The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07

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derson's amendment. Ii was adopted
and the bill passed ia second and third
reading.
NIGHT SESSION.
| Bill was taken up 10 provide for the
inspection Of petroleum oil the lnspec-
/ ton fee TO lie quarter OF cent
gallon. of which the local inspector gets
half. Burnham spoke in support OF
the bill. saving North Carolina Is now
the dumping ground of the oil compa-
mics. The Legislature is to appoint the
inspector AZ 5000 salary. and he VIII
appoint his deputies. Oil must lie Of
| $50 degrees flash test, Ra>coe offered
amendment. making this 10 degrees,
which was adopted. An amendment
was adopted that the State shall be put
to no expenses on account OF this act.
Smith. of Stanlv, thought the inspec-
ton could be made by the State chem
ist Self made motion to table and
this prevaied-ayes ~, noes 90.
FPIDAY, MARCH 1sT.
SENATE.-House amendment not to
allow reduction in salary OF Railroad
Commissioners to take effect until ey-
riratlon OF term OF Mai. j. w. Wilson
was concurred in by the Senate
The bill to appropriate $4,000 TO
the Confederate monument was put
upon its third reading and passed by a
vote of q to 20.
Bill providing for the election OF JUS
tees of the peace by this legislature to
fill present vacancies, and providing for
the election of Justices by the people Of
the respective townships hereafter, was
placed upon It's second reading which
it passed, and went over until the night
session for third reading.
FUsIONISTS MAKE A SPECTACLE.
The special order being the bill to
provide for the election of Justices OF
the Peace, which passed second reading
to-day, was taken up. Senator Adams
asked Senator Moody what the object
of the bill was Senator Moody replied
"to tell the truth, the object of the bill
is to get some good Republican and
Populist magistrates elected Senate,
Adams said he anticipated this answer
He saw no necessity for increasing the
number of magistrates az this bill pro
posed to do He estimated that each
MAGISTRATE would cost the State anG
county not less than SIX dollars in books
which were required to be supplied
Justices. He estimated that the pass
age of the bill would entail upon the
! State and counties an extra and unnec
essarv expense of nearly $4,000. The
, bill proposes to elect six additional
magistrates in each township, making
: the number eleven, instead of five al
under the present law. Senator Adams
} COMMENDED that five magistrates wer'
more than enough, and there was NJ
, reason in the proposed increase tina
: there was no earthly need OF clever
, magistrates IN a township.
/ Mr. Mitchell sent up an amendmen
to strike out section of the bill, which
provided for the election of Justices b,
r the people. He preferred to leave thu
8 appointment in the hands of the Legis
, lature as he believed this would proven
the election of ignorant and unfit mag
, istrates in some eastern counties. III,
!, made strong plea in support of hi
amendment.
Senator Paddlson sent up an amend
:. ment providing that the new justice
shall not be furnished books except a
they come to them from justices who's
terms have expired. Senator Adam
wanted to know how justices would ge
}, along without law books.
Mr.. Dowd offered an amendment t.
strike out the provision tor electing ad
dltional magistrates. and allowing Onl
vacancies to be filled by this Legisla
ture. Senator Dowd said. to be plain
the bill meant the election of negr
l magistrates in some counties, and Will
= he did not wish to stir up any rae
prejudice, he must say that white pee
pie did not intend to he tried b
e negroes He said his amendmen