The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-17
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@f, - Is.-The Oyster Measure
A." ,.up To-day.
W. SENATE.
,pay.-Triday, January 10th.
WV mt at II o'clock a. M, was
$sa o,aer by Lieut.. Governor Holt
9Ied " In prayer by Rev. j. B.
" eia;,t D. D., of Raleigh, L
Soa''I Journal OF Thursday was read
.ipproyed. ,.,d;ra oomm;.tos. 70.
ll'l ~ hills as acted on.
fg'I fg'i.6rite leave Of absence was granted
lDT.@an lDp.aoman and Senator Morgan on |
f n illness, and leave Of absence
NV.'u' ~, granted the door keeper, Mr..
~ IIinnant, until Monday.
IN. and resolutions were introduced
.'yg"i ging bill to amend chapter "a,
-, laws of 1887. This bill re-
t'y' an act incorporating the North
In, Steel and Iron Company, and
l1oa nas ,ts charter by adding to section
ns.aii chapter the following: "Said
. .,,,tion shall have power to sub
@[ .,. % the capital stock of any other
S"o-,.;oas." Corporations
u. raitty, bill to prohibit the sale
mar within two miles from Bills
church, in Rutherford county.
o.,,ositlons and Grievances. Also a
M - - incorporate the Henrietta Cotton
IN. in Rutherford county. Corpora
W. NJ REYNOLDS, bill to incorporate
- Wachoya Loan and Trust Com
nay Corporations.
massage from the Attorney General
,,1raining bis response to the inquiry Of
~ Assembly for information rs to why
y, bouds held by the State against the
edmond ( Danville Railroad should
nj be paid, was read and sent to
the House.
is,,e Of absence was granted Mr..
p.6op until next Wednesday.
The morning hour having expired, the
a.ndar W95 taken up.
The bill 10 regulate the fees of sheriffs
rlconstables in cases Of claim and de.
livery passed third reading.
me bin to relieve sheriffs in certain
s,,ss passed third reading.
The bill 10 pay solicitors an annual
n,ry was taken up on third reading.
Mr. Turner said the fght was made or
hs second reading. 1t was the usua
custom, and as the Senate had passed th'
SIN yesterday he supposed it would nov
pass without opposition. He went int
n exhaustive and able exposition OF tn
bll For many years the people had beer
rmplaining, he said, on account Of costs
nd this bill was calculated to reliev
hem. The solicitors, being fair minde'
men, could not object. The pay, b.
fought, was ample. Take the Secon'
District for instance. There were over w
Ills and not over 400 convictions report
ed. The county had to pay the cost il
the other 400 eases. These 400 case
would perhaps amount to $50 each-a1
aggregate OF t20, 900. This bill woul
save that amount--so much for an illus
tration. As the law now stands, ii
man steals 3 pig to-day, COW to-mol
row and sheep the next day, the sol
citor osn make three separate cases
whereas the intent OF the law is that on
bill should be made and the other case
put in as an aggravation OF the offens
for the Judge to take into considerable
when sentencing the convicted. II th
accused should be insolvent the count
has about sl00 of cost to pay under Il
present system, but the Solicitor gets b
Zee in each case. There was no dang,
Of increasing taxation by this bill. Fro
the Information he could get thel
would be plenty of money to pay tt
salaries derived from the indictmen
and convictions Of solvents. II
Grand Jury would, as nov
stand between the county in the matt
otcosts The bill was good one a.
should become O law. He hoped
would. He was frank to say that
bill did not meet the approval of the s
liCtor from his district. But he look
al the question as one benshtting t
whole people OF the State. The sals
bad troubled him, but he believed it v
perhaps enough. Solicitors were not {
barred from the civil practice and OF
one-third Of their time WAS occupied.
salary Of 81 800 it would be the b
paying judicial Office in the State.
was not in the interest of the lawyers,
had been charged. The more prose-
tons, the more cases for the lawyers
defend
Er Williams arose to q question
personal privilege. The News and
server had reported him as saying
was opposed to the bill because 1t We
lawyers bill. He did not so intend.
hoped the correction would be made.
then proceeded to discuss the bill un
consideration.
Mr.. Avery said he came to Raleigh
termlned to stay off the floor, and t
Ne was opposed to the enactment OF
new laws, except remedial ones. l
question was new one. 1t had ne
Oeea discussed on the stump. The
Pe had heard nothing about it.
,oEeiathers had lived under the pres
Jaw aud we could do likewise. This
should DO well considered. 1t wa
gu'! Senators owed themselves and
l.Vored further consideration. The
" reducing cost by this bill was no
ahty' He made an earnest appeal
more consideration.
Mr Greene, Of Harnett, did not
now no The bill would help the Treas'