The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-19
: THE LEGISLATURE.
What Our Law Makers Are Doing
For North Carolina.
GETTING DOWN TO REAL WORK.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY lITH.
SENATE.-It was brought out very
clearly in the Senate that members dc
not regard lightly the promises made
to their constituents in the last cam
paign. There was a plain purpose
manifest to keep even the letter of the
compact with the people that argues
we'll for the record of the Legislature
and for the future of the Democratic
party.
This came about apropos of the
House bill to repeal chapter 2O3 of the
Laws of 1897, which provides that the
bodies Of persons required to be
buried at public expense" may be dis
tributed for dissec ton among the med
lcal colleges.
Senator Wilson stated that he had
received a letter from the president OF
the State University requesting that
action on the bill repeating the 1897
law be postponed a few days, as the
various colleges wished to meet in
Raleigh and so modify the bill that 1t
would not be Objectionable or to draft
a substitute.
Senator Glenn II hope the law will
be repealed. All the medical officers
in the State could not make me vote
to retain it,"
Senator Speight: II think this law
could be amended SO as to be satisfac-
tory. We are right in the midst of the
season, and if the law be re-
pealed there is no law under which
bodies may be had"
Senator Glenn II did not know we
had a dissecting season. Is it some
thing like hog-kllling season?"
Senator Hicks: II stand with the
Senator from Forsyth. It is hard that
inmates OF the penitentiary, the work
house and the asylum should know
that their bodies Will go to medical
colleges"
Senator Cooley: 81 told of the boil
ing Of the bones in the campaign and
my people didn't like it. Besides, I
am opposed to this body postponing
action On any measure to give lobby
lists chance. We can pass a law af-
terward."
Senator Bryan eve made the prom
se everywhere to repeal this law. It
is obnoxious. 1t puts the poor on a
evea with the criminal. Bodies In
his town 60 to Shaw University"
Senator Justice "I am in favor of
he repeal of this law"
Senator Travis: at delay in repeal
ng this law should cause one body to
oe sent to the dissecting table it would
De an outage. 1t should be repealed
1T once"
Senator Wilson "None is more op-
posed to this statute than l. I merely
lszed postponement out Of Difference
20 the University. | withdraw the re-
quest for postponement and ask that
his bill be passed"
Senator Spelght: II intended that
Ill saye criminals should be excepted
rom the law by amendment"
Senator Wilson asked for roll call
IN the bill. He was sustained and the
Ill passed-"ayes" 45, no "noes."
Senator Fuller (Rep.) voted aye and
explained that he did so on grounds of
humanity and because he did not wish
% deprive his opponents of campaign
hunder.
Among the bills introduced and re-
erred were
S. B. No. 72. Senator Travis: To
epeal chapter 159, Laws of 1895 and
;hapter 1856, Laws of 1897, the present
election laws. To Committee on Elec-
ion Laws.
Bills passed
S. B. No. At: To authorize Char
otte municipal bonds : Ordered en-
crossed.
S. B. No. 81: To provide a joint
to Investigate State Treas
lrer's Office, charitable institutions and
he agricultural department. Ordered
and sent to the House.
S. B. No. 80: To repeal section
[.9O6 of Code. Substitute forbidding
Jerks of courts to appoint themselves
,r deputies commissioners to sell land.
Ordered engrossed and sent to the
House.
II. B. No. ~. S. 3. Al: To repeal
chapter 203 of Laws of 1897 with ref
srence to the procuring and d1stribu-
ion of dead bodies for scientific pur-
poses. Ordered enrolled.
HOUSE.-For three solid hours the
over branch of the General Assembly
heard reports on bills, introduced new
ollls and enacted bills into law. With
he exception of one bill-fre lnsur
ance rate-there was little discussion.
OF course all the debate that is nec-
,ssary for the proper consideration of
Measure is allowed-nO more. When
. bill comes up the lntroducer of it
nay explain it, if he likes, or a men,
,er Of the committee to whom it was
.eferred give the reasons that inf1u-
snced the committee in making ia
7orable or unfavorable report, as the
Ease may be.
In short, there is no talking in this
Legislature for "buncombe."
Under the order, "Introduction of
Bills, Resolutions and Petitions"
bills, four resolutions and
,wo petitions were sent forward, read
3y their titles and referred to proper
Among these new bills were the fol-
owing:
To create Code Commission.
To repeal Fayetteville dlspensary