Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-03
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terest OF any particular class. In re-
| futing the charge that IL enanated from
the wholesalers, he called upon Mr.. With
| row. its patron, to explain where IL had
originated, and that gentleman explained
that 1t had it's origin simply and solely
In his head, but to better perfect the OBJ
.ject which he had in view he had gotten
Mr. Henry Pollard to frame 1t.
| Mr. Darlington said that as far as he
| could see no one wanted the passage OF
| the bill. The merchants OF Richmond
| had not demanded IL, nor had those of
the rural districts He thought that the
! evils which would result from the law
| would more than counterbalance the good.
| Judge Watkins was in favor OF the bill,
which, in his judgment. was "6rst-class
measure" The object of the bill was
| to put the creditor class upon a basis
so that they could deal with the people
with safety"
Mr.. Withrow again spoke in favor OF
his measure. Under the present business
arrangement 10 man in this country
could buy a dollars worth of goods from
a merchant in Richmond unless the for
mer's name was recorded with Dun's
agency If this measure was passed It
would give the man with a small capital
an opportunity to get back in the bust
ness world without a report from Dun
or any one else.
REFUSES TO ENGROSS.
Mr.. Featherston, of Campbell. then
called the pending question. and the mea-
sure was defeated by vote of As to 49,
recorded as follows
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Barley,
Charles T. Bland. Blanton. Booker,
Churchman. Clarke Darnall, Diggs,
Early Featherston. Folkes. Garrett. Hale.
Ivey. Upton d. Jennings. Jones. Jordan,
Kizer, Lyon, James Mann. Minter Muir
ply, Palmer Parks, Reddy, Snead,
Charles Smith. Turpin, Wallace, C. Hard
ing Walker, Watkins, Watson, Wexford,
j. w. Williams, Wilson, Winborne, With
row, and Speaker Ryan-39.
Nays-Messrs. Bauserman, Browning,
Berrey Caldwell, c. j. Campbell. Thomas
j. Campbell, Carter Darlington. Chaplin,
Cooke Craig Duke, Elswick. Embrey, Fitz-
patrick, Galleher Garrett, Gwyn, Hicks,
Hobbs, c. II. Jennings, Lovelace, Mat
thews, Maupin, McClanahan, Newberne,
owen. PassmOre Pendleton, Pitcher,
Quesenberry. Saunders, Sayers, Settle. j.
=. Smith, Spratt, Stoner, Stubs, Sur
gener. Switzer, Slas H. Walker. Wharton,
William G. Williams, Winston, and
Woods
Mr.. Saunders's bill. creating n board
OF appraisers to tax telephone, telegraph,
and express companies, and defining what
constitutes such corporations, was next
passed by a unanimous vote
THE FUN OF FLIRTING.
Considerable merriment was caused by
the discussion of a motion on the part
of Judge watkins to take up out of its
order and put upon its passage the House
bill to prevent interference with pupils
attending female institutions and TO pre-
serve order in and about such institu-
tions, which Is bill framed after the
Richmond ordinance. Mr.. Reddy jocu-
larly moved to dismiss the bill, but the
Judge continued his remarks in its favor.
He said it was not his purpose to frown
down on innocent fiirtations or to inter-
fere with the liberty of any young man
who desired to pay his respects TO any
young lady at school, but simply to pro-
tect the latter as a class from annoyance
by ruffians. He was shOwered with ques-
tions, laughingly put. as to whether his
bill interfered with handkerchief tiirta-
tons, smiles. &c, to all of which he re-
piled No, and then he adroitly turned the
point by saying that he supposed It did
for when he did his flirting he did it
openly ana successfully, anu never uit
to resort to such practices. He said, re-
ferring to the State Normal School at
Farmville, that he himself had about $50
young ladies whom he felt were under
his especial care, and for whom he want
ed the protection asked. He said his bill
had no relation TO the McCune bill, and
was for very different purpose.
MIR. CARRINGTON'S PLEASANTLY.
Mr.. Darlington, of Charlotte, took issue
with Judge Watkins. and laugh was
caused at his expense when Mr.. Pitcher
moved that he (Carrngton) be exempted
from the workings of the law. The
speaker, however. continued, and in a
most humorous speech opposed the bill.
why" said he, ''if you put a girl in
school and don't let her fiirt, she might
as well be dead" He addressed himself
to Judge watkins, and said that ii was
not fair that he, now married man,
should wish TO deprive the young men of
the pleasure which he had practiced so
pleasantly and so successfully. Judge
watkins asked If his Clearinghouse rea-
son for opposition to the bill was on ac-
count Of the fact that he had been unsuc-
cessful. The speaker replied that he did
not propose to disclose personal secrets.
He was sorry. however, If his friend had
missed the most delightful sensation Of
the human heart. He was in favor OF
giving the ladies' the advantage In every
thing. Let the girls have their fun,
said he. "and don't let schools be turned
into prisons II you trust them when
they are girls you can trust them when
they attain womanhood."
The chair was here vacated for the
regular recess.
Afternoon Session.
When the House reconvened Mr. Car
rngton yielded the floor for a few
minutes to Mr.. Bland. who made an ef-
fort to have his boiler-inspection bill
made a special order, but there was not
a sufficient number of members on the
floor.
Mr.. Darlington then resumed his re-
marks on Irritation, and for fifteen
minutes veritable storm of repartee
swept the House. In opening the speaker
said that flirting obtained the world over.
and he went about to trace it back to
the infancy of the race i'm Eden. Judge
Watkins asked to be allowed to interrupt,
but Mr. Darlington said that he con-
sidered his speech the prettiest. and de-
sired TO continue it. The Judge, however,
succeeded In getting i'm a remark to the
effect that the Devil got into Eden and
upset all these pleasant conditions.
Mr.. Darlington continued by saying that
there was no need OF the bill in his sec
ton, for the girls there did not wish to
hirt with ruffians or toughs. Mr.. Pitcher
arose and asked what the gentleman was
talking about, and Mr.. Minter replied that
he was defending Paradise Lost. Mr.
in reply, said he paid no more
attention to Mr.. Pitchers remarks than
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