The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-15
IN THE SENATE.

Lieutenant Governor Reynolds call
ed the Senate to order at 10 O'Clock.
and Rev Dir. Levi Branson offered
PRAYER in which he prayed for divine
blessings on the sorrowng family OF
the Senator who crossed over into the
promised land at early dawn. ne
Journal of Wednesday WAS read and
| approved.
Senator Justice said he had a petit
ton Of n number of citizens OF Ruth
erfordton TO repeal the dispensary
there. Justice said that he had had
a bill passed to submit the question
Of dispensary to the people there, and
they voted for a dispensary. Justice
said if the petition had been submit
ted in time for him to ascertain the
enntilnent there he would have given
the people what they want. and m
trodnced a bin to let the people vote
on the question if they so desired. lie
felt the same way about petition
! from. Polk county to repeal the road
law. He was not sufficiently inform
ed on these sentiments. He was OPP
posed to this session passing local
legislation: he thought it unwise to
do so, and he did not intend to in
troduce bills.
Senator Bryan said: ''Mr. President.
if is my painful duty TO inform the
| Senate of the death of my colleague,
Senator J. q. Jackson He paid a
/ glowing tribute to the Christian
character of the late Senator. He was
pure as a maid and his one purpose in
| life was honesty and integrity, and
! his county and State has lost a man
| whose figure stood out pointing to
4 Al. I, >f@ L.;
Senator Bryan's tribute was eloquent
and touching and he moved commit
tee of four be appointed to draft
resolutions of respect and joint com
mittee be appointed to accompany the
| remains home and attend the lunefal.
The resolution read
''Resolved by the Senate. the House
of Representative concuring, That
/ the President of the Senate appoint
two members of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives appoint four members of the
! House as a committee to accompany
| the remains of the late Senator j. e.
jackson TO the place of burial and the
| Sergeant at Arms of the Senate take
charge thereof.
Senator Travis called up bill to re-
gulate issuing of liquor license in
Northampton county. This bill gives
the Judge holding court in the county
power TO order a license to sell liquor.
when thirty days notice is given. II
a majority of voters in any township
petition against license it shall not
be granted, and if majority petition
& for il il shall be granted This is a
local bills modelled after the Virginia
law. Hairston moved reference 10
committee. Travis said it was a local
compromise and all the people want
ed it. Franks ridiculed giving Judges
such as Hoke and Brown the decision
in question Of selling whiskey. Travis
said Just such men as Hoke and Brown
were best qualified to decide whether
4 a man was suitable to sell whisiey.
Justice thought the proper course was
to refer 10 committee. He was OPP
posed to all this legislation of local
character. The bill was an innovation
to require judges to issue liquor Ii
cense and ought to go before Il COM
mittee al least. Glenn said going to
committee simply kills bill. Legis-
lation had been passed without going
to n committee; he favored plainly
either passing or killing the bin and
not sidetracking it,
Justice reiterated his antagonism to all
this legislation at this session Cooley
thought the Senate competent to act
without q committee.
A telegram was read inviting the SEN
ate to the Teachers Assembly at More
head.
Mason did not believe in passing local
compromise bills. Passing these bills will
Isfiy mo, no lotc pf n
ard cause trouble. He favored refer
ence 10 committee.
At this hour the special order to elect
director for the school for the deaf at
Morganton arrived. James nominated A.
C. Miller. Hicks and Davis were appoint
ed tellers, and reported Miller 49, and he
was declared elected. Consideration of
the Northampton bill was resumed. Os-
borne said while the Legislature was here
waiting for the enrolment of election bill,
he saw no reason for sitting idle and not
enacting necessary legislation. He would
vote for bills if he thought them meritori
Gus. He intended to introduce no bills
himself Now as to this Northampton
bill The bill takes from the county COM
missioners the power to grant license
and lodges it with the judge. There is a
local fight in Northampton county. The
Democratic candidates say they will not
vote for any license; the independent cam
ddates say they will vote for licenses
everywhere. This bill is to compromise.
Osborne said he often thought the sale of
liquor as a beverage wrong, and it was
best to regulate it, He had not favored
prohibition. because he did not think it
amounted to anything. This bill appear
ed wise, it tried to give the people there
what they asked for.
Justice was opposed to settling differ
ences between white men after they had
| already been saved from negro domina-
ton. They ought to do this among them
selves.
Travis spoke for the bill.
Hicks opposed the bill. He thought
such change in granting license would
do great shame in North Carolina.
The previous question was called and
! the bill passed its final reading.
Senator Bryan introduced a second res
| olution on the death of Senator Jackson.
| to appoint a committee of four to draft
| resolutions Of respect and appropriating
money sufficient to defray the funeral