The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-14
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House judiciary Comminee Acts Amr.
matively on the PropOstuOn41rhe
-stevens Antitrust BiIl Amended md
Ordered Reported Favorably
Especial to The Messenger.l
Raleigh, n. c., February s.-TAe
house judiciary committee this after,
noon disposed OF the matter of i'm
parchment OF Judge W. l. Norwood.
The evidence was read. Foushee NOV
ed that Norwood be. impeached. Pat
OF Robson, seconded the mo-
ron. Rountree spoke against impeach-
ment, saying he did not believe Nor
wood was a judge; that matter was
before the courts. He declared he could
not see any great PUBLIC necessity for
Impeachment. He said he had seen
Norwood horribly drunk at Whining
ton. The vote was taken with twenty
members of the committee present be-
sides Allen, of Wayne, chairman. Those
voting for Foushee's motion for i'm
parchment We're: Moore, Clarkson,
Foushee, Gattis, Robinson, Patterson
of Robson, Carr, Brown of Stanley,
AAd tSCiis l. VI DidoSH, DouSudl1.
Stems, Gillian and Justice. Those vot-
ing nay were Rountree, Winston, Nc
Lean of Harnett, Leatherwood, McIn-
tosh and Ray Of Macon CAST named by
proxy, is he is very sick.) Chairman
Allen and Foushee-and Robinson were
appointed a committee to draft a res
olution of impeachment and present it
and the evidence to the house tomor-
row. Winston is designated to report
this resolution.
The committee then took up Stevens
antitrust bill n disposed of it. Rob-
inson's amendment was read. F5ushee
offered an amendment to strike out
section 5, which made debts due to any
trust uncollectable in North Carolina.
Stevens said he vas willing to accept
RObinson's amendment with these
words added: Provided these jobbers
are not a party to or interested in nor
agents of a trust" Robinson said he
would add this. Stevens objected to
Foushee's amendment. There came up
the question Of how to get at trusts.
Stevens said if any business houses
outside h state required. cash pay
ment from North Carolina buyers that
would be evidence of a trust and that
he was willing to put in the bill that
this hould be evidence. He read The
Charlotte Observer editorial in support
of his position. He was asked if cotton
mills were excepted from the opera
finnc nf bic hill o-l -o~I,~l w.
Foushee's amendment was adopted by
a vote of 6 to 4, those voting yea being
Council, Moore, Rountree, Winston,
Foushee and sGattis, and those voting
nay were Carr, Patterson of Robson.
Stevens n Robinson. The bill as thus
amended "a ordered favorably report
ed tomorrow by Stevens.
Following is the full text of Robin
sons amendment as adopted: "Provid-
ed that this act shall not apply to any
wholesale merchant or pobber doing
business in North Carolina, who is not
a party to or interested in a trust nor
agent of a trust; nor shall it apply to
any fishing, trucking or canning in
dustry in his state nor to persons.
firms or corporations engaged therein"
The camps of Sons of Confederate
Veterans here is named Harry Bur-
gwyn Camp.
1t is asserted that all populists save
Tarkinton will vote for the franchise
amendment.
The committee on salaries and fees
cut he fee bill down about 20 per
cent. to clerks and registers, but not
as to sheriffs. Solicitors fee in capital
cases is cut to- SIS.
Marshall Mott is here to get the en-
dorsement of the republican caucus for
judge in case Ewart is knocked out.
The attorney general grants leave to
j. F. Spainhour to bring
suit to test the title of Moses'N Hair
shaw, republican, to the Tenth district
solicitorship.