The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18
Another Round in Liquor
Fight.
Continued from First Page.)

| Hall, of Robeson In respect 10 puDllc
roads and drainage of Robson county
| Harrington, of Harnett: To empower
the County Commissioners of Harnett to
| levy a special tax to build stock law
| fence.
| Morris, of Mcdowell: To establish dis
pensary in the town of Old Fort.
Williams, OF Union: To preserve ana
protect birds in Union county.
Kicks. of Nash: To amend chapter 2S,
| Laws of 1901 chapter 43. Laws of 1901,
and CHAPTER 313. Private Laws of 1901.
| Willis of Baden To place Stephen }.
Ruie disabled Confederate soldier on
| the pension roll.
| Robertson, for Fuller. of Durham: To
incorporate the Home Savings Bank.
Fuller: To incorporate the Durham
Loan and Trust Company
| Simpson. of Union: To amend section
II. chapter 231, Laws of 1897, so as to
REQUIRE Boards of Supervisors of public
roads to meet in regular sessions.
| Price. OF Stanly: To amend the char
| ter of the town of Big Lick.
Price: To amend law relating to public
roads of Stanly county.
Price: To prohibit public drunkenness
in Stanly county.
Vann of Hartford: To appoint Jus
tees of the Peace in HEREFORD county.
Shelton, of Edgecombe: To incorporate
the town of Old Sparta. in Edgecombe
county
Etheridge. of Dare: To prohibit rifle
shooting in Dare county.
Etheridge: To incorporate 4 Methodist
church in Dare county.
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on the pension roll.
Dobson. CT Surry: To authorize the
County Commissioners of Surry to levy 4
special tax to pay Indebtedness.
Hughes, of Camden: To amend chap
ter 5S9, Laws of 1901, relative to fishing
in Camdeneeounty. .-..
Michael, of Watauga: For the relief
Of DR.. G. D. Bingham.
Michael: For the relief of E. J. Norris
Confederate veteran.
Michael: For the relief of widows Of
deceased Confederate pensioners.
Aiken, of Pennsylvania, To authorize
the County Commissioners of Transyl
vania to levy a special tax.
Graham, of Granville: To prohibit the
manufacture and sale of liquor within
three miles of New Hope Methodist
Church, DutchVille township.
King, of Pitt: To provide for the bet
ter working of roads in Pitt county.
Hunter, of Wake: To compensate own
ers of State property.
Drewry of Wake: To incorporate the
Raleigh Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany.
Carr, of Greene: For the better work
ing of public roads Of Greene county.
PASSED FINAL READING.
1t was now the hour for the special
order. the Watts Liquor bill, but by
unanimous consent. the following local
bills We're allowed to pass:
House Bill to amend the charter of
the Bank of Fayetteville.
House Bill, for the better drainage OF
Lower Creek. IN Burke and Caldwell
counties.
Senate Bill. to incorporate the Pied
mont Industrial School,
House Bill, to allow the people of
CASTOR county to express their will re-
garding the removal of the county seat
from Dallas to Gastonia.
Senate Bill to prohibit the sale and
manufacture of liquor in Harnett county.
House Bill, to prevent stock from run
nlng at large IN ASho county.
Mr.. Smith arose to question of per-
sonal privilege, saying that it had been
stated in the papers that he had intro
duced the bill to abolish days of grace
He desired to correct this by saying
that Mr.. Rucker had introduced the
bill.
Mr.. Robertson, of Guilford, asked indie
finite leave Of absence for his colleague,
Mr. Whitaker on account of the death of
his sister.
The privileges of the floor were cx-
tended to Hon. w. A. Graham, of Lin
coin.
MR.. THOMPSON.
When the consideration of the Watts
bill was taken up. Mr.. Thompson, of
Onslow. arose to perform a duty for his
constituents. He did not wish to be I'M
derstood as speaking for intemperance,
but when he made a temperance speech,
he knew whereof he spoke. For years he
had worshipped at the shrine of Bacchus
until his best friends turned their
backs upon him. and he had been reduced
to abject poverty. But by herosm not
surpassed by that OF Napoleon he had
overpowered the TERRIBLE habit.
He declared that he was as strong a
prohfbitionist as any one in the House.
and went On to pay a magnificent tribute
to his county of Onslow and the heroism
of her people in all the wars OF the
country, the House applauding his elo-
quent effort. He spoke of the work of
the men of Onslow for the Constitutional
Amendment
The people of Onslow in their county
convention, had declared that prohibition
should never be put upon them without
submitting it to the vote of the people
He represented these people. His own
individuality was entirely lost in this
matter. Was this House going to null-
fy the wishes of his constituents so
plainly and directly expressed?
If the Democratic party wished to COM
NIT suicide, let them pass a stringent
prohibition bill. let them give the Uni
versity of North Carolina $32 800 for
chemical laboratory. let them give the A.
and NJ. College 5000 for an agricultural
building, and then all other institutions
all they ask for. let them pass a rever'Ia
bill that will not raise sufficient funds
to pay the current expenses of the State
let them vote a half-million dollar bond
issue, and then in two years more an
other bond issue. Then let them pack