The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-20
NEW LAWS ENACTED
Legislation Affecting The Prlnis, Citizen aad
Evidences Of Interference Palpahls.
THE SOCIAL GLASS PROHIBITED N OHIO
Ths High Mas Motto BE Worn ia sise
Theatres or the .sBuckeye"s state
Thou shalt Net's Arc Nunaereus Al
u Result or enc Sessions OF ne.
cent Legislatures.
Copyright. 1885, by ". B. shaw.>

Copyright. 1896, by W. B. shawl
Comparatively few States Legislatures
shSye been in session since. January LIST,
fsw 70 Keep The country aware Of their
existence. The New York lawmakers,
h lss sH1 Paselsss h sSsll SsssssS sn1 say the e
moderate exactions of the old license sys-
viii probably 30 q driy ,ne o saa Of the ee bSaIs
ness. The Iowa Legislature has forbid
cites Site 'n In m 81 & Gss a been sa fer@ nj Sisa re-
csneiaye at Columbus that .she Custom
Eernicious. n that It must be done
a sSs% With; al9t ever arsm the l Ens,n {SSs
sSespins prohiSition. a man can neither
treat nor be treated without incurring
h reproof of the law. Nor can q wo-
shsAter hereafter. Woman has been
: reasoned with on this point year after
but moEsl spsaion has not work. rss
what failing and timing will do,
AGAINST LYNCHING. &
Another class Of laws, Of a less sem
Tendencies that ave had free play in too
many American communities. A good
p pses hsS been ef iyn nsid a1 N ,h sh son 1l1shs anu
an n or two Northern States. but up to
the present year we do not remember any
lature TO do away with this disgrace to
our civilization. During the past few
mSnshs saa there ssw ,h sSsss sssn ss sI1es ai sash e e.,
tell. South, Carolina, Virginia and Ohio
have decided to make any county In
latIves OF the Victim for damages. The
passage OF these laws Ia chiefly signifi-
cant % an indication that public opinion
has been reused to the need OF some sort
OF vigorous action on the part OF the au-
theriues. Any county, Administration
the Opposition OF taxpayers because Of
the resultant damage suits.
y ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS.
For several years there has been a
marked and aggressive movement among
our State legislatures In the direction
Of antt-gambling legislation. The past
winter has seen several important laws of
being those OF Mississippi and Virginia:
tho former was directed against keepers
Of all kinds Of gambling appliances and
the latter against race track betting par
ucularly.
SHORT HORSE SOON cURRIED.
The praise which an American Legisla-
ture receives at the end Of a session is
always In inverse ratio to the number OF
Ths fact that an early adjournment Is
taken. after the passage OF a small num-
s sss Is s b .L Is sisSasssa e rs difoq If iSys
two Legislatures at least have fulfilled
this condition. New Jersey and Mary.
AdAo CaSii a - HttlOTl ltSiSlaIlN6 session.
and apparently received little harm there.
from. It is true that the Maryland session
has q constitutional limit of ninety DAYS.
but ever In that brief period much dam,
age might have been wrought. AS il was,
the, State escaped serious injury and even
received some benefit, II would appear
The New Jersey Legislature has had no
time limit on Its sessions and has met
body by voting for a constitutional amend
ment providing for biennial sessions
Only about $50 bills were passed at Tren-
was In accordance with the Governor
recommendations, and both Governor and
Legislature were cordially commended by
Jerseymen generally.
THE SENATORIAL DEADLOCK N1r1.
SANCE.
h Kentucky Legislatures time was
q United States Senator. This Il 70 not elect tSt
arst Instance OF the kind in American
history. but It Is to be hoped that IT is
n sessiSn she shon iss'i be T dasoi Lsssi ss a,n al;
the Immediate needs OF the State. Tina;
the State government should be left with.
out necessary funds to pay current eX-
penses may pc quite as great n misfor-
tune 10 the citizens as that the common
wealth should be unrepresented in the up.
per. house of the National Congress. Bu,
both ~dificulties would be removed by Civ.
n leaving the Legislature free to al.
Shd to State business.
HOW LEGISLATION CAN REACE
THE INDIVIDUAL.
State legislation affects the interests n,
the citizen directly and conspicuously as
the action OF Congress seldom does. 4
ne , %eeAS ago 1000 SALOON hsepsrs wer,
sage of the Raines bill was virtually :
ne tramc. since the tax OF ssS Is prohi