The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-16
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Representative Rive, Of Chat
ham. is laying low. But IL any
bill Is introduced In the Legisla-
lure infringing on the rights OF
Ch,tham county rabbits, it Is
thought that he will then be heard
from In no uncertain tone.
In these days Of increased sala-
ries, the pages Of the Legislature
are agitating bill to increase their
pay from 81 to $3.50 per day. They
claim that on their present salary
they can't have as good time as
others they see around the capital.
Representative Little, Of Pitt
county, is asking for an amendment
to the Watts Law in its application
to his coaniy. He wants persons
who make wine TO be allowed to
sell 1t on their premises. where 1t
is manufactured, in quantities not
less than one gallon, the Watts Law
prescribing five.
There is q measure before the
Legislature to create the County OF
Lee. The proposition for the new
county is to take ia square miles
from Moore county, 80 square miles
from Chatham county and q square
miles from Harnett county. Sand
ford will be the county seat If the
rev county Is tablished.
The county of Lee will not be
created by the present General AS
sembly, at least the committee on
counties, cities and towns OF the
House has determined upon an I'M
favorable report Of the bill.
Gov. Glenn transmitted mes
sage to the Legislature Saturday
relative to the bonds held by
Schafer Bros, Of New York. The
Governor says these bonds are honest
and if reasonable terms can be Sc
cured that they should be paid. The
South Dakota bonds are of the same
class, as they were formerly held by
Schafer Bros. and donated by them
to South Dakota.
! The Representative from Ashe
county is impressed with the belief
that he can circumvent the Inter
State Commerce law by stopping
every shipment Of liquor by Elk
press from other States at the near
est Express station to the North
i Carolina State line and then let the
consignee, after notification. get il
as best he can. But then, the Rep
resentative from Ashe is very
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Senator Moore wants change III
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county. AS it is now, liquor car
be shipped there only upon prescrip
ton Of physician. Senator Moore
| wants this changed so a man can
have little liquor sent him from
, Wilmington provided he goes before
magistrate and takes an cath that
it is required for medicinal purposes
in his family. If this bill Is paased
the probabilities are that Pender in
the future would appear to be a
, very sickly county.
Saturday afternoon the House
, committee had before it for consid.
Grafton several whiskey bills, which
were discussed, and almost ''cussed"
by some of the members, but be-
fore they had reached decision On
all the bills, one member moved
to adjourn as the Raleigh dispensary
would close in ten minutes, where
upon the committee adjourned and
made fOr-but we didn't follow
them, as we have been told the Raj
eigh dispensary is always crowded
on Saturday afternoon.
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A bill was introduced, and passed
third reading, in the House Monday
to prohibit anyone giving away
whiskey within i've miles Of the
polls on election day. Representa-
tive Fowler moved that the bill Just
apply to Buncombe county, as that
scenes to be the only county that
had trouble with whiskey in cleo
tions. Representative Winbourne
offered an amendment to prohibit