The news & observer., 1897-02-20

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Section 2. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification"
AT IL o'clock the special order set for
| to-day was taken up, being the bill to
establish dispenSary for the town of
Goldsboro, in Wayne county. 1t passed.
Mr.. Grant schampioned the bill. saw.
ing that with dispensary a Chinese
wall would be thrown around the youths
IN that town and county; that they could
not procure liquor that druggists can
| not buy it only to use in compounding
prescriptions, extracts etc: but cannot
sell 1t as beverage; that this is no poll
ncal measure; that he was a Republican.
but IN favor of all measures for the good
Of the people of North Carolina; that the
Democrats as well as nearly every one
else, demanded the passage of the act:
| that the advantages to be derived from
| the revenue received from the sale of
liquor by the dispensary will be great,
| and will be for the benefit of school
children, as all the fines for violation
| of this act go to the school fund: liquor is
| to be sold only in one-haIf pints and
quart bottles, and is not to be drunk on
| the premises
Other bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
| To incorporate the Peoples Benevolent
| Association, passed.
| To increase revenues and to regulate
insurance. This is the bin that requires
all fire insurance companies to make con-
| tracts rough their commissioned or Ii
censed agents in this State. Passed
To legalize bonds issued by Elizabeth
| City and to levy special tax, passed
| To direct the Secretary of State to
| furnish certain Supreme Court reports
| to Johnston county, passed.
To restore to the control of the State
| the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
road This bill gives the Governor pow
er to appoint the president and a majority
| Of the directors. Passed
| To amend chapter 152, laws of 1898
This is to place all railroads on an equal
| footing with those chartered prior to
| 1868. Passed.
| To extend the time to commute, COM
| promise and settle the State debt, re-
committed 10 the Judiciary committee,
| To extend the time for the organization
of the bank of Maxton, passed.
To provide for school building for
the deaf and dumb. This bill carries an
appropriation of $4,000. Passed.
| To provide for and promote the oyster
| industry in North Carolina, passed.
| In the message from the House came
| the bill to prescribe the terms upon which
foreign railroad corporations shall be al
lowed to operate railroads and transact
business in this State. This is the noted
North Carolina Railroad anti-lease bill.
Mr.. McCaskey moved to place it upon
its immediate passage Mr.. Anderson OPP
posed this, as also did Messrs Person,
| Whedbee, Ashburn, Mccarthy, Mcneil,
| Grant, and Scales. who desired that the
bill be referred to the special committee
on the memorial of the president of the
North Carolina Railroad.
Messrs. McCaskey, Moye, Butler and
Atwater spoke favoring immediate con-
sideration Mr.. Person moved to refer
to the special committee, and moved the
Iprevious question, which was ordered.
Mr.. McCaskey demanded the roll call,
Sustained. Bill referred, ayes, 26; noes,
a. Mr.. McCaskey moved that the com
mittee be instructed to report the blu
ON Monday, the 22nd, and to make it a
special order for that day.
Mr. Whedbee amended to allow com
mittee until Monday, March 1st, to re-
port Mr. McCaskey demanded roll
call; sustained Amendment lost, ayes,
II; noes, 25.
Mr.. McCaskey's motion was next voted
on, and lost, ayes %; noes %; tie vote;
but the Lieutenant Governor voted no.
Mr. Scales moved that the committee
be instructed to report in time so that
the lease bill be made a special order for
Friday, February 26th, Immediately af-