The commonwealth., 1897-02-04


seatstives OF tie state OF North Caro-
li.,a exhibits and nrnro''ne's to the
| Ii ,norab,s. senate q: North t;.,ronlina
ti..s ifnreaen,nent against Honorable
William L. Norwood, i.:dSe OF the s'l-
perior court for the Twelfth judicial
district of North Carolina, and presents
and alleges:
Article l. That SAIL Norwood, judge
of the superior court as aforesaid, bath
been, and doth yet continue to be,
guilty of habitual drunkenness while
holding his Office as aforesaid.
Article 2. That said Norwood, while
engaged in the exercise of his office,
hath been intoxicated and thereby rem
dered incapable and incompetent to
properly exercise and perform the du-
ties of the same.
| Article g. That said Norwood while
acting as judge hath been guilty of
drunkenness In public places, to wit:
at BurnsvilIe, November 6. 1896; at
Lenoir, September IA, 1896; at Lum-
berton, at spring term, 1895, and Rock
ingham at spring term, 1895, and also
at Wilmington on or about - day of
April, 1895.
Wherefore it is demanded that the
honorable senate take due order in this
behalf and cite said Norwood to appear
at Its bar to answer and for trial accord
ing to the constitution and laws of the
state.
Resolved, That the speaker of this
house is hereby directed to appoint a
committee of three members of this
house, learned in the law, who shall de-
liver these articles of impeachment to
the presiding officer of the senate and
demand that order be taken thereon,
and who also shall prosecute this i'm
peachment in behalf of the house of
representatives and of the people of the
state.
| TwENTY-sECOND DAY,-sATURDAY,
, JAN. 10Th.
From Wilmington Messenger.
SENATE.-BllIs and resolutions were
introduced as follows:
By Senator McCaskey, to prescribe
the terms in which foreign railroads
shall operate in North Carolina.
By Senator Clark, to amend the char.
, ter to Enfield.
q By Senator Grant, to regulrte the sale
! of liquor, and establish dispensary IN
wayne county.
y By Senator AIoye, to incorporate the
Tar River and Carolina railway.
By Senator Person, to increase the
o public school fund.
+ By Senator Early, to incorporate the
g Wellington ard Powellton railway.
Bills passed third reading as follows
O. To allow the commissioners of Robe
son to hire out the chain gang.
o To reduce the salaries and ices so al
,. to conform to the price of farm pro
g duets. This bill calls for committ'
u OF five to look into the salaries and fee
q of officers, so as to reduce them.
f HOUsE.-The committee on prlvile
ges and elections submitted majorit,
+ and minority report in the case o
# Broughton against Young from Wake
The majority report fayors Young, col
ored, the sitting member.
o Among the bills and resolutions in
troduced were the following:
). By Mr.. White, of BERTHE, to ament
the charter of Wellington and Poweltol
4 railway.
10 BY Mr.. Alexander, a resolution ap
4 propriatlng 81 coo towards the erection
# of Il statue of George Peabody in Stat
r uary hall in the capitol at Washington
= BY Mr. Currle, to allow the sheriff 0
,r Robson county to collect arrears O
4 taxes.
By Mr.. Schulken, to provide for grad
II ed schools at Whiteville.
/ By Mr.. Lusk, regarding the Tennes
a. see exposition, providing that for tn
20 purpose OF making an exhibit there,
10 board Of managers be created, composed
o.. of the governor, board of agrlcultur
and nine other citizens selected by tn
rs gov ernor that the board of agricultur
Il be authorized to make an exhibit ant
r to use for this purpose any funds i
9 may have on hand or to its credit il
h the treasury, and to further carry on
as the provisions of the act $4,000 is ar
propriated.
~ Bills passed third readings as follows
20 To allow Richmond county to levy
,r special tax.
=, To amend the charter of the Carolin
20 Savings bank of Monroe.
N Mr.. Reed introduced bill to s
ID amend the law regarding tramps an,
vagrants as to remove jurisdiction fror
# the superior court to magistrates
courts.
70 The bill to change the name of th
Carolina Mutual Insurance Connan