The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-29

the bill. lie told OF an experience In his
own life when he, as hayseeder, came
TO Richmond to visit young lady OF ms
acquaintance at a female school IN TINS
CITY. Though the young lady desired 10
see him the principal prevented the meet
ing. Had this bill been a law the prih-
cipai would have had him arrested:
Mr. Barksdale called the attention Oh
Mr. McCune TO the fact that two north
ern papers had remarked that IN the
days gone by the women of virginia
needed no law to protect them; 49,
The Senator was applauded by the
galleries as he concluded his remarks.
NIX. WITHERS VIEWS.
Mr. Wlthers in beginning his speech,
which abounded in nnisned oralory, sald
he would not have had anything
10 say had not his name been
mentioned in the newspapers. i'm L
jocular way. as one who would de-
fend the measure. The Senator made one
of the best speeches Of his life. and while
he was talking many Of the members or
the House came over 20 the senate chdm-
Der. Mr.. Withers was at times humoI-
GUS sometimes sarcastic. and closed with
a splendid argument designed 10 impress
upon the Senators that no act OF Leg
islation was necessary TO make the
youth of Virginia more chiValrous, nor ner
young ladies more pure.
The effect of this measure, Mr. With
ers said. would be TO Cypress and ter
and 10 give the principals Of schools the
highest license to terrOrize. To abolish
coquetry would be to abolish woman, ana
to abolish woman would be 10 take an
the poetry and sentiment and romance
out OF life. Said he: II see here on the
floor many married ladies' past masters
IN the art of coquetry. and am sure they
have never observed any need of such
law as that proposed" daughter.
Mr.. Wthers said he regarded this as
the worst sort of freak legislation. With
out meaning 10 be at all personal to-
ward the Senator from Shenandoah. he
would say that II appeared 70 nm that
every time a man got knk in his brain
he ran to the Legislature 10 nave IL
enacted into a law.
Mr.. Wither remarks elected consid-
cradle applause.
OTHER SPEECHES
Mr.. Flanagan followed Mr.. Withers in
support of the bill and said for one he
was opposed TO re-establishing the whip
ping post law. but what he had heard
during the debate almost convinced him
that it would be well to substitute stripes
for fires in the cases of the rowdies told
about.
Mr.. Hale. in opposing the measure said
he had always found the ladies' able 10
take care Of themselves whenever nlrt-
ing was INDUCED IN.
The bill was supported by Mr.. Hartley.
Mr.. McCune closed the debate. Mr..
Barksdale had accused him Of represent
ing no one but himself. He could say
that senator from Halifax did not even
represent himself Great laughter
Mr.. McCune remarked that he was
more than ever convinced Of the need
of such legislation as that proposed.
When the principal Of a school in Rich
mond had to stand as lion in the path
of Mr. Barksdale to keep him from de-
vouring the little lambs within the build
ing. such law as that proposed should
be passed.
Mr.. Mcclure said his bill was not in
tended for any one. but rowdies. and
gentlemen would not be made TO suffer
by IT.
Mr.. Eggleston offered an amendment
to exclude Messrs. Barksdale and With
ers from the operations Of the act, but he
did not press IT.
The Senate refused to engross the bill
by the following vote:
Ayes-Claytor. Clement. Flanagan. Fos-
ter Hartley. Keczeil. McCune, Parr and
SOuthall. To;al-9
Noes-Barksdale. Barnes. Boykin. Egg
gleston, Fairfax. Flood. Hale. Jackson,
James. LeCato Lowry. Massie. Maynard.
Mushbach, Ope. ST. Clair. Steele. Tate,
Turnbull. Wallace, Wickham, Withers-