Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-01
THE KENT BILL DEAD
NM. mAsoN's SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR
ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE.
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Yesterday. In the House the Kent bill
was killed by the adoption OF the Mason
substitute. This latter measure was COM
municated to the Senate and referred TO
the Committee on Roads. which has been
one OF the harder, wording committees oil
the body. Tho Communicable. Barnes
chairman-will mset this morning at 9:3O,
and there seems to be no question that the
substitute:will be reported favorably,.
Both houses agreed to the report OF the
conference committee on the Library pm.
the new building shall not cost more than
5000 600 and that 1t shall be located on the
Messrs. Fairfax. Marshall. and Sands
have been appointed on the commission
10 inquire into the question OF the values
of the mineral lands OF the State with
view of Their reassessment In accordance
with their value. -,
The General Assembly will adjourn on
Friday. but no business will be transacted
after Wednesday. The object OF con-
tipuing the session after Wednesday Is TO
give the Governor tine IN which 10 sign
bills.
The Governor yesterday signed both OF
the oyster bills-the general bill and that
providing for survey. He is understood
TO consider them both very defective, but
said he felt it bis duty TO sign them. 81,
Hon. NJ J.. Donaldson. OF the South
Carolina Senate. and Congressman Jones,
of the First District. we're on the floor OF
the Senate yesterday.
Senate Proceedings.
The Senate was called to order at II
O'clock by Lieutenant Governor Tyler.
message was received from the House
stating that that body had refused to
recede from its amendment to the direct
tax bill. and asking for committee OF
conference Messrs. Harrison and Fairfax
were appointed on the committee on the
part of the Senate.
EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
Whom the House Joint resolution to ex-
tend the session came up MIR. Stubbs SAID
that as to the constitutional demands
upon this Legislature the body had niied
mn tho measure. As to the demands OF
tine people the body had nearly filled
them. But some things of great Importance
remained to be done. Would the Legisla-
ture adjourn before meeting the demands
of tho Farmers Alliance. which had been
recognized as reasonable ! The calendar
did not show the passage of single Dill OF
general interest to the farmers. There were
seven bills on the calendar that were de-
handed by tne 1armefs. Ouc VI 'HOSo was
the fertilizer bill.
Mr.. Mushbach desired to know where
the evidence was showing that the farm
ers wanted 10 tax themselves 20 cents
more per ton on fertilizers.
Mr.. Berry said he represented large
farmer constituency and he felt 1T his
duty to them TO vote against these mea-
sures. ~.
MIR. Harrison said his farmer constitu-
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tors report showed that his district repre-
scented very large taxable values IN the
matter of agriculture.
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Stubs replied that if the bills came
M and the Senators from Winchester and
Amherst thought them against the inter
ests of their constituencies they could vote
against them. He then urged that there
was necessity for some legislation In order
to kill off a third party.
MIR. Flood asked what legislation was
necessary to accomplish this.
The fertilizer bill, pure-food bill, tenn
perance leglolation," responded Mr..
Stubs.
INSTRUCTED AGAIN5T IT.
Mr.. Harrison said the Farmers Alliance
from his district had instructed HIM to
vote against the fertilizer bill. He took
his orders from the farmers of his district
direct. and not secondhand. One county
In his district collected more taxes from
the farmers than were collected from the
farmers of the whole of Mr.. Stubbs's dis
trict. The proposed tax was class legisla-
ton. He was. he commended. speaking not
for the paper farmers who came down here
and wrote essays and tried to get their
hands into the Treasury. He spoke for and
represented the men between the plow-
handles.
Mir. Marshall said that he was not a
farmer but mechanic. The debate was
bewildering to him. One man said one
thing aud one another, and 1t would seem
we didn't know what We did want. He
VAS for the supremacy OF his party. The
question was what was to be done. Per-
hays the Senate would better take up the
agricultural bills and vote upon them.
MIR. DUNN's POSITION.
Mr. Dunn said the party had promised
the IA rmers wholesome legislation. Had the
romise been kept? No. The Legislature
WAS in the throes of dissolution. yet no
bill de handed by the farmers had been
passed The farmers of his district, he
declared. wanted the fertilizer bill. He
demanded in the name of the Farmers
Alliance, in the name of the farmers, and
III the name of the people of Albemarle
and Greene, that the bill be passed.
Mr.. Gordon asked if the bill was not on
n par with paying $4,000 to relabel every
book in the library.
MIR. Dunn replied that the effect of the
bill would be to insure pure article.
Mr.. Parish said he heartily endorsed
the remarks of Mr.. Dunn. His agricultural
constituency demanded legislation. along
this line.
Mir. Mushbach said he did not believe
that the farmers would endorse these
AGRICULTURAL bills if they We're explained
to them. He did not mean to say that the
farmers were an ignorant class. He knew
the contrary. We all knew what Madam
Roland had said regarding the crimes
committed in the name of liberty. The
farmers did not know what crimes were
committed in the name of agriculture.
The passage of these bills would be such q
crime. The inspection of fertilizers was a
humbug anyhow. No farmer ever bought
fertilizer on the strength of certificate
of inspection. He bought it on the
brand and the reputation OF the firm sell
ing it.
THE SOLID BODY OF FARMERS.
Mr.. TYLER said that the measure wa:
asked by that portion of the government
who represented the farmer. He had vet
to see the genuine farmer that did not de-
sire legislation along this line. The
bill was simply change of law upon the
great consolidated body of farmers mum
bering 10000. The farmers were willing &c
submit 10 the taxation in order to get q
good article of fertilizer.
Mr.. Fairfax said he considered the fer.
tilizer bill one of the most iniquitous that
had ever been before the Senate. His peo-
pie bought tremendous smount of fer
tilizers, and he would be ashamed to si'
here and allow this tax 70 be imposed upon
them-to allow them TO be robbed at the
rate OF from rs to so cents on every ton OF
fertilizer they bought. IL the object oil
extending the session was TO pass this fer
tilizer bin, the best thing the Legislature
could do for the farmer would be to adj.
journ night away.
LAST DAY FOR BILLS.
Mr.. Mushbach moved to amend the re
solution by providing that after the cur
rent day no new bills be introduced.
The amendment was agreed 10 and tn,
resolution, as amended. passed.
The effect of the resolution as it passed
the Senate is adjournment on Friday, NJ
new bills after the session of yesterday
and the transaction of no business aftel
Wednesday.
Messrs. Berry and Sands were appointed
on the conference committee on the Ii
brary building.
The amendment of the House 10 the bill
appropriating $50 900 annually 10 the Sol