The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-02-18

| AhK. Lowe, 10 pFO0lOlt the sale OF
| liquor within three miles of Berea and
Yates Baptist churches. Durham
county
Mr. Oliver, from Baptist, Methodist
and Presbyterian churches in Robson
county for prohibition in the county.
Mr. Hickman, tor the regulation Of
the fences in Brunswick
Mr. Doughton, from citizens of Vance
county against the sale of liquor near
| Brookstown.
Mr.. Murdock, asking that sale and
manufacture Of liquor in school district
| No 3, Alexander county, and 20 ncor
| porate the Baptist church al Tayl lors-
vile
Mr.. Phipps, from Ashe county com
| inlssloners, In regard 10 sale of IQuor;
aud asking til" appointment OF Nj ".
! J. Ro34rts, d. E Pennington and George
i Ito--eson as magistrates in Ashe
Mr. Cobb, Ia change me corporate
limits o Murphy.
@r. Henry, for Instruction in physi-
ts.o5y and njgisne n pub c schools
Tne Railway commission
| lhe bull 20 create a rallw y commI,
500 Vas taken up as he unfinished bus
| mes, Mr. Sutton offered as substi-
-1te The oill which IN 1889 passed the
| House. Mr. Ray offered An amendment
| 10 the sub7tii ute, making the saiary
50, 900 instead of 81 500, and also
| amending Section II
| Nj, Ray said the farmers demanded a
| R.ilrott Com mission bill, but not such
i Til rs he one which was taken up
| yesterday. Ho declared that the bill
vas an outrage For oue provision in
| be bill De would never vote, and that
| ha hat hea
| made and the C, st of cons ruc.ion need
| uot be taken into account II sad there
| was an evident determination {, pass
| shis bili, and asserted that it would stop
| railway building in the st. He at
| tackled Mr. SINNERS position that no
| amendments should be made to the bill
| Mr.. Skinner had uAnowiedged that
| the bill could be so amended as to save
| thousands OF dollars yearly, and yet in
the same breath said that he would no'
| cross a ''--" or dot an ''l'' in the original
| bill. This Is the most astonishing declar
| alton I ever heard fall from the lips of
mortal man. Mr.. Ray said that as long
| AS an amendment was needed he stood
ready to take the responsibility, for one,
TO help amend it so that it would not
| stop the development of the west and at
| the same time answer all the
demands of the people for a
just and fair Railroad Commission.
He asserted that matters not relative to
| a commission We're in the bill. His
| amendment was also to strike out Sec
II. He desired Railway Commission
| bill. None of the caucus@s. he declared
c uld agree on the bill, The bi / offered
by Mr. Sutton as a substitute was passed
by the House in 1889 and the railways
defeated it in the Senate. He earnestly
| favored the substitute.
| Mr.. Alexander said his county had no
railwaJ, and he did not care If it never
had one. His people were always glad
TO come to the aid of the people Of the
! State. Hb declared that tie railways
were oppressiUg the State. He said the
Alliance meant to do no man an ipjus-
tce, and is here to stay. not only at this
session, bat he-oafter, not to do wrong,
las Mr.. Ray had Intimately but to do
right. He said there We're features in
the original bill to which he objected,
bat if everyone tried to get IN amend
ments the bill would never PASS. He
was going to vote for that bill, for all
canuot be suited.
Mr.. Morton referred TO the importarc
t the bill now about to be passed. He
declared his preference for the subs'i
tnte- He said d attended no Caucus
~ the bill b. cause he saw that a radi-
cal bill was being prepared and he did
cot wish to be- thus committed. New
Hanover county had for wears expressed
| d. sire frr Commi> sion. e also
favored a Commission. hut not one
With iron-clad .powers. He said that
bout 80 menh hers were pledged to vote
for the Commission bill; tba' is he had
cen it so stated, Mr.. Perry sci! he
,hought this reflection on the House
Mr. Morton said he meant no reflection
| tie had merely seen the statement.
Some members were certainly pledged to
so vote. The SORT of bill needed is not
one which will cripple Industries.
, Mr.. Grier thought the minds of the
members We're made up and expressed
the hope that the chairman Of the com
mittee would call the previous question.
Mr.. Long said unless the amendments
, we're voted down the bill could not pass
He declared plainly against amendments
and substitutes. 1t is impossible tC
frame bill to suit every member of the
Legislature. The people demand the
3 passage of the bill. He called on tho
members to vote down everything save
3 the original bill.
Mr.. Jones called the previous question
| on the substitute and it was ordered
f The amendments of Mr. Ray were lost
The House voted on Mr. Sutton's sub
stltute. The ayes and noes we're de
+ manded. The substitute was lost; ayes
4 16, noes 81.
! | The original bill wss then taken up
Y Mr.. Morton offered a number O.
. | amendments.
f Mr.. Jones asked that the bill be taker
0 | up by sections. This the House vote(
to do.
g Mr. Hendricks offered an amendmen
: providing that one of the conn issioner
shall be of a different political party
t He attacked the iron clad bill, saying
: that it would defeat the Democratic
i, party if it were passed with the thre,
5 commissioners from one political party
g Mr.. Vestal offered an amendment pro
g vidlng for the election Of the commits
e sioners by the people.
Mr.. Brinson said there was nothing il
q the bill of political or partisan charac
dricks' amendment as improper and ou
e of place.
t Mr. Brirson said there was too mucl
+ dilatory action. The House, however
S intended to vote for the bill just as i
came from the Senate, without singl
i amendment. Later, any desired change
would be made in a supplemental bill
o Mr. Lowery said be favored, as a mat
ter OF right, justice and policy, th
# am -ndment placing Republican on th
# commission. Mr.. Williams said ther
G was nothing in the bill prohibiting tn
placing of a Republican on the commits
If ksion,
l. t. MI Hepdricks' amendment as 10 IT,
composition Of rhe eomfnissiop VAS The
+ lost -ayes 80; noes SO. The same fat
It attended the amendment pla66k tn
election of the commissioners in fh
t. hands of the people, the vote being aye
It 10: noes II.