Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-26
House Or Delegates.
The House met at II o'clock-Speaker
Cardwell In the chair. No prayer.

the Legislature adjourn on the 9th oil
March il adjourn sine die.
This provoked soma little talk, and
raised the question as TO whether the
constitutional session ended on the 9Th
or the 18th.
Mr.. Hay thought 1t ended on the 9Th,
and moved to amend by making the day
the 9Th.
Mr.. Figgat favored the 10th. This was
only two or three days after the session
really ended, and the Legislature had
taken two weeks holiday at Christmas.
Mr.. Buford moved to lay the whole
question on the table. If the House
proceeded to the disposition Of business
instead of prejudging when the session
should end, the work would be finished
properly and promptly.
The subject was laid on the table.
SPEECHES.
Mr.. Crawford, of Augusta, offered a
resolution to limit all speeches until the
end of the session TO ten minutes, and
providing that no member should speak
more than once on the same subject.
Agreed to.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The joint Committees on Courts OF
Justice, Ill response to resolution OF
the House, reported that they were OF
opinion that the law passed at the last
extra session of the Legislature imposing
license-tax upon persons selling liquor
by sample was not constitutional The
report is as follows:
To the House Of Delegates:
Your COMMITTEES 10 whom was referred the fol-
lowing resolutlon--"That the Committee on
Courts OF Justice be instructed 70 inquire and re-
port 70 this House as soon as practicable whether
In their opinion the low passed at the last extra
session impos sing license tax on persons selling
liquor by sample Is constitutional make the
following report: That after carefully and fully
examining the question referred 70 them Tor thoir
opinion, they are constrained 20 report that IN
thoir Judgment the law referred 10 is unconsti-
tutiOnal The authority upon which the opinion
OF the committee Is mainly based IL the decision
of the Supreme Court Of the United states In
the case OF Robbing rs. shelby Taxing District
100 u. S. Rep, page $50. While the court de-
clares In that decision that II is an established
principle that a State can legitimately, by
virtue Of its police power, pass laws ITO
regulate or restrict the sale OF articles
OF the community yet the court also
declares that "a State in making such internal
regulations cannot impose taxes upon persons
passing through the State or coming into II
merely for temporary purpose. especially II
connected with Interstate or foreign commerce,
nor can II impose such taxes upon property I'm
ported into the State from abroad or from an
other State, and not yet become part OF the
common mass of property therein; and no dis
elimination can be made by any such regula:
tons adversely 10 the persons or property OF
other States, and no regulations can be made
directly affecting Interstate commerce" The
cnmrnfftaa Ia CLEARLY Of OIintOD that the law
under consideration Is repugnant TO THIS decl-
sion Of the Supreme Court, and fs therefore un-
constitutional. JAMES HAY, Chairman.
February %, 1888.
THE GARNISHEE BILL.
The bill to amend the present gar
nishee law by striking out what is COM
monty known rs the d" fifty-dollar ex-
emption," came up in its engrossment
and third reading. Messrs. Cardwell
and Allensworth favored the adoption OF
the bill. MIR. Waddill opposed it, and
on motion of the latter the bill was
passed by.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND PUT on THE CALI
ENDAR.
By Mr.. r. II. Tyler: To authorize
the voters of Gainesville district to vote
upon the question of amending the
present fence law.
By Mr.. Flood: To provide for a new
registration in the county of Wythe.
BY Mr.. Huffman: To provide for a
new registration of voters for Roanoke
City.
VEGETABLE VENDORS.
Mr. Waddill offered the following
bills:
To prohibit the city of Richmond
from imposing and collecting any tax,
fine, or other penalty upon any persons
selling their farm and other domestic
products within the said city outside OF
and from under the regular market
houses and sheds of the said city.
Prohibiting tho market tax on persons
selling to any huckster, green-grocer,
merchant, or other person, except the
consumer, by retail outside the market,
&c.
HOURS OF LABOR.
Mr. Saunders, of Franklin, offered a
resolution that the chair be vacated at
2:3O and resumed at 4:30, and that at the
afternoon session only local bills be dis
posed of.
Mr. Saunders said he wanted to see
the work of the session finished by
Saturday night, and this was the only
way to accomplish it.
Mr.. Flood moved to amend by va
eating the chair at and resuming it at
p. NJ. Rejected.
The resolution was agreed to-ayes,
60; noes, II.
This goes into operation on Monday.
REPORTED FAvORABLY.
House bill to provide for the assess
ment of taxes on persons, property, and
incomes, and imposing taxes thereon for
the support of the government and pub
lie free schools, and to pay the interest
on the public debt, and to provide for
the modes of applying for licenses to
transact any business in this State, and
prescribing the amount to be paid as a
condition precedent to the right to trans
act such business.
Senate bill to authorize the Peters
burg Railroad Company to lease its road.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To allowing W. B. Brooking, late trea-
surer of Goochland, and his deputies
further time in which to collect levies
and taxes already accounted for by him
to the Auditor of Public Accounts.
TO provide for working, making, and
changing roads in the county OF Rock
ingham.
For the protection Of sheep in the
counties of Bedford and Orange.
To refund certain taxes to K. NJ. Kirt-
ley enormously assessed.
To incorporate the Southern Guaran-
tee and Trustee Company.
To incorporate the Rockbridge Fair
Company.
To prohibit the use OF pound and
purse-nets in the waters of James and
Chickahominy rivers below tide-water.
To incorporate the Shirley Telephone
Company.
To change the boundary-line between
Botetourt and Rockbridge counties.
To allow the voters of Berkeley magis-
terial district, Spotsylvanla, to vote
upon a fence law on certain conditions.
To incorporate the New-Riyer Pla-
teau Railway Company.