The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-26

law OF North Carolina. This bill |
CONTINUES the eiecsion by the county |
boards Of education by the Leg isia- |
ture.
THE LIQUOR BILLS
Senator Henderson moved that the |
Watts bill now on the calendar be !
nd 'pted n = substitute for the Lon
don bill. This wa- done to place the
whole matter befDre the Senate. The
motion TO postpone the London bin
until the Sens,e acted on the Watts
bill was carried Mr.. Webb sent an
amendment 10 prohibit the manu-
f,cture and sale In towns Of less than
800. Mr.. London sent an amend.
ment 10 sec ion by adding what j.
known ss the anti-jug provisions;
add 10 section 6 a provisi IN that any
person de-iring To sell wine made
from fruit or grapes purchased from
Others shall se'ure a license and not
sell in less than gallons. Mr. Gil
liam declared that the Watts and
London bills were equally objection
able TO him because they did not
submit It to a vote Of the people.
No que ,tion of morals was involved
because until total prohibition could
be established this must be matter
Of expediency. This Watts bill is
not a moral bill, but political
scheme aimer at the western distil-
lerses." This, ne declared, was an
abuse Of the name of moral reform.
Mr.. Webb changed his amendment
so as to prohibit the manufacture and
sale except In towns of over 200.
| Mr.. Travis offered y substitute for
Mr.. Webb's amen 1ment 80 that man.
u acturing and sale Is simply pro-
hibited in towns of less than 200
hereafter incorporated.
Mr.. Mcmillan, Mr.. Gillian, Mr..
Bellamy and others sent amend
ments that exempted Pasquotank,
Brunswick, New Hanover, Wayne,
Edgecome, Tyrrell, Rockingham,
Lincoln, Catawba, Wilson, Vance
Wilkes, Davie, Yadkin, Dare and
Mcdowell, without vote of the peo-
pie.
Mr.. Travis substitute to Mr..
Webb amendment was adopted, Is
to 10, and then the amendment was
adopted.
9th. amendments were offered
and the Senate adjourned until 8
O'Clock at night.
HOUSE-TUEsDAY.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED,
Willis: Toallow veteran soldiers
to peddle without license.
Willis: To prohibit the liquor
ira ffic in Baden.
Hooker: To establish foot and BIZ
cycle tracks.
Morton: To regulate pilotage rates
on ape Fear river.
Davidson: To incorporate the APP
palachin Park Improvement Com
pany.
Davidson: Resolution directing
the Board of Agriculture to aid in
securing the passage Of the bill now
pending in Congress in regard to the
Appalachian Park.
THE REVENUE BILL.
r Beginning at section 10, the first
nine sections having been previously
adopted, large part of the revenue
bill was adopted.
A lengthy discussion arose over
the question Of taxing physicians
:, The amendments we're all voted
!, down. and the section (31) was
!, adopted, which imposes a tax of 5;
on all lawyers, physicians, dentists
oculists, photographers, opticians
osteopaths, or any person practicine
< any pretended art of healing for fee
or reward.
Fl Section 35, providing tax of 81;
on horse dealers, was amended max.
+ ing the tax $25 was adopted.
= Consideration of sections % an(
%, relating to the income tax wa
postponed.
A number of bills were ratified.
WATTS BILL PASSED.
70 Tuesday night the Senate passes
y the Watts whiskey bill as it com
70 from the House, of which we viii
give fuller account next week
The London bill was withdrawn.