The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-24

eu. ne uFBeu, the IeltTcHce vi tuC
resolution to the judiciary committee
with instruction for an early report.
Senator Graham cal ed up his bill
to empower the governor to employ
counsel to prosecute the N. & w.
rate case before the interstate COM
Inerce commission ard appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose. AMI asked Its
immediate passage. Objection on the
part or Senator Redwine returned the
bill to the calendar.
President Winston announced the
addition of Senator Reiwine to the
committee on railroads to succeed SEN
atur Ethridge, resigned. The senate
adjourned to II o'clock Thursday
morning.
THE HOUSE.
The house was In session less than
a half hour, the opening prayer being
by DR.. /. Mex. Pittenger, of the Church
OF the Good Shepherd. When the
journal had been approved and bills
and resolutions announced in order,
Mr.. Douf. ass, OF Wake. obtained the
hoor<an offered a bill for statutory
prohibition. He said that in doing so
he wished to be understood as abiding
by the action of the democratic eau
Gus except that he just wanted the
privilege OF offering this bill "for his
conssierce's sake" and he hoped fur
Their that there were features in It
that might help the committee that
draws the prohibition election bill in
some of the features desired. The bill
Twas received and referred to the com
Imittee. t.t4*.
Y While the emphatic demand made
lon the democratic legislative caucus
asst night BY the North Carolina anti
saloon laague was for statutory pro
Inhibition effective January /, there
seems TO be a very general spirit OF
Iacceptance of the final action of the
caucus IN limiting the consideration
LOT the prohibition question to a bill
that shall provide general state prohi'
Ibition after January l. 1909, II the
measure Is ratified By the people in
la General election. Leaders of the
prohibition forces say this morning
that they are perfectly wi ling to have
1.-The general election and. in fact, in
dictate that they believe that possibly
the campaign necessary for the elec
ton which must be held viii give op
4 rortunity for paving the way for bet
ter and more general enforcement o
,he law when IL does 20 into onera
-ion. President Garrison. Chairman
rrhn A. Oates end others Of the Off
L rers OF the antisaloon leagne wi ! re
main in Raleigh several days. keep
| ing touch with the legislative work o
, rrarating and enacting the bill in
Eicatrd be the derncratic cau:us a
r"r,riss'bie The bill is to be y
drawn thai IN The event state pTohi
Ebiticn Is defeated the present cond'
ltinns rrfe- the Watts and Ward act
the prohibition or dlspensary terri
ltnries-wiIi rot hn disturbed. So IN
temneranoe forces feel that certain
Y nothing L. 10 be lost by the genera
election TO he ordred. lie leaders ar
declaring today that they win swee
the state be one hundred thousand ma
}ority. On Che other hand. there ar
those WHO should be In tourh wit
1.-THE situation VITO heiieye there is
/ istrong possibility Of defeating prob
hltlon II the opponents get out int
really vigorous campaign. The In
nression now Is that the election MI
be provided for in the bill In The sprirI
er early sumner so al 10 avert tn
Infection Of the issue into The genera
November elections.
Other bills introduced in the hous
were:
Nortor-ro aid in making Whining
ton a gateway port.
Gfbbs-A'low Swain county to erec
new court house. =
Galloway. Of Green-Ampnd law d
to the ere Of idiots ard Insane.
Bickett-To subn'it to the people n
I.ouIshurg the question OF -iispensar,
or no dispensary."
Koonce-To amend the Revisa' rel
alive 70 he terms Of onsIow corr
and allow The county 10 sch the oh
court house
watts--Amend the road law Of Alex
ander county. Allow Tayiorvills 1
tevey speriai tax.
Jores. OF Johustnn-To reduce fec
u officers in Johnston county.
Dcuglass--To REQUIRE railroads Il
hunGle electric equipment.
Parks-Providc for two additiona
courts In Ashe county. As To fshin
: In New river. Ashe.
Rodwcll-Biii relating TO collection
II taxes by sheriff AMI amaad 'aw rel
|. alive 10 public drunkenness In war
] ren county.
pcrsons~-As to road tax In Rockins
ham county. To protect game Il
/ Richmond county
The house adjourned at t1:45 unit
II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Charters were issued today 10
. three new corporations at Charlotte
Greensboro and Henderson. The ]
A. Alexander company. Of Charlotte
capital sI25.000. bv N. u. Alexande
! and others. The Love.cochran Man