The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-24
YOCAL-0PTI0N TALK.
,rMBER or GOOD SPEECHES FOE
4SD AGAINST THE MfLLkR ELL
s,ot,msnt seems Opposed to Amending the
Present Local-Option Lave In the
House-BiiIs introduced.

1eoqucncc dwelt In the House side OF
he Assembly yesterday morning. WINS
t, or water representatives occupied TWO
t.,,rs Of the nrst session in discussing
.hsecs OF the Miller bins proposed
.m,ndments. and IL the sentiments ex-
....,e1 represent the feeling OF the state
.tere is but little doubt that the measure
..m be showed under when 1t is put TO a
,oic
Before the call Of the House TO order
Did. Speaker Caldwell Colonel Bigger
t.-k Of the House Of Delegates. read a
letter from Herbert Barbec on the sun
..el OF contributions TO aid in the com
.ietion Of monument 20 the Conien-
crates who sleep In graves unknown Inc
.oiossal statue is ready to be cast IN
Oronzc. Colonel Bigger stated That ne
would be pleased 90 receive any amount
which the members are willing TO give TO
this worthy cause.
biiis Introduced.
Afr Bendhcim introduced a bill for the
protection of hotel proprietors and board
inc-hou-e Keepers. which provides that
when guests fail 20 pay their bills and Sc
cure board under false pretenscs they shall
DE subject 10 imprisonment. not exceeding
three months. or by fine or not ho'c
than so.
Mr. Harwood introduced (by requesp
bin providing for the appointment Dy "a
Governor OF IA probation agent, whose uu-
tics shall be 90 save people charged win
crime from the prisons. provided In MS
Judgment there Is q reasonable chance
81 "a reformation. lie shall obtain, II pos
sitle employment for such people, ana
shall watch over them during such tme
III tbeir probation. The bill provides for
IAN appropriation Tor the support OF the
Office. bui specifies no amount
a bin 10 authorize the Piedmont Con-
..rscfion and Improvement Company 10
reduce the subscription 10 its capital stock
and t0 provide for the sale Of its stock.
TO authorize and empower the board OF
srpcrvisors Of Rockingham county To
make an appropriation 10 employ clerk
f.r the superintendent OF public schools
NJ Rockingham.
Tor the protection Of game in Rocking
Dam county.
no incorporate the Hampton Artesian
Company.
To require tho Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts TO notify the surcties Of bonded
officers OF the State Of tho default Of their
r..ucipal.
ror the relief Of J.. a. Norman. treas
UHr OF 4dUlntli county, 10 autH'iiN' ti'
,al'tor 90 credit the treasurer with lost
s..o warrants.
To incorporate Jordon Lodge, No. 40,
1rieuendont order Of Good Samaritans
and Daughters of Samaria.
To amend and rc-enact section SiS of
chapter rs Of the Code Of Virginia. in
relation 90 the compensation of super
fslrs.
To provide for taking n special census
Ia q Ia d district.
in Warwick county
BIS Nir Tabb. 4 protest from the ciu-
zrns of Mathews county against the Miller
b.ll
Bv Mr.. Anderson. a protest from the
citizens Of piitsylvania county.
Hv Mr. Mathews: To declare valid GER
tain acts Of Lunenburg county IN re-
sre.t 20 acts done during the late small
poz epidemic in said county.
T. ac-d on the Calendar.
The following bills were introduced and
placed on the calendar under susDen-
sion Of the rules.
SO. go. TO allow the voters OF Amherst
county 10 vote on a fence law.
40. GO. TO provide for the working and
Keeping I'm repair Of the public roads Of
Amherst county.
SO. Gn. TO amend the charter Of the
nty Of Lynchburg. and TO add another
chapter 20 the charter of said city, Great
inE the Office of police justice.
For the relief Of ID. A. French late
treasurer Of Giles county.
To amend and re-enact an act TO incor-
r0rate the town of Pulaski city.
no authorize the trustees Of the First
Independent church Of Richmond to sell
and convey certain church property.
Mr.. Harrison Resumes.
IL took just half an hour TO get through
with the preceding business and then Mr.
Harrison. OF Lynchburg. took the floor and
resumed his speech of yesterday.
he recalled the fact that Democrats
whose fealty was undOubtcd had OBJ
Ieeted 90 the passage Of the bill upon the
very grounds which had appeared In the
Iocal-option fights. lie thought that the
opponents of the bin took false premise
when they c0ntended that it was 10 be "a
fight between factions of the party. That
the Democratic party had always been
an advocate Of temperance His convic-
tiOns were entirely i'm favor of the Miller
bill. He said that hiding a traffic In
darkness hurt a community more than
regularly licensed business.
The Locsl- Option BIZ.
The local-option bill caused hot dis
cussion. Mr.. Moon. of Albemarle, fol-
lowed Mr.. Harrison.
MIR. Saunders. who bears the reputation
~ being one Of the most powerful orators
Bon the Assembly. followed. and his argu-
ment showed he had thought over his
subject lie said that ne had given
full.candid and dispassionate consideration
% the question under discussion that as
the result OF this consideration ne was
forced 10 differ with the gentlemen who
urged the repeal or modification Of the
local-option laws That these laws were
the result of "A long tight waged in this
state. and may properly be regarded as
a final compromise and settlement OF
y.xed question. Mr.. Saunders said that
the gentlemen had applied the term I'M
democratic 90 the lOcal-Option laws. but
that Ina his judgment this was misuse
az language That the local-option laws
we-e I'm his judgment of the essence of
true Democracy that Il was home rule,
which was another Democratic doctrine
that 10 rclogatcd 60 the local communities
TO determine for themselves the problem
~ sumptuary legislation as applied TO the
sale Of liquor
Nr Saunders said that most of The ar
rumrnts upon that floor were not dis
cus.ion of tho policy of the bin before
fnc House. but were rather such ai6u-
mrnie Us would bc proper in local cam
nlien after an election had been ordered.
The speaker said he deprecated the use
gf ihs word "confscation." as applied by
Nr Harrison. That the highest courts
off the land had declared locai-option laws
fo hc constitutional. and that man who