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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13
OPTIONAL DOG LAW.

During tho recent meeting of the
Farmers Assembly, in this city, reso-
luton was offered and adopted, re-
questing the Legislature to pass law
authorizing each county, if it should
think it advisable, to impose tax on
dogs with view Of covering all the
losses from deprodations on sheep
through their agency. We were glad
to sec this firm stand taken in the mat
ter of better protection for sheep, and
we hope that the resolution will have
the early and favorable consideration Of
the members Of our Legislature.
To no part OF the Commonwealth
would an effective dog law like that
proposed be more beneficial than to
Southside Virginia, which is welIadapt-
ed to sheep pastures, but which, so far.
has suffered so much from the presence
Of the innumerablc ours that are always
found wherever there is large negro
population. that the raising Of sheep has
never assumed there the important aud
valuable proportions it should have
done. and which it would do, if the
canine element was removed or reduced
bv taxation to insigniiicance.
A large flock Of sheep in that section
is always IN danger Of complete or par
tial dcstruc ton by prowling ours that
are so i'll fed by their black owners that
they are compelled to have recourse
either to the nearest persimmon tree or
dock Of sheep in order to aIlay the
pangs of hunger. The flock Of sheep is
preferred by those who baye not lost
an their energy through starvation.
LISA remarkable fact that up to this
time. to advocate dog law has been
fatal to the standing Of Virginia legis-
lat0r with his constituency. This. too,
when the dog has never been counted
as property. So strong, however, is the
attachment that binds man to his cur,
that he would prefer that his neigh
boris flock Of sheep should run the risk
Of being destroyed by that cur to seeing
the latter deprived Of it's worthless life.
The proposition Of the Farmers Assem-
bly, looks simply to the adoption by the
counties, at their option, Of a dog law.
This should remove from the minds
Of our legislators any fear that they
might otherwise have Of running con-
uary TO the wishes Of the great ma
jority Of their constituents, every one
II whom probably owns a dog, and
very few a sheep. Under the circum-
stances, however, this should not in
fuence their votes.
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VIRGINIA ITEMS.
NEWS AND NOTES FROM ALL
OVER THE OLD DOMINION.

Furnished by the "Times" Correspon-
dents and state Exchanges-Paragrsp
and Editorial Opinions Clipped, Com
p,Ied and Condensed From Home Papers.
WYTHEvILLE. VA. December H.
(Special. DIR. S. e. Gleaves has been
seriously i'll for some days. and grave
fears are entertained as to his recovery.
DIR. Gleaves has been practicing ply
stefan in this county for nearly forty
years, and has attained just prominence
in his profession, not only in this sec
ton but throughout the State.
Town lots are still selling at pretty
lively rate in. Radford and Roanoke,
though the advance in prices is as yet
safe and steady. showing q caution on
the part of buyers that predicts a
slow, but solid. boom for the new cities
of the Great Southwest"
The Western Hotel" lately passed
Into the hands of Mr.. John Barnity, the
old well-known proprietor OF Sharon
Springs. in Grayson county, and now
called the Virginia House, has open
ell up under favorable auspices, and
bids fair to give Us what we much
need-another good hotel.
The incandescent electric lights are
being put into nearly all of the stores
and many of the private dwellings in
town. Arc lights will be placed at
proper intervals along the streets, and
all will be ready to light up by Xmas.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13

House 10 select seats for its members who
requested the same To be done. and in 50
doing the present clerk acted entirely IN ac'
cord with his long-estabIished custom. The
committee fully sustained the clerk OF the
House.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
Bills were introduced and referred. by
Mr.. James; To authorize the Board Of SUI
peryisors Of Pittsylyania county To adjust
and pay the claim preferred by said county
by the town Of North Danylle. for one-hali
Of the costs Of constructing bridge across
Fall creek, between the corporate limits OF
said town and said county. BY Mr.. Frank
lin: To provide for working and keeping IN
order the roads Of the counties OF Charles
CITY and New Kent. By Mr.. Johnston: 10
amend the Code in relation TO allowances
made to clerks Of circuits for services Ien-
dercd the Commonwealth. By Mr.. hen'
T0aufhOrzc the increase of me- capital STOCK
OF the virginia Development Company ana
the issue Of preferred and common shares.
By Mr.. Kent: To amend the charter OF me
Virginia steel Company. 10 autnoflIe ihe
Southwest Real Estate Investment 'oih-
uany 10 subscribe for guarantee or acquire
The stock and bonds Of any corporation;
to authorize the Max Meadows Land ana
Enforcement Company 20 subscribe FOR
guarantee or acquire the stock ana nonds
III any CORPORATION. BY Mr.. j. T. Coleman;
Imposing ON railways liability for damage
fo person or anyone injured on its line. BY
SIR. Duruy: 10 amend the Code in relation
20 the appointment Of school trustees for
towns Of more than five hundred inhabitants.
By Mr.. Mason. 10 provide for the transfer
N records and papers o. Cfrcuit Court on
anuoal from County Court petitions 10 CIR
cult Court for writ Of error and sHpcrScdc0S
go Judgment Of County Court. To empower
me NJ J.. Church. south. aud the Round
Hill Baptist ,nurch. OF King George county,
i0 sell certain land; 10 provide for the pay
mcut OF defendants witnesses in felony
dAsos under certain conditions. BY Mr. j..
T.. Coleman: To amend the Code in relation
io proof Of negligence in certain actions
AGAINST railroad companies. BY Mr.. Frank
lin: 10 authorize the voters Of Tyler and
Harrison. magisieria districts in thecounty
of Charles City 90 vote fOror against the re-
peal Of the present fence law. BY Mr. Ma
son: 10 provide for working the highways
in King George county.
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REVOLUTIONARY METHODS.

In the New York Tril lme of Wednes-
day last some editorial intimation is
given as to the methods which the Re
pubicans in Congress propose to use in
order to prevent all opposition on the
part of the Democrats to that change in
the rules Of the House which the Repub
lican party throughout the country
have 20 much at heart. the object OF
this change being to reduce the minori-
ty to nonenity, and to leave the ma
iority the power to pass whatever mea-
sure their party interests or sectional
animosities may suggest.
The national registration law is the
measure which the Republicans are
most anxious to put upon the statute
book but before it is possible to do this,
the Democrats must be deprived of
the + ability to obstruct if not to defer
the passage of this measure for an in
definite time by filibustering tactics.
One way of accomplishing this is sug-
geeted in the article of the Tribune,
10 which we have alluded. namely, TO
confer upon the Speaker of our House
Of Representatives the absolute right
enjoyed by the Speaker of the House of
Commons, Of deciding by his own judg-
ment whether a motion is dilatory or
not. and II TO ms mind it seems dila-
tory, then he shall at once refuse to
put it.
II is unnecessary to point out the
enormous power that this would give
the Speaker Of our House, power en-.
tirely too great 10 be welded by one
man. even if he were man of the
most judicial discernment and the
strictest impartiality, and influenced
only by the highest and purest motives
of patriotism. How dangerous and
revolutionary such power would be
in the hands of a man of an Interested
and biased nature, highly innamed by
party zeal and bitter sectional feeling,
may be seen at glance.
We cannot believe that even the Re
publicans will adopt a suggestion like
this, which on its face is opposed to the
spirit of our government aud society.
The Tribune, however, declares that It's
party is prepared, If necessary to 90
even to this length. radical as il is, and
smacking as 1t does of those monar-
chical countries from which the pre-
cedent is drawn. II is inclined,
however, out of some regard for
public opinion, to recommend
the adoption of the second plan.
which it suggests, namely, that no dill
atory motion shall be allowed to be re-
peated until certain length Of time
has elapsed. This plan is less revolu-
tionary than the first, aud for that rea-
son would be expected to be less popu-
lar with the Republicans, but they may
feel constrained to adopt it, as being
less likely to shock the public sentiment
of the country.
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CuIled. Clipped and Condensed.

THERE is an old gentleman in Buck
ingham who says he once walked from
Richmond to Warren. a distance OF
eighty six miles. starting after break
fast and reaching Warren before sun
down. He then took supper aud step.
ped over to his home, distance Of ten
miles. and continued his journey by
making thIrty-iye miles the next morn
ing.
THE Scottsville Courier says: 1t is
Just about now thai the amateur MIN
rod comes in from ten-mle tramp
and exhibits a red-bird or a swamp.
sparrow as trophy of his hunt, while
he tells of how he knocked the feathers
out of a wild turkey"
THERE is an unusual number of deer
in Buckingham this season. Seven IN
herd were started week or two age
and they are frequently seen singly and
IN pairs.
CAPTAIN L. W. DOUGLASS, of Buffalo
Forge, is reported dangerously III. Mr.
Warren G.. Hamilton, his nephew
went 10 him Monday.
A COLORED man was killed Sunday
night while stealing ride on the Rich
mond and Allegheny between Column
bia and Richmond.
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WE recently referred to the determ

WE recently referred TO the determi.
nation Of the Republican party to main.
tam and, if possible. TO increase by
every device in its power the present
rate of expenditures on account Of pen.
sions. The amount now paid out anuu-
ally from the national treasury on this
account is 500, 900 600. and there are
measures before Congress which. il
passed, will add probably $4,000, goo
to this enormous outlay.
The unprincipled jobbery of the Re
publican party in this connection is
already calling out earnest protests
from the most conservative Of the
Northern papers. The New York Com
mercidl Bulletin, in its Wednesday
issue, echoes the sentiment of many
of these papers when 1t says:
THE amount already being paid, to
only fraction of the original survivors
or their representatives. is about TWO
thirds .. me sum which would at the
outset have been paid ii moderate
pension had been granted to every sur.
vivor. IL begins TO be a serious
que. ton whether thorough over
hauling Of the pension office and its
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13

THE memorial address of DR.. Mimi
gerode at st. Paul's Church on Wednes-
day, published in full in our Thursday
issue. was one Of the most eloquent
and valuable that was delivered on
that solemn day. 1t was one Of the
most eloquent because 1t overlooked
with the most touching sentiment sug-
ges,cd by long and peculiarly intimate
and sacred relations with Mr.. DAVIS.
1t was one Of the most valuable
because it was fun OF historical details
bearing upon the most pathetic yet he
roic chapter in the lite Of the Confede
rate leader, a chapter which has always
been full of sorrow to the Southern
people, and which is rendered still more
moving in the light Of Or. Minnige-
rode's sad yet beautiful "reminiscences.
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Ii is fact calculated to appeal in the
strongest manner to the just and
natural Pride of the South, that on the
very day that the Southern people were
showing in SO many impressive ways
their reverence for the character and
gratitude for the services Of Mr.. Davis.
the higt est officers Of the national gov
eminent, the leading representatives of
foreign nations, the most distinguished
members of both Houses of Congress
aud a general assemblage, remarkable
in numbers as well an in bIilliancy.
came together in Washington to listen
TO the Grafton of Chief Justice Fuller
on the career aud character of the first
President of the United States, who
was as typical son of this section of
the Republic in the age in which he
lived. as Mr. Davis was of the same
section in the era To which he belonged.
The unusual coincidence of the same
day being the occasion of notable
tributes TO the memories Of two I'M
mortal SOutherners, from men widely
apart in political opinion and sectional
feeling, is full of suggestiveness that we
may well pause to ponder over. Were
these two great men, Washington and
Davis. moved by such antagonistic prin-
ciples Of conduct in the principal events
of their lives. that one should be hon
ored in the Capital Of the nation with
all the pomp Of circumstance and ex-
travagauce Of eulogium, while to the
other was denied the purely formal
recognition of having the flag of the
department over which he presided
with signal ability and usefulness, low
cred on his DEATH
In the minds Of the Southern people,
Davis is to be reverenced for the very
reasons that have given Washington SO
exalted a position in the estimation, not
only of themselves, but of the North
and the world at large. In the first
place. be was remarkable in his private
character for the same unbending in-
tegrity and purity OF motive, and Dig
nifty Of bearing. In HIS public charac
ter he was distinguished for a similar
strength of conviction and devotion to
principle, for the same iortitude in try
log circumstances, and for the same
hngleness Of purpose. Above all, both
had the firmest faith in the right of
people to govern themselves when they
saw fit 20 withdraw their allegiance
from a power that was employed to
their injury and wrong.
The real line of division between the
two leaders, and it is divis ion that ex-
plains the difference in the attitude Of
men generally towards them. is that ole
headed a successful instruction, in
other words, a revolution, the other
beaded an unsuccessful instruction,
in other words, rebellion.
Happy was the position Of the South
She could rejoice on Wednesday in the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13
Chambers Election Bill.

Senate. Chandler's Federal Election
bill provides that on the petition Of ten
voters from each county ia a Congres-
sional district who state under oath
their apprehension of unfairness. the
United States shall take exclusive d.
reciion Of the Congressional election
through officials appointed by the
United States Circuit CONT.
As an incentive TO perjury in politics
such statute would undoubtedly be a
success. There is no county in the
Union in which ten scalawags cannot
be found to make the necessary affida-
Wits, III hope of getting some share Of
the money to be spent by the govern
ment.
The Chandler bill is simply indecent.
A direct general election law would be
bad and uDjustitiable, but il would be
much better than this resort TO a petty
subterfuge as part of the scheme of des
pouc Capitalization. for which there is
not the slightest excuse.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13
CITY TANES.
OFFICE COLLECTOR or CITY TAXES.
CITY HALL.
RICHMOND. Va. December !, 1850.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

The residue OF city taxes for 1899 are due
and payable at this Office during this month.
A PENALTY OF PER CENT. WILL BE
ADDED TO ALL BILLS REMAINING IN
PAID DECEMBER 3lsT and tine same re-
turned delinquent and published according
to law. Every male twenty-one years OF age
and every person keeping house or doing
business in the city j. assessed for per.
sonal tax, and those who have not paid any
city taxes during the year will please call
and settle. so as 10 avoid being posted as de-
inquent.
There have been put IN my hands during
the year a very large amount Of paving.
pipe and sewer-connection bills. which.
are due at once and will have TO be declared
delinquent II not paid before December 3ist.
Please ask II there are any such bills
against you when paying your taxes
Onlce open until o'clock p. NJ.
r. W. CUNNINGHAM,
del-lm Collector OF City Taxes.
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TO TuU HOLDERS OF VIRGINIA Coz
SOL BONDS.

We propose an armistice. You have
funded none Of your bonds worth
sreaking If. since the Funding bill OF
1852 became law. but you have pros
ocuted your claims against the State by
irritating lawsuits IN the courts; and
YOU have impaired the revenue Of the
State by thrusiing coupons through The
hands q tax payers into her Treasury.
but what have you gained The costs
Of litigation have swallowed up half Of
the proceeds Of your judgments. The
fight has been annoying and injurious
10 the State. but it has been thankless
and Improbable TO you. What have
you to gain by continuing ity
If the cases now before the Supreme
Court of the United States be decided
i'm YOUR favor YOU will be enabled still
further 20 harrass the State and curtail
her revenue. If they be decided
against you your power for harm will
be very much lessencd. Why not
"agree with thine adversary quickly
and ask the Court TO continue these
casesy Governor Lee has offered you
the olive branch. The way is open foI
YOU to offer a compromise. Respect
the dignity and pride Of our people; re-
consider your refusal of the offer made
by the joint committee Of the Legisla-
turo in May. 1887.
In the light of subsequent experience
you have doubtless opened your eyes to
some wholesome truth, but such an
offer rs you then refused might nov be
confirmed if you should signify your
willingness 20 accept 1t. You have seen
that the power Of tho Legislature 70
meet your attacks by new distractions
is practically without limit. Why not
come forward promptly, while the &C
casion seems propitious, and make q
settlement that the state can comply
with Surely il has been made plain to
YOU. during the last seven years, that
any member Of the Legislature who
should heretofore have voted for bet
ter offer than that Of the Legislative
committee in May. 1887 would not have
been reelected. Why should you not
make an offerY For if You should now
make an offer that the State could safe
ly accept. and it should be declined,
you will have placed yourselves in the
right, aud can count ON increased sup
por in the State in your future contests.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-13

THERE is a movement on foot to re-
move the trials of the Eastern Field
Club from High Point. Mr.. Washing
ton \. Cosby. secretary and treasurer,
has been prospecting at Greensboro,
Burlington and Gibsonvllle. with the
view of securing suitable hunting
grounds in the vicinity of one of these
places.
THE improvements which have just
been completed on st. Barnabas Epis-
copal Church building. at Guilford, rem
der it much more attractive, and adds
to its comfort
MAJOR 5. VI. FINGER, Superintendent
of State Schools. was q cassmate Of
Speaker Reed at Bowdoiu College.
THE North Carolina Iron and Steel
Co. has been organized at Salisbury,
with a capital stock of II 900 900.
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Helpful Opposition.
Now York Iimng.

In his admirable speech at the civil
service reform dinner in Boston. Com
missioner Roosevelt declared that the
national reform system was in no dan
ger from an attempt TO repeal the law,
but that there was some danger that
the work might be crippled by reduc-
tion or omission of the appropriation.
This would be method OF attack PEE
culiarly attractive TO the enemies Of the
reform. 1t would suggest iteelf %
them as excellent politics. So They
would chuckle over it as put
ting the reformers in hole
1t would seem to them at once
effective aud safe. IL could be done ina
an uuderhand manner IL might pos
sbly be accomplished without o roll
call. and many a sneaking member OF
the House would be willing 10 swell q
UiUG COce vote against the reform 80
long as his voice lost its identity in The
general roar who would not dare to
put himself on record in the same sense.
The scheme would have great charm
for the towards. and its promoters nat
urally think that The towards are in :
majority. Weak and selfish men are
always easily persuaded that their
own kind are more numerous than the
others.
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Judge Brewer.
PHILADELPHIA Kecnrhl

The only serious flaw in the judicial
record Of Judge Brewer is MS rulings
in the Wabash receivershlp case. The
Gould receivers were thrust out bv
Judge Gresham in his district. and kent
in place in that part Of the Wabash svs.
tenn west Of the Mississippi rIver in Judge
Brewer 5 district. /. this contention il
was the general opinion of LAWYERS that
Judge Gresham was in the right. But
Judge Brewers decisions IN the Kansas
prohibition cases aud IN the Granger
cases IN Iowa give proof Of ms courage
to stand against popular cutlery. and OF
the greater courage necessary to the
remuneration of his own error. He has
made his mistakes and who has not p
but they are not mistakes which throw
doubt upon his probity or seriously i'm
pugu ms judgment.