The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-19
lNEW. LIQUOR
Bill COMING.
Hon. jim. Sebrell. Jr.. TO Offer
One Shortly.
TO BE A REyENUE.GETTER
VIII Also Endeavor to Promote the
Cause of Temperance-Fight on
Baylor survey-Approprlatlons
for HosptaIs-oosslp.
TO BE A REVENUE-GETTER

t1OIl. y. ~. 6cOTell, Oh OoulIh1apIols
Will soon introduce In the House OF Deo-
gates bill regulating the sale ofy In
toxicating liquors In the Commonwealth
Mr.. Sebrell says his bill wi be conserva-
tive In its pan, dniaewapbhnrfdwdwpJ
tive In Its PLAN and will be happy solu-
ton Of the whiskey question 1t WILL
promote temperance by breaking up. In
largo measure. social BARRON drinking
and at tho Same timo It will bring In
Immense revenue to the State by It's
unique and Ingenious method OF taxation.
Its principal features will be as follows:
First No Lar-room Is 70 30 permitted
in any county or in any town under sou
in population.
Second. License may be granted TO suit
able persons at suitable places. upon
application to and approval OF an excise
board, to be appointed, Of liquor in
sealed packages only, In quantities OF not
less than half pint, aAd not more than
five gallons. and not to be drunk where
sold.
Third. No liquor is TO be sold between
sunset and sunrise. not at any time now
forbidden by law. nor to any minor, habit
ua drunkard. idiot. etc
rouTtE. an INTERNAL revenue stamp,
ranging In amount according to size OF
package, shall be affixed to each pack
age.
Fifth. Sufficient penalties are provided
to prevent Intellectual execution of the
bill, and for violation OF It's provisions.
In snort. the bill embraces all the uene-
fetal provisions OF the dispensary laws
now existing in the State. and al the same
time does not put the Common wealth
i.,ty1 Ia, ; Han,
with its citizens. All the requirements
for obtaining license under the present
law will be preserved. and additional re-
str1ctlons imposed. Ample provision will
be made for submitting all questions
pertaining thereto to the people.
The Joint Committee on Chesapeake and
Its Tributaries held another long session
yesterday and took further testimony on
the question of making the Baylor sur
vey, and adjourned over until O'Clock
this afternoon, when more testimony will
he taken
DR.. J. W. Bowdoin, president OF the
State Board Of Fisheries. was on the
stand FOR long time In advocacy OF rent
Ing out certain OF the barren rocks In
the survey. Mr.. Warner Bull. OF Lancas-
ter. was introduced as witness. and
created much amusement by insisting upon
making a speech. He was told by Chair
mar, Matthews that II he appeared as
counsel he would have to pay the reg
ulal fee OF 500. He asked that he be
given until to-day to think over 1t and
that special committee be. named to In
quire Into his case. This was agreed to.
and he stood aside for the present
Rather an unusual thing occurred In
the General Assembly on Tuesday. BY
a remarkable coincidence both the House
and the Senate we're presided over by
gentlemen from the same county at the
same time. In the House Mr.. Hunley
was called to the chair by the Speaker,
ard in the Senate Mr.. Sears was called
to the chair by the president. and these
two gentlemen from the little county Of
Mathews presided simultaneously over the
two houses for considerable time. neither
being aware Of the fact until attention
was called to the occurrence afterwards.
The bill to appropriate 100000 to the
jamestown Exposition will be offered In
the Senate to-day by Messrs. Sale, of Nor
folk city. and Cromwell, of Norfolk coun-
ty.
The object OF Offering the bill in the
upper branch before It is disposed OF by
the House is to allow the Senate commit
tee to be at work upon 1t. in order to
save time.
The Senate Committee on General Laws
will meet this morning for the purpose
Of taking up the Sale antitrust bill and
the measure offered by Senator Bruce,
OF Wise, to re-enact the Wharton anti
compact law. The bills will both be
fought by the Insurance people, and the
battle promises to be a very interesting
one.
The House Committee on Finance last
NIGHT reported the following bills without
amendment:
To appropriate $4,000 to the Westerly
State Hospital.
70 appropriate $4,000 to the Western
State Hospital.
To appropriate 5000 to the School for
the Deaf and Blind.