The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

that this clause shall be made a part Of
any and all liquor laws that may be
enacted this session.
Judge Graham said that was not ger
name to the question. (~Applause.)
Mr.. Morton said the amendment was
offered in good faith. He was not the
man to blow hot and cold. These amend
ments were put to the bill for the pur-
pose OF killing it.
Judge Graham denied that any such
statement was warranted.
Mr.. Morton said he did not mean they
were offered with the purpose Of killing
the bill. lie meant that would be the
purpose of them.
Then there was a parliamentary dis
oussion as to whether the vote should be
taken on Judge Graham's amendment or
Mr.. Smiths substitute, which had been
accepted by Mr. Aiken. The Speaker
ruled tina the question was upon Mr..
! Smiths substitute.
Mr.. Aiken called for ayes and noes.
Call sustained.
The substitute amendment was passed
by a vote of 60 to Is.
The bill then, as amended by Mr..
Smiths substitute amendment, passed
third reading.
TARBORO DISPENSARY.
Senate bill to submit to a vote Of the
people of Township No. l, Edgecombe
county the question of a dispensary or
no dispensary, for the town of Tarboro.
Mr.. Daughtridgc offered an amendment
providing that the election be by a ma
jority vote OF the qualified voters. he
explained that two years ago the dist
rensary was established by a majority
of the qualified voters of the township.
The Senator from Edgecombe had intro
duced this bill, and the only difference
between the Senator and themselves was
that the Senator wished the election tc
be by a majority of the votes cast, and
they wished it by a majority of the
qualified voters. Mr.. Daughtridge said
he considered it only fair that this cleo
tion should be held in the same way IL
which the Tarboro people We're com
PEELED by the Legislature to hold it two
years ago.
Mr.. Murphey then stated that he hat
been requested by the Senator from Edge
combe to explain his position in the mat
ter. He was from Tarboro and under
stood what the people of that place want.
ed. But he had done his best. The bill
had passed the Senate, and it now rested
1 AhN -
in the House.
Mr.. Shelton simply stated that he con
Cured in everything that had been sait
by Mr.. Daughtridge.
The amendment was then adopted ant
the bill passed second and third readings
as amended.
House bill for the relief of Miss Evi
Newman, a teacher of Caswell county
uaSSed third reading.
House bill for the relief of Mrs. S. L
Rotter. school teacher of Granville coun
ty, passed second and third readings.
Leaves of absence were obtained fol
Messrs. Carr and Abel.
House bill to allow commissioners 0
Dare to levy special tax, passed thirt
reading.
House bill to establish a system o
public roads for Madison county, passed
third reading.
House bill to authorize Elizabeth Cit.
to issue bonds, passed third reading.
House bill to provide for working o
public roads in Smithfeld township
Johnston county, passed third reading.
House bill to prevent obstruction o
waterways in Bladen county, passed sec
ond and third readings.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Har.
~rington, of Moore, and Mr.. Hughes anC
Mr.. Mason.
At 1:45 the House adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.