The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-30
MORE PETITIONS
FOR LIQUOR BILL
State Must Get Cash for Use
of Convicts.
Gen. Bryan Came Near Breaking the Solid
Pritchard Vote of the REPUBLICANS
Nothing but Local Bills are
Acted Upon.

Yesterday was an extremely quiet day
in the House. The bills introduced and
those acted upon were all of purely
local nature, and their titles in the de-
tailed report below will give all neces-
sary information as to their contents.
The only thing of any general import
whatever was the striking out OF the
bill to incorporate the Winston Stuart
Turnpike and ailway ompany the section
authorizing the use of State conyicts OF
the turnpike. to be paid for in stock of
the company
That is a matter that has caused some
little trouble heretofore. and the desire
was to avoid any possible complications.
Hereafter, all typewriter bills, to
which there is no amendment Will be
sent to the Senate without engrossment.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at 1920, and Rev w. NJ. Bradshaw
opened the session with prayer.
PETITIONS.
Petitions for temperance legislation
were presented by Representatives
Blount, Bowman, Smith, Kicks, Daniel,
of Vance; Cowan, Newland, Welsh. Ora
ham, Kinsland, Freeman, Parker, of Hal
flax; Offman, Mason, Phillips. Little
Price, of Rockingham; MacCall. Whita-
ker, of Guilford; Sugg, Warren, Price,
of Stanly; Etheridge, Scott, King, Wal
tiers, Humphreys, Willis.
By Wood: From citizens of Sampson
asking that any legislation on liquor he
submitted to vote of people.
BY Grant From Davie county that any
liquor legislation be submitted to vote
of people,
BY Rucker: To prevent indefinite of
fee holding by county officials.
BY Newland: To change mode of cleo
tion of county school boards of educa-
tion.
BY Siler: Relating to stock law In
Chatham.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Britt, of Robson: To authorize special
tax in Robson county.
Etheridge, of Dare: To allow special
tax in Dare county.
Little, of Pitt: To incorporate town of
Stokes, Pitt county.
tice of the Peace in Johnston county.
Price, of Stanly: To appoint court
stenographers for the various Judicial
districts.
Scott. of Alamance. To amend charter
OF Alamance Loan and Trust Company
Graham, of Granville: For the relief
of Mrs. Rotter, a teacher in Granville
county.
Willis, of Brunswick: To prevent OBJ
struction of waterways in Brunswick
county.
Crocker, of Wilson: To establish a
dispensary at Wilson, N. G.
PASSED FINAL READING.
To allow Murphy township in Cherokee
county to subscribe to the capital stock
of the Hiawassee Valley Railway Com
pany
To provide for the drainage of Mata-
muskeet Lake in Hyde county.
To extend ferry rights in Arson coun-
ty, amending Laws of 1854 '55.
To incorporate the North Carolina
Mutual Aid and Home Protective Asso-
citation at Gastonia.
To incorporate the Winston Stuart
Turnpike and Railway Company.
On motion of Mr. Blount. the section
OF this bill authorizing the use of State
convicts on turnpike to be paid for in
stock, was struck out. Mr.. Davidson Of
fered to amend allowing convicts. upon
cash payment for services, which Mr..
Blount accepted but upon motion of Mr..
kreger, of Stokes. patron, stating he
had no objection to the section being
struck out. it was so done.
To amend charter Of Mount Airy.
For relief of Peoples Benevolent and
Relief Association of Charlotte, exempt
ing from taxation.
Upon objection being made to this bill
without some explanation, Mr.. Rucker
got it mixed with the Carnegie Library
bill. DR.. Alexander, of Mecklenburg, said
he knew nothing about it, eXcert that
Mr.. Pharr introduced it, and anything he
did on that line. it was perfectly safe
to follow MIR. Pharr was absent.
Chairman Robertson, CT the Commit
tee on Corporations, explained that the
bill only construed the law of 1901, which
was in doubt, as to corporations OF this
character being liable for insurance tax
The bill then passed.
To incorporate the Carnegie Library
Company, of Charlotte.
To allow pay to witnesses and ofhcers
| in certain cases in Yadkin county
To fix day for election of town officers
! in Raeford
To incorporate the town of Abbotts-
| burg in Bladen county.
To amend charter of BelhaVen. IN
Beaufort county.
Senate bill, to amend charter or Green
Vile, was, on motion of Mr.. King, re-
referred to Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns.
To appoint Justices of the Peace IN
| Johnston county.
/ Resolution providing that all typewrlt-
ten bill, to which there is no amendment
| shall be sent to the Senate without en-
| grossment.
There was the usual daily halt-hour
joust over adjournment until ten or
| eleven o'clock. when a substitute 10 al
| iourn until 1920 today was adopted
JOINT SESSION.
| The session of the House and Senate 10
ballot for an United States Senator was