The news & observer., 1901-02-22
The HOUSE STANDS
BY It's MEMBERS
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committee had finally agreed to submit
this amendment. a. he said, gave no.
tice that / should oppose it. and stand
wishing the bill, We have always voted
Tor local measures as soon as we knew
that the members from the section in
question wanted the legislation asked for.
Why should we make an exception in this
case, and so put an indignity upon two
of the most respected members of the
House,
Judge Graham explained that he had
proposed compromise, that the bill go
into effect October 1st. The dispensary
advocates agreed to make this conces-
sion, but the attorneys for the opposi-
tlon would not consent to it.
Mr. Mclean: don't want TO be classed
as man who is always in favor of dis
pensaries, but, looking at this matter as
j do. / must cast my vote for the less
or the two evils If there were no bar
rooms in Tarboro, l should probably
not vote for it. Wherever they have any
whiskey sold in bar-rooms, and they want
dispensary, am going to vote for it.
IL they have no whiskey / would see
them in Jericho before l would vote for
the dispensary.
Mr. Allen, of Columbus, said he had no
interest in the matter. He said he made
the motion at the committee meeting
for January 1902 Judge Graham pro-
posed the compromise, for it to go into
erect in October. That was voted down.
1 did not know then that the town had
agreed to take the stock off the hands
or the bar-keepers."
Mr. Ardrey stated that since he had
found out the wishes of the people, he
L.
rled out by this Assembly.
On the question being put the amend
ment was defeated by a big majority,
and the bill passed without opposition.
TO ATTEND DR.. KIRBY'S FUNERAL.
The Senate resolution to appoint a
joint committee to attend the funeral OF
Dr. George l.. Kirby was put upon its
immediate reading, and adopted The chair
appointed on the part of the House Judge
Allen, of Wayne; Mr.. Hood, CT Wayne,
and Mr.. Whitaker. of Forsyth.
PROTESTS SPREAD ON JOURNAL.
Judge Connor submitted a report of the
Committee on Rules concerning the pro-
tests of the minority of the House again~t
the bill to increase the Governors salary
and the resolution TO impeach Justices
Furches and Douglas. The report stated
that nothing had been found in the pro-
tests which ought to go before the House,
that there was no Objectionable Ian
guage used therein, and that the COM
mittee had therefore no power in the
The protests were accordingly ordered
spread upon the journal
ingly ordered sperad upon the journal.
THE JOURNAL.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock, and opened with prayer by Rev.
NJ. w. Butler, of the Christian church,
this city.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Winston, petition of r. w.
Askew and others of BERTHE, asking that
j. b. Byrum, disabled Confederate
soldier, be placed on the pension roll:
also from T. Gillian and others of
Bertie, asking that L. w. Phelps. a dis
abled Confederate soldier be placed on
the pension roll.
BY Mr.. Mastin, evidence to accompany
bills for the relief of Jno. Seldom and
B. #. Absher, ex-Confederate soldiers
of Wilkes.
BY Mr. Benbow, from citizens of
Bonneville township, Yadkin county,
asking for the prohibition of the sale
of liquor within three miles of Yadkin
Valley Institute.
BY Mr.. Allen, of Columbus. from cit
isns of Columbus. asking that provision
be made for the insane now in jails of
the State.
BY Mr.. Allen, from citizens of Gran
som township against stock law.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Carraway, of Lenoir, II. 3. No. 1851.
to amend Chapter 20, Section l, Laws of
1888, in relation to adding Sand Hill
township, in Lenoir county, to the pres
ent county territory. Accompanied ~
a petition asking to be included in the
stock law territory.
Thompson, of Onslow, to incorporate
White Oak River and OnSlow Tramway
Company.
Winston, of Bertie to Incorporate
Gillian and Lyon. Bankers.
Curtis, of Buncombe. to appoint w. c.
Eller and Isaac HalcoInbe Justices of
the Peace in No. II township, Buncombe
county.
Baldwin, of Forsyth, to preserve the
public roads of Forsyth county.
Baldwin, by request, to clear out
Reedy Fork Creek, in Forsyth county.
Baldwin. for the relief of George
Tesh, disabled ex-Confederate soldier.
Blythe, of Henderson, resolution to take
from the Committee on Rules the pro-
tests filed by the minority against the
bill to increase the Governors salary
and the impeachment resolution Placed
on calendar.
Judge Connor, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Rules, explained that it was
only the other day that these protests
had been brought to his notice. He as
sured Mr.. Blythe that it was press
work alone which had prevented their
consideration, and STAGED that the COM
lnittee would take them up immediate
ly. at any hour the gentleman from
Henderson would suggest.
Mr.. Blythe then stated that he would
not press his resolution.
Rountree, of New Hanover to amend
Chapter 217 Laws of 1899, relative to toll
rate of Brunswick Bridge and Ferry
Company.
Carson, of Alexander, to amend Chap
ter ZAP, Laws of 1899, relating to the
charter of the town of Taylorsvile.
Carson, to place Celie E. Deal, widow