The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-28
Not Willing to Class United
States as Ally of Liquor
Criminals.
FAV0Rs WEBB-KENY0N BILL
Proceedings Indicate That Leg
islature Is Controlled by
Conservative Sentiment.
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Raleigh. n c. January 29-The
expression whereas the protection OF
the nquor traffic makes the United
states an ally of the liquor criminals
was stricken from the joint resolution
as it had passed the House to-day
by the Senate. urging Congress 10 pass
the Webb-Kenyon bill to prohioi1
the shipment of liquor into prohibition
territory The Senate eliminated this
expression on recommendation OF the
COMMITTEES on Federal Relations ana
sent the amended resolution TO the
House for concurrence.
The Senate voted that clerks De
provided for the Committee on APP
No. 2 Wade Wishart. OF Robson
County. gets the cleTkship TO the
appropriations committee
The longest discussion in the House
to-day was on the Kellum bill for ex-
tending the age limit of consent on ,he
part of girl from fourteen to sixteen
wears. In the end it received re-reference
10 the committee. with amendment
by Doughton for marriage OF parties
to stop prosecution. in which case
costs shall be paid by the defendant
indications are that the bill viii pass
Especially notable bills introduced
in the House were by Haymore TO re-
E
10 provide for a more speedy settle
ment of the small claims by patrons; by
Ray to empower women to recover IN
their own right for damages Tor per-
sonaI injuries. to regulate water power
and electric lighting companies
Two bills amending the state Con-
stitution were offered in the Senate
to-day. both being much TO the same
effect. The Ivie bill would relieve the
General Assembly from having TO
consider the great volume of special
and private bills. delegating powers 10
county and State authorities 10 act
under general law, and would CONFER
the veto power on the Governor. add
the Commissioner of Agriculture 20 the
Council of state and strike out the
word rebellion in referring TO the
War between the States
A bin by Senator Little merely gives
the Gobernor the veto power
Little Work Accomplished.
With fifteen days of the sixty days
session limit passed the members OF the
General Assem- bIy-Senators and Rep
resentstives-fnd the machinery OF
the two houses just about fully mar
shalled and fabricated for the actual
work TO begin. Less than score OF
bills have been actually ratified. and
practically all OF these are private ana
public local
The work OF the session has sufd-
GENTLY advanced TO show definitely
that the ssembly--Housc as well az
Senate-is dominated by a certainly
conservative sentiment. and the peo-
plc IN the state can rest assured that
nothing j. going to get through that
can at all be ciassed as ultra progressive
The fate Of the resolution a few days
ago to invite distinguished men 10 ao-
dress the Legislature on initiative ana
referendum demonstrated that TINS
theory az progressive government VII
really have no show OF serious consio-
Grafton a. this session
The forces that dominated IN his
hostile expression a. 10 initiative and
referendum also make 10 clear that the
bills FOR. rigid iczaiizcj primaries for
al parfics IN the state. and AZ the
expense OF the state viii strike breakers
that will cert ainiy result az least ~ mere
~ the enactment OF a primary law that
viii be adopted optionaiiy bx counties
and by parties through executive com :
mttfoc action and that viii only give
these primaries the party and not
the state or county expense.
The ovcrshadowing problem that -
engaging the thought Of the icadcrs ~
ftis time ~ that OF adjustment % the
finances OF tho state. The sub-com-
nitfecs Of the senate and tho House
Committees on Finance that arc 20
erapplc The matter Of framing adequate
been announced. and with the cornine
week will begin almost daily con
fcrrncrs for this task The Appropris-
tton Committee " also Just entering on
ise duties through eubcon rlttrr- ana
81 the outset dcciarcs IS purpose 20
practice the most riEid economy.
Little " any legislation creating ne~