Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-24


ming al large Of hogs and sheep within
a certain district in Prince William
county. ..,
Salem I'll,
ing bridges and 6eeping in repair 'hc
same In Rockbridge county.
TO provide new charter Tor tne 'o""
Of Ciutwood. IN Dickinson county.
At 2I5 the chair was vacated until
l.. NJ.
When the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS re-
surnll the chair at \. NJ. there Was no
quorum and the Senate ADJOURNED u"ul
II ". to-day.
House Of Delegates.
Tho morning session OF the House yes
t.r,i1v was devoted TO exhaustive argu-
moats on The Miller local-opton b,ll.
Speaker Cardwcu presided during me
t1,rn.ug hour. but when the locai-option
iu y..s called up he vacated the chair,
calling thereto Mr.. Harwood. a.,
colonel iisscr rcad "a Ietter from u -
tori Varhec al Luray, on tho subject OF
fou.rlDutiOA 10 AID in the completion oL
ID monument 10 the COnfcdcrdtes VINO
gl,rp Ia graves unknown. The coIossdi
statue is ready 10 be cast ia bioilIt.
colonel Bigger stated that he would be
!l.te.i 10 receive any amount which the
members are willing 70 give TO this
M 'Hondhclm introduced bill for the
protection Of hotel propfielors ana Do4Iu,
house keepers. which provides that
vbcu quests fiil To pay their blHs, ana
secure board under false prctences tney
,haU be- subject 10 imprisonment, not
exceeding three months, or by a hne oi
not NOR. than so.
Mr. Harw0od introduced by requesO Il
l.I pIo.lIng for the appointment by the
Governor Of g probation agent whose
duties shall be 10 save people charsgu
with crime from the prisons pfOVlutd lh
his Judgment there Is reasonable chance
OF reformation. He shall obtain. II possi,
Iie employment for sucn people. ana
shau watch over them during such tIme
of their probation. The bill provides Tor
an appropriation for the support OF the
Office but specifies no amount
Ev Nr Yaub. 4 protest from the cl'l-
/ 7,ns Of Mathews county against the
1 Miller bin
+ Uy SIR Anderson: 4 protest from the
citizens Of PGt4ylvania county
Ev Mr. Mathews. 10 declare valid GER
tain acts of Lunenburg county in re-
sroct oaCt- done during the late smallpox
epidemic loo said county
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
/ Tho following bills were introduced and
placed on tho calendar.
: TO allow the voters Of Amherst county
i t. vote ou "a fence law.
10 provide for the working and keep
/ iuE lu repair the public roads OF Amherst
no amcud the charter of the city Of
f Iyuchburg. and 10 add another chapter
o. the charter Of said city creating the
Office ot police justice
For tho relief of D. 4. French, late
treasurer If Giles county.
30 amend and rc-Cuact an act 10 incoi-
lUrate tEc town of Pulaski city
o., authorize the trustees of the First
ff. D. % ttf
and convey certain church property.
To authorize thc Piedmont COnstruc-
ton and Improvement Company 10 re-
duro the subscription 10 its capital stock,
and To- provide for the sale of IT'S stock.
/ To authorize and empower the Board OF
I Supervisors of Rockingham county 10
make aL appropriation tu employ - clerk
for the Superintendent of PCbic Schools
Of Rockingham
For IN" protection Of game in Rock
iugham county.
To incorporate the Hampton Arteslan
Company.
no require tho Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts to notify the surctics of bonded
officers of the state of the default oi
their principal.
For Inc relief of T.. $ Norman. Treas
urer of Campbell county TO authorize
Auditor 20 credit Treasurer with lost
school warrant
TO incorporate Jorlon Lodge 80 49,
independent order of Good Samaritans
ANA Daughters Of Samarid
To amend and ro-cnact section SIS of
chapter 80 of the Code Of Virginia iu re-
iutou 10 the compensation Of supervisors
Io provide Ton taking a special census
of school population of Newport District,
in Warwick county.
To authorize the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to credit T. T. McCuiiOCh, late
Treasurer of Eotoourt county with a
lost school warrant for 1850. upon prOduc-
tion Of fau factory evidence.
THE MILLER ELL AGAIN.
WHOM the Miller local-opuon bnl came
up Dir. Randolph Harrison continued his
speech Of Thursday Ia support cl the
substitute proposed by The House COM
mittce. He said the Democratic party
had always advocated Temperance. and
he thought the opponents OF the bill took
false premise when they conttndcd that
the Miller hin would prccipitate a fight
between factions of the Democratic party.
Nr. harfisous speech WIS the longest
mat he has made. and IL was a good one
Mr. Moon also spoke IN favor Of the
substitute. he said 10 was a question
oi police regulation, and the Legislature
had the dieht TO prescribe one rcgul4-
ton for locIl-Option elections i'm thc cities
aud another IN the country. Hc thought
n was not party question as between
IA" two leading parties, the Democrats
and Republicans They had never arrayed
themselves against each other in the
matter and be would vote ON il inde-
I.uicriN OF party. because his party
hdd never said anything about how
i'tu-1llnn rtcuou should hc called in
city. I'm the cities the opportunities and
temptations for violating "a local-opton
iaW were much greater than in the
country. and evil wrought by dcns and
blind tigers would probably be as great
a. that occssionci 10y bar-rooms And
the question of cutting OF the revenue
lI au unlicensed traffic would bc serious
Dne !ie was in favor Of an election In
% city where the petition for il was signed
lt majority of the voters. 1t Was
'tsi.r Goo set "a man 10 sign a petition
Do the absence Of the opposition than 1T
was u E.t bin 10 vote a particular way
iu contested election. but the law would
hr in some respects safeguard against
useless and heated controversy which
might otherwise be prccipltated.
PRACTICALLY \ COMPACT.
Mr. saunders replied to Mr.. Moon and
Mr. Harrison He began by saying that
as the result of a full. candid. and dis
pas tomato consideration OF the question
hD Was forced to diner from the gentle
men VINO advocated a. repeal or substan-
udl modification OF the locai-optlon laws;
that these laws were the result Of long
sirue-lc in this STATE, ana might properly
Dee regarded as a compact between the
wet dnd dry men, under which they
might settle their differences without
going outside of the Democratic party
The speaker said that IL was an abuse
of language 10 apply the term "undcmo-
cratic 10 the lucal-option law; that in
his judgment II was IN accordance with
the uucst ana best principles of De-
M'craCy; that home rule was Democratic
ana TINS was home rule. that ii rclegdted
10 Tho communities the night 10 deter
mine this problem OF sumptuary legisid-
tiun. dnt that when The majority spoke
~ these communities the minority should
bow in acQuIcscence.
Mr. Saunders said the term coniis alton
bad been applied 10 the effect upon the
liquor business of lOcal-op;iOn logisla-
ton, but this was again an unfortunate
Usr ot language. Ihe highest ,ourts IN
thc United States had pronounced I'm
tn most emphatic manner IN favor OF
the constituuonality of iOcal-optiOn legs-
iatiou. and declared that when man
went into the liquor business be did
So with the fun knowledge that at any
time the community IN which he lived
chose 90 exercise It's police-uower. II