The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-24
The House Cutting Down Salaries Of State
and Fees Of County Officers.
TWO SUCH BILLS CONSIDERED.
The Bill IS to the Former Passed also the Wilmington Bond Funding
Bnl-The Fight Over the Gunford Dispensary- Directors OF Nor
canton DeafMute Asylum Observation-Disclosures of the
Scotland County BnI.A Communication From the
Governor Announcing the Resignation of
Judge Norwood.

Win, that ne OppOSeu Lac ioSiho
cornerstone by the Masons and gave
other objections.
Mr.. Moore, of Jackson, said DR.. Her
ring had antagonized the laying Of the
cornerstone by telling h lodges that
it was a political act.
Mr.. Winston testified to the eminent
fitness of v. V. Richardson.
Mr.. Rountree Endorsed Mr.. Winston's
remarks.
The vote resulted in the election of
the committees nominees.
Mr.. Hartsell voted for DR.. Herring.
The resolution thai next Friday the
legislature elect a state librarian was
adopted. The democratic caucus has
already chosen a man for the place-M.
0. Sheriff..
The house took up as another special
order a batch Of bills regarding sala-
ries and fees of state officers and heads
Of various institutions. There was a
substitute by the committee. The sub
stitute was, therefore, considered. The
bill does not affect the salaries of the
present state and judicial officers as
the constitution forbids such legislation.
The bill was considered by sections.
MT section reducing the salary of the
state treasurer from 5000 to $2,25O was
adopted.
Mr.. Rountree took issue with the
committee in reducing the salries from
20 to % per cent, saying first class men
cannot be secured for any such low
prices. He said the railway commits
sion was inefficient and a disgrace to
the state because the pay is so small
thai able men will not take places
on it.
Mr.. Williams, of Iredell, said it was
found that the railway commission
year.
The section fixing the salary of chief
clerk of the state treasurer at $1,000,
was adopted. Other reductions named
were: Secretary of state 1880. (This
was adopted); railway commissioners
$1,000 each.
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, said he hoped
the last would not be adopted as the
bill would be introduced tomorrow re-
establishing the railway commission,
and giving it work with new duties. His
amendment to strike out the section
was adopted. After much discussion
the committee finally agreed to strik-
ing put the section reducing judges SAL
aries to $4,000.
Section Z was k up, reducing the
salary of the state librarian to $3.50.
Mr.. Moore offered an amendment max
ing it 5000. The amendment was adopt
ed. The pay of secretary of the board
of public charities was liked at So per
day. The salary of reporter of the SUI
preme court was fixed at $3.50. The sal
airy of clerk of the supreme court was
liked at 5000 and fees.
Salaries Of the superintendent Of
hospitals, deaf-mute and blind institu-
tons and president of the university
and the Agricultural and Mechanical
| college, were fixed at 49, 600 with house
furnished. Mr.. Moore moved to strike
] out the section. h was adopted.
The house took a recess.
The house resumed it's session at 4
o'clock and continued the discussion of
the salary bill.
Section IA, naming $500 as salaries Of
steward of each institution referred to
in previous section was adopted.
Section Is, fixing salaries of deputy
inspectors of she'll fish at $35 per month
was adopted.
Section 16, fixing salary of private
secretary to the governor at 81, 900 was
adopted.
The bill as amended then passed it's
second and third readings.
Mr.. Rountree, by leave, introduced a
bill to enable deeds o. railways to be
recorded more rapidly, by allowing GER
titled copies to be used.
Another special order was taken up,
being the bill to reduce salaries and fees
of solicitors and county officers. The
first section reduced solicitors fees in
capital cases to SIS and also required
that solicitors be required to attend
only criminal terms of court.
The general reduction of fees all along
the line approximnates 20 per cent.
Mr.. Council said he desired Watauga
county exempted, that he had giver
notice to that effect to the committee
and he sent forward such an amend
ment.
Amendments poured in, these except
ing nearly fifty counties.
Mr.. Williams, of Iredell, said: 1--WE
have decided to withdraw the bill"
MI. Brown, of Stanly, said he did no
think this could be done.
Mr.. Williams then withdrew his re.
quest for permission to withdraw, say.
ing If the bill applied to only thirty
counties it was a good one.
Mr.. Allen said he was lot willing t.
see a sweeping reduction of fees OF
county officers. yet there were som
good features in the bill, and that il Il
was law at all it ought to apply to tn.
whole state.
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