The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BeeezY TALK OVER ABlll Whit
HAD BEEN SIGNED.

xor,n,l, Yesterday IN connection win me
Sc,ate bin no. 80 % incoflota" w
\ ,,,.ricau Tobacco Company. me 'o"-
ANY i n Richmond affair, ana the ih ,,,,ip
I, TO- are Mcssrs. Lewis rln.eI' n'''o'
tayce. John Pope, Thomas r. Jeh''eH "' ~,
lanes y. BOYD. The capl'a' SUB -
- ,h,n 81. (saooO. 10 be increased ~ pea
- 49, anl tne business is 60 buy. lnanni"S,
100. and sell tobacco in all forms. me VIZ
'iio,ss The company hiiy years eNi~iencc.
~, mi nassld the senate Tuesday anu
81. ill.,, She following day. IN spite on tue
mall imposition raised 90 the MY lrals.
s' >'.,.rilav Nr. Fiood offered the ioiioWihs
,,.olution In the House; ,r,.,
pc.ol,ed (thc senate concuffin4l' ,|
a." kecpcr of tbc Rolls be aulhof|'H "u ','
,eo,,ired 70 withhold senate bil N". - ,'
Itt"i," a., ,o Incorporate the American
Tobacco Company. .. ...,.,d.J
I'm ~euafo bill No. -. raiiroadcd through
IN House the preceding daN III &C..
49, eonno, be- altered or reptAien i"l ~
-. The bill gives the company
s'',..i,.a, Tobacco Company @ monoi"l.
- ,oi,rcco market oi Virginia. ana II
,.,r .otocle out an Of the smail oea'v y.
m settlement was made N the NJ -
from Augusta that TIE company VIZ - a..
an when the truth j. the bill Affects 'nD
entire fUINIiN tNAf W
comfy and city ln the state IN chat
H. eurti. was ready tO endorse "il 'n"'
-. Gentlemen asked for. The ihc,iP"-
,~,tors were men 81 the highest H'aiu'n-
and would ask Tor nothing tiai was Nivi-
We..rs. Downing and Ryan thought in"'
a.. metbol proposed 90 Mt the bill was
,..r, do,,btiui aud unusual proceeding. in'
rroncr way was 20 offer bill 90 Fele"i '"'7
I'M # the Governor approved u. .,
ia n I| AZ
necessary 10 guard the interest oi tue N'"''
i, Granting franchises 90 corporations o'
~ character. Leave ont other ONCE
,inn. and the clause Nc-tins power III q
..rooration for hny years 10 90 Nha' "
,i.ases free from any interference "h 'n
,.,r. Of the state. should Dee enough 10 MI
,Iis biu. Instead Of being local. a-claiineu
IN reaches out it- octopus arms 10 taN' W
over, tobacco mart in the State. II Is s'io
the tending resolution - "a ddh-'i""
Iort The same thing has been done pci"I'
,,,J ,cnonpli.hod and error rcncdicd.
Nr. Gibson did not think that n was con
stltutional 10 hold back the bill. some o
The courts have decided that when a hii
bed nassod the House. that body had h'
mos, 10 do with 10. lie stated mat ne WA
,hr first man % object 90 The bill. ne va"
nnr0-ed % tho nny years exemption IRON
any interference. The company was NOT .
manufacturing one; Do was u JOINT SUI
COMPANY. H. thought Mr.. Flood Wroh- u
al, belief that this company would prove
.,isanfic monopoly. fixing the price oil lra
arJ contr1llins every market in the state
lie WAS of opinion that some of tha mem
bar- were sffliulug at tlu- bin ANA swallow
sn, railroads. lie was certain that th'
Insislatttre could interfere and had author
"a, exrenf that denied by her ONn cOnsti
tntiou an that ct the United states.
Mr.. mndrr- said: "lt the charter di'
moi contain the hfiy-ycar exemption ihe'
we coulI act under the general law; but We
have given this iitty years exemption IRON
legislative interference. spccihc vested
right" -. T..
MIR. Jane. said be- was surprised when ~
came 10 The House 90 find that durlng M
absence the House had passed a hill AFFECT
Ing sO many counties m toe state. inlit,
members were away, on committee hu-i
ness. and al least iiye-,iXths of them WoulC
have vote l.againsi the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS said that il the bill bc me
ri;oriou- one 10 ought % stand on us merits
and its friends should not Joe AFRAID ~ ai ,,.
il To- DE- ventilated. IL ~ was bill ina
came from Dlnt Dc, which ha ~ part rep
resented. b. w0ul vote against IL.
The resolution WAS agreed to-aNes IL
and was communicated by MIR. Flood 10 Tho
senate. When the resolution had been rca'
in this hOly. Mr.. LoNcuste.n. idthrr oil th
I'LL. opposed the resolution 20, unfair IN.
contrary both % the Constitution ana th'
decisions of the Court OF Appeals. The bii
was pr .senicl bN himself had been rea,
three times lu each House. ni',,ii-,,'-s.c0 bN
ISlh. after proper c0psid- fllion. II was, II
hi\Jud ,meni, neither fair. or right. mo-
legalT1t thus MI bill by q resolution, whei
the Constitution contemplatcs that thel
shall. after y issag.. Ouly De defeated by th'
Governor, veto or by repeal. lie aske'
The mate 10 adhere to It's position, ana no
Kill tbe bill in this manner.
Mr.. Harrison said he lad been Informed
by members of the House that there wa
etrong objection tD some ot the provisions q
The bill, the character Of which was ON
realized after it had been passed. Tn
measure, he said, gave the company ceriai
Iranchis Is. and they are very broad ones
which could not Doc repealed or altered "a
fftv years. The company was also auth d
ized 10 have a very large capital, and th
tobacco raising cleme feared 10 would a.
aurc the character of the trust.
Mr.. Berry thought the proper thing to ID
perhnps. if the measure was Objectionable
WAS 20 ask the Governor 90 veto the bll
and let another one bee introduced AM
passed lie thought the bin over which IN
committee had talked for some time wa
probably subject 40 the criticism paSSe
upon il. hut in his Judgment the qucsiio
raised by Mr.. Losenstcin WAS an lmportal
one and hc questioned the right of the Gel
cral Assembly tO STAY the bill where II ca
neither be amended nor recalled.
Mr.. EthOl- thought the senate had IN
right % adopt such resolution. ana 4
would take the responsibility of voting /,
H. The bill was certainly open To ohie'
lions. but had been passed boy the liOu,
I.tntf ts.lf..rr.4l ID "a committee III
would not refer tO what occurred in I'll
commiiicc-room, and he admitted that Ii
had remained in his seat without OppO,in
the passage Of the measure: bUt lac wanto
20 zee corrected what had been done, an
thought this bin should bo cstOppei, and
new aud slightly altered one be presented
II the bill was smeriiorious one he coul
mot see why any one should object 90 se
ting it aside and trying new ana mobile
one.
Mr.. Smbh, Thought the adoption of il
resolution would sci dangerous prcceden
aud strongly argued against the right of III
General Assembly 90 thus thNart lesisl'
iion which had been properly enacted.
Mr. Harrison laid there was a wide iii
ference between this bill and that mcorp'
rating the Virginia and North tarolin
Railroad Company. which 40 "a former So
sion of the Legislature. was recalled after
HtA ENittN ANlf fIi| NNiNf W AAt' '''N' wv
and in which ease the Court of Appeals d'
cided that the General Assembly cNceedc
IL. authority. lie thought The resoluti0
might be properly passed. but suggesie
that IL be- laid over until O'Clock today, :
that the matter MAY he further looked int
MIR. LOyenstcin made another long speed
and strong one. against the resolution
lie cOntendcd that the bin Was not an iniqu
f0us one. but even il il was the proper wa
10 defeat il would be 20 repeal IL by another
lie also made the point that the bill doc
not 20 10 the keeper Of the rolls until il Ia
been acted upon by tae Governor.
Mr.. HUBBARD moved the adoption Of TIA
-~rcsoiuiion. which. he said. was both lega
and in accordance with many preccdents.
Mr.. lieaton thought the resolution woul,
hc iruitless II adopted. as the keeper of th
rolls has nothing To lie with the bills unit
they come from the Governor. lie eniorce'
the point made hy Me srs. Loyensfein AM
Stubs that 10 pass resolutions of this char
actcr would place IL In the power of a bar
majority Of the two HOUSES 10 undo the wOrl
of the fun Legislature. Mr.. lleaton di,
not think the bill of any consequence, bu
IL -. 4 a al.