The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22
MADISON BONO BILL LOST
THOUGH STRONGLY BACKED BY
ABLE SENATOR'S.
SPECIAL ORDERS CONSUMED THE SESSION
And Only Roll Call Bills Were Disposed Of. The
Bill 10 Codfy the Public School Laws
Of the State Special Order
far Neon To day,
for Neon To day.

In the Senate yesterday the bill to
validate the bonds of Madison county
and the bill to establish Il dispensary
at Greensboro were disposed of The
dispensary won, the bonds lost. On
each there was Il protracted debate and
some of the best speeches of the session
were made.
The Greensboro dispensary bill was
the special order for one O'Clock ana
Immediately when twas taken mp Sen
ator Bryan offered an amendment pro
viding that the question of dlspensary
or no dispensary should be submitted 10
vote of the qualified electors.
Senator Hairston who had charge of
the minority report ON the bill gave the
amendment right of way. the Issue be-
ing whether the dispensary should he
established outright ar only by special
election for it,.
Senator Wilson spoke first and did not
conceal that he was poorly pleased that
there should be an attempt to amend
the bill contrary to the wishes of the
representatives Of Gnilford county.
Senator Wilson said it was matter
that effected his people, the people he
was sent TO represent. It was purely
Il local measure and he was responsible
to his people The question had already
been submitted to n vote of the people.
The negroes held the balance of power
in Greensboro. The Senator from Cra
ven did not wish the negro &c rrlle \
Newbern but was willing 10 give them
an opportunity to rule iri Gr2en>'oio
People had been induced by outsiders TO
come on the floor and declare that The
people he represented did not want
the dispensary He thought he WAS ad-
vised as to what they wanted.
Senator Campbell denied that q ma
iority of the white voters of Greensboro
were in favor of the dispensary.
Senator Lindsay said that all the rep
resentatiyes of Guilford county and all
the Senator's living near Greensboro IA
vorcd the dispensary. Senator Justice
said the Senator from Greensboro had
made an honest. earnest effort To as
certain the wishes of his people lie ha'i
declined to advocate the bill until tho
people had spoken i'll primary. The
primary was held and was oyerwhelm7
ingly in favor of the diSpensary. The
negroes in Greensboro held the balance
Of power and their vote would control
on Il high moral question lie stood
with the good people of Greensboro.
Senator Bryan said the negroes would
not control under the new election law.
The question was not purely local be-
cause it established a precedent of allow
ing a minority to dictate legislation.
Senator Glenn said that if the repre-
sfntatives OF the county were divided
there would be some excuse for inter-
fering: but they all favored the bill
Greensboro was in largely Quaker
county: the people favored prohibition.
Iii was the grand centre of female cdu-
cation III the State. the place where the
future mothers Of North Carolina were
being trained. The dspensary deprived
no man Of his rights. Every man could
drink To his hearts content but 1t put an
end 10 treating. 1t put an end also 20
drinking after shutdown, the greatest
curse Of the country. 1t was said that
the passage of the bin would hurt the
Democratic party. Ii the Democratic
party had to- stand upon such grounds
then lei it be swept away. There were