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

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ayes and noes were demanded. and many
members explained their votes
Tit first half-hour didn't 20 anywhere.
and Governor DouEhton gave them an
ether half-hou~. and another. Nr. Watts
was for continuing n session until the
whole thing was settled.
When Mr.. Murphey's FIRST amendment
came UP. to exemtp Rowan county, m
less IL be submitted 10 q vote 81 &c
reople. he made vigorous, extended
speech on IL. thus consuming consider
able time.
But the woxst tussle Of ali was over
an amendment offered by SIR King en-
bodying the "jub Law"
At first this was voted down. But 50
many members, in explaining their Not7N
expressed surrrfse that the advocates u
the Watts bill should oppose a tenn
perance measure, that before the re
suit was announced. there was n perfect
avalanche Of changing votes, until the
amendment was actually adopted hy z
vote of B 70 81.
The scene at his j%uncturc must havN
been funny from the gallery, and thc:c
were plenty there to see it. Mnioeis
wre lodging in and out among the seats,
button-hoIing, gc~sticulating and explain
ing. Mr.. Watts WASH stllI 4 second
Neither was Mr.. Morton.
Then came a motion to reconsider from
Mr.. Luther. OF Montgomery. and one
to table. that from Mr.. Smith.
The reconsideration prevailed. ana tho
amendmcnt was finally voted down by
81 to SO. the reason for it being that it
was considered that the amendment was
offered for the purpose Of Gripping an J
stultifying the bill.
Here is the amendment that caused
all the trouble:
THAT the place where delivery Of any
spirituous, malt, vinous, fcrmented, or
other intoxicating liquors is made in the
state of North Carolina. shall 20 con
strucd and held to be the place or the
sale thereof. and any station or other
place within said State TO which any per
son. company. firm or corporation shall
ship or convey any s~pirituous, malt,
vinous, fermented, or other Intoxicating
liquors, for the purpose Of delivery o.
carrying the sale to a purchaser. shah
be construed to be the place of sale.
Provided. this section shall not 30 con
strued to prevent the delivery Of any
spirituous, malt. v%inous, fermcntcd, Or
other intoxicating liquors. TO druggists
in sufficient quantities for medical 3lr-
poses only, or TO legally organized dis
pensaries.'
On the final roIl-call, those voting for
it were Messrs. Alexander Of Tyrrcll, An
derson, Benbow, Bowman Britain. Bry-
an, Carson, Daughtridgc, DeHart Ether
idge, Freeman of Henderson. Gay, GIa-
ham, Grant, Hamlin. Hooker, Humphrey,
Jarrett King. Kreeger, Little, Love,
Michael, Norris of Mcdowell, Morris OF
Polk. Morton, Murphy. McNeill. M%acI}ac,
Nissen. Offman, Parker Of Halifax. re
gram, Phillips, Price of R~ockingham,
Price Of Stanly. Quickel, Riddick. Robcr-
son, Rucker. Simpson of Union, Smith
Thompson, WaddelI, West, Whitaker Of
Guilford, Whitaker of Wake, White o.
Halifax, Williams, Wills, WCodard-51
Those voting against it We're Ma5srs.
Abel, Aiken, Alexander of Mccklcnburg,
Beasley, Blount, Britt, Britton, BulIard,
Carlton, Cowan. Crockcr, Curtis. Daniel
of Warren, Davidson, DObson, Dockcry,
Doughton, DrcWry. Duncan. Erwin, FoY.
Freeman of M~cckIenburg, Fuller, Gluyas,
Goode. Cuicn, Hall, Hamilton, Harr.ng-
ton of Harnett, Harrington of Moore,
Hinton, Hunter, Kinsland, Leepcr. Lucas.
Luther, Mason, Morphew. MacCalI. New
land, Parker of Wayne, Ray, Kicks, Scott,
Self. Shipman, Silcr, Simpson of PEI
quimans, Stevenson. Stubs, Thomag,
Vann. Walters, Warren, Watts. Wood
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Tho House was called to ordcr at ten
O'Clock by Speaker Gatt:s. ROY. Levi
Branson, of this city, made the opening
prayer.
DOVER CONVICT CAMP.
Mr.. Morton submitted the report OF
the subcommittee on Penal I%nstitutionas
regarding the convict camp No. 4 at
Dover as follows:
The Joint Subcommittee on Penal
Institutions, who visited the convict camp
situated near Dover, Jones county, n. G.,
and employed by the Goldsboro Lumber
Company, beg TO submit the following
oport. Each member OF the committee
made a separate examination Of convicta
and conditions.
In answer to the charges VIC find the
following:
In answer to charge VIC find the quail |
of food sufficient, but recommend a
greater variety, to-wit: beef occasionally,
sWeet ard irish potatoes, vegetables gen
orally.
2. The bedding is filthy and unit for
use, but of sufficient quantity. :
z. ne 9iceplHB quarters arc poor.
4. We found the convicts sub-let to
he Hines Lumber Company as well cared
for as any.
:. We do not sustain. We found that
pr. Pollock, the attending physician, was
conforming his duties in acceptable man
GER and well equipped for service. The
ltalth Of the c~onvicts was good.
There were two prisoners that we
thought should be placed on lighter work.
Goth white, one suffering from organic
:eart trouble
We found that the conviots werc com
7elled to battle in water used by two or
.hrec before changing same.
We found that tho prisoners had no
-ccks during the winter. We found from
he acquisitions made on superintendent
lam that there had boon no demand
Ipon him for supplies but that were fur
As soon as they found there
Fcrc no socks they werc purchased al
Dover and sent out.
We recommend that tho white prison
rs be kept apart from the colored in
heir sleeping quarters.
In EOnrljSiOn NVo 500 NO Cagou -