The news & observer., 1897-03-06

liquor in Hertford township, Perqumans
/. county.
no put Gibsonville in a school district.
To amend the charter of Wando.
To amend the charter of Burlington.
To protect fishing machines in Roam
oke river, in Washington county.
To protect fish in Watauga.
To allow Pamlico to improve public
roads.
To protect fish in any mill pond.
To amend the charter of the town of
Matthews.
To repeal the charter of Sunset Park,
Buncombe county.
To incorporate Iverson Land and Boom
Company
To make wire fences four feet hikh
lawful fences in Robeson.
To prohibit the sale Of liquor in Hyde.
To fix ferriage charges at CASTOR.
To incorporate the Order of Unity.
To prevent obstruction Of highways IN
Guilford.
To extend the charter of the Marien-
boro Railway.
To create new township in Mitchell
county.
For the relief of the clerk of North
ampton.
The bill to make the appropriation TO
the Cullowhee Normal School in Jack
son $1,000 instead of 81, 500 was support
ed by Mr.. Ensley.
Mr.. Bryan of Chatham, said this was
another scheme to rob the treasury,
and moved to table.
This was lost.
Mr.. Cathey spoke in support of the bill.
saying this was the only white normal
school
Mr.. Ferrell opposed. He said that if
the taxes were not large enough to raise
the necessary needed money, by all means
increase them. The bin after half an
hours debate, passed its readings.
Bills passed to charter the Bladen and
Columbus Railroad, Columbus county.
To incorporate the Duplin and Wayne
Railroad and Lumber Company.
To incorporate the Scotland Neck
Training and Industrial School.
To charter the Gladstone Academy, in
CASTOR county.
For the relief of Sheriff Kicks, of Nash.
BY leave, Bryan of Chatham, withdrew
his bill, which passed second reading last
week, providing for the election of clerk
of the Railway Commission by the Leg
6slature. He said the matter had been
amicably settled. (The programme was
thll As ~ n etS1lAs OpullSI pUQuiu
be elected clerk. The compromise must
mean that the commission will elect Fa-
gan, or that he is to be "giyen something
equally as good" Mr.. Bryan said the
Commission wanted to elect the clerk.
Bills passed to give the State Treasurer
discretionary power as to paying out
appropriations, SO he can pay them quar-
terly or selni-nlonthly.
To allow the people to vote ON an exten-
sion of the limits of the town of Lex
ington.
To allow Polk county to vote on local
option.
To incorporate Swain County High
School.
To allow Lenoir county to build stock
law fence along Wayne county line.
The bill to create the Office of prosecut-
ing attorney for the Eastern Criminal
Circuit Court was discussed.
Mr.. Hancock, whose bill it was, said it
did not take single fee of q Superior
Court solicitor in the counties composing
the district.
Mr. Dixon of Cleveland said the bill
interfered very seriously with the solici-
tors, as it took all criminal cases out of
their hands; that solicitors Daniels, Sea-
well, Bernard and Richardson opposed it;
that it was simply to create another Office
and make place for somebody.
Mr. Hancock said there was politics in
the bill. He said Bernard was not in the
district, now that Vance was taken out of
it; that all save New Hanover and Cra-
ven were under Democratic solicitors
He said that as to Solicitor Daniels he
was elected by fraud.
Mr.. Hauser said that the bill was clear
Ixrcla.. 4rs ~ .xle-
away fees from regular solicitors
Mr.. Ward said bill had been passed
giving the Eastern Criminal Circuit ex-
elusive jurisdiction of all criminal busi-
ness, and that now comes this bill, to
which the other was but a step; that the
last bill deprived officers already elected
of their just rights.
Mr.. Cunningham appealed to the House
not to pass such an unjust and unfair a
bill and strike at solicitors already elect
ed; that it was gerrymander; that the
solicitors were elected to receive certain
fees which this bill proposed to take
away; that the bill affects the solicitors of
all the parties; that he could not see how
honorable men could endorse or adoDt
such measure as this.
Mr.. Dockery offered an amendment pro-
viding that the solicitors now elected shall
have control Of the criminal docket in
their counties whenever they are present.
Mr. Ward offered an amendment that
this bill do not apply to his county in the
Sixth district.
Mr.. Dockery said the solicitors had been
elected to certain business; yet here was
a bill to Iegislate their business from
them; it was wrong; it would drive the
solicitors out Of their own lawful bust
ness.
Mr.. Hancock said Mr.. Dockery' s
amendment virtually killed the bill. He
said sa solicitors were not elected to
practice III this Criminal Court He hoped
pverv ampnament would he voted down
and called the previous question.
Mr.. Dcckery's ar@aa saent was first
voted ON and adopted. Mr.. Efaacoek alon.
voting no.
Then he moved to table his own bill
This was done with a roar, and Oh Ward.
motion, the 'clincher" was put ON while
Hancock retired, entirely knocked OUT