Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-02-23
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
Work That is Being Done BY the
North Carolina Lawmakers.
Election Liquor Bill.


The House took up the bill making
# a misdemeanor to sell or give away
iiouor within five miles of a voting
,ace on election day, with an amend
ment incorporated by the committee
providing that man could give away
drink. provided that he did not do so
with intent to influence the election,
following the election law of The Code.
Messrs. McNinch and Alexander, of
Mecklenburg; Davis, and Murphy, OF
Buncombe, spoke against the amend
nent saying it would be we'll enough
10 suspend the dispensing of liquid hos
Ditalities even in private houses one
LAY in two years, and claimed it would
be far better to do this than by adopt
ing the amendment to practically Ii
eense the giving away of liquor on cleo
ton day. 1t would be impossible to con-
yict anybody under the language OF the
amendment. Mr.. Winborne said it was
an outrage to brand every man GRIM
inal who, in the privacy of his home,
should extend common courtesy to a
friend, simply because it happened to
be on election day. Under the proposed
law man would be a criminal who
gave his wife or cook a small dram to
ease the toothache or such like afflic-
tion Mr. Murphy, of Buncombe, again
spoke, saying he had seen young men
who were temperate dead drunk on free
Republican election liquor in Buncombe
county on election day. To require the
State to prove the intent would be to
nullify the law The county of Bun
combe, regardless of politics, desired to
break up this disgrace of using whiskey
to influence elections. Mr.. Powers Of
fered an amendment striking out the
words with the intent to influence the
election" This was adopted by large
majority. Mr.. Winborne offered an
amendment making it crime to give
away cigars and tobacco on election
day. but this was defeated. Mr.. Muir
ply, of Buncombe, contended that
whiskey would take an electors think
ing faculties away, while tobacco would
not. Mr.. McNinch nodded approval at
this argument ,and asked Mr.. Win
borne if he honestly desired the amend
ment to pass.
Tuesday in the House the following
bills passed third reading:
For the Improvement OF streets of
Randleman. To prevent live stock
from running at large in certain ter
rltories in Columbus county. To al
low the city of Charlotte to issue
bonds.
The McNnch Anti-Jug Law.
The hours of IL O'Clock was the
special order for considering the Nc
Nlnch anti-jug bill the following coun-
Ties sending sending forward amend.
ments accepted by Mr.. McNinch,, ex'
emptlng them from operations of the
act: Wayne, Sampson, Wilson, Anson
oiay, Rowan, Rockingham, Caswell,
Pltt, Transylxania, Stanly, Pasquo
tahK. Davie, Jones, Martin, Edgecombe
I Ne ltax, Currituck, Chowan, Camden
Maolson, Tyrrell, Wilkes, Granville
aenolr, Yadkin, Alexander, Columbus
orslow, Polk, Swain, Henderson, Cher
GAee, Beaufort, Mcdowell, Buncombe
Jackson JACKSON, Harnett, Surry, Pamlico
New Hanover.
=, Mr. McNinch offered an amendment
enat the law should not apply tc
eouhtles where the sale Of liquor wa:
permitted, but it did not head off the
exemption.
Inc counties of Hartford and Per
"h Suh were exempted and the county Of
0nerokee withdrew the amendment
ethAempting it from the. law. The bill
onen passed it's second reading, as
ranenced, and on objection to third
Wg 1Wvaalng today it went over unit
oo, omoea,nesday. Messrs. Murphy, of Bun
W ooi4oe, and Biggs, of Durham, explain
no W. mat they desired an opportunity tt
~ ie thoroughly examine the effect o
'ne McNinch amendment.
In the Senate.
"A number of local bills were intro
ouced Tuesday.
,oaii me following bills passed fina
ara aaoing: TO authorize the commission
of OF CASTOR county to issue $500 ,OO(
won,l nonds to improve public roads; te
co'll "Uih the public roads of Rutherfort
iunty; inu to provide for the better work
aneo ans o1 the roads of Chatham; tt
tv. tueno the road law of Madison coun
n o' 10 20 amend charter of Asheville
reso establish an electric light plant ant
to'ervolr to and authorize a bond issue
W. incorporate the Edgecombe Rail
IL ty' 10 authorize Rutherford count,
IN issue t, 100000 to pay for the stool
panu ,ne rutherford Construction Com
to incorporate the Wataug;