The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27

, of insurance. All insurance moneys
must be paid in the state treasury
By unanimous consent the bill pro-
viding for strengthening the law es-
tablishing a dispensary at Fayetteville
and submitting the question of dispen-
sary to vote Of the people was taken
up.
Mr. Robinson, of Cumberland, said he
was placed in peculiar attitude in re-
lation to the bill and wanted the right
to vote as he saw fit when the election
shall occur. The people of his county,
he said, were very much divided on the
dispensary question, and much feeling
had been manifested. He declared the
bill creating the dispensary was pass
ed at the instigation of two republi-
can members of the legislature of 1897
from Cumberland, with the object of
furnishing certain citizens who were
instrumental in defeating The police bill
for Fayetteville. Mr. Robinson said
he did not ask nomination to the legis-
lature; that during the recent campaign
he declared himself publicly in favor
of submitting the dispensary to the vote
of the people.
In reply to a question from Mr. Nc
majority of the petitioners were for the
! dispensary, but that he did not pretend
to speak for the people.
Mr.. Powell, of Wake Forest, wanted
to know if the dispensary had reduced
! crime in the county.
Mr. Robinson said he only knew from
! statements of the mayor of Fayetteville
and justices of the peace. Statistics
from these officers showed there had
been a reduction of crime.
When asked whether the morals of
the people had been improved by the
dispensary. Mr.. Robinson replied: 1T
is a difficult matter to determine
| Qaughter).
Mr.. Davis, of Haywood, said there
was dispensary in his county and it
| had the support of a majority Of the
| people. He said he did not believe the
| dispensary had decreased the sale of
| liquor. In the county he saw no differ
ence since the dispensary law was
enacted, but that in the towns the dis
pensary had influence for good. The
! dispensary closes at sunset
Mr.. Clarkson, of Mecklenburg spoke
! in favor of the dispensary. He said it
| appeared to him that a majority Of the
white people of Cumberland favored the
dispensary as it is now conduced
Mr.. Robinson, of Cumberland, said a
! large majority of property owners Of
/ Fayetteville were against the dispen-
! sary.
Mr. White, of Halifax, offered an
! amendment striking out the provision
! submitting the question to vote of the
! people.
This was adopted and the bill, as
amended passed its second and third
readings.
- Mr.. Robinson called on Mr.. Ray, of
Cumberland, to speak On the question,
but his efforts were without results
and the house laughed heartily.
Mr.. Craig's bill to force foreign cor
porations to become domestic corpora
tions under the laws of this state and
requiring all such corporations to take
license and file papers Of incOrpOra-
ton with the secretary of state came up
as the special ordner. Mr.. Craige
spoke in support of the BILL which, he
said, he had introduced in accordance
with the provisions of the democratic
state platform. Every corporation do
ing business in the state should become
a legal corporation in this state. He
contended that they should be treated
with exact justice, just as all others
incorporated by the state. The bill
came up with the unanimous report
Of the committee and without objection
of any corporation or person, he de-
clared.
Mr.. Willard wanted to know what
would become of the federal courts if
every state in the union adopted such
measures.
Craige said he reckoned they would
be relegated to their old duties of trying
whiskey cases.
Mr.. Foushee spoke in favor of the
bill.
Mr.. Boushall said he did not believe
this legislature would do any corpora
tion injustice. This bill, he said, was
aimed at certain corporations, which
were evading the laws of the state. He
wanted to know if it would reach those
very corporations. He wanted TO know