drop Of any Intoxicating drink.
Again during the campaign Of 1888 he
decided not to touch drop and carried
out this determination. At the sug-
gestion of another senator he changed
his amendment so as to make it - for" "
or against " allowing the sale, &c.
Mr.. Berry opposed this amendment.
When the judge issues license for the
sale of liquor he authorizes and allows
its sale. He, like the gentleman from
Hanover (Mr. Wickham), was at liberty
and felt free to take drink whenever
be wanted it. About the word prohi-
bition there is a technical significance
decidedly Objectionable. He was there
as q servant, and not as master of the
people, and he was ready to submit to
their sovereign will. They wanted to
vote as police regulation on the ques-
tion of licensing the sale Of liquor, and
be wanted this, their lawful right, ac-
corded them. He was opposed to the
amendment. The amendment was re-
jected-ayes, IL noes, 20.
Mr.. Diggs offered an amendment
which in effect provides that nowhere
shall licenses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors be prohibited unless a majority
Of the qualified ysters thereof voting in
the next preceding general election shall
vote in the affirmative. A similar
amendment had been engrafted in the
original bill, and Mr.. Diggs thought ii
should be put in the substitute.
Mr.. Williams had opposed this amend
ment to the other bill, and would oppose
it to this one.
Mr.. Stubs thought majority of the