Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-23

TO increase the capitation lax from 10 |
cents 70 - per annum. The latter change |
- iesarueI nx MT. Bryant as necessary |
/ IN view or the recent decision Of the |
Supreme Court declaring the road-law OF |
the state unconstitutional The present |
law REQUIRES a msn TO work on the roads |
three days IA every year. or pay - cents |
per day. This, IN addition 10 the 20 cents |
cnpitatiOn tax. makes s21s or p cents |
less than Mr.. Bryants amendment pro- !
poses.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
/ BY MIR Sheney: To give further time
TO G. NJ. shannon, former deputy treas !
urcr Of Smyth, for the collection OF !
taxes.
By Mr. Prcilow; For the protection Of
fish in Not'oway and BiacIwater rivers /
IN the counties Of Southampton and Isle |
of wight.
F BY Mr. Downing: To amend the 2,th
section o. an act 10 incorporate The town
Of bcrryville and TO provide charter
for the same
BY M Withcrs: Amending the char
ter ~ the Danviile Savings Bank, Loan
and Improvement Company.
'y Mr. Irvine. To change the name Of
tine town of East Big Stone Gap In Wise
The act approved March 2. 1880. incor-
lorauug the town of East Big Stone Gap
IN wise county.
by Mr Segar: To allow the Board Of
Supervisors 20 subscribe 10 the capital
stock Of 'hc Tidewater Agricultural ana
stock Association 10 an amount not OK
cecdins $40 this TO be paid out OF the
By Mr Spilman: In relation to shoot
/ ing Wild fowl in the waters Of Northum-
berland county.
Ey Mr. Hathaway: For the working Of
the county roads Of Richmond and Ian
caster.
! By Mr. Irvine: 70 authorize the Board
. Of school Trustees of the ClntWood Dis
i trIct. in Dickinson county, to sell and
convey the present public school-house
and lot. and 10 provide for assessing and
collecting II tax on said district for said
IL; Mir Murrcn by requesD: For the
relief Of William ". Lardn from a
/ forfeited recognlzancc
Hy Mr. Kicks: 70 provide for work.
| Ing the public roads In Caroline county
/ Board Of Supervisors OF Aiegnany TO in
, crease the salary OF the judge Of said
county AZ their discretion to sum
not exceeding SEQ.
| SHORT SPEECHES.
/ The House proposes 10 hear only short
session. soon after the body was called
10 order today Mr. Sumptcr offered Il
resolution. which was adopted. providing
That hereafter speeches shall b. limited
10 ten minutes. Members are allowed
/ five minutes to make second speeches IN
tie nature Of replies 10 new arguments
advanced The Miller loCal-OpuOn bin
was exempted from the operation Of this
D
IMPORTANT REPORTS.
Tie COMMITTEES on Federal Relations
reported two very important joint rcsO-
/ buttons one Of them requests the Viz
gina senators and members Of Con-
/ gross O. support proper Federal lcgisia-
/ ton 10 amend the United States Consli-
/ tuition SO as 10 provide Tor the election
l az United States senators by the pcOp!"
/ The other requests our rcprt sentatives
J in Congress TO Usc every possible cif0rt
% have abolished the 10 per cent. tax
Old State bank issue Both of these
measures emanate from Mr. Patteson.
the chairman of this committee. who is
deeply interested IN these subjects.
/ The Finance Committee reported favor
I ably the Senate joint resolution 10 pro-
| vide for adjusting with the State OF West
/ Virginia the proportion Of the public
debt ~ the original State Of Virginia
/ proper to ha borne by West Virginia. and
for the application of whatever may b.
/ received from West Virginia to the
payment OF those found 10 Doe entitled
/ 10 the same. The consideration OF this
/ resolution consumed nearly the entire
session Of the committee Yesterday
/ morning. though number Of local bills
/ Were reported
BIC DISH or FISH
! when the calendar was reached. Mr..
! 'Tabb asked the reconsideration of the
vote by which the bin for the protection
4 OF ii@l ll AialiuDDIis l'dihAtifh''tf anu
/ York rivers was ordered 10 its cngross-
| m,nt. After several speeches. the mo-
/ ton prevailed. and Tor an hour or moro
/ the House heard nothing but fish and
/ nsh-ncls The debate took wide range.
! and an unnecessary amount Of feeling
! was injected into it, Messrs. iabD,
! Hathaway. Russell. and others opposed
the bill IN the interest Of Lower ride
water and Messrs. Digs and Cardwel
ChampiOned q IN behalf Of the people OF
| King William and Hanover counties. Az
amendment offered by Mr.. Bendhem to
| strike out puIse-ucts was adopted. and
/ m" bin was passed. For local meas
| IRE this biil has probably consumed more
| time than any other considered this ses-
| sion.
THE MILLER BILL AGAIN
When the Miller local-optlon bill WAS
reached, al l.45. AIR. Nelson resumed bis
| argument i'm favor Of the House 5ybsti-
! tutc He only made a few remarks
| rather personal ~ himself II do not adj
/ vocate this hill on the floor OF This
. house" be said. I'm the interest of any
| one man or set of men. but from sense
J Of duty which makes IL incumbent upon
/ mo To- advocate what my judgment tells
B mo is right II has been afforded me
/ during my life TO see the operI tion Of
/ our local-option law In al it's CONDITIONS,
/ and my experience c.nvnccs me that our
local-option law. in 50 ar as i APPLIES
/ - our cities is "A dcplorablc failure. The
/ city which ! represent has no particular
, interest I'm this matter and Is upi con
. Cerncd about 1t. for II would simply he
. Impossible for The combinations 81 sam
Jones. Sam Small. W ". Gibbs Hodley.
and the silver Lake Quartet'e with all
the money they could raise. 20 carry
J Winchester dry again.
MIR. HARRISON'S ARGUMENT.
Mr. Randolph Harrison. of IynChburF
R followed Mr. Nelson. and made q very
strong argument in favor of changing
I th, law. lie sail he was opposed 10 al
+ sufnptuarV legislation, because b" con-
. sfIcrel ii vicious in principle and nm
b. uo-eihlr Of execution. and b" prhtNci
. The welfare Of the Democratic party would
. %, promoted by The proposed amend.
merit because l. would at lctst
iorl tn remove the liquor question
from TIE domain Of political conlfo-
ytr.y lie contcnded that the temperance
element mad violated us Hieuses u I,l'I,
+ when this law was passed. ana were
iie,r- 81 us "A hobby upon which 10 ili-
into political power; that the Grand - iyi
Tcmplar. who at that time ISSUED an au-
dress congratulating his order that the
U4ror question had been taken out OF
POLITICS appeared in the field iasi No
Npmber as the Prohibition cahulddlc ioI
Governor lie thought the result "oulI
Dee the triumph of the Fcpupn'ah' auu
not the Prohibition party. which latter
Was being used as an instrument WIN
which the Republican party hoprd 10
regain power. In reply 10 t"s Mi" Iri,i.,
from the Democratic party temperance
element witch sim adhered 20 II, he Saii
tho lnV had been given them - SstNalF
sentiment ana To keep them az thr party
hut that it had been used 10y theh ~
a training ground 10 make war up3n lle
Democratic party. lie thougll Jtii.V,
crat whose party feGlty could not stand
Inc fest Of the urOD>scd anehImrh'
was bound 10 his party by too slender
n liz 10 ontitle him TO ons.d.lali"l.
thai we had more TO lose than 10 tt.n
hy pirsuing tempori2ing course WIN
euch Democrats that II there wee any
such they were g0ins TO leave the party
anyhow.
THE AUGUSTA CAMPAIGNS.
Mr.. Harrison referred 10 The campaisn
? in Augusta county last tali Wheh "a p,tt'I
warfare. under the leadership o. "Iln
F Jones and others, was mA"e q" VIZ
Democratic party. which resulted D! q
coalition with the Republicans. N Re
4 ducing the Democratic majority lIo.i
about 90 TO less than 800. He thouSht
/ this contest should be an object lesson -
/ the House. especially a. the hHloerS 9.
that PARTY had publicly declared 'as ne
WAS tnformeN that they would START
. loral-option contests In all the leduils
/ cities OF the Commonwealth 81 soon a.
/ they had mad the proposed amthulne.t
/ tIl.d IN the House. lie read extracts
+ from prohibition literature used IN that
/ rornaien 10 show the method OF warfare
/ tEat that party employed.