The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
House of

AZ AU % AADth the FtuAlr tAAIOui hrAtf haNiAr
performed the largest days work Of the
session.
House OF Delegates.
When motions and resolutions under rule
80 were reached in the House of Delegates
several members arose for questions OF per
sOnal privilege and stated that If they had
been present on tine previous day they would
have voted in favor of passing the Stlte
Debt bill. The members Who IN this man
ner explained their positions were Messrs.
Brown. Carter. Coleman Ellis Garland,
Matthews. Steel and Wilcox.
Mr.. J0hr Jackson. OF Richmond. intro
duced the following: An act 90 amend and
re-. enact section n Of the charter OF the city
OF Richmond in relation % publication OF
city ordinances. The bill provides that
hereafter no ordinance for tho violation OF
which 4 penalty rs imposed shall be enforced
until II has been published for five cOnsecu-
tive DAVIS IN Que of tho daily papers 20 be
designated by the City Council.
Tie bill was placed on the calendar under
SUSPENSION IF the rules. Mr.. Fentress intro
duced "a bill o. define the qualifications OF tel
erraph operators employed by railroad COM
paniesi IN this State TO receive and transmit
dispatches governing the movements OF trains.
The bin provides that It shall lie unlawful for
any railroad company IN the state 70 employ
anv operator under eighteen years OF age 10
receive and transmit messages governing the
movements of trains. Mr.. Fentress also IN
troduced % bill authorizing the holding Of
primary elections IN the city OF portsmouth.
Va. The bull was referred.
Nh. Carter. of Henrico, introduced the fol-
lowing bill. An act TO amend and re-enact an
act To- incorporate the BrOOkland Railway and
Improvement Company II Henrico county;
The obi ect of the corporation Is TO buy, hold
and sell real estate in BrOOkland district and
e.. I.AfI a.rrf,. and Qrart "a lrffra or NfQNUpf
over Bacon's Quarter branch at a point where
said stream crosses First street and 10 buld
and operate a railway propelled by electric OF
horse rover from any point IA the district
int any part OF the city OF Richmond or the
county of HenTlcO. Tie company shall also
have the right 10 erect a toll bridge across Ba-
cons Quarter branch. and t. charge toll not
TO exceed the following figures: Sheep or
hogs per head. one cent persons on foot, one
cent. hand-cart. truck or wheel arrow. two
cents: cattle per head. three cents; horse.
mule. ass or work OK. four cents. man and
horse. five cents; oue-horse vehicle, i've
cents twO-hOrse vehicle ten cents three
horse vehicle. fifteen cents: four horse We
hlcle. twenty cents provided that the bridge
be commenced within SIX months ana com
pleted within twelve months.
Tie bill was placed on the calendar under
suspension of the rules.
THE RULES SUSPENDED.
The following other bills were introduced
and placed on tic calendar under suspension
of the rules
BY Mr.. Shepperscn, Of Charlotte: An act
10 incorporate the brakes Branch Ware
house Company. BY Mir. Graves. of Page:
An act to authorize the council OF the town
II shenandoah in the county of Page TO Dor
row money. by Nj. Garland. Of Lancaster:
An act TO allow j. IA. Wheaton 10 erect n
wharf on the Rappahannock river. BY Mr..
Dunlop. of ROcktrdge An act to moor
porate the town Of GLASGOW. ly Mr.. With
row. of Bath An act t0 allow the board of
supervisors of Bath county to borrow money
10 build % bridge by Mr. Mray. of Henry:
An act for the further relief OF the suTeties Of
c.. II. lngles, late treasurer of Henry county.
The following bills We're introduced and re-
ferrel TO the Or per committee.
By Mr.. iooke 70 amend and re-enact sec
ton 2I42 of the Code of 1857 providing how
and when warrants are tried and judgment
given. Bv Mr.. Alders u. 1Oamend and re-en-
act section 3lSt f the Code of Virginia, 1857, 70
provide for general index 10 deed books and
otaer records. by Mr.. Young For the re-.
lief of B.. T. Huiord. iy- 3 or the relief Of =.
c.. Iangdon. OF Prince William county. by the
renting Of certain taxes enormously AS
sessed.
Mr.. Koiner offered a resolution that the
chair be vacated at 90 and resumed at 80
in the afternoon. and that at the evening ses-
sion the calling of the roll be commenced IN
Alphabetical order so that when the name OF
cnch member present was called he might
call up L local or private bill.
IHE pOOL-sELLING BILL.
When the calendar was reached the Mush-
bach iool-Selhng and BODYBUILDING bll was
again taken uD.
NJ. Hunter. Of Campbell. made a lengthy
argument 900 favor of the bill in It's original
form and opposing the amendments.
MI Hunter sald among other things tnat
The term mou-trous had frequently been
throMA under contribution 10 character!le
certain uuls introduced. lie deliberately and
advlsaolf characterized tins bill a. reported
from me House Committee "a mOnstrOus bill.
'he OF the advocates OF the bill said that Nlr-
gina BAD never had any blue laws IN it. One
oil the principles OF therapeutics was TO give
an antsthetic pfopOrlonate IN strength TO the
Intensity and violence of pain Now the
/ nited States Congress had iust passed two
laws 20 get rd OF some blue-legged gamblers
and had dumped them upon the borders nj
Virginia. The blue mass Of the law wa, need.
ed Tor these blue-legged gamblers. The Gentle
man OF Culpoper would apparently hold that
1t was not the province of the Iegislatnre TO
pry into the morals OF every citizen of the
State. Whist II WAS true that the proyince
OF the Legislature could not Dry into the
morals OF any one as an individual vat II
could take cognizance OF the morals OF any
ono AS q citizen and Is a member of society.
Those were two distinct things. As a person
aity. as an individual. every one had q very
few inalIenable rights, yet there were very
few acts IN which one could separate himself
AS an individual from himself as q citizen
Of the State and a member OF society. The
moment the act of any individual touched
society and a community that moment cor
porate right and law could challenge It. and,
ii there be a conflict, the corporate night pre-
vailed.
Every civilized government had the cor
porate power and right 10 forbid Any one az a
citizen of a State. as u member Of society. IN
asmuch as the citizen enjoyed the Dement'S
aud protection OF the civilization. 10 do things
that affect the interests of society. An indi-
yldual might claim that he bad the right 70
bet. TO gamble. but the moment he touched
society. corporate rights and laws interviewed.
The bill professedly proposed to encourage
the raising Of fine blooded horses, when really
it gave employmeut to a set of gamblers, who