The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-23
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS
a,crrrrD THE ATTENTION OF THE
uousE Al IT'S MORNING SESSION.
III, Local option Discussion Gets Warmer.
An Amendment TO the fifth section
of the Constitution Passed.

whisky or no whisky IN towns OF 300
,so inhabitants. and whether fish
..o.,ld be allowed free channel through
month OF York river unobstructed by
.., purse nets Of menhaden fishermen
,re the two principal topics Of discus
..a in the House yesterday. The morn
... session was taken up with these two
t..,ussions 10 the exclusion Of all other
,,slnoss than the Introduction Of the fol-
t,rinc bills. which were placed on the
,,icndar under suspension OF the rules:
-, Judge shelly: To give further time
o e.. NJ. shannon. deputy treasurer OF
SMITH county. for collecting taxes.
gv H. II. Downing: To amend the act
lncorporating the ,own Of Berryvilie, ana
10 provide a charter for same.
g, Eugene Withers: To amend and re-
met chapter $50 Of Acts OF lSs9-'9o. APP
troycd March 4, 1880. entitled An act 10
incorporate the Danville Savings Bank,
loan and Improvement Company.
Rv L. r. Irvine: To change the name
a. The town OF East Big Stone Gap. ana
o. amend and re-enact an act approved
March 3. 1899. which provided incofpora-
zion for said town
Rv r.. p. splllman. TO regulate the
shooiing Of game in NorthumDerianu
county. ..,s. Tor
NV Howard Hathaway: To provide TOT
tho improvement OF the county io"u' %
Richmond and Lancaster.
la, - N irvine. To authorize the school
.-,s,cls Of Cuntwood district 10 sell
the oresent school property and 10 ac-
quire another site.
Nv i. s. Kicks: TO provide for working
she public roads of Caroline county.
gy W. NJ Murren by requesD: For the
relief Of William W. Larkin.
The miller Bill.
In Wow Of the importance Of the Miller
r...l-option measure the House, at It's
morning session. agreed 10 accept the
resoiuton offered 10y Member John r.
Ryan 10 limit debate on pending bills 10
taa minutes.
resolution was introduced by Mem
Der Downing 20 provide additional clerks
t1 assist Clerk Bigger. as the eNenint
sessions have so increased the work oi
Dis Office that IL IS Impossible TO Keep al
with the present force.
The following Senate bills We're ther
reported from the Committee on PROPOSE
t.ons and Grievances
NO $40. Entitled IAN act 10 incorporate
Chatham Female Episcopal institute.
40. e25: Entitled An act 20 amend and
ro-enact section of an act entitled ar
act 10 incorporate the Mutual Live STOCK
Association of Accomac Parish, approved
Narch p 1SSS.'
~o. 81. Entitled can act 10 repeal ar
art approved February %. 1892. entitled
on act 10 amend The game laws of ROCK
ingham county
So. $50. Entitled AN act for the pro
lection Of partridges in the county Q
Iiftsvlvania IN the state Of Virginia, ant
90 prevent their shipment dead or alive
from The state
No sai. Entitled IAN act TO amend am
re-enact section . of an act entitled al
act 10 incorporate the Abingdon Develop
ment Company. approved March =, lS''
House bills reported from the Commit
tee 900 Propositions and Grievances were
bin 10 incorporate the Great Fan
Power Company.
a bin 90 regulate the payment of poll
rIes ~ fire insurance companies in Ger
tain cases.
Tho discussion between Messrs. Card
nrN and Digs FOR, and Bendheim an
Hathaway against the bill to protec
fish In Mattaponi. pamunkey and Norl
rivers. aroused "a lot Of feeling betweel
the opposing factions. The gentleman 70
Tho bin. which provides that purse nets
the Kind used by monhaden fishermen
should Doe prohibited. Cardwen, made
strong speech in favor Of the measure
vacafing the chair TO DO so. lie though
that the fish ought TO be given "A chanc
20 get up the river and proposed a
amendment that nets should not be use
in less than ten feet Of water in tn
rivers. Ills position was tenable. as IN
House passed the bill In the dscussio
Mr. Diggs suggested Member Hathawa
reurcsented the fishing corporations an
that gentleman denied the assertion.
The special order. the Miller bill. wa
then taken up. but SO much time had bee
lost on the fish measure that but it'll
Jess than am hour remained OF the morn
ms session
Nh Nelson took the loor just Ion
enough 90 aver that 40 local-option coul
over exist in Winchester. that the loca
option fight there had been too bitter {
ever be forgotten.
Mr. Randolph Harrison. of Lynchburl
followed Alr. Nelson. lie read extract
from the State organ OF the Prohibitionist
and claimed boy the editorials In thl
paper that that party had not stood b
the agreement made by the platfOrl
some years ago. The Prohibition part
would never amount TO anything as
political party. Look al the city
stanton. They Ohe Democrats wei
seeking TO make a coalition with q
Republicans I'm the matter Of namif
officers for the spring elections. belle
ing that the Republican party was II
lesser Of two evils This party OF hg
moral ideas, They had two clubs
Sfatnton-a white and colored clu
rhe presiding officer OF the colored club
a nesro-had recently been refused
license TO sell liquor on the ground IN
h.. was an unfit person 10 sell whisky
Mr.. Nicols broke i'm here with The 4
mark. "He was reasonably open 10 co
,.ictiop. then. lie had been converted
AFR. Harrison. continuing, SAID that L
,a.oers Of the Prohihitionists pehti
MAS largely composed OF people w
t.eeosscd mo- property and was signed
negroes who had no interest at stake.
.rrucd that 10 was no more IMAM ~
Chat tho requirement Of one-hai oil
,.elqtercd voters should loo ON a nci'p
l.- au election. TwO-thirds OF INC nam
.a petition for a recent election we
made ly 20 cross mark and aiteSted 10y
necr, politician. 10 represented less M
Stua of tho taX-paving people lie
conclude bis speech to MORO" MOI
ms.