Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-21

oTeieolG orrell did not regard the objection to
NJ ..be abuse All laws were subject to abuse.
grOo .e counties would look to the character of the
bu' entrusted with the business If teachers should
men n. liver change burdensome, they could soon
thlnn Nd of it, as was intended by the bill The
gel 10 Inv expense would probably be one per cent
WIFI l:aL would be willingly paid by any county
Will I steele followed and made rap at the Green's
NJ l,rb Insurance bills. If the present bill would
b0o" tbe effect of driving them out it would be
nav .sons inducement for him to go for it.
s Wr ;orrell presumed Mr. Steele was in favor of
snl Mr Steele. Not of certain small ones never
Nh h,t one of them IN my life, and passed that off
I'D. he doorkeeper soon as possible. Uaughter.)
OIL W. w. Gorrell 1t is the practice of some persons
!. rot lid of their best money first Mr. G. then
81 to South Carolina 81 bills flooding the State,
,a tbcre had been law statute books for
VIM Isst twenty-five years making it an indctable Of
the i =. mass or receive them. But the law was in
ehes atye-your Judges, said he receiving these bills
nassipg them while on their circuits. If the
anu Of other States were to be tolerated, he saw no
ssue whv we should not allow our own banks the
privilege, .ho, rsected
~ motion of Mr. Bledsoe, the rules were sus-
laj and the bill ceding jurisdiction to the q. S.
,he purchase of site for Courthouse and Post
III psaa IN Raleigh, was read the second and third
. Gm and ordered to be enrolled
Mr. Cowpcr got leave ofabsence for three days on
I'D offer to- morrow.
' INCREASE JUDGES PAY.
Tho hill to repeal the 3rd section, 102 chap. Rev.
c.lo and for other purposes, fixing the cOmpcnsa-
on Of Judge of the Superior Court, was next taken
m on It's second reading
'fT he bill proposed to make the judges salary
:, go per annum-S125 for each special term leach
week to constitute term)-a to pay them Sloo
so h court held over and above circuit of eight
r..Ls The committee proposed to amend the bill
W. .,iy;nr them S1u0 for each court held over and
Ia fern of trelre weeks-the other items to
stand as III the OH.
Tie question recurring on the passage of the bill
as amended,
c,,te through their representatives if they could ex
t IN command the best talent and purity of char
a.er rco,1isite Tor the nggardly compensation the
;lyes now received? He had canvasSed the ques-
ion thoroughly, and all risht-thinking, intelligent,
nstrotic men cOncurred in the necessity for this
change Mr. Houston addressed himself to the
administration of the law, and the character, moral
land intellectually of the men requisite to its per-
feet administration and then asked if the services
Of Suc, men could be commanded for snch pit
lance? No man, perfectly qualified, without the
af,mct of wealth. could be induced to undertake
snh an office The best legal talents were to be
found among those who were compelled to live by
the study by this necessity of living by it. But
these men can earn by their profession from $4,000
to $1,000 and could not be expected to give up their
practice for some 81, 800. Thatsum was exceeded by
the income OF nearly all sheriffs, by our solicit
tors, and there was scarcely respectable county
court clerk in the State who did not realize more
Our presidents of railroads, and the treasurers of
those corporations received better salaries and could
support their families better than our Judges could
And he asked if those various offices required tai
ens of a higher order than those required for our
judiciary? Besides, the times had changed. In 1886,
when the salaries of our judges were fixed $4,000 was
different matter from what it was now and he
cited items of expenditure to show this. 1t was
now proposed to add about $500 to the salary Of
1S56-he thought should 60 up to the full sum
of $1,000 per annum. Mr. H. pursued the subject,
and appealed to the Scrate to that judges
we're at least Justly, if not literally compensated
and he declared in conclusion that he would be
ashamed of his constituents if they did not repudi.
ate him. when he returned to tell them that he had
voted to starve their judges or to deprive them o.
their Just due.
Mr. Thomas saw no reason for the change unless
general increase was resolved upon. Plenty o
talented men had so far been found to fill these off
ces The members of the Legislature received ne
more pay than formerly and the rule applied equally
to both members and judges. Besides magistrate:
did great deal of duty and received pay for it.
Mr. Houston had introduced bill last session tt
increase the pay of members, but it had been reject
ed by the committee of finance. He, MIR. H., wa
willing to serve the State member for nothing
if it comes to that.
Mr. Thomas If ace are patriotic enough to serv
the State for nothing I have objection to see tn
Judges serve her for what they now get. daughter.
Mr.. Steele asked Mr.. Houston if the judges sala
~ were reduced to $3.50 per annum, if he did no
think could get plenty of competent men to fl
the officess
Mr. Houston. Yes, as we do now, from feeling
of patriotism, and at great personal sacrifice
Mr. Thomas thought the permanent salary of on
Judges fully equal to the higher salaries of those VIII
have to cectoneer and be reelected every two years
Mr. Douthitt saw great eagerness evinced to fl
these Offices when vacant He though our benche
as able any other in the Union, and we should
content so long the Judges were willing to serV
us at their present salary.
Mr.. Ashe said the salaries of the Judges wer
really decreased in proportion to the additional Ii
Dor put upon them 1t was not just or fair. Youn
Judges invariably looked for something else whe
once on the bench He regarded the present salarie
as insufficient and instanced the case of one judg
an acquaintance of his whose net savings out
two circuits, was Just 1850. That gentleman ha
made four times that amount by practcing one we:
at the bar
Mr.. Mcdonald did not think this the proper tin
to raise salaries in the face of the burdens of tt
people. When we had plenty of money then wou
be the time
Mr. Turner thought with Messrs. Houston ar
Ashe, but would cote differently. He thought Il
salaries too small, but while gentlemen served ar
eectioneered for the office, he willing to ava
himself of their services at the present salary.
The question now was on the passage of the bi
Mr. Douthitt demanded the ayes and noes.
The Senate then voted-aye Z, no %, as follow
For the bHM-Messrs. Ashe, Davidson Dome
Houston, Person, Pool and Steele.
AGAINST the 6iH-Messrs. Battle, Blount, Boy
Carmichael, Cunningham, Davis, Dobson. Douth
5hney, Flanner, Gorrell, Guyther Humphre
Lane Landlord, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Miller: Mil
Ramsay, Reinhardt Speight, Straughn, Thoms
Turner, Ward Whitaker, Williams and Worth
The bill to amend the charter of the Western
T. Railroad Company, was,
On motion of Mr. Edney, made the special ord
Tor the 9Th day of January