The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-21

| Warren-H. r. Bryan, or craven.
| Webb-Locke Craig, of Buncombe.
| Wellborn-Jeter c. Prtchard, of Madi-
| son.
| White-John E. Woodland, of Wilson.
| Woodard-L. f. Cooper, Of Wilson.
The result of this ballot showed that
| the following was the total vote for each
| of the gentlemen named Alexander 2,
Avery 2, Bryan g. Carr e. Hoke 3, Lock
| hart 3, Watson 3, Overman A. Pritchard
| A. Eeach of the others named received
! one vote each.
SOME BUSINESS OF THE DAY.
Senator Spruill is after the man adj
dicted to the jag. He introduced today
| tight and fast bill to punish the fellow
who gets drunk by putting q cash pen
atty on him for this that jumps from a
ten dollar bill for the first offence to
two tens and a five for the others. with
the jail also in view.
The proposed change in the divorce
laws of 1895 and 1899, whereby the de-
PENDANT III such suits for abandonment
as have already been settled will be al
lowed to marry again within three years
of the granting of the decree, caused
some debate 1t is a bill presented by
Senator Baldwin, of Forsyth. Senators
Henderson and Gillian thought it too
important to be hastily disposed of, even
with the O. X. of the Judiciary Com
mittee, as it changed a principle of the
divorce laws. Senator London believed
it should be taken up at once and be
killed. 1t was finally made the special
order for Wednesday. January 2Sth
The Watauga County Liquor bill, by
which the sale or manufacture of liquor
near certain school houses is prohibited
made a lively stir. The committee re-
port was in favor of it, and it went
through it's second reading 1t is a
House bill, introduced and championed
by Representative Michael (Rep) Sena-
tor Wellborn (Rep.) antagonized it, and
on the third reading moved to postpone
it's consideration until January 9th. He
declared that members ought to sweep
, the trash from before their own doors,
and not trouble his district. He de-
scrhed all manner of evils, which he
said he had found in Raleigh and said
\ that this bill was to stop a legal gov
eminent distillery, and that the terri
BILE conditions painted as existing in
Watauga were there no longer.
Senator London was willing to post
pone the hearing. Senator Justice said
the bill ought to pass. That he under
stood relief was needed. That in the
neighborhoods where the trouble exist
ed he understood that 800 gallons of
whiskey from Wilkes had been dumped
during Christmas He saw nothing in
Senator Wellborn's plea for q postpone
ment, and that if liquor was an evil in
Raleigh, then mountain dew and noun
tain air. made it no better in Watauga,
and that Senator Wellborn ought to be
anxious to get rid of liquor in his dis
trict.
Senator Brown said the case seemed
to be urgent. That he understood that
the trouble was so great that it was
about to break up a school, That while
he wanted to show courtesy to the Sen
ator from Ashe, still courtesy did not
enter into this moral question. He saw
no reason to postpone the vote on the
bill.
Finally it was agreed that the bill
bill should go over until today in order
to give Senator Wellborn and the other
opponents of the bill further time to be
heard by the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances, and by the Senate today
SENATE-TWELFTH DAY.
With Lieutenant-G Turner pre-
siding the Senate began its twelfth days
session at IL o'clock yesterday, prayer
being offered by Rev NJ. M. Marshall
The reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with on motion OF Senator Brown.
Various standing committees reported /
bills and these were taken up later in the
session.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were received through Sena
tor Ballenger as follows: From citizens
OF Hoopers Creek township of Hender- |
son county, asking for the incorporation
OF Pattys Chapel Methodist, the manu-
tacture and sale of liquor within two
and half miles to be prohibited; from
citizens of Henderson county asking for
amendments to the game and fish laws. |
These were referred to the Committee
on Propositions and Grievances
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced; |
S. B. 131. BY Webb. of Buncombe; To
amend chapter 1854 of The Code
S. B. 1872. BY Wellborn, of Ashe: To
amend chapter S, Laws of 1901, relating
to increase of the Governors salary.
5. b. 1873. BY Ballenger, of POLK: TO !
amend chapter 437, Laws of 1901 by pro-
hibiting the killing of ducks and snipes
and by making the open season on par
tridges, quails, pheasants, grouse, wild
turkeys and larks from November fiji
teenth to April first in Henderson coun-
ty. To Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
amend chapter 345, Laws of 1895, provid- I
ing for the better protection of nsh in
Henderson county. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances
S. B. 1874. BY Ballenger, of Polk: To