Daily Republican., 1881-03-03
TKMPERARCE IN 1ME HOUSE.
rho Local eptlSn nill Passes-Ths
speak ers Questionable Position.


rho Local opllsn nill Passes be
speak ers Questionable Position.
Special Corre spondsnt Of the Repubusan.
DovsR, March 2.-Loeal option was
the thing of interest to-day. The bill
proposed by the State Temperance AL
tiancs took up all the afternoon session
IN the House and was finally passed, to
the surprise Of all, With two votes 10
spare. Consideration Of the bill had
been made q special sEder for to-day
and was at once put upon Its third
reading by sections on Mr.. Townsend's .
motion without dissent.
The trst section was adopted BY .
vote. which the roll call showed to
stand 7 ayes, IL nays. Mr.. Cahall had
the syes and nays called, and In giving
the order Speaker Williams said:
"rhe chair has NO knowledge Of thia
bill, aud will net vote upoz it,
People elevated their eyebrows at
this, and some Of the members were
about to protest. Later in the pro.
ceedings q most decided protest was
made.
Bat of what, and OF the Speaksr's re-
mark able action, more hereafter,
The.reading Of the second section was
followed by an objection from T. N.
Williams, and what grew oat OF this
nakes the section interesting.
Here IL is entire:
at shall and may be lawful fox the
Court of General Sessions Of the Peace
and Jail Delivery, In the respective
counties, to become careful, skillful
and reputable druggists, who may sp.
ply and qualify therefore under the
aot entitled SAN aot regulating the
sale Of intoxicating liquors. /" passed a,
Dover April 10, 1873. The said sour.
may alss license respectable and 70
spsns.ble citlz sas TO snufacturs LIQUOR
| for chemical, nech snical and medicinal
purposes. when, In the Judgment Of
said court, the above are the sole pur-
poses for which they are to be manu-.
fsctrred as aforesaid the applicants
shall pay q fee of $25 10 the Clerk Of
the Peace for the use of the State az In
other sasss; and such license shall be
valid for one year from the date o.
granting the came"
The objection which Mr.. williams
made was that the drug stores would
do as muoh harm o. the tsyerns. Mr.
Register was of the same opinion 81
was also Mr. Robinson.
Pending the call OF ayes aud nsys
Mr.. Bradford took the aoor and spoke
in favor OF the amendment. 1t wonld
be necessary, he said, to have liquol
sold In drag stores for medical sscra
mental and mechanical purposes. H.
failed to see how such an objection
could be raised unless 1t was intended
10 injure the bill.
The opposition still eontiuuing Mr.
Bradford made some attack upon II
He claimed that it was apparent from
the ool cotton to this section, tina
the Idea was not to get rid OF thi'
clause, but to necessarily Kill the bill
indirectly the bill could not pass th'
House with that stricken ont. II wa
nat fair mode OF attack when suci
an important blu Is pending, supper
ed by thousand and thousands OF pc
tisions for its passage, 1t Is entitled Il
doesn't treatment AMI fair hearing
by friends and foes alike, When tn
measure ia attacked lot the attack b
open and above board.
Mr.. Bradford then stated that h,
presumed the vote ON Section 2 woult
be test vote upon the bill. aud ht
went on to give his views, making al
able and exhaustive argument in favo
Of local option. The demand made II
the petitions for the bills passage arr
fsir-snd not only fair but Democratic
In its nature. Nothing could be fairel
than 10 have the matter to be voted
upon by the people. lie didno thinh
the House could afford to drag tn,
masses tossy whether or not they wer,
10 favor Of local option. Neither party
could afford to deny the people thit
tight, because il would bO in opposi
tion TO the fundamental principles on
which they ara founded. and ON which
tho government is founded. He waf
ready to stand on the issue Of giving
the people the right 10 say whether
local option should be or not, and be
thought all could stand on that issue.
As Mr.. Bradford took his seat Mr.,
Robinson asked, if the courts had MOI
decided tbst local option was opposed
to the constitution OF the State.
This was a great mistaka IN mart n,
the Indian Rivsr enemy Of local on,ion
To use a vulgar phrase. she walked mr.
ths wrong man n M Rrad,ord rn.as
a reply which set AZ restsalI donbt.
which NAV have arisen from the Rico.
Foster decision. and .v.n Nv Rohin,
inson did not ea;,sov ra,>,r II,