The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-04

MI wa ats, saying ne knew tHey ulu, loI
he did not and could not.
Gen. Bryan then got up and said he was
the Wilkes county people making liquor
TO sell out of their corn, and making 1t
good, too.
Mr.. Curtis How does a temperance
man tell whether liquor is good or bad?"
Gen. Bryan: by the scent of the
church members, 1 suppose. Great ap-
plause and laughter). You can generally
tell by the breath of a prohibitionist
whether he has been drinking apple or
peach brandy
lie then continued to speak of the good
Democrats in Wilkes who distilled whis-
key, and said he thought it wrong that
all these men should be branded as liars
and perjurors. He had even heard one
man declare that no honest man could
run still. OF course, on this subject of
prohibition, preachers and other good
men are led to go to extremes, and when
good men like Senator Simmons and Gov.
Aycock favor a measure like this, young
Democrats and old ones. too, are apt to
run mad over it.
He then spoke of the effect the pro-
posed law would have. 1t would make
there were none. On this subject of
blockade stills, Mr.. Watts asked: Don't
you know most blockade stills sell to the
government stills?'
Gen. Bryan: mo, | don't. You may,
but | don't" Oaughter).
Later on a big laugh was aroused by
Gen Bryan saying: ''Our town is dry.
We are temperance men in Wilkes, We
are
A little later he said to Mr. Watts:
eff YOU had your way, and / thank God
there arc other members of this com
mittee besides the chairman, you would
bankrupt the whole county of Wilkes
Mr.. Carlton: eff liquor stays in Wilkes
county. do you think Wilkes will ever be
Democratic?
Gen. Bryan: 1--WE don't propose to
keep it in Wilkes county. We send 1T
out of the county always"
Mr.. Abel said that he should not vote
for either of the three bills, as they
stood. He was temperance man. HIS
first vote had been for prohibition ana
if he had his way, not only the manu-
facture but the sale of liquor would be
prohibited in the State. But he wanted
before deciding how he should vote, to
have some idea of how the various rep
resentatives of the different counties in
the General Assembly would vote. lie
then offered his amendment.
1t was then moved to take vote on
Mr. Mortops amendment.
Mr. Watts: eff that is adopted there
will be nothing accomplished whatever
Cd cd I oh
bill be reported unfavorably."
Mr.. Stubs declared he considered that
a great deal would be accomplished, the
strengthening of the great principle OF
local disagreement, according to the
will of the majority of the people.
Then there was motion to go into
executive session. Mr.. Morton opposed
it and Mr.. Carlton amended it so that
members of the General Assembly be
allowed to be present. as well as the
representatives of the press.
The motion. as amended was carried
by a vote of II to 4.
Then the roll call vote was taken on
Mr. Morton's amendment, with the re-
suit that it was lost by vote of II to :.
The noes were Messrs. Carlton, Daniel
of Warren, Alexander of Mecklenburg,
Moore, McRae, Etheridge, Stevenson,
Goode, Simpson of Perquimans, Beasley,
Thomas Cowan. Hinton, Curtis, Freeman
of Mecklenburg, Mcneil, and vote.
The ayes we're Messrs. Morton, Wood
ley, Bryan Rep), Cason (Rep) and
Abel
The vote on Mr.. Abelrs amendment
was then taken 1t was adopted by Il
vote of II to Q.
Mr. Abll further offered to amend by
striking out section 6 of the original
bill, that all laws and clauses of laws
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed. This was accepted by Mr..
Watts. It was done so that there might
be no trouble about prohibitory or dis
pensary laws in any of the counties or
towns.
Finally, after all the amendments had
been disposed of, Mr. Cowan moved that
the bill be reported favorably.
Mr.. McRae said he would make a
proposition looking to save time. He
for one had been led along from day
to day and he did not know whittier
we were drifting and he feared that this
bill would be reported to the House and
there discussed hour after hour, and
pei lftpo udy hItNl boy' lit ouLlt ILihso
would probably be done in the Senate.
Accordingly, he favored this committee
meeting with the Senate committee on
Thursday.
Mr.. Watts said the author of this bill
didn't intend to press the passage of tn ;
bill in the House.
Mr.. McRae moved substitute to Mr..
Cowan's motion, that this committee
meet with the Senate copmittee.
Mr.. Watts reminded Mr.. Mcrae that
this was the established custom.
Mr.. McRae contended that if something
better could be devised. Why not adopt
It?
The substitute was lost by vote of
Is to 6.
General Bryan then offered a substi-
tute to Mr.. Smiths bill. This was lost
by q vote of II to 5.
Then Mr. Cowan's emotion was put,
wit hthe result described above.
BILL AS 1T Is NOW.
The following is the text of the bill
as 1t Will be reported to the House, as
amended by the committee:
a bill to be entitled an act to regulate
the manufacture and sale of liquors in
North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina
do enact: