Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-02-15
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
Work That is Being Done BY tho
North Carolina Lawmakers.

the House, but little was lone IN either
branch of the legislature Thursday.
The following bills passed their fin
al readings: For the prevention Of
fraudulent trading. The bill provides
against the use Of a name, not that
Of the proprietor, and against a mar
ried woman conducting the store OF
her husband without her own name.
It prevents fraudulent trading by men
in the names of their wives, IN II a
woman does business in her W name,
the act makes her a freetrader.
A message was received from the
House in a resolution on the death Of
Representative Phipps, n asking
that a comgmittee of four from
the House and two from the Sen
ate to be appointed to accompany
the body home. The memorial was
adopted and Senators Taylor and Long,
of Iredell, were appointed the Senate
committee. Taylor moved that the
Senate adjourn on account of the death
OF Phipps. This action was taken.
A brief session was held in the House
Thursday, after which adjournment
was taken out Of respect OF the mem
DRY of Representative Phipps, VINO aled
Wednesday afternoon.
The Divorce Bill.
In the House Friday the only mat
ter of Importance was the divorce
question.
Ward Bill Passes.
In the Senate Friday there was much
discussion on the Ward liquor bill, it be-
ing a special order for noon. At the
close Of tile discussion. Ward called
or previous questions. Vanns amend
ment as to the size of towns was lost,
but that providing that the law shall
become effective January l X was
adopted. All other amendments were
voted down, and the bill passed us
second r~eading-25 to Is. Gillian OBJ
jected to the third reading, and Scales
motion to suspend the rule and put
it on a third reading failed TO get the
necessary tWo-thirds vote. Inc SEN
ate then adjourned.
In the Senate Saturday there were
a number of petitions and bills pre-"
sented.
The act known as the Ward bill
came up for third reading.
Ward Bill Passes.
To amend the public laws OF /?
regulating the manufacture and sale
of liquor in North Carouna. Stubbs
offered an amendment providing that
the act should not apply to incorpor-
ated towns where liquor is now being
manufactured under the provisions OF
the Watts act. Stubs said the amend
ment was but fair. Zollicoffer sent
forward an amendment provided that
nothing in the bill should be con-
x4..o1 l. ~I+o, ~, oron,I 3hn Watts
law of 1908. Stubs amendment was
put and lost by a vote Of Is to y.
Ward accepted the amendment Of ZOl-
licoffer. Williams said he wanted to
serve notice on the Senate that for
years the west had stood by the Dem
ocratic party at a sacrifice to aid the
men of the east. Il am not IN favor
Of making the matter one OF pOlltlcs,
but it has been made a matter Of poll
tics and it has come to this, that the
west must lose in politics, and it Will
proclaim in the west that we VIII not
support II officer who has favored
this bill, and | serve notice on the
gentleman from the east that II this
bill is passed the west will not vote
to return him to the United States Sen
ate. Alexander said he did not be-
lieve the bill would affect the Demo
cratic party in his section. Even many
Republicans were for the passage OF
the bill. He denied that the rights OF
any people were being e~ncroached up
on, and that those affected were the
men manipulating the various busl'
nesses, who were e~ncrOachlng upon
the rights of the State. Mclean said
the west was far in advance of the
east in temperance, and that Williams
was mistaken. Thorne replied to Will
liams and said that the east appreci
ated what the west had done for 1T
now the east wanted to help the west
by driving from it whiskey manufac'
turing. Eller offered an amendment
making the time when the act should
go into effect, July LIST, 1906. Ward
said, feeling sure the bill was going
into effect, he did not desire to injure
any mans business, and personally
would not oppose it. Webb suggested
an addition to Eller's amendment, that
such towns as were now manufactur
ing whiskey would not be affected until
January LIST, 1906, to which Elle1
agreed, but these amendments were
lost and the bill passed third reading
WIN only Two VOlGS III oppooiIAoA'
The message from the Governor re
garding the bonds held by Schafe1
Bros, of New York, was read, also
the correspondence it transmitted. Zol
licoffer offered a resolution relative
to the South Dakota judgment, ap
pointing the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Speaker of the House and At
torney General a special committee tc
investigate the South Dakota bond is
sue and ascertain what amount is due
the b~ondholders and to issue a warrant
upon the State Auditor to pay this
sum.
The bill to protect water supplies, by
providing that the act shall apply te
water companies now organized ane
hereafter organized was taken up, the
House having added an amendment te
the bill, providing that it shall not ap
ply to artesian wells. Boddie moved
that the Senate refuse to concur in the
amendment. The motion was adopted
and the Senators from Buncombe ane
Yancey we're appointed as a confer
ence committee.
The House spent the day in a quie
n The following bills were rati
fed: To amend the charter of Hender
sonville, relating to collection of taxes
to elect commissioners and justices o
the peace in Washington county b.