The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-06
Governor Aycock's An
nuaI Message Read.
A STRONG DOCUMENT
In the Senate OdeIl Asks 100000
for Confederate Pensions--.A Bill
to End Whiskey Sale at Allan
tic Hotel---Aiter Morphine
Fiends.

There was not q great deal of time
spent in the session of the Senate yes
terday but work was done with dis
latch while the time moved swiftly.
The principal events or the day were
the reading of the Mes sage from Gov
ernor Aycock and the appointing OF
committees by the President of the
Senate.
The Message as it was read was lis
tened to with attention and interest.
no member leaving his seat. The doc
ument Is pronounced by each Senator
to be a strong one, and its several rec
concentrations are to receive careful
attention. Five hundred copies We're
ordered printed. 1t is printed in its en-
tirety elsewhere in this paper.
The first ripple of the day was on
the second reading of a bill intro
duced by Mr.. Webb, of Buncombe.
This is to provide that in Asnevllle
and Buncombe county no still for the
manufacture of whiskey shall be oper-
ated with a less capacity than 50
bushels a day. 1t appears that this is
a question agitating Asheville where
license has been refused to stills using
"a bushels q day, the SO being agreed
on as a compromise measure. The bill
required penal bond Of $4,000 not 20
violate any city or State law. this to go
to the city Mr.. Mason, of CASTOR, So n
that this would not be legal rs f
and penalties must go TO the sci sos
fund and unless the bill was SO
changed he would vote against it.
Webb agreed to the change. o. eg
provisions are for fine of from go
TO $500 or months Imprisonment
sales of less than five gallons, no te
to be made except TO parties duly
censed to buy whskey. The licf
for such stills is to be $500 to clt
5000 to county. 5000 to state, this
ing an increase of $50 TO State
county.
Mr.. Turner, of Catawba. inqu
about the bill and it was eXpla
by Mr.. Webb who said the matter e
giving much trouble and crea aa
scandal in Asheyille and that tta
measure had been agreed upon I;
compromise. There are now six
in Asheville and this would reduce IS
number to two.
Mr. Mclean, of Scotland, said he
desired the bill to go to q comm e
as it looked as if this would be ags VI ~
interests of small dealers. He wa fe3
to restrict the evil of the liquor II PC
but was against monopoly. Mr.. v ak
said he wished the bill to be acted
quickly. as the Commissioners of A e-
vile were TO meet at an early CaF
but was willing for the bill TO go
committee 1t was then referre
the Committee on Propositions ai,o
Grievances.
WhisIxey. Cocaine. Morphine
Among the important bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Odell, of Ca
barrus, this to increase Confederate
pensions from 100000 to $500, 600.
one by Mr.. Ward, of Craven. to pro-
vide for appeal TO the Supreme Court
in contempt cases, and another 70
make the office of a bank cashier
continuing office, one by Mr.. Aren-.
dell of Carteret to repeal the act
allowing liquors TO be sold at the At
lantic Hotel. one by Mir. Wright, or
Rowan, to prevent appropriation OF
partnership funds by partner without
consent, and another that DRUGGISTS
be not allowed to sell cocaine and
morphine without receiving a physi-
clans prescription. one by Mr. Eller.
of Forsyth. to incorporate the Winston
and Salem Southbound Railway CON-
pany. this from Winston to the South
Carolina line.
A discussion was had as TO the bin
Of Mr. Everett of Richmond, which
provides for the erection of MEM
orial at Appomattox. in commemora-
ton of the deeds of North Carolina
soldiers. this being by Mr.. Everett,
Mr. Scales, of Guilford and Mr.. Zoill-
Golfer. Of Vance The bill on its sec
ond reading was referred To the judi
ciary Committee to look into some
legal features of the proposition
The Inauguration.
The resolution of Mr. Elier, of For
syth, concerning the inauguration was
taken up, and substitute being pro-
posed by Mr.. Eller this was adopted.
This provides for the canvassing OF
the votes and the declaring of the re-
suit of the election for Governor ana
other State officers on Tuesday. Janu-
iary 10. the inauguration of Governor
Glenn to take place on Wednesday.
January II. at one o'clock. the details
to be arranged by committee OF
three from the Senate and five from
the House The Senate members are
Mr. Eller, of Forsyth. Mr.. Odell, OF
Cabarrus, and Mr. Ward. Of Craven.
The Day in Detail.
The second days session of the.
Senate opened at II o'clock promptly
President Turner presiding. The
members We're all on time, and the
galleries We're vacant.
The mornings session was opened
with prayer by Rev. M. NJ Marshall,
of Christ church, whose prayer was
an earnest one. The reading of the
Journal was dispensed with on mo-
ton OF MIR. Vann, of Chowan.
A message was read from the House
informing the Senate that the organi-
zation had been effected. To wait OH
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