The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-11
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NORTH: CAROLINA A.
An Animated Discussion Over
Amendments to Watts
CREATIONS.
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Editors of Newspapers Allowed ais veg
sS to- Accept Passes III Rett;rinlf
II for Advertising.
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Times D ispatch1

s49t II Especial to The rin1es-D tch.) ill3.
IaALE1c;fI. M c. Feb. "a ftcr long e't 81
and animated debate in the state Senate
tho Ward Bill, to amend the Watts Watts tent l11:
IperancoS law passed its second on reading 9lrls
BY a vote OF rs I'd 16. /. u WIZ
Senator Scales attempted to have az y
placed upon the third reading, bit his Is
motion failed, II and the measure went
over until t. morrow, when there will bo
more speaking on tho question. It pro.
hibits distllcriessin towns OF less & man no
| 1000 inhabl tants. Y. M
When the Bill came IN, Senator Elem
Ing Of Pitt. first addressed the Senate at.
In favor Of Ills substitute, arguing that
the Ward bill was a violation OF Democratic
party principles; that It did not afford
police protection. and that It was q fraud
upon the temperance people of the state;
The Fleming substitute left out the fe-
strlctios1 /. 81 dlstillerIes to towns OF not
less than 900 inhabitan /!
Senator Ward, OF Craven, chainploned
his bill i'm a spirited reply to Senator
Fleming, explaining features and ~ declared
that tho measure was approved BY Dei,1--
ocrntic state Chairman, United States,
Senator simmons II ~ Il ss 55 81
d s.s,5 5INIPAss1oNDD SPEECH.
Senator Mason Of Mort Hampton, made
one Of tho most in1passio Toned orations. raj
Lying the forces Under the standard Of
I''education and temperance, heard in the
Senate thls8 session. # u 5j95 w TIA
Senator Stubs, 0of Martin, asked how
far the. Legislature proposed to go In
theSrestrlctive measures this ronflsca ton
Of Investments made under the sanction
OF the State. The discussion was the
most general and lengthy Of the ses-4
sion. When the question was called mn
amendmcntFtoSst strike out the limit of dis
tleres to- towns of over 4 900 was voted
down, asSwas an amendments making tho
population requirement 500 instead Of
81. 0OO 9s5 rs & - 5l55 ${5
" The bill was then amended SO that 1T
will go into effect January !, 1905. and
passed its second readng, taking its place
on the Scalenda for the final reading to-
morrow 5.8E iff Isl n
The only other bill Of general interest
to-day in the legislature was the meas
ure lowing editors free railroad passes
in exchange for advertising. VI II N
ii@e GOVERNORS RECEPTIONS. III la
# Governor Glenn nnounced that tie res
ception to be given at the Mansions next
"Wednesday will abo exclusively forilthe
state officers and the General Assem-
bly,; and that after the Legislature adj
journs there witt 8bc d reception for the
.people % fRaleigRSS ..a
SPresident charlM D. XcIver, who, Isl
here Sins the h1EHH of eEsiatl Ion for The
state Normtl aid Industrial College, ro-
ccIved to-day a let ter from Andrew Car
;ncgic, to the effect that he has decided
to add, $4,000 to thes Sis, 900, o has already
given4Sfor a. library forSthef college, his
last gift is to buy the furniture for tho;
library. Work on the building has already
begun. sSS. ,S .,4,5 a5
TIE House Judiciary GommttecsBla last
Euftelnoon gave q Lengthy le!hearing on tho
Estewart bucket shop. BILL but took no
action. #. c. GuthricTso f Charlotte, spoke
as.stlieS representa alive Of tho legitimate
brokers'. showing tho demand for legiti-l
mate dealing through exchanges He OK
planned that cotton ma manufacturers are
obliged to speculate DIS 4 It were, In or
dcr&to prevent uncertainty in their busl-.
ness. He said with reference to general
speculation, that no la W could prevent
men from sending their orders over Pos
tai and Western Union wires t Q New YorF
| or other exchanges, " and these commits
sions might4as we'll remain In the State.
j. ]. Hill. of Chicago, spoke on the use
lfulness Of the neutrality-suspicious.. He
urged that North Carolina should forbid
anyone from posting quotations unless
authorized by some exchange. This would
prevent operatiol u vi y oucht't SHops ~
the State
n I,AW5IICENsEs
| The Supreme Court Issues licenses to
practice law to Twenty-Five OF the thirty
five applicants who stood the oxnnlna-
tion last Monday Two III negroes arc
among the number. this being tho firth
time that one of the negroes had appear,
ed before the courtFfor the examination
Tho North Carolina clation or Sec
ondary5 Schools meets here lin annual scs.,
sion February 17thiand { 18th, and college
presidents and professors have accepted
Invitations to meet with them #
Newspaper mon are much grutifcd at
the fact that the House committee hav-
Ing in charge the bill ITO allow tho ssu-
ance Of passes In return for advertising
contracts have decided to give It O. fn.
\ Yorable report, so that It is sure to boz
come Il law. Ever since the 1897 Popu-
list Legislature tho issuing Of passes has
been prohibited.