The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-15
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! the interest OF Confederate soldiers. then
| II should be done by the State and not
| by the courties and cities.
Mr. Stubs who interrupted Mr.. Car
rington. stated that he had conferred
with some Of the members sitting around
| him and that he was willing 10 amend
| the bill in making the limit three cents
| Instead OF four cents. n this bill was
| defeated. he was willing 10 vote for an
| increase Of the tax rate from forty 70
forty-three cents In the interest Of the
Confederate soldiers He desired 10 know
whether Mr.. Darlington was willing 10
| do likewise. but the latter gentleman
was not prepared 10 say at that time
what he would do.
The discussion then went over. the hour
for the special order having arrived.
THE WHIPPING POST BILL.
A. leo O'Clock House bin No. 1871, Mr..
Murphy's WhippingPost BIZ. again came
up as a special and continuing order.
Mr. {. Harding Walker. Of NOrthumber-
land. opened the debate advocating the
passage OF the bin lie alluded
20 the fact that the gentleman from
Richmond who spoke against the bill
(Mr Wallace had said il would be
crime 10 pass the binj which would
make two-thrds Of the members Of the
House criminals. He thought. however
that tho gentleman had been carried
away rather by his sympathy than by his
better Judgment
'Wo have 10 deal" said Mr. Walker
with criminals inside Of the pcnitentary
and reformatory as Wei as outside. with
whom no punishment is as persuasive as
the rod. I don't think IL would be proper
10 provide n punishment that would de-
grade the criminal and bring him down
20 ali
stated that the criminal has degraded
himself at the time he committed the
crime.
We arc told that the world was too
enlightened for such punishment and all
civilized countries OF Europe had abol-
ished &c. This talk about the world being
too enlightened sounds very familiar 10
me. and | think ! heard similar argu-
ment I'm the fan Of 1896 when 10 was said
that tho world had outgrown the free
silver theory. The gentleman from Rich
mCnd fMr Wallace did not think 10 good
argument then and should not think b.
good argument now. The law concerning
the free coinage Of silver was repealed
in lHl3 and the whipping post law iu lSN2
Nhen ala we get so enlightened? Was
me Legislature OF 1852 so much wiser
imam the Democratic LEGISLATURE pro-
cedng fl? ] do not think so. I do not
mink, as has been said. that If this bin
becomes law the number of appeals
VIII Zoe increased. The bill is not too
marsh. for its provisions are not TO poe
applied 10 women and men over sixty
wears Of age. The infection of stripes is
l"it 10 the discretion OF thc court and
any number Of stripes may Doe inflicted on
one day The party in question shall be
recognized and return some future day
~ receive the balance of his punishment
rms means. Of course. Doe win never pee
luFn. ana 100 that manner criminals will
Doe driven ont OF tho State.
\ SUBSTITUTE
Mr. Montague. of Eliza beth CITY offer
ed substitute for the bill which pro-
vides that I'm the case of second con-
viction OF petit larceny The guilty person
shall be sent TO jail for a period ~ from
thirty days 20 one year or Doe given from
hVe 10 thiriy-nine stripes In The case
OF a third offense he shall he sent 10 the
penitcntiary for from one 10 two years.
The other provisions Of the substitute
are tho same as Of the original bin.
Dr. w ID. Quosenberry Of Caroline.
who opposed the bill. in part said as fol-
lows:
"The subject Of this bill has been tried
and condemned by the civilized powers of
the world. the United States included. OK
cent the state Of Delaware. / am not
prepared 10 say that vox populi is aI-
ways NoN del but public opinion Is a
powerful argument and irrcsistibla force.
This bill lis not experiment the countries
have tried 1t and they have outgrown it.
Ike they would "a disease except the
State Of Delaware
1T is not economical as has been Sold
Two years ago the jurisdiction Of tho
magistrates has been enlarged IV disc
pensing with jury trials i'm INSIDE
meanor cases. If This bin becomes law
every case will be carried To- "a jury ON
appeal
Another objection against the bin is
That it would Doe bad politics TO enact
suc' o. lfr because thousands and I'm fact
millions of dollars have been spent boo
educating "a certain class Of people and
with the enactment of This bin We would
throw all this away at one sWOOp. That
class Of people will Dee the sufferers. for
very few white people viii Dee affected by
such law. The coiored people will un-
derstand that they are To be made the
sufferers. hut 30 is not fair to the Christ
ian sentiment of the universe.
A DISGRACE.
Mr.. +. NJ. Carter Of Scott. who Op-
posed the bill said such "a law had dis
graced tn. age in which 30 was countcn-
anced and neither the Gar with his Cos
sacks nor the Pope with his cardinals
could back the tide. If the bin was strip
ped OF the reason OF fits chcapncss. 10
stood out without any argument
I'VE are told" said Mr.. Carter chat
the bin has the support of public senti-
ment 10 has been timidiy acknowledged
that this law would save some money but
the means in which 10 is 10 Doe carried out
are revolving The great eide Of the nOp-
ular feeling is against this bin. II +
proposed 10 pass this bill. the operation
Of which Is To- crush the pride of every
human being that comes under its opera
ton. but | have always understood that
punishment has been introduced 90 reform
man
Mr. J. n. Subbs. Of Gloucester. also
spoke IN opposition to the bill lie
briefly gave am outline Of the old law iu
saying. I'm 1860 free person could be
whipped for committing petit larceny and
during the session OF lS65- 60 the Lcgisla-
ture reduced grand larceny 10 500 and
during the session Of ls61-'GS To so. I'm
der Mahone's regime Democrats and Re
publicans alike voted for the repeal of
the whipping post law. while / was one
Of the sixteen who voted against 1t. Dur
ing the session OF lSS3-'A Immediately
after the repeal of that law the IseEisla-
ture was strongly Democratic and u re-
manned SO ever since.
During the session OF ls9i-e2 this qucs-
tion OF how To punish petit larceny was
again discussed by the Democrats of the
Legislature and the existing law was
amended 50 as TO impose "A fine for petit
larceny or Imprisonment In jail or botE
BY doing 80 the Democratic party has
ratified th- repeal OF the whipping post
law This repeal took place fifteen
years ago and why should We now go
back 10 the old punishment. You may
say now that the Legislator made "a
mistake. but i'm 1Sg1-'g2. they did not say
so Magistrates and iuries have inflicted
fines rather for petit larceny than incar-
ceratiOn and that Is the reason why Grim
inal expenses have been reduced. And
this was done under the Parker law which
gave the magistrates jurisdiction In mis-
dcmeanor cases Since the repeal OF the
whipping post law ths Democratic party
has controlled the Legislature and II Is