The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
NORTH STATE LAWMAKERS
Work That is Being Done BY the
North Carolina Lawmakers.

Owing to the death of a member of
the House, but little was done in either
branch of the legislature Thursday.
The following bills passed their fin
al readings: For the prevention of
fraudulent trading. The bill provides
against the use of a name, not that
OF the proprietor, and against a mar
r1ed woman conducting the store of
her husband without her own name.
1t prevents fraudulent trading by men
in the names of their wives, and If q
m does business in her own name,
the act makes her q freetrader.
A message was received from the
House in a resolution on the death of
Representative Phipps, and asking
that a comgmittee of four from
the House and two from the SEN
ate to be appointed to accompany
the body home. The memorial was
adopted and Senators Taylor and Long,
OF Iredell, were appointed the Senate
committee. Taylor moved that the
Senate adjourn or account of the death
of Phipps. This action was taken.
A brief session was held in the House
Thursday, after which adjournment
was taken out Of respect of the mem
DRY Of Representative Phipps, who died
wednesday
The Divorce Bill.
In the House Friday the only mat
ter of Importance was the divorce
question.
Ward Bill Passes.
In the Senate Friday there was much
discussion on the Ward liquor bill, it be-
ing a special order for noon. At the
close Of the discussion. Ward called
or previous questions. Vann's amend
ment as to the size Of towns was lost,
but that providing that the law shan
become effective January 1 next was
adopted. Ali other amendments were
voted down, and the bill passed its
second reading-25 to Is. Gillian OBJ
jected to the third reading, and Scales
motion to suspend the rule and put
it on a third reading failed to get the
necessary two-thirds vote. The Sen
ate then adjourned.
In the Senate Saturday there were
a number of petitions and bills pre-
scented.
The act known as the Ward bill
came up for third reading.
Ward Bill Passes.
To amend the public laws of 19
regulating h manufacture and sale
of liquor in North Carollna. Stubs
OIIClSO oil pAONA OAA NA~S
the act should not apply to incorpor-
ated towns where liquor is now being
manufactured under the provisions OF
the Watts act. Stubs said the amend
ment was but fair. Zollicofer sent
forward an amendment provided that
nothing in the bill should be con-
Strued to alter Or amend the Watts
law of 1903. Stubs amendment was
put and lost by a vote Of Is to 8.
Ward accepted the amendment OF FOL
licoffer. Williams said he wanted to
serve notice on the Senate that TO.
years the west had stood by the Dem
ocratic party at a sacrifice to aid the
men of the east. 81 am not in favor
of making the matter one of politics
but it has been made a matter of poll
tics and it has come to this, that the
west must lose in politics, and it will
proclaim in the west that we will NJ
support any officer who has favored
this bill, and | serve notice on the
gentleman from the east that if this
bill is passed the west will not vote
to return him to the United States Sen
ate. Alexander said he did not be-
lieYe the bill would affect the Demo
cratic party in his section. Even many
Republicans were for the passage OF
the bill. He denied that h rights OF
ohy pCOp4O WIZ ~ az
on, and that those affected were the
men manipulating the various bust
nesseS, who were encrOaching upon
the rights of the State. Mclean saiC
the west was far in advance of the
east in temperance, and that William
was mistaken. Thorne replied to Viii
1iams and said that the east appreci
ated what the west had done for 1T
now the east wanted to help h ives
by driving from it Whiskey manufac
turing. Eller offered an amendment
making the time when the act should
go into effect, July LIST, 1906. WARD
said, feeling sure the bill was going
into effect, he did not desire to 1njure
any mans business, and personally
would not oppose it. Webb suggested
an addition to Eller's amendment, thai
such towns as were now manufactur
ing whiskey would not be affected until
January 1st, 1906, to which Elle1
agreed, but these amendments were
lost and the bill passed third reading
with only two votes in opposition.
The message from the Governor re
garding the bonds held by SchafeI
Bros, of New York, was read, also
the correspondence it transmitted. FOL
licoffer offered a resolution relative
to the South Dakota judgment, ap
pointing the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Speaker of the House and At
torney General a special committee tc
investigate the South Dakota bond is
sue and ascertain what amount is due
the bondholders and to issue a warrant
upon the State Auditor to pay this
sum-
The bill to protect water supplies, by
providing that the act shall apply &c
water companies o organized n
hereafter organized was taken up, the
House having added an amendment tc
the bill; providing that it shall not ap
ply to artesian wells. Boddie moved
that the Senate refuse to concur in the
amendment. The motion was adopted
and the Senators from Buncombe and