The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-07

Il SCLIiiS d lei ca
day next week as a special order and
let h House dispose Of the matter
when the gentleman from Harnett was
present. Mr.. Woodland objected to the
bill going back to the committee.
Messrs. Murphy and Rowan. of Rowan
and Buncombe, favored sending the Dill
to the committee. Mr.. McNinch said he
was assured by large manufacturers
among his constituents that the Dill
would seriously cripple their legitimate
business, and he felt that they should
have an opportunity not only to xam-
inc the new bill, but to be heard before
the committee. He was anxious to de-
stroy bucket shops, but I'm doing So he
was not willing to interfere with an.
just or necessary trade conditions OF
business men anywhere. He insisted on
giving their interests a right to re
heard before h committee. Mr.. Bigss
insisted on having the substitute bill
sent to the committee. He aid it was
an entirely new bill and should be care
fully examined by the committee and
understood by those interested. He
said it was unprecedented to have su.h
a bill Of so far reaching influence CON
sidered without a committee passing on
it. It was entirely different from the
bills examined and reported on by the
committee. Robertson and Winbornc
favored referring to the committee.
Judge Graham then withdrew his. o.
jections and the bH.I was referred
HOUSE PAYS IT'S RESPECTS TC
THE MESSENGER.
Rising to a question of personal priv
ilege, DR.. Alexander, of Meckienburs,
read an editorial of The Wilmington
Messenger attacking him for having the
pharmaceutical law changed so as 70
exclude the town of Huntersville IN
Mecklenburg county from having to
dispense drugs by a licensed pharma-
cist. DR.. Alexander said that a good
many petitions had been sent by citi-
zens of Huntersville and the whole vi
cinity was aroused over the need OF a
drug store. The trade did not justify
a high price druggist. He had intro
duced a bill to allow Huntersville to De
from the law. The president
of the state Pharmaceutical Association
after the general law fixing the limit or
500 inhabitants agreed on by the COM
mittee, readily consented to fixing the
limit at 600, and the Huntersville bill
was then tabled. The state board stlli
has the right to prevent druggists not
licensed from selling drugs in towns Of
less tina 600 population for good and
sufficient reasons. DE. Alexander said
he a nothing to say about the attack
of the editorial on the legilature n on
the judiciary committee. He would let
that committee speak for itself. Mr..
said that out of Difference to the
-,dvice Of The Messenger he moved that
the Legislature do now adjourn sine die.
Judge Graham offered an amendment
hat this adjournment should app
only to sampson county, Mr.. Butler
withdrew his motion after much laugh
ter. Judge Winborne being called out,
said as chairman Of, the Judiciary COM
and speaking for it, would only
tina the members were all gentle
men. ana being such would not dignity
such publications 10y taking any notice
Of it.
The bill regulating the liability OF
common carriers for damaged or lost
was re-referred to the judiciary
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed fnaI read
To make ~homesteads conveyed By
subject to sale under jud5-
liens which had attached.
Directing treasurer to pay expenses
Of PENAL Institutions committee for Wis
iting state farms on the Roanoke river.
To authorize a subcommittee Of the
and House .corp mjtfaaS on shell
to visit and inspect the oyster wa
tiers.
To amend the charter Of Oxford.
To prohibit sale or manufacture OF
liquor in two miles Of. Classy Creek
in Ashe county.
To provide half fees IN cases Of act q
bill in the counties Of Jackson.
swan, Catawba and Pennsylvania.
70 amend the laws OF 1857 and 1893
regulating the sals; Of seed cetton.
To amend the law of evidence relative
to written Instruments.
To amend section 1863 of the code refa-
tive to, serving process Of attachment
The House at 100 O'Clock adjourned,
until 1870 Friday.
BILLS TO REDUCE RAILROAD
FARES.
Owing to the reception given the di-
rectors Of the jamestown Exposition
Company, the hearing of the railroad
representatives on the bills reducing
fares to two and one-half cents per
mile was given only by the Senate COM
mittee- No quorum of the House COM
mittee being present it retired. Nom
resident railroad men only discussed the
question before the Senate committee.
These were officials Of the Seaboard.
Coast Line, Norfolk and western, and
several other roads All declared it
would be ruinous to reduce fares to the
low rates proposed. S. G.. Ryan, general
passenger agent of the Seaboard, read
statistics showing that at the present
rates, his road lost money in passenger
business in North Carolina. It was
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