The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-11
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prominent member said yesterday:
THE Legislature owes it 70 itself to do
| something with the courts. 1t would b.
n reflection on it to adjourn without
doing so. There are three leading cases
recently decided by the Supreme Court.
| which, to Il great extent, destroy the
usefulness of the criminal courts. The
! last case is State VS.. Hinson, and the
effect of this decision is that a man who
is tried and convicted may appeal to the
Superior Court and if there is any error
in law it goes back to the criminal court
| for trial. and if convicted again and tn,
| Superior Court again holds there was an
error in law, another new trial is had,
and this thing may go en- indefinitely
until the Superior Court decides against
the defendant and then he may appeal
to the Supreme Court. The State can
not appeal except in one of four cases.
mo statute can be passed providing
for an appeal direct to the Supreme
Court from the criminal courr. Such a
! law would be unconstitutional.
THE Legislature should make the
courts as useful as possible. 1t is Il
great mistake, too, to think that it is
very expensive to have enough judges
to try the dockets.
1T is safe to say the lack OF enough
Judges to do the business in North Car
DINA cost the people of the State last
year. including expenses and COSTS
$4,000
Il am informed that the people OF
Forsyth county alone paid out $1,S00
last year for extra courts, trying to
try her dockets and the dockets are YET
very much congested.
IF there were four new judges in
the State it would only cost an average
of about 800 extra to the county, and i
the criminal courts We're abolished 1t
would only be an extra cost of $50 to
the county. You can scarcely find u
State in the Union which does not have
more than twice as many judges al
North Carolina"
Rev. T. S. Wright, sheriff-elect OF
Richmond county, is in the city. He
is the second Democrat who ever served
as sheriff, of Richmond county in its
history He made campaign that in
brilliancy and wit was not surpassed in
the State. and was elected by ma
iority of 500 The majority for the Re
.
Wright has as much humor as Sam
Jones. and he is not unlike the Georgian
in many respects. He is Il faithful
preacher in the Baptist church, andfwill
continue to supply his churches as before
he was made Il public official. y few
days before the election, one of his
congregations extended Il call. MOI to
REV Wright" but to Sheriff Wright"
Mr. Daniel Hugh Mclean, of Harnett,
speaking of the report that the caucus
was about equally divided as to whether
the State shall take charge of the peni-
Tertiary and other State institutions, said
last night: There is no division of SEN
timent about our taking charge of the
State institutions. The party is united
upon that proposition. The only differ
ence of opinion IS is to the hest method
to be pursued to put all the State in
stitutions in Democratic hands" Mr..
Mclean is right. There is no sentiment
worth speaking of against taking full
charge and measuring up to the respon-
sibilty imposed by the voters
II think that better plan about the
| cornerstone of thu white deaf and dumb
institution" said Representative Wilson,
of Pennsylvania, yesterday. would he
TO let it stand, and let lis have Il marble
cutter to go and chisel the word "col-
ored" after Jim Young's name. That
would be enough. 1t would forever tell
| the people that Republican rule means
| that negro politicians control white in
| Stitutions, and would be a perpetual
warning against letting the Republican
| party get into power That is the way |
| would deal with that cornerstone if |
had my way
Il not only want the cornerstone
with Jim Youngs name on it taken out
| of the building, but I'm going to make it
| that it is put in McMackin's crushar and
crushed up and put on the roads, said
a member of the Legislature yesterday.
The county OF Iredell has the honor
| of being represented by TWO of the
! finest specimens of manhood in the Leg
| iSiature. Messrs. Holman and Williams.
| They are not only conspicuous in size,
but also in 7legislative experience, as
| they are both old hands at the BELLOWS.
Mr.. Cameron Morrison, chairman of
| the Democratic Executive Committee OF
Richmond county, was 1T the capitol
yesterday. He received cordial greet
ing for his magnificent leadership in the
| redemption of Richmond county has
| given him State reputation.
! 4. The bill of Mr.. Overman, of Rowan,
| introduced in the House yesterday. to
! compel the railroads to provide safety
appliances to their cars, is right. This
| is n subject with which the Interstate
| Commerce Commission has trihed long
| nough.-Charlotte Observer.
| Among the familiar faces of the old
| time lawmakers, Hon. J. *. Abbott of
Camden county, reminds Us of the days
when it was an honor to be Il member
of the Legislature. We are glad to
see him again representative in the
| present honorable body.
Two days leave Of absence was yes
| terday granted to Mr.. w. w. Wilson,
reading clerk in the House. He is AS
sistant Grand Secretary TO the Grand
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