The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

sides . the question TIE Dsspsasa-y
1 Vscrle claimed gAzE u wzS = s1cce.SS- and
| eo2ld Eot u repealed II : majority vo-s.
TIE ether side The anti D1Sr@zsz-y
people claimed that x eo-I5 Il repealed
| II = -zto-itx % the votes re and she
people he represented wished TIE mat
ter 70 - determined IT vote q taa
qualified voters He thought this WIS tha
desire q the majority o. The people q
T2rbo-o township Thai was The war il
was votst Ct bsto-e. and i should L.
noted G IN this say now.
Nr- Shelton agreed With Mr. D2ugA-
fridge Re said hs vas opposed 20 1ne
DlspezS2ry zz6 eIwsys had been. bar n
believed n being fair 20 The people
Mr.. Da-ga1rs6gs then offered lis amend
merit % change The woc5ing OF the iii
50 that the election shall Is ~ the ma
5orlsy q The registered voters q the
township. Instead Of oy = majority q
TIE votes east
Mr.. Nortcz movei tbs: the bill b ~
ported fzvC-ably- He thought that gha
a1ee1io1 provided for u the amendment
EzS not real election fer the only thing
.AOse opposed 70 the amendment would
M Curtis said * lad come cut that
1vo years ago the very people thz1 now
Eznted az election 1T 3 majority Of tie
votas cast, for fear the o7pcse-s would
stay assay, yere now The ones asking
that 10 opportunity - given for the
21ti-D lsge2s2-y people 20 stay sway. a.
thsy had ,rle5 70 DO before
D-- Alexander Of MeekIen1urE. said he
woalE favor The amendment. as that Was
tie method BY which al 6ispens2-ies
were obtained
Mr. Aeell sid h should vo.e for the
original bill for h. would never age
hat an election should u carried bv
people Eho took so little interest IN
question thar they did nct even come. o..
10 vote- Election ~ . majority Of rha
To1es cast was The method used IL all
elections held 10 determine such Cues
tionz
General Bran humo-ously said .hst
his wsS the first tine he had seen IL
curtis @ The other side" he -nou-e-
that, il The question to De- votes On va
he election q = United States Senator
he amendment would ae proper. o,har-
wise, he should. vote to- the original
an
Finally Mr. CARTS cut the Gor1ia-
S1oC 6y moving that the bill bs rerorttl
70 TIE House without p-epj15ice TIE
amendment w&s, accordingly Withdrawn.
and VIII De offered u the House.
THE WILKES BILL.
Then i vas suggested that : date II
set for ne hearing On the Wilkes Liquor
31ll. and M Carl1oa stated thzt !. vas
desirable 20 lzve Il IS sooz Is POSSIBLE
Tor Mr. Bradshaw was here 4. his owu
expense. 21C 81 great Inconvenience.
General Bran gheTeupon stated that
IL had The honor IN part 20 reorsse.,.
Wilkes county. and he had not recesved
4 single petition from 2ny Of The ciEs-
zeLs @ Wilkes asking for the bin As
L2r as Ne vas concerned. he would -
~iliIEg 70 allow III Bradshaw 81 II
definite leave ot absence.
General Bran said further that ths-s
~ere several prominent lawyers II
Wilkes who wished 70 Be heard On tht
subject. and that 1t would be only fair
10 postpone The discussion uut1l they
could set here Court MAS II session .
Wilkes this week. and they could ns1
cone 81 once.
Moreover, h reminded the coznitts
that TIE general liquor bill so- tha en-
tire State vas under consideration. a15
II would b veil 10 wait until that was
settled one Way OF another.
Gr. Carlton asked him II he would rot
offer an amendment 10 except Wilkes
county from tee provisions o. thai act-
General Bryan; -No. shall not
Wilkes county i always ready % Obey
The laws o. the State. and 10 abide oy
majority vote We are good people in
Wilkes You may thInk ID De fool
enough 10 propose an amendment Ike
that, buJ In not SONG 20 90
The old Red Fox" then proceeded in
: very humorous strain. engaging N sew
eral very laughb2ble tits with Mr. Cur
Us Of Bunconbe-
Finally the old Republican got TO talk
Ing about prohibition. and declared 4
Was better prohibi5ionIst than any c.
them even Brother Bradshaw there.
FOR he believed in prohibiting II alto
ge1her from the State. the sale SIS sell as
tie manufacture OF IT. But only stop the
manufacture. and keep on buying and
selling it The Wilkes people made i
and sold II only for other folks 10 drink
and got the profit cut Of il. But now
you want 10 quit making the liquor your
selves AID buy II from The Northern
manufacturers and so help 10 build ur ths
great Whiskev Trust
he went On 10 say that twenty years
ago IN the Legislature he had intro
3ueea genuine prohibition bill. but the
loigionis1s IN the House half drunk
didn't have sense enough 10 vote for il.
Mr. Curtis then moved n
Bryan be appointed : committee OF che
10 draw mp proper prohibition bill. ans
Introduce il into the House.
General Bryan said be would agree to
30 that Il NJ. Curtis would agree 10,
10 ask him any question while he was
doing IL tL2usateTl
NJ Curtis agreed 70 this. and the no
tfcn was psf and carried
Il vas finally agreed 10 POSTPONE the
discussion OF The matter until next Wed
EeS3Gy afternoon.
AN lSEUEAN xoTHEF.