The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
Not Many Days More to Finish
The Work.
GETTING IN A HURRY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.

| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.
The Senate chamber had been d.
serted all the morning, so far as spects
tors were concerned, but when tn
door-keeper announced a committe
from the House the lobbies filed Is b.
magic. As the committee approache
the bar OF the Senate the Senators ros
and the President said in the word
prescribed by law: GAIL persons ar
Commanded to keep silent, on pain o
imprisonment, while the House O
Representatives is exhibiting to tn,
Senate of North Carolina articles O
impeachment against w. L. Nor
wood"
Representative Locke Craig advanc
ing to position Immediately befor'
the President spoke slowly and gravely
in hehalf OF the committee:
"Mr. President and Senators Soor
after the meeting of this General As
sembly a resolution was introduced II
the House of Representatives instruct
ing the committee on the judiciary tt
Inquire into the official conduct o.
William L. Norwood who claimed te
be judge of the Twelfth Judicial dis
trict of North Carolina. Alter due
consideration of the resolution and no
tice to William L. Norwood, the com.
mlttee on the Judiciary brought to the
House of Representatives a resolution
declaring that the said William L.
Norwood should be impeached of high
crimes and misdemeanors in office
This resolution was passed and we
come in the name of the House of Rep
to declare that William L.
Norwood, Judge of the Twelfth Judici-
al district of North Carolina, should be
for high crimes and mis-
1emeanors in office; that he be i'm
peached In the name of all the good
people of the State of North Carolina
whose laws he has disregarded, whose
high Office he has dishonOred. In ac-
,ordance with the organic law of this
we demand that the
Senate organize the high court OF inn
!; that it make order that
;he said William L. Norwood appear at
he bar OF that court to answer the ar
lcles OF impeachment and the charges
lganist him which the House OF Rep
will prefer and make
,ood.
eve realize the solemnity of the i'm
of one occupying the great
'ffice OF Judge. We are sustained by
he confidence that your deliberations
IS the high court of impeachment will
70 conducted in Justice and mercy,
With due regard to the rights of the
the ancient honor of our Judi
iary and the welfare of our people !;
hat your judgement will be right
ous."
At the end of his impeachment of
udge Norwood he handed up the pa
'ers in the case. They consisted mere
y of the resolution instructing the
House Judiciary Committee to inyesti-
ate as to the status of w. L. Norwood
nd the charges against him, the find
ng of the committee, the resolution
nder which Messrs. Allen, Craig and
Noushee were appointed to conduct
be prosecution in behalf of the House
ogether with Speaker Connor's In
tructions to the committee, which
7ere as follows:
State of North Carolina,
House of Representatives.
February 13, 1898.
Messrs. Allen, Craig and Foushee,
In accordance with resolutions which
ave passed this House, copy of which
, hereby handed to you, you are here
y appointed to appear at the bar of
be Senate in the name of the House
t Representatives, and all the good
eople of North Carolina, to impeach
V. L. Norwood, judge of the Superior
ourt of North Carolina, for the Twelfth
judicial District, of high crimes and
in Office.
H. G. CONNOR,
peaker of the House of Representa-
tlves.
Bills passed were OF a private nature.
HOUSE.-Among the bills reported
rom the committees was one appropri-
ting $4,000 to the State Guard. The
riginal bill asked $4,000, but the
Iilitary Committee cut this down to
5000, the amount given by the
ormer Democratic administrations.
The Jim Crow car bill agreed upon
" the Railroad Committee, was also
eported. This bill provides for one
oach for first-class passengers of the
7hite race, and one coach for first-class
,assengers of the c0lored race, and one