The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-10
RUNNING EVENLY
ON 4 DEAD LEVEL
Senate Disposes of Many
Small Matters.
AND SILL THEY COME
SENATOR MASON'S BILL To DIS
QoALIFY JURORS.
WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR OPINION
Senator speigh S Bill Carrying an Apprrria
ton Of $4,000 for the State
Hospitals for the
insane

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The Senate passed plenty CT bills yes
terday and had AN abundance of fresh
material supplied, largely matters OF
relief or incorporation. Nothing o.
Importance was passed
Senator Mason introduced bill t.
change the qualifications of jurors by
the mandatory provision that no one
of the panel who has formed or OK
pressed an opinion as tc the guilt Of
innocence of defendant shall be al
lowed to sit as a Juror ON the case.
Senator Speight introduced bill car.
rying a total appropriation of S2T6.0nc
for the various insane asylums of the
State.
On motion of Senator Brown, Mr..
b. W. Ballard was elected director
of the State prison from the Third Con-
gressional district in place of NJ. L. w
Kicks, who declined to serve.
PETITIONS.
Senator Wilson, petition from 1,T50
citizens of Guilford county asking for
dispensary at Greensboro.
Senator Fields, from citizens of Ale
ghany county, asking for prohibition
Same, from citizens Of Allagnans
county asking for extension of Grassy
Greek road.
Senator Thomas, from citizens of Win
ston, against dispensary.
BY same, from ten out of fifteen al
dermen of Winston, against dispensary
Senator Jackson, for dispensary III
Kinston.
Senator Daniels, petition from drum
mers for Alabama Jim Crow Car Law.
NEW BILLS REFERRED.
S. B. 625, Senator Starbuck: To au.
thorize and empower the commissioners
of Montgomery county to use part OF
a special tax to build a bridge. To
COMMITTEE on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
S. b. GIG. Senator Starbuck: To pro-
hibit the sale Of liquor within one mile
of Shady Grove church in Montgomery
county. To Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
S. B. 627, Senator Hicks: For the
relief of w. l.. Taylor, of Vance coun-
ty. To Committee on Pensions.
$. b. 62S, Senator Lindsay: For the
relief of Company G., Third regiment
North Carolina State Guard. To Com
mittee on Appropriations.
S. B. 629, Senator Jones, of Harnett:
To protect the owners of real estate. To
judiciary committee.
S. b. $780, Senator Whitaker: To in
corporate Willow Springs church in
Wake county. To Committee on Cor
porations.
S. b. 631, Senator Mason: To appoint
Nj. ID. Friday and A. Z. III. Byan JUS
tices Of the peace in CASTOR county.
To Committee on Justices of the ePace.
S. B. 632, Senator Campbell: For
the relief of NJ. G.. and s. C. Call, of
Wilkes county. To Commute on
Claims.
s. b. 633, Senator Franks: For the
relief of j. 7. Nichols. To Committee
ON Pensions.
S. B. 634, Senator Franks: To put
L. ID. Morgan on the pension roll. To
Committee on Pensions.
s. b. G35, Senator Franks: For the
relief of Albert Mashburne. To Com
mittee ON Pensions.
S. b. 636, Senator Bryan: To estab-
lish graded school at Edenton. To
Committee on Education.
s. B. 637: TO amend the charter of
the town of Farmville. To Committee
on Counties, Cities and Towns.
$. 3. 63S, Senator Fields: To put
James Pollard on the pension roll. To
Committee on Pensions.
s. b. $50, Senator Fields: To in.
corporate Plummer Seminary in Ashe
county. To Committe on Education.
s. Il. $40, Senator Fields: To put
Mrs. S. Parrish on the pension roll
To Committee on Pensions.
S. b. 641, Senator Cooke: To regulate
the use of standards of weights ant
measures To Judiciary committee.
s. b. GAP, Senator Mason: To dis
qualify any juror in criminal acton
who has formed or EXPRESSED an opinion
as to the guilt of the defendant. IL
Judiciary committee.
). Il. G43, Senator Whitaker: II
incorporate surety and bonding com
pany. To Committee on Corporations.
:. h. GA, Senator Hairston: To in
struct our Senators and Representative
in Congress to secure the passage o
pure food bill. TO Committee OF
Federal Relations.
$. il. 645, Senator Mcintyre: T,
amend the charter of the town of Re-
Springs in Robson county. TO Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
5. b. GAG. Senator Butler: To repea
chapter 416, Public Laws of 1895. a,
TO protection of birds in Iredeil county
To judiciary committee.
5. Il. 64I: To pay the expenses o
special committee to the Deaf and Duml
Institution at Morganton Passed
). Il. GAS, Senator Whitaker: II,
prohibit the hunting of birds on land
In Wake county without consent o
landowners. Passed.
). b. 649, Senator Satterfield: To ap
point Justices of the peace in Caswel
county. To COMMITTEE on Justices o
the Peace.
$. B. $50, Senator Glenn: To ineor