The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-04
PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON AMENDMENTS
Joint Committee to Recommend
Changes to State Con-
stitution.
MILEAGE BOOK HEARING
Drastic Bill Prohibiting Sale Of
Anything Containing
Alcohol.
MILEAGE.
Special to The Times Dispatch. J

halelBn, y. T., FEBRUARY 3.---ln the
House to-day joint resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Ewart and placed
on tho calendar for passage withou.
committee references to create a join.
select committee to report bill rec
ommcnding amendments to tho state
Constitution. to be submitted to the
people.
Mr.. burlington introduced. by re
quest of the North Carolina Merchants
Association. y bill for constitutional
amendment allowing waiver or
homestead exemption.
Mr.. Tomlln offered a facctious reso-
luton OF coincidence TO "Old Booze and
all his family"
The bill by state Bank Examiner
Doughton. revising the banking laws
Of the state. was introduced by Mr.
Carr. OF Durham, and 700 copies were
ordered printed.
so, tho bill TO put husband and wife
on equal footing in divorce on bihii-
cal grounds.
AT n hea ring on tho mileage book
question by tho Joint legislative Com
mittees on Railroads this evening, Son
ator Bnggett's Senate bill ana two
House bills requiring railroads to have
mileage pulled on trains. conductors
of tho Southern. Seabcard and Allan
mileage on the trains endangered TIC
lives of passengers. III that they
could not property operate trains with
this additional work. Passenger Trat-
hc Manager Hardwick, Of the SOUTH
orn; General Passenger Agent Ryan,
of the Seaboard. and James II. Pou,
counsel. argued against the proposed
legislation. The railroad officials
stated that printed forms arc being
I.n6 10, nlit ant
waiting for tho ticket agents to write
destinations on tickets given In cN-
change for mileage and that Two tick
ct windows Will ha kept open at all
PRINCIPAL stations In future. An carly
report from the committee is expected.
Drastic Prohibition Isiii.
In the debate on the Kent ncar-beer
bill before the House last night, Rep
resentativo Ewart offered as a substi-
iute n sweeping and very drastic bill
prohibiting tho sale Of anything con-
tanning alcohol. preventing The hand
ling or salo Of liquor by clubs. abolish
ing their locker systems; prohibiting
newspapers in the State from publish
Ing advertisements OF liquors reauir-
Ing druggists selling liquors on physi-
clans prescriptions to make sworn
statements every six months that they
arc not violating the law, requiring
persons who are sick and in need Of
whiskcy to make affidavit before some
person, authorized TO administer oaths
before they can obtain a prescription
from n physician, said AFFIDAVIT, 10 ac-
company the prescription to the drug
store flling it; prohibiting express
companies and other public service
corporations from shipping INTO the
State and delivering liquor to any,
person without securing the namn Of
the consgnor and consiynec, VINO are
to obtain Il written permission from
the clork OF the boards OF commits
sioners. The substitutes. witch was
ruled out OF order, Is a lengthy docu-
ment and deals comprchcnslvoly with
substitute Judge Ewarl declared that
the man who drinks at all drinks more
than he does. He said he favored To-
cal option from principle, bUI that the
people OF North Carolina BY q majority
OF nearly 10000 have said that they
want prohibition. and he wanted 10
see the law enforced in fact as we'll as
in name. He said ii his substitute
was adopted that 10 uso his exact
drop of liquor In North Carolina as
it is for a rich man to so Though the
eye Of n needle
The sweeping provisions Of Senator
Browns bill now pending in the SEN
ate arc attracting wide attention, es-
peoially by the oluhmcn of the state
The provisions in full are: THAT any
corporation, club, association or per-
son who shall directly or inhrrectly
keep or maintain by itself or himself
or by association with others, or who
shall in any manner aid assist or nbet
inkcepinG or maintaining Il club room
or other place whore Intoxicating
liquors are received or kept to be
drank. or for barter or sale or dis
,trihution or for division or use among
the members of any club or associa
tion by any means whatever. on where
the members are allowed to keen In
toXicating liquors in lockers or in
storage devices Of any Kind, shall be
guilty OF misdemeano:. THAT this
act shall be in force from and after
July I. 1911"
Petition for Train.
The Corporation Commission mas re
ceivcr from members OF tho General
Assembly representing territory that
would he affected a petition making
the specific request that the commits