The news & observer., 1897-03-05
ANOTHER DISPENSARs.
Sutton Gets Fayetteville Bill
Through the House.
MooREs pIsTORY TABOOED
VANCE PUT IN 5TH AND ORANGE
IN 4TH DISTRICTS.
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES ELECTED


Board and Destroy Even
a Chance of Fair
Election.
The House met at 8 o'clock and was
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. ]. Nc
Kelway, of Fayetteville.
The calendar was taken up. Bills
passed:
To extend the time for organization Of
Bank of Lincolnton.
TO allow special township school taxes
of Person county. The same in Tyrrell
county.
Pc incorporate the Snow Hill railroad.
TO incorporate the Chatham, Moore
and Harnett bank at Sanford.
To repeal act of 1895, for working
Polk county roads by taxation.
TO create Beaver Dam township,
Washington county.
Te allow Halifax to levy special tax.
To protect deer and wild turkeys in
Meore.
SO give children in Yadkin county the
right to cross lands on way to school.
To work Halifax county's roads by
taxation.
Lusk rose to a question of order and
said the House was the most disorderly
body he had ever seen. He said it was
a disgrace to the constituents of n.~-n-
bers and the State. The Speaker said
that the behavior was certainly a dis
grace; that his appeals for order were
not needed Lusk said that the door
keeper could not manage the members;
that the latter refused to heed him. He
added that the hubbub was so great he
could not hear the speech of a member
six feet away.
The special order, the bill to establish
dispensary for Cumberland county,
came up and Sutton explained it. He
said it was like the other bills; that it
was a step necessary for the protection
of youth; that military school at Fay
etteyille might have to be abandoned, be-
cause the parents OF the pupils objected
to their being in Fayetteville where
liquor is sold Sundays and week days. He
said lawyers were lobbying against the
bill; that the president of the Liquor
Dealers Association is working against
it; that 1000 persons petition for it and
not one against it; that the sheriff OF
Cumberland says it is a necessary meas
ure; that all parties ask for it; that a
majority of the people favor it; that the
women are praying for it; that a physi-
clan of Fayetteville says eight to ten
young men of Fayettevikfe died annually
from the effects of liquor.
Dockery offered an amendment leaving
the matter to vote of Fayetteville.
Sutton opposed this and said it's adoption
would kill the bill; that the liquor deal
ers were powerful. Dockery then said
he learned the bill affected the whole
county of Cumberland and he modified
his amendment so as to leave it to the
vote Of the county Sutton said that
the liquor element could purchase votes.
lDockery said Richmond county had been
dry but had voted whiskey in. He insist
ted that the people must have chance to
vote on these meaures. Gambler spoke in
support of the bill. Wemyss said that
there was no man in Cumberland who
dared put his name on petition against
this bill. He called on the House to vote
down Dockery's amendment. Sutton, of
New Hanover, said the bill would injure
Republicans and that Republicans were
here protesting against this bill. lie SAID
Che people demanded the right to vote Oh
the question and must be given it. Lusk
asked him if the people of Wilmington
were allowed under the new law TO vote
on the change of charter. This raised
a great laugh at Sutton's expense, in
which all parties adjoined. Sutton, of
Cumberland, said the father Of Sutton,
of New Hanover, wanted this bill passed
and urged it's passage. He called the
sprevious question. Blackburn yelled:
<sYou want to shut off debate. You can't
come here again"
On Dockery's amendment to submit the
question to the vote Of the people Of the
county Blackburn demanded the yeas
and nays. When he explained his vote
he said the lobies came here to work
for all these bills! that the biggest lobby
here came from IOuisburg, and that even
the good women were among them. He
denounced the friends Of the bill and
said they would not be here two years
hence. Lusk said if he were hurt Black
burn would not be here to see his misery.
The result of the vote was, yeas, Al; nays
"a. Before it was announced Blackburn
changed his vote from yea to nay, so as
to be in the majority in order to be able
tn lodge a motion to reconsider. lie then
lodged it, but was ruled out Of order, as
the previous question was ordered. The
hin came up on second reading and
Blackburn again demanded the yeas and
navs He attacked the ruling OF the
.ba;r (Cook was in the chair and said
10 knavy he was in the minority, that the
minority had quit thinking. Dixon SAID
he was sorry to know that the Leghsla
ture had turned over all of its thinkins
80 '.that beardless youth from Alsne,
lRiackburn.) The vote was, yeas, "
r,ys 37. 1t then passed third reading
Sutton moved to put on the "clincher'
and it was put on amid applause from th'
advocates Of the measure.
The calendar was taken up.
hin TO increase the clerk to the Attor
~ General 5000 was voted on. Bryan
Of Chatham, moved to table. This pre-
vailed.
Bills passed providing for working b.
taxation the roads Of Wilson, Wayne
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