The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-24
! idiots and epileodos in a separate instl-

tuition.
Graham Of GranviIle: To validate
| judgments under which sale OF contin-
gent remainders has been made.
| Simpson: To increase pay Of jurors
in Gates county.
owles To allow DR.. Register Of
| Wilkes county to practice medicine.
Biggs: To incorporate the Bank of
iChapel Hill.
Simpson: TO amend the private law
relative to h Waxhaw Banking and
Trust Company.
BILLS PASSED FINAL READING.
Bills passed final reading:
To amend charter at Sa4em. by max
ing ten per cent. Of the value Of It's
taxable property the basis of o linz
it.
| To incorporate n town Of Tabor, Co
, lurnbus county.
J To increase the pay OF jurors in cap
ftal cases in Halifax n Northampton
counties to 500 a day.
PROHIBITION FOR RICHMOND
A bill to prohibit the sale and manu-
facture of liquor in Richmond county.
| to go into effect April LIST, was taken
up Winborne moved hat it be made
a special order for next Wednesday al
noon, saying he expected to vote for
| the bill on account Of the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding II. Next Tues
day night there will be held a caucus
of the Democratic members of the Leg
i~saiture to plan some line Of action TO
take in all these matters, in order that
no mistake may be mad in subsequent
matters of this kind, and for this rea-
son he said he would be glad to have
action deferred until after that caucus.
Graham said that on general principles
he agreed with Winborne, but in this
| NO ooca tIzr.o --,. No mod ~
p~ostponing it. The bin had passed the
Senate almost unanimously, had been
| considered before two committees after
public hearings and discussions. fair
and full notice had been given and the
facts disclosed in the investigations
showed a remarkable situation. The
relief which this bill would give had
been asked for by every minister, and
by every manufacturer, except of whis-
key, by a majority of qualified voters.
by women and children, by Democrats
and Republicans alike, and even the
, railways in hat territory had for their
own protection joined in the demand
for the passage of this bill.
The time arriving for the special CIR
der, being the the bill to repeal the anti
jug law law Of 1903, it was
agreed that it should be postponed aid
made a special order for January &c.
at noon.
Consideration of the Richmond coun-
ty bill was resumed and Winborne, de-
fining the reasons why he would sup
port it, made an extended argument
on the Watts law, saying that in his
campaign he told his people openly and
frankly he stood on the Democratic
platform and would uphold hat law,
but there was evidently a purpose on
the part of some to disregard these
principles n by special legislation on
matters yet in embryo to disregard the
pledges made to the people. He then
withdrew his motion Of postponement.
Warburton Of Richmond, offered an
amendment that the act should go into
effect July list.
Butler offered another striking out
Richmond county and inserting the
word North Carolina, repeating all
laws in conflict with it," Butler aid
he did not think distinctions should be
made of counties but that the whole
state should act. Murphy, Of Bun
combe, inquired: docs the gentleman
in that amendment, represent his par
ty, the Republican party of the state ?"
Butler replied: Il am here representing
my county, which is a prohibition coun-
ty, but I am not making a mistake
when I say that I can represent the
Republican party as taking that posi-
ton" (Great a~pplause.) Beauman, of
Mitchell said he would to- God the
amendment would pass and was salts
fled the Republican party in North
Carolina was in favor of an honest
prohibition law, treating all sections Of
the state alike.
McNinch said he challenged the Re
publican party to cite a single instance
in which it had not stood up for the
whiskey tariff, and that if it had I'M
dergone any change Of heart it was
on account Of being purified by the
Democratic party. In reply to Nc
Ninch. Butler said he would assure
him hat the Republican party in
North Carolina would endorse mis-
amendment. but that he had offered it
without consultation with a single
soul but in absolute good faith. An
other amendment was offered, au-
thorizing and dire citing the commits
sioners Of Richmond county and the
aldermen Of Hamlet and Hoffman to
refund the amount Of taxes paid for
license by the whiskey dealers and
manufacturers, or SO much as had not
been taken up, Graham, of Granville.
offering this.
The question came up first on But
ler's amendment prohibiting the man
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Carolina. The roll call was demanded
and agreed to. The amendment was
defeated, the vote being ayes 9 and
nos 81.
J Warburton askd that as a matter of
simple justice his amendment giving
those who had been granted license
until July 1st in which to prepare for
closing out their business, be voted
on and adopted. Biggs, Of Durham,
advocated this amendment, saying ii
was manifestly unfair to close out
these men when they had a contract
with the country, State and town to
do business until July 1st. on April 1st
giving them no time in which to dis
pose of their stock. investments, ma
chinery, etc. He said he would vote
for the bill. but that the amendment
was needed as a matter Of common
justice. Murphy, of Rowan, made al