The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-18

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temperance speech and in describing
| the shams and subterfuges of men
who evaded the law, he was detailing
| how the distillers fixed it so Il man
could get Il drink in prohibition terri
tory, Woodland, Of Wilson, called him
tn order. saying he was violating the
Watts law in teaching members how
to get Il drink on the sly. After the
laughter had subsidized Col. Cunningham
concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Winborne said the bill was con-
sidered and faVorably acted ON by Il
fun committee. Full Of WHAT" said
Woodland. If you had been there you
would have known retorted Winborne.
lie then spoke in opposition TO the
motion to postpone.
Mr.. Cover said the East had never
appealed to the West for help but
what they got it, and now The West
was calling for help he hoped the
East would now come to It's aid and
pass this bill right now.
The vote was taken on The motion
to postpone and ii was defA1ted by Il
large majority
The bill coming UP on its lina! read
ing Mr. FeinSter male AL earnest ana
able arguroent against t. He said the
bill instead Of being for prohibition or
morality simply nu- premium on a
large output of whiskey tY compelling
them TO make uD 40 less than 80
bushels of meal into Whiskey each day.
While it put premium on this en-
largement of the volume of the liquid
damnatiOn it created q monopoly by
saying to a poor but maybe an honest
diStiller, you cannot operate dlStll-
lery unless you run bigger one than
YOU nave the capital TO invest in. And
this too in a city where thirteen sal
oons run wide open. Mr.. Feinster de-
clared that if the bill proposed to wipe
out liquor there would be some con-
sistency in prohibitionists making at
lacks on him for his position which
was one of principle. He said the
Watts law had come near Wiping out
the party in some sections OF the West
and while he was not opposing that
law he was certain that If such le%ts-
lation as that purnoSed here continued
to be adopted this session. the aid
which Mr.. Cover suggested the East
now gives the West had better 5a
given moderately now, for 1T would al
be needed in 1906.
Mr.. McNinch, of Mecklenburg, made
a strong speech in support of the bin
showing that il did not countenance
the principles of the Watts law, and
was at the same time measure OF
expediency which the circumstan ;es
surrounding the operation of distlller-
les justified in AsheVille and large
maiorit'' of, it's citizens demanded.
Mr. Alexander. of MeckienDurg, dlS-
cussed the charge of monopoly and
showed that il was not monopolistIc to
compel for the purpose of regulating
an evil to control it.
MIR. burlington said he could not
vote for the bill because it was in line
with such bills as those licensing dls-
tillerieS in Williams and Shore by the
- 4 E,aad no
law, and while people might approve
the Watts law they would never APP
prove these acts favoring any speclai
class Of whiskey makers.
Mr. Meekins, of Tyrrell. in opposing
the bill said that he was temperance
man, but if this bill was temperance
measure may the Good Loard oeiiVe:
him from any such temperance.
Mr.. Winborne advocated the bill as
did Mr.. Sentele. Of Wake, who asked
for n vote SAYING there had been
enough talk. He then proceeded 10
make a speech, when Mr.. Strona:h
of Wake, arose To Il point Of order ana
stating his point said: Mr.. Speaker
the gentleman is violating the very
thing he was advocating. MI. So
telle quit.
Mr.. Mitchell. Of BERTHE, in advocating
the bill said he did so because the Re-
publican members mere We're solidly
arrayed against ii. and that party was
always wrong on moral questions. lie
also said that the very ones opposing
the bill now would also oppose any
bin that should be introduced, for IN
stance one recurring q high price FOR
license Mr.. Fowler asked Mr.. Muir
.phy if big distiiieries made better
likker than little ones. Mr.. Murphy
said he supposed Mr.. Fowler knew all
about that for he didn't
Mr.. Feinster demanded the roll call.
The call was sustained ana the Dill
assed its third reading by vote of
"a To 81 The vote being as follows:
The Roll Call Voc.
Ayes.-Messrs Alexander, Alley.
Andrews. Austin, Ballard, Boney,
Branch. Britt, Butler, Byrd. Canady,
Cofheld Cox, Cunningham, Daniel
Davis of Burke Davis of Haywood,
Ehringhous, Etheridge, Finney, Fish
er Fleming Freeman. FriZzelle, Gayle,
Glenn. Gordon of Guilford, Cover,
Graham Of Alamance, Hawkins, Har-
ris Harrison, HolioWell, Humphreys,
Hutchinson, Jones', Joyner, Laughing
hoase Little, Lockhart. Mitchell, Muir
ply Of Buncombe Murphy OF Rowan,
McNinch Mcqueen. Olive, Perry. Pow
ers, Redding, Redwine, Robertson,
Rogers, Sentelle Shipman, Simpson of
Gates Simpson of Union, Sledge, stew
art. Stickley. Stokes, Stronach, Tay-
Tor of Brunswick Taylor of Vance,
Thaggard UzZell. Warren, Webb, West
OF Baden West OF Cherokee, White,
Winborne, Wood. Woodland of Pamlico,
Woodland of Wilson.-74.
Noes.-Barco, Bowman Campbell,
Chesson. Davidson, Dobson, Feimster
Fowler, Gordon of Stokes. Graham of
Granville Graham of Lincoln, Hall,
Hasten, Henry, Kirk, Koonce, Meek
ms, Mcfarland McGill. Pink. Rec
tor, Rives, Roberts, burlington, Tur-
ner, Vestal, Waddill, Wade, Wdrbur-
ton.-31.
Mr.. Ballard of franklin explained
his vote on the bill. He said
Il am bitterly opposed to monopo-
lies. | am heartily in favor of tenn
r. IN II