The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-27
RAILROAD DEBATE
ENL|V{ SENATE
This About Ten People Call
ing Bond Election.
GUARDING THE REVENUE
The Judiciary Committee Will Now Consider
the Bill Making Drunkenness Mis-
demeanor With a Cash Per-
ally fox /.

The day in the Senate was one marked
by no especial feature. Many Of the
Senators were absent and things went
along listlessly for a while.
This was enlivened late in the session
when an amendment to the charter Of
the Pamlico, Oriental and Western Rail
read was under consideration. It had
been withdrawn from the Committee on
Railroads by request Of Senator Justice
and put on the calendar. After a short
explanation of it's provisions a roll-call
vote was about to be taken, as the
amendment provided for a bond issue,
. when Senator London enquired:
How many people does it take to call
an election on issuing bonds for the
Toad?"
"Ten people," was the reply.
This opened up a debate. Senator Lon
don did not think that ten people should
be empowered to have an election in any
district, township or county. Senator
Mann said the people of Pamlico would
not be surprised by the bill as they
wanted to aid the abroad, and the
small number was to expedite matters.
Senator London did not think that the
Va bi NASStloh pilooAN nc oCI
at the request of ten people.
Senator Henderson here took a hand.
If it were a Senate bill he said he would
like to put in an amendment, bat he
feared that under the circumstances and
the necessary roll-calls that the act
might be invalidated. Senator London
wanted more than ten citizens to ask
for an election.
Senator Brown here came into the de-
bate. He wanted 20 know 20 what coun-
ties the bill would apply. "Pamlico and
possibly Others" said Senator Justice.
Senator Warren said he was not inter-
ested in the bill, but thought that it APP
piled to Pamlico and Craven. Senator
Blow asked about the counties that
might be interested, and the Reading
Clerk read from the bill that any coun-
ties in which the road might be con-
structed or any city or town interested.
Senator Blow recalled hearing that it
might apply to Greenviile, New Bern and
Washington.
At this point Senator Brown asked for
the original bill. Senator Mann secured
q copy of the Private Laws of 1891 and
read a section from chapter 461, telling
of the territory that might be inter
osted.
Finally there was an agreement that
the bill pass its second reading but that
before the third was passed the Senate
would have to be enlightened concerning
the scope of the bill.
The repeating clause as against other
acts in conflict with the bill prohibiting
the manufacture, sale and shipment Of
liquor into Scotland county led to an
other short debate. Senator Burton
feared that this might Interfere with the
States rpyonup hill Senator london
thought not and said the bill was all
right and applied only to Scotland coun-
ty.
Various other Senators spoke on tic
bill Senator Henderson thought that the
repeating section was wholly unnecessary
and the printing of these cost money.
Senator London said that the cost OF
printing acts making Justices of the
Peace cost far more. Finally objection
was withdrawn and the bill passed.
Senator Norris introduced an impor-
tGnt measure during the day. It's pur-
pose is to protect landlords against I'M
lawful abandonment by tenants, provid-
ing that where this is done and the
crops are not cultivated, or a person
knowingly harbor, entice or detain such
tenant, then such person and tenant may
be sued singly or jointly and the judg-
ment shall be double the actual value
of the damages assessed, besides which
the offender shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and be fined not exceeding 500
and a like sum shall be paid by the
person or tenant to any person suing for
the same.
In the substitute bill amending the
charter Of Asheville it is provided that
the. chief Of police and superintendent
OF water-works shall be elected by the
board of aldermen and the MAYORS salary
shall be fixed by board of aldermen at
not less than $500 nor more than 81 1000.
The Senate spent thirty-fye minutes
with the House in joint session for the
purpose of electing a United States Sem
ator, failed in doing SO as was the agree
nent with the Democratic members and
then resumed work.
SENATE-sIxTEENTH DAY.
The Senate began its session yesterday
with the President pro tenn, Senator J. a.
BronW, presiding. Lieut.. Governor Tur-
ner arrived a few minutes later. Prayer
was offered by Rev. NJ. M. Mcfarland
and the reading of the Journal was dis
Spensed with.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented:
By London: From Yadkin county ard
from Chatham favoring the London bill.
BY Beasley: From Union county Tor
the London bill.
By Marshall: From Surry for a pro-
hibition of the manufacture and sale OF
LIQUOR within two miles of New Bethel
Baptist church in Surry.
BY Hicks, of Dupiin: From Duplin for
the London bill.
BY MARSHALL: From Surry and Stokes
+or q graded school at Westfield.
By Reinhardt, by request: From Lin
coin for permission to make brandy from
reaches and fruit without tax.
BY Pharr: From Mecklenburg for the
London bill.
Rv Hunter: From Warren for the Lon
don bill.
BILLS RATIFIED.
The President announced that the fol-
,o,y;po hills had been enrolled and ratl-
fled:
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