The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-04
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consistency els it proposed to incorporate
distillery in country district and
make it a town. TO do this he claimed
would be the helghth OF Inconsistency.
Senator Glenn defended the bill and
explained the situation stating that he
had voted for the Watts bill and did not
think he was inconsistent. He explained
that for $50 years the Williams family
had done business at their present place
and that four generations had been en-
gagged in it. Col Joseph WHlia~e he
said, established 1t, and ne had been a
member Of every convention and Con-
gress held in his day, being man mucR
revered and respected. The business had
been conducted on a high plane there
was no drinking or drunkenness on tho
place. No rowdyism was permitted, and
thousands OF dollars was invested He
held that it would be nothing but jus
tice to incorporate the place as other
wise property would be wasted and
destroyed that could not be moved.
Senator Crisp said that what he adj
vocatcd bad usually failed in the SEN
ate. hut that this was the first 7emper-
ance distillery he had ever heard o..
being established in North Carolina
Gentlemen, said he cit seems that
his IS q temperance stin house and
nope the bill VIII pass
Senator Travis said it was not dis
illery but a large rectifying establish
ment and that liquor was not sold or
trunk on the premises, but was shipped
Senator Whit declared that he was OPP
posed TO the bill. unless the full facts
were set forth 7 do not believe in
'egslating in the dark and thus vitiating
avs we have made " he said. shut be-
ievc the light should be turned on.
The bill ought to have gone to a COM
mittee, he declared, and urged that if
he bill was right its friends ought to
let it go there. y am not going to vote
FOR a bin OF this nature unless it goes
before a committee"
Senator Hicks said that he under
stood there was DO selling Of small
drinks. no distiIIery but rectifying
Establishment and he would vote for the
3lL Senator Baldwin said it was
rectifyng establishment where whiskey
was purified end shipped and whore not
drop was sold by the drink. In this
Senator Gillian conceded.
Senator Lamb entered his protest and
cid the 20 days notice should have been
given u protest against this and de-
nand the ayes and noes ne said
Here Senator Crisp inquired if the
-cctifcr was a church member and
Democrat. Senator Glenn said that ZEE
ga not know OF his religion. but he was
Democrat.
Here Senator Gillian said that the
bin was local public law and no notice
was needed. and If Il was this was pre-
sumed to have been given after legisla-
1--WE action. Senator Mann held that as
he town could tax that the bin was
oil call bill Senator Spence held that
this bill gave corporate powers under
The Code and as the law in The Code
rad been made by a roll call it covered
he bin. In this Senator Gillian agreed
md Senator Burton held there was no
iced Of notice, being a public local law.
Senator White took hand in the legal
phase. He read from section IA article
3 Of the Constitution, and held that as
power to tax was given the bin under
this had to be a roll call bill As it had
lot been read on three different days in
the House it could not legally pass.
Here Senator Gillian interrupted him
o ask If the Senate had not incorporated
owns differently. cit may have said
Senator White "but I am not aware Of
c. I know that a bin I presented
hanging the limits Of a town had read
md roll call taken on three different
lays" Senator Travis held that there was
aothing in the bill that required a tax
/ levy.
Senator Lamb gave notice that he de-
sired his protest spread on the journal
rs no considered the bill a violation of
law
Senator Mitchell said that it was not
on a legal question that he opposed the
9ill but ii was one Of consistency. If
his bill was passed he did not see how
other bills asking to Incorporate dis
illeries could be refused. He did not
selleve in singing out one and depriyiug
others.
Senator Mann said he could not con-
scientiously vote for the bill despite
the excellent name given the business.
lie had voted for restriction of the