The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-16
Proceedings Of theLegIIature
lcoSTISuED FROM FIRST pAor,
sENATE-TUESDAY

Il bill to create bureau Of immi.
grafton aud commerce with a com
missioner at salary Of 81, 500 and /.
clerk at a salary OF $1,000 q wear
and an appropriation Of $500 year.
~ for the purpose Of Carrying On this
work was passed.
ihe senate passed the bill to ap.
propriate $4,000 yearly to be ex-
perded by the insurance commits.
sioner in keeping the property of
! The state insured.
BILLS INTRODUCED
BY Aaron-To amend the charter
OF the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad.
BY Jones-To divide the net pro.
cceds Ct the dispensaries In Johnston
county.
By ElIer-To provide buildings
for the colored state normal schools.
1t aprropriates $4,000 for the four
state schools TO buy real estate.
BY Turner-To prevent the retail
sale Of cigarettes or cigarette paper
III North Carolina.
PASSED THIRD READING
II. BIO regu late the sale of
el cotton referring only to Meek
lenburg.
s.. BIO amend chapter 100,
laws 1903, regarding dispensaries in
Johnston county.
The Rector bill, which has passed
the house, and repeats The act Of 1908
divorcing, after June 1st, 1906. the
office Of sheriff and tax collec,or and
providing for the election Of collec.
tor by the magistrates.
The bill was defeated ON its third
reading.
s. BIO amend the charter Of
the Rowland Improvement Com
pany.
III. BIO make the sheriff of
Orange settle taxes at the usual time
for sheriffs.
s. BIO amend the anti-jug law
Of Fender county, providing that
liquor may be shipped to person
upon tho certificate of a physician
or upon his taking an oath before
mag strate that he needs liquor.
This bill was postponed.
Mr.. Powers.-To provide for en-
largement Of the state capitol.
Mr.. Feimster-To prevent manu-.
facture, sa!e or shipment Of liquor
in towns Of Williams and Shore in
Yadkin county:
Mr.. Stronach, by request-To Sc
cure compulsory school attendance
in Raleigh township.
Mr.. SteWart-To regulate Fay Of
jurors in Harnett.
,, Mr.. Williams-To amend the
Code relative to punishment for
burglary, providing the judge may
In hi, discretion sentence the con.
victed person to the penitentiary
fer life.
Mr.. Williams - Providing the
same in cases Of murder.
Mr.. Williams - Providing the
same in cases of arson.
ANTI-JUG LAW
AT twelve o'clock the special order
Mr.. McNich's anti.jug law-was
laid before the house.
| Members fell over each other send
ing forward amendments to except
their counties, until "A Of these ex-
ceptions lay On the clerks desk. Two
were afterwards withdrawn, Yanc9y
and Cherokee. This left still ex-
copied Rowan, Arson, Wayne, Stan.
ly, Pasquotank, Dare, Jones, Will
sen, Halifax, Martin, EdgecOmbe,
Camden, Davie, Madison, Tyrrell
Wilkes, Granville, Lenoir, Yadkin,
Alexander, Columbus, Onslow. Polk.
Swain, Henderson, Beaufort, Nc
Dowell, Buncombe. Jackson, Har.
nett, Clay, Rockingham, CurritGck,
Chowan, Surry, Pamlico, New Han.
over, Sampson, Hartford and Per-
son.
Mr.. McNinch tried to stem the
tide Of the exceptions by offering an
amendment that the bill do not
apply to regularly licensed dealers,
and two counties were withdrawn.
| A lively argument ensued over
Wayne county. Mr.. HollOwell de-
clared the people Of his county
wanted thu antijug law, while Mr..
Uzzell, his colleague, emphatically
insisted that Mr.. HOllOwell did not
know. but that lie knew the true
sentiment Of the people, ard they
did not want this law.
Then Mr.. McNinch's amendment
was passed, providing that the act
shall not prevent shipment to duly
= licensed dealers in any county.
Finally On motion Of Mr.. Muir
ply, of Bupcombe, the bill went
; over for its third reading.
PASSED THIRD READING
: To auth, rjze commissioners of
Henders Onviile to establish dispensary