Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-27
PASS WHARTON BILL.
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given persons opposed to the bill 10 be
heard, and he moved that IL be passed by.
Mr.. Boykin opposed the motion TO pass
by. He said there was no doubt In his
mind as 20 the merit OF the BILL 1t was
demanded by the labor element of Viz
ginia-an element Of the population which
had stood firm when many brave men had
faltered. He paid an eloquent tribute 10
the patron OF the bill as representing the
best ia the modern worlSingman. He be-
lieved the best interests Of the great
mass OF workingmen in Virginia were TO
be conserved by bureau OF labor. and he
hoped the Senate of Virginia would Give
this class that 10 which IT was so clearly
entitled.
Mr.. Munford was speaking In the same
line when Mr.. Boykin interrupted him b,
permission to say the friends Of the bill
were agreed to have the bill passed by II
it were made the special order for i115
Monday, it being understood that the
Senate meet at IL o'clock. This was
agreed TO. as was a motion offered by Mr.
Wickham that the Senate meet at IL
o'clock tomorrow.
STRIPES IN LIEU OF FINES.
There was another halt when the House
! bill to empower the judge or justices in
/ CttStS Oh 10 SuUSlllult Stripes
| In lieu OF fines, with consent of the pa
rents, was reached. Mr. Boykin opposed
the bill and Mr.. McIlwaine advocated 1t,
though saying he had no great interest In
the success Of the measure.
M. Turnbull said he had seen instances
in which parents had begged that their
children might be whipped instead Of
shut up in Jail with degraded criminals.
Mr.. Morris thought il much better TO
have child whipped than confined I'm
prison with jail-birds.
Mr.. Eggleston offered an amendment
allowing parents or guardians 10 infiict
the punishment to the satisfaction Of the
court. The amendment was adopted and
the bill passed.
MR.. JACKSON'S FIRST SPEECH
The bills on the calendar were again
disposed Of with great rapidly until the
one TO empower the trustees OF Front
Royal to establish dispensary for the
sale Of spurious liquors came up on it's
second reading. The bill was reported adj
versely, and was about to be rejected
when Mr.. Jackson, the Senator from
Clarke and Warren, began a speech in
advocacy Of il. There was hearty ap-
plause when he arose, as he had not
made a speech during the entire session,
a fact to which he alluded i'm beginning.
He demonstrated in the course Of his re-
marks that his silence was not due TO
inability to speak. as he presented his
arguments huently and forciby. 1t was
brought out in the course of his speech
that the bill proposed TO give to Front
Royal the South Carolina dispensary law.
Mr.. Fairfax. as chairman of the FL
nance Committee, from which the bill
was adversely reported, opposed the mea-
sure. He argued that the present general
laws regulating the sale of liquor were
perfectly satisfactory, and a South Caro-
lima law was not needed.
Mr.. Keezell also opposed the bill, argu-
ing that TO pass such a measure would
have tendency TO overturn the license
laws of the State. He further argued that
It empowered the trustees OF the fown 10
borrow 800 with which to purchase sup
plies "to go into the saloon business"
Mr. Mushbach advocated the bill. He
read it TO the Senate, commenting upon
each provision, saying he gave 10 each !
his hearty endorsement, as being in the !
interest of temperance and general So
briefly. He argued that 1t would bring |
more money into the Treasury than the |
present license law, and would, at the |
same time, do away with speakeasies, !
which were now very prevalent in Front |
Royal, which is a local-option town.
IN OPPOSITION TO OUR LAWS.
Mr.. Wickham said he hoped the Senate |
of Virginia, in its closing hours, would do |
nothing that was in such direct opposi- |
ton to the present laws of the State. He /
said two years ago he had voted with the |
majority of the Senate Of Virginia to en-
act the Maupin bill into a law. He said |
TO pass the present bill would be to fly in |
the face Of the sentiment which had de-
manded the passage Of the Maupin bill. |
He brought out by questions asked Mr.. |
Jackson that Front Royal had not had |
bar-rooms for twelve years. and that
when they were last licensed there five
dealers We're granted retail licenses. He
earnestly appealed to the Senate not to
pass such a bill.
Mr.. Flood argued that to pass the blll
would be to perpetuate local option I'm
Front Royal. A dispensary law would pre-
vent license being granted, should a ma
iority OF the citizens want It, Ii would
abolish unlicensed saloons, and since IL
forbade the sale of liquor to minors il
would prevent youths under age drinking
and treating their young friends TO
drinks. IF this prove a good thing in
Front Royal" said Mr.. Flood, emphati-
cally, i say let other towns have 1t If
they want It,"
LIZ Di<~N MI OIRONli.
Mr.. Morris said he did not believe there
was such a great sentiment in favor of
the Maupin anti-gambling bill, since the
people of his district knew he was nm
equivocally opposed to the bill. vet re-
turned him 10 the Senate by a vote
greater than that given the Democrats
and Republican candidates for Governor
combined. He said he desired IL TO be I'M
ierstood once for ALL that he was
friend OF temperance But he was an
lnyielding enemy TO shams He believed
mis- law would give TO the people of Front
Royal real prohibition, or something like !
L. 1t would abolish speakeasies. and nut
the liquor traffic of the town i'm the hands
ot temperance people. 1t might be called
= copy Of the South Carolina law. but
he did not care where il came from N
was good one.
Mr.. Jackson again spoke for his hill
He paid particular attention to the reve-
nue. feature OF the bill, declaring that n
would give the State far more revenue
than was received under the present re-
gime, when plenty OF liquor was sold
and no license was paid. He made a very
strong speech, which closed the debate.
The bill was ordered 10 its erfgrossment
by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Barksdale, Clement, Elan
agan, Flood, Foster. jackson, Jeffrles
Kane, Massie, McIlwaine. Morris. Mum
ford, Mushbach, Steele. Turnbul, With
ers-i6.
Noes-Messrs. Eggleston, Fairfax, Kee-
cell, Letcher, Lowry, Sands. ST. Clair,
Tate, Wickham-lQ.