The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-26
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
Work That iIs 8eiag Done BY The
North Carolina Lawmakers.
In the Senate.

/ ENORMOUSLY O3A "a
ing that the present divorce laws ser
iously threaten the sanctity of marriage
and praying for special legislation
against anti-scriptral divorce laws, ask
ing for thesrepeaI Of all divorce laws
enacted since 1883. Bills were passed
Incorporating the Winston Salem
Sounth-bound Railway and Durham
and Carolina Railway. "A bill was in.
troduced for registering the names and
placing headstones on all graves of
deceased Confederate soldiers in ev-
cry county, in North Carolina.
Bills were introduced In the Senate
to re-enact divorce acts of 1893, for
the. prohibition in Scotland Neck town
ship to more clearly define yagrancy;
to prevent fraudulent compromises of
suits; to procure speedy trials in civil
actions, to increase salaries sqof all
judges to $4,000; to increase the, pay
OF jurors in magistrates courts from
day: to give homesteaders right to Sc
lect tract land other than the first as
signed them, should they prefer; to
make transportation companies issu-
ing receipt for freight Irresponsible in
suit or claim for loss or damage: to
provide that criminal case shall stand
for trial at first term, If summoned
and verified if complaints are issued
and served thirty days prior to court.
to give lawyer appearing on contingent
fee lieu on judgment. ss, .5tsf -sfs
N the Senate bills were introduced
by MI. Duls covering building and loan
associations; to change time of hold
ing March courts for Rowan and Da-
wilson; to incorporate the Rhodhiss;
10 incorporate the Granite Falls graded
cahn01a d. TAlI~,~TT ~,- -
corporate limits of Lexington; to pro-
vide for the collection of mortgages
given in lieu of bonds; to recognize ap-
pearance at criminal proceedings; to
amend chapter SO, Public Laws of 1893,
by bringing Rowan county under it's
provisions.
In the. House bills were introduced
to protect landlords and tenants en-
EIoyers and employees; to increase ap-
rropriations for. Soldiers Home; to
make it unlawful to sell liquor in five
miles of polling place on the day of
election; to compel attendance in pub
lie schools in Watauga; to provide for
the care Of idiots and epileptics in sep
a-ate institutions; to prevent injustice
by hasty restraining orders and injunc-
ton without notice; to confer upon
justices of the peace Jurisdiction of Of
fence Of ~unlawfully riding upon rail-
ways; to amend The Code by allowing
an increase in the number of jurors
in Iredell and Rowan; to authorize
the removal of action where justices of
the peace die or become incapacitated
before the final determination of the
action; to amend chapter SO, acts of
1901, regarding elections; making it
unlawful to sell liquor on election day;
TO prohibit cities and towns not having
200 qualified voters from selling or
manufacturing liquor, was, made a
special order for January 31st. A bill
to prohibit sale and manufacture Of
liquor in Richmond county to go into
effect April 1st was taken up. The
time arriving for the special order, the
bill to repeal the anti-jug law, it was
mutually agreed it should be postponed
and made a special order for January
rs. Consideration of Richmond county
bill was resumed and Mr.. Burton, of
Richmond, offered an amendment that
the act should go into effect July 1.
M. Butler offered another striking out
Richmond county and inserting North
Carolina, repeating all laws in conflict
with" Mr.. Murphy, of Buncombe, in
quired: Does the gentleman in that
amendment represent his party, the
Republican party of the State?" Mr..
Butler replied: "T am here represent
ing my county, which is a prohibition
county, but l am not making a mis-
take when 1 say l can represent the
Republican party as taking that STEP"
Great applause.
MI. Beaman, Republican, of Mitch
ell, said he would to God the amend
ment would pas and was satisfied the
Republican party in North Carolina
+ was in favor Of an honest prohibition
law, treating all sections of the State
alike. Mr.. McNinch said he challenged
the Republican party to cite a single
instance in which it had not stood up
for the whiskey traffic, and if it had
undergone any change in the past it
was on account of being purified by the
Democratic party.
In reply to McNinch, Mr.. Butler said
he would assure him that the ReDub-
hCan party in North Carolina would
endorse the amendment, but he had
offered it without consultation with a
single soul, but in absolute good faith.
The question came up first on Mr.. But
ler'S amendment. The rOll-call was
demanded, as the amendment was de-
feated, ayes 9, noes 81. The amend
nent giving those who had been grant
cd license until July 1 in which to pre-
pare for closing out their business, was
adopted. 1t passed final reading, only
one no being heard, that of Warbur-
ton.
The Democrats will caucus Tuesday
night on liquor legislation.
The bill passed final reading to regu-
late the sale of corn meal and fixed the
standard of weight. Tt provides that
the standard weight of a bushel of corn
meal, whether bolted or unbolted, shall
he 48 pounds. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to pack for sale,
sell OF offer for sale, any meal except
IL bags, or packages containing by
standard weight two bushels, one
Oushel, half bushel, fourth bushel or
eighth bCshel. Each bag or package