The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-14
SENATE SAWS WOOD
AND SAYS NOTHING
The Fair and Just" Election
Laws Repealed.
MIN0RlTYS TlMlD mo"
THE ORATORICAL BOUQUET OF
THE SESSION THROWN.
COMMITTEE WAITS ON GOV. RUSSELL
He Says He VIII Lay the Evidence in the Case
Against The wilson's Before the Senate
On or Before Next
tuesday.

The Senate ON yesterday made an
end, so far as it is concerned, of our
present fair and just election law" eff
odorous memory.
1t passed eleven bills, three private,
six local, and two general.
1t referred to committees bill to
compel all foreign corporations to ac-
cept the State laws as supreme. and
bill to incorporate an important line OF
railway.
Ten new bills were INTRODUCED, most
of them local or private.
There was no deba-e in the Senate
whatever, and most OF the bills passed
with the usual unanimous chorus t
ayes" that makes the Senate more bust
ness-like than interesting to those who
take delight in the thunders Of legisla-
lative debate. Only on the bill TO re-
peal the election laws were there any
audible noes the loudest of them
coming from the Senator from Warren.
Later on he also called mp his bill to
repeal the tax on emIgrant agents. or,
rather the Democratic bill which had
already passed the House. 1t will pass
the Senate in due time, when that body
is ready to pass n bill to keep the
agents from inticing away tenants VINO
have already contracted for this year.
As one Senator from the East expressed
it, "the agents can take them and wei
Gomez In discussing the emigrant agent
bill, Senator Fuller sproIte1 the orator.
cal bouquet of the session when he de-
clared that by repeating the tax the
Democrats would add another laurel to
the already brilliant chaplet If Demo
cratic campaign pledges.
Another important committee was
added to the list, the Committee on Ap-
preparations, composed of the following
Senators: Travis. Mason. Bryan, Je-
rome, Thomas, Campbell, Lindsay, Skin
ner. Senator Travis is chairman.
Leave of absence was granted to Sem
ators Hill. Harris. Butler, Jerome, Col
lie, Brown, Jones and Door-keeper
Smith.
The Senate heard letter from En-
rolling Clerk Norvel calling attention to
the fact that he was not permitted by
law to make any corrections in bills.
Senators were also requested to put
their names at the bottom of bills and
to number the sections with figures.
The resolution to reimburse Mr. Can
non for expenses incurred in his con-
test was passed.
NEW BILLS.
S. B. So, Senator Jerome: To extend
the powers and duties of justices of the
peace by amending sections S12 and 1913
of the Code To Committee on .Tu-
dietary.
S. b. 90, Senator Thomas: To repeal
section &c. chapter 16S, Laws of 1897.
To judiciary Committee.
S. B. 1O0 Senate Bryan: To provide
for the cross indexing of wills. To
the Committee on Judiciary.
s. b. 100. Senator Bryan: For the
relief of William Watson. To Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances.
s. B. 102, Senator Skinner, by re-
quest. For the relief of George Grimes.
To committee on Pensions.
s. B. 103, Senator Hairston: To Ii
cense foreign corporations. companies
and associations doing business in the
State. To Committee on Corporations
s. B. 1O4 Senator Coolie: To repeal
chapter 222. Laws of 1897, as regards the
working of the public roads in Nash
county. To Committee on Public Roads.
s. Il. 100. Senator Speight: To pro-
feet game in Edgecombe county. To
Committees on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
IS. b. LOG. Senator Justice, by request:
TO ratify the organization and incorpo-
ration Of the, South Caro'inl and Gecr-
cia Extension Railway. lc Committee
on Corporations.
s. B. "a. To re-establish the criminal
court of HEREFORD county. To Committee
ON Counties. Cities and Towns.
II
III. b. 100, S. Il. So. To provide for a
cotton weigher at Dunn.
III. b. 81, S. b. 40. To increase the
number of commission of Jones county
to five
is. II. 67. That no bill shall be intro
duced in either nouse after February is,
except by a two-thrds vote of that
house.
S. b. CO. To amend the charter Of
Salem.
s. b. 45: For. relief of w. NJ. Rhein-
hard by placing him on the pension
roll.
S. Il. G2. For relief of A. ]. House
by raising him to third class pensioner
s. b. ~. To repeal chapter 1S9, Laws
1895 and chapter 1S5, Laws 1897. the
election laws.
S. =. 8. To incorporate the Citizens
Bank of Elizabeth City.
S. b. 80. To provide for the appoint
ment of four commissioners for Wash
ington county.
S. Il. "A. TO amend chapter los
Laws 1898, the school law as applying
70 Hartford county. Washington coun
~ inserted on motion of Senator Ward
s. b. 1O1. For relief of w. NJ. Wat
son. under suspension of rules.
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES
S. b. So 70 amend chapter 60, Laws
of 1897 Favorably.
III. b. 127. S. b. 76. To incorporate
ST. Mary's School. Fav0rably.
s. Il. 93. To compel the defendant
convicted of larceny to make restitution
10 the owner of the property. Unfa-
voraby.
S. Il. 2s. To regulate the bonds of
officers of Craven county. Favorably.