Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-18
THE MAUPIN BILL UP.
Tfe Honss Ra'uSes 10 Either RecOmmit
the HeSsuv o. Pass |. By.
The Real Issue Of stopping POOL
selling Not Touched I'm the Discus
sion-wiii Not Take Holiday for
Lees birthday.


the House yesterday: not, however, as
TO the merits OF either of the bills now
pending before that body. but as to the
ACCESSIBILITY OF recommittlng the Maupin
bill In order that certain gentlemen VINO
are interested In horse-raising might pre-
sent their views on the subject
The bill was called in its order on the
calendar. and Mr.. Pitcher moved to re-
commit II. Mr.. Digs. the chairman OF
the Committee on Counties. Cities. and
Towns which approved the measure, OPP
posed any recommital. Mr.. Hathaway
then took the floor and argued al some
length in favor of Mr.. Pitchers motion.
setting forth that an attempt was being
made 10 railroad the bill through, not
withstandIng the fact that there were
gentlemen whose interests It would Affect
who were exceedingly anxious 10
appear before the committee.
Mr. Diggs interrupted Mr.. Hathaway
and said the Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns didn't want the OIL
back.
IAN right" continued Mr.. Hathaway.
send IL to the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances ! offer motion TO that
effect
REPRESENTED THE GOOD PEOPLE.
When Mr.. Hathaway took his seat
Mr.. Maupin. the patron OF the pii' was
recognized, and he, as far as was proper
related what had taken place IN the
committee stating that the Dill had oniy
passed by a narrow margin. lie salu ne
was flooded with petitions from an over
the State TO have the bill passed anu
that he represented at least l0D,UO OF the
good people of Virginia IN ues"ins W
prohibit pool-seilng. etc.
Mr.. Bryant thought the gentlemen VINO
were interested in the raising OF ms
horses were entitled TO be heard, ana
asked that the bill be recommitted.
Mr. Diggs said he had just heard for
the first time in his life that people from
MI over the State were 20 indicate what
Iaus should be enacted. He asserted thai
the members when they assembled o.
the first Wednesday in December mac
taken an oath to properly enact law.
and that they were. ne thougnt' lul-s
able TO do so. He said that the com
m,ttee had tried as best they could 10 &c
their duty: that those who were int
ro.,ad In the Reddy bill had 1elt tn'
nulse of the House. and finding the sent
rnenf against them. were now ehVeaNO'
inc TO kin the Maupin bill by postpone
ments and delays.
Mr. Cabell. as chairman of the COM
mittee on Propositions and Grievances
said while his committee stood "iii'ie
and ready TO do any work that misht pe
imposed on them. the bill, ne tnousn,
ouch, 10 20 to the Counties, cues anu
,ras.rrs Committed II IL was recommit-
ted. tor ro-
Mr. Tauaferro was out and out Tor re-
,a,,m,ttal and said In his opinion IN.
hi, should 60 to some committee when
co,,,d combine the features or both II
and the Reddy BILL in order 10 give NV
uouse measure which the menipeis
could unite on ,oa ,hat the
committee had done all that IL couiu w
,bot n was not instructed TO draft pn'
Gov suhmissIon to the House, ana ne op
posed recommittins.
WASHINGTON DELEGAIioNo
AZ parker was also opposed TO recon- con-
r,ittine The bill. and said me lao' aaTS
some gentlemen wanted W ,t"al. that
s.as no excuse for recomlhIl'"i oo,,ie
,ha,a were plerty of race-noIse pI,up.
a. We sbinrton to send delegations hel Z
every other day during the SESSION ~ ~
heard. -. ,ho question in
voiyed was purely moral one; anu o ne
!, conld be settled just as well al once
as AT anv future time. - ,,,hat
AIR Reddy. taking exceptions 10 wnd a
M parker had said, stated that the onH
Allegation that had appeared IN the ~
terest of his bin was one from the VI,
GINA State Agricultural Socley' no %no
were rs authors. ana 'ne so o far as he
knew. was MI Willard. .,oht
AIR Willard stated that while ne nliehs
be horseman. he was certainly io' "''
-.
Nr Hathaway disclaimed having corn
roifted himself as being opposed 10 'n w,
Maupin bill He made a strong spseIS"
in behalf of the motion. 70 recuiniihi,t !,
and asserted that many OF MT. Naup UNI
constituents were opposed TO his bill.
LISTEN TO HIS OWN CONSCIENCE
Mr. Naupin arose as soon as MI
Hathaway took his seat and, aliudine
70 his reference to his (MaupinS constr
tuency said that when IL comes 10
question of his individual conscience aho
the conscience of his constituents Nv
yould listen 10 his and follow its dc
AT this iuncture Mr. BROKER called the
pending question. and the motion 10
recommit was voted down.
Mr. Rerkeley then moved TO pass. by
which motion was also voted down,
and Mr. Pitcher moved to adjourn ana
carried his point by vote or ~ 10 90
This carries the bill over until to-day
General Lees Btrthuays
Another discussion arose on the floor,
1ust prior TO the race-track argument
when Mr.. Harwood offered The following
whereas. the 10Th day of January, the
anniversary OF the birth OF the iate
General Il. Il. Lee. occurs on the SAD
bath day in 1896: and
"Whereas. ii Is most tit THAI this
House shall evidence its high apprecia,
ton of the noble virtues OF the departed
Christian hero:
journs on tomorrow, IL adjourn 10 meet
on Tuesday. 2lst instant"
Mr.. Cooke opposed this resolution, and
said In his opinion no day was more
appropriate for the. celebration Of Gene
raj Lees birthday than the Sabbath. One
OF the great chieftain's noblest attri.
butes. ne said. was his attention and
LOYALTY to duty. 1T is the duty Of the
House to stay here and work" he con
tinued. ''and We should perform thai
dutv."
MIR Stovall expressed the hope that
the resolution would be unanimously
Mr X S. Powell said he heartily en-.
dorsed what Mr.. Cooke a-had said, anc
that the members OF the House had al
ready thrown away too much time OIL
the people, for which they had been paid
BANKS AND BARS CLOSED.
Mr.. Harwood. In justification OF hi
resolution. stated humorously that tn
banks and bars would be closed on Mon
day, and that the House might as WEI
be also.
Mr. Taliaferro made strong speech Il
behalf OF closing, saying that the inl
had hardly dried on an act passed b.
the House making Lees birthday a hoIi
day for school children. and IL would b
bad example 10 set the children for tn
House 10 refuse &c honor that day.
Mr.. Saunders expressed himself as yer
much opposed 10 an adjournment, an
said IL General Lee could Indicate hi
desires 10 the matter he would wan