The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-05
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bucket Shop Bill Passed. Morganton
Gets $4,000 Extra. Fight On
Divorce Bill and Other Live
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session the Dill apprOprldJ1ng I3O,OOU
for the heating plant at the A. & M.
College.
Mr.. Boney, of New Hanover, favored
the bill and urged it as as not alone
OF value to the A. & NJ. but to other
buildings Mr. Stewart, of Harnett,
/ opposed it, saying he saw only bene-
lift to the A. 81 M. in the BILL and in
view Of the fact that the House had
during the morning voted down an APP
preparation of $4,000 for two years
to equip the teachers of the State in
the public schools, that he opposed
any such appropriation, that it is in
opportune at this last day of the ses-
sion and that it had not been examined
carefully. He would not submit with
out a protest.
Mr.. Mitchell, of BERTHE, opposed the
bill, saying it came too late and was
not in the appropriation bill. The bill
has merit, be believed, but the ma
chinery in it needed perfection and the
institution should wait two years and
have it in proper shape.
Mr.. Robertson opposed the bill, not
because he did not see the need of
the plant, but because the money is
not in sight, and the plans are not
perfect. Personally he favored the
purpose, but in view of all the sur
lroundings he felt that he must oppose
the measure. AS chairman of the APP
preparation Committee he declared the
committee had tried to care for the A.
& NJ. as best it could.
/ Mr.. Stickley, of Cabarrus, gave
figures on the cost of the plant called
for and the expense of maintaining it,
thus showing that the present ex-
penses are less than those proposed.
! He opposed the appropriation.
| Mr.. LanghinghouSe, of Pitt, urged
the BILL saying that he saw lobbyists
present from private concerns and
their anxiety showed the need for the
plant. AS to the statement that the
necessary extension could not be made
through the streets of Raleigh upon
Investigation he found that the streets
of Raleigh belong to the State of North
Carolina and not to the city of Raj
eigh at all, an opinion eoncurred in by
the Attorney General.
Mr.. Winborne, or Hartford, thought
lit a dangerous proposition to try to
establish that the streets of Raleigh
belonged to the State, for if so the
i State would soon be called upon to
pave them. His idea, he explained,
is that the bill is too late.
Mr. Graham, of Lincoln, said he
was not attempting to railroad the
bill through, he disclaimed such and,
lspurred the the accusation, saying
that the bill had been given to the
Committee on Appropriations and had
come from it late, and as soon as this
had been done the bill was put before
the General Assembly.
Mr.. Robertson explained that the
committee was not to be blamed, that
bills had TO be examined, and that
other appropriations asked and re-
fused were on the same footing.
/ Mr.. Mitchell disclaimed any inteH-
ton to reflect upon Mr.. Graham, but
that in the hurting of getting bills
through the term railroad" would
lapply at the last of the session.
Mr.. Wood opposed the bill, saying
that it came too late. Mr.. Boney ex-
planned that he saw the need for the
plant and advocated it, telling also OF
his advocacy of bills for appropria
lions to the educational department.
Mr.. Koonce, of Onslow, was called
to the chair as the vote was about to
be taken. AS he took charge there
was applause and Mr.. Winborne arose
land said, Mr.. Speaker, the reading
clerk has a pistol in his pocket" The
Ifother of the ''Koonce Pistol Bill
lsmiled benignly but did not search
the clerk. The House enjoyed the
thine during which Mr.. Koonce presid-
led; and when finlly he retired. he ex-
lplained that II am not familiar with
the run of the bills, and in retiring
from the chair l suggest that 1 do SO
because / am informed that the read
ling clerk is CARRYING a pistol" In
lvieW of all the surroundings the re-
mark created much amusement.
But back to the $4,000 appropria-
ton for the A. 6; M. heating plant The
vote being taken the bill was killed.
To Other Bills.
The bill to amend the charter of
concord was passed. Being a Senate
bill it was ordered to be enrolled. The
bill providing for sale by the city of
concord of a private building it owns
Twas also passed.
The bill of Mr.. Alexander concern
ling DOLL tax to be 50 each for city,
county and State, applying only to
lMecklenburg was passed on it's several
Il readings and sent to the Senate
i Woodland Bucket Shop Bill"
The House had somewhat Of a stir
on the Senate amendment to the
Woodland bucket shop" BILL this pro-
Ividing that it not be construed as APP
Eplying to any person, firm of corpora
ltion or their agent actually engaged in
purchasing goods for manufacture and
hedging on these sales
Mr.. Murphy, of Rowan, objected as
this would create a privileged class Of
gamblers. MIR. Woodland explained
that this was not so, that it only per-
mitted cotton mill men and whole
salers to buy and hedge on sales made.
The amendment. he said, was favored
by manufacturers like Senators Long.
and Odel! and Mr.. Fries, of Winston.
The amendment was concurred in an
the Woodland bucket shot bill
needs only enrolling and raft
fication to be a law
Morganton Gets Extra $4,000.
The bill from the Senate providing
for $4,000 extra for the hospital for
the insane was the cause of prolonged
argument at times bitter. When 1t
was read Mr.. Redwine offered an
amendment increasing the amount TO
300
MIR. Murphy, of Rowan, declared the
. House ought not to concur. that a
Senator, afterwards named as the
Senator from Buncombe, had threat
ened to hold over the House the hold
! ing up of the appropriations bill till
the House passed the bill giving this
extra $1O0 00 He declared that such
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