The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-24

i1CCSE-r
The Watts bill was passed by the
House last night by a vote OF i to IS,
nearly two 10 one.
Those voting for the bill were Messrs.
Abel. Alexander. OF M~ecklenburg. Beas-
ley, Blount, Bowman. Britt. Rritton.
Britain. Billiard. Croker. Curtis. Daniel
Of Vance. Daniel, OF Warren Davidson.
Dockcry. Doughton. Drewry. Foy. Free
man, OF Mecklenburg: Fuller. GIuyas.
Goode. Guion, Hail. Hamilton. Harring-
ton, Of Harnett; Harrington. Of Moore
Hinton. Hooker, Hughes, Hunter kins-
land, Krecger, Leeper. Little. Love.
Luther. Mason. Michael, Moore. Nor
phew. Morris. Of Polk; Mcneil. McRae.
Newland, Onman. Parker. Of HalifaA.
Parker. of Wayne; Price. Of stanly:
Quickcl. Ray, Kicks. Robertson. Rucker.
Scott. Shipman. siler. simpson. of Per-
quimans; Simpson. of Union; Stevenson,
Thomas, UzzeIl. Nann. Watts. Whitaker.
Of Guilford; Whitaker, OF Wake; White.
Of Halifax: White, OF Jones: Williams,
Willis. Wood.-71.
Those voting against the bill were.
McssTs. Alexander, of TyrrelI; Anderson.
Benbow, Bryan, Carson, Daughtridgc.
DeHart, Dobson, Duncan. Erwin. Eth
cridge, Freeman, Of Henderson,, Cay.
Graham, Grant, Hamlin, Humphrey.
jarrett, King, Morris, of Mcdowell;
Morton, Murphy, Nissen, Pegram, Phil
lips. Price. OF Rockingham; Riddick, Self.
Smith, Stubs. Sugg. Thompson, Waddell.
Walters, Warren, West, Woodard,
| Woodlev-3S.
Mr.. Mccall, voting aye, was paired
with Mr.. Shelton, voting no.
The bill as passed absolutely prohibits
4 6JGfIlIaTjAc in tho ,,nt ,.,.;1+
where there is no police protection. In
towns, where is sufficient police protec-
ton, it permits a vote upon the question
OF bar-r0oms, etc. 1t also embraces thai
part of the Smith bill allowing a vote
upon dispensaries in incorporated towns
that are well protected by police.
There was quite a long debate. and it
was nearly eleven o'clock before the bill
finally PASSED.
Mr.. Smith withdrew his amendment,
and in doing SO made a graceful. loval
Democratic speech, for which he was
loudly applauded.
Mr.. Smith continued his speech on his
amendment, begun the night before. lie
proposed to amend Mr.. Watts amendment
by giving the people Of the country the
right to vote on the question as Well as
the people of the owns, and made an
q iSSI pea 1OI Ills pTllClPIp.
Then Mr.. Lucas made another of his
eloquent, popular speeches, and was again
applauded to the echo. He. as before.
declared for the Watts bill without re-
servation, because he considered it was
right.
Judge Graham made another argument
against the bill. He claimed that it dis
eliminated against eighty-two per cent
of the people of North Carolina. The
petitions, he declared, did not represent
the wishes of a majority of 1900, 900 PEG
pie.
Mr.. Stubs, of Martin, followed Iudse
Graham with an eloquent, forcible speech
against the bill on much the same
grounds that judge Graham had taken.
Mr.. Bullard, of Cumberland, next toll
Of The splendid things that prohibition
had done for his county, although thu
Legislature had put it upon the pco-
pic.
Finally, IN motion of Governor Dough
ton, the whole matter was deferred unit
s p N.
Then General Davidson's bill for the
Code revision was taken up and passed
on second and third readings.
The bill calls for three commissioners
10 be selected by the General Assembly
at a compensation of 81 900 a year fol
a year and a half. For clerical force
81 SEQ is allowed. The statute are tc
be collected into one volume, and The
cost Of publication will come within
500, 600. which by the sale Of the volumes
will be reduced to $4,000 in all prob
ability.
PASSED FINAL READING
House Bill, to confer police power,
upon Constables and deputies at COOlec.
mec. and TO prohibit public drunken
ness.
WATTS BILL.
Then the Watts bill was once more
taken up. with Mr.. mith on the floor
The Speaker announced the q,
be upon the amendment of the gentle
man from Gates to the amendment Of tn
gentleman from New hanover.
A1r. Smith then continued his remarks
Of the previous night in support of HI:
amendment, which proposed to allow th'
country people as Well as the town PEG
pie to vote on the subject. He plead
powerfully with the House, and declared
that it would be a lasting disgrace t.
deny this franchise to the honest, in
tclligent people of the country, after al
fear Of negro domination was past.
MIR. LUCAS.
Mr.. Lucas. of Hyde, then made another
Of his speeches that carried the audi
eHce with him in enthusiasm. He begal
BY saying that he was a country MAJ
himself, a farmer, and he was sick an(
tired, and he might even say disguised
by all this stuff and nonsense that wa
being talked about the country people
They were not as big fools as the
were given the credit of being. The
! knew what they wanted.
The country people want us, he said
!, to settle this matter in this Legislator
without their having any hand in il
He would give $500 for every country
! man that could be brought up here an,
5 said that he wanted to be given a vot
t Oh it.
The people that want to vote on it ar
/, the fellows that run the little stills.
t Mr.. Smith asked if Mr.. Lucas favorc
! the part Of the bill allowing the towns t
Vote.
Mi. Lucas said he did. He though
e the towns should be allowed to vote
Y But he didn't want those rum-suckcrs
S have a Whack at it.