The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
VERY QUIET DAY
IN THE HOUSE
Several important Bills Go
Over Until Wednesday.
LIQUOR TO HOTEL GUESTS
Prison Stripes Bill Re-referred--- -tanoh- Crack.
ers Bill Special Order for Wednesday,
Greensboro lns. Co. Amendments
Also RI referred.

Greensboro Ins. Co. Amendments
Also R.-referred.
Many members were absent from yes
terday's session of the House, on account
Of having gone home to spend Sunday
with their families.
Several bills of Importance were taken
from the calendar, but had TO be post
poned because of the absence of mem
bers most concerned.
One kick was registered against this
custom of letting things go on Saturday.
1t was Mr.. Dockery, OF Richmond, who
made the protest. He thought the House
should go on with it's work and let alb
sent members learn that public measures
could not be held over for their conven-
iencc.
One of the bills that had to go over
was the Cannon cracker bill, forbidding
the sale of cannon crackers more than
three inches long, and toy pistols. This
was made a special order for Wednesday
at eleven o'clock.
Another was the bill to allow the Tox-
away Company to sell wines or liquors
to hotel guests. The matter was made
special order for Wednesday at twelve
o'clock
Mr.. Waddills bill to spare offenders
sent to the roads for misdemeanors the
degradation of wearing prison stripes
was re-referred to the committee on PEN
al institutions, after sone discussion.
The bills amending the charters of the
Greensboro insurance companies were re-
referred TO the Insurance Committee. By
request of Messrs. Drewry and Morton,
and with the consent of Messrs Rober-
son and Whitaker, OF Gulford
THE DAY IN DETAIL
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at ten o'clock prayer being offered
by Rev. DR.. Goode, Representative from
Cleveland.
PETITIONS.
Petitions for support of temperance
Legislation were presented by Gluyas,
Alexander, of Mecklenburg; Curtis. Carr.
Williams, Bowman, Whitaker, of Gull
ford; Robertson, Nissen, Davidson
Other petitions:
Mclean: To annex portion of Robeson
to Scotland county.
Woody: For State Reform School.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Simpson, of Perquimans: For relief Of
certain churches.
To restore local self government to
Perquimans county.
Mason, of Carteret To prevent the
sale and manufacture of liquor near TAB
ernacle Methodist church in Carteret
county.
Luther of Montgomery: To amend Code
relating to publication of certain legal
notices.
Michael, of Watauga: To incorporate
certain churches in Watauga county.
Quckel, of Lincoln: Relating to occu-
lists and opticians.
Newland of Caldwell: To appoint
Justices of the Peace in Caldwell coun-
ty
Blount, of Washington: To amend
charter of Plymouth.
Hooker, of Beaufort: To appoint
Alonzo Silly Justice of the Peace To
protest fish in Campbells creek
PASSED FINAL READING.
To change boundary lines between the
township lines of North and South Caro-.
lima.
The bill allowing the Toxaway Com.
pany to sell wines and liquors to the
guests Of it's hotels in Jackson and
Pennsylvania counties, coming up, Dr.
Alexander, of Mecklenburg, stated that
Mr.. Britain, who had filed a minority
report, was absent and asked that the
bill be postponed until he should re-
turn.
Mr.. Davidson said it was purely a local
matter and he desired to hear from the
Representatives.
MIR. Aiken, of Pennsylvania, said his
people desired the bill passed. 1t was
discussed in the campaign and his peo-
pie approved of it. The Toxaway Com
pany had several tourists hotels in Jack
son and Pennsylvania, and they could
not under the present law furnish their
guests who were accustomed to it with
wine at meals.
Mr.. Cowan, of Jackson, explained that
the bill was thoroughly protected.
The bill was made a special order for
next Wednesday at II o'clock
To establish Roanoke Rapids township !
In Halifax county.
Objection being made to the bill pro, |
viding that persons sentenced to the
roads for misdemeanors should be pro- |
vided with different clothes from those |
sentenced for Infamous crimes, Mr.. |
Waddill of Forsyth, it's patron, said that |
lnder the present custom, man who |
was too poor to pay the costs of an |
ordinary assault or affray, was degraded |
oy being placed with the vilest criminals.
That was bad enough, but it was still |
worse to compel him to wear the stripes.
he uniform of all penitentiary convicts. !
lie had provided that for persons con-
'icted of misdemeanors, different uni
crm tnhan stripes should be furnished !
Messrs. Freeman, of Mecklenburg, and !
of Guilford, opposed the biliH