The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

ston's motion, there being now no such
Office. The salary of judges was named
as 81 600 a year. Mr.. Robinson moved
to strike this out, saying it was an out.
rage on the judges and an injustice to
the State. Mr.. Robinson eaid there
we're other things than the price of
farm products which entered into the
calculation. Mr.. Currie said that high
| prices had not resulted in getting betA
ter Judges. Mr. Justice said there was
| great LANCER of doing wrong here that
some able lawyers who had been made
Judges had resigned because they could
make more money in their profession;
that it did not pay to have cheap
Judges. He admitted that some judges
in recent years we're dear at any price;
d lear if they worked for nothing. Mr..
Moore said the bill did manifest ipjus-
tice to the Judges. Mr.. Williams said
that the judges will continue to get
$3.50 for travelling expenses, Nh. Moore
said that a judges expenses in making
his tour of the State were $3.50 to $1,000
a e Mr.. Moore opposed q reduc-
ton of Judges salaries. The commit
tee finally agreed to the striking out OF
the section az to judges.
Mr., Patterson moved that the vote
bv which some of the preceding ,sec-
tious had been stricken out be recon
sidered. The motion was lost.
Section 8 was taken up, reducing the
! salary Of State Librarian to $3.50. Mr..
: Moore offered an amendment making
. it 5000. Mr.. Alexander moved to table
' the amendment, which would have
|, carried the bill with it. His motion
: was last, % to SIS. Mr.. Julian said
: that in the past ten years the work OF
the librarian had been increased so per
> cent. Mr.. Robinson said the reduction
= savored of demagogery to him; that
Can't. Sheriff., a disabled Confederate
soldier had been selected to have the
: place. and how he could live on the
= salary and maintain his family he did
not see. Mr.. Currie said 500 n armed
or n legged Confederate soldiers
could be found to take the place at
$3.50. He said there was no demagog-
! erv in the matter. He eaid he was told
there we're paid lobbyists here who
"a would defeat the bill. Mr.. Robinson
- said the people want justice done, and
- this applies equally to employee n
employer. Mr.. Gattis offered an amend
mept to let all these Offices to tbs low
" est bidder. Mr.. LeatherWOOd moved
to make the salary $500. Mr.. Ray
moved to strike out the section alto
d gether. This was lost, 80 to A. Mr..
Ss Moore's amendment vas adopted, 80 to
SO.
The salary of the keeper of the CAPT
Il toI was named al $500. Mr.. Alien said
. a bill had already passed to make the
I . salary $50 a month. The section was
stricken out!
q The pay of the secretary OF the board
of public charities was fixed at 50 q
=, day.
.% The salary of the marshal and libra
~ rian of the Supreme Court was named
- as $3.50, a reduction Of $3.50. Mr.. Aler
uo opposed the seduction, as said Libra
0 rian r H. Bradley was one OF the bes
men in the United States. Mr.. Moor
:" moved to strike out the section. ThC
committee agreed to this and Mr.
Moore's motion was adopted.
ann o The salary of the reporter Of the Su
preme Court wss named as $500. q
se0 is now $1,000. 1t was fixed at $3.50
{ The salary of the clerk Of the Suprem
Court was fixed at 5000 and fees.
The House adopted the motion G
VIC Mr.. Moore reducing salaries of the asy
onU lum superintenderts, presidents OF th
use University, Agricultural and Mechan
VII cal College, Normal and Industri'
lo" College and Blind and Deaf mute inst
buttons to 50. 600.
y Section IA, namiog $500 as the sala
IA les of stewards at each Of the lnstIt1
lions referred to, was adopted.
Section Is, fixing salaries OF depu'
OuS inspectors of shell f,h at &35 per mont
was adopted.
Section 16, fixing kalary of priVa
'n.S secretary to the Cove nor at $1,000 VI
y adopted. The 18th SEQ ion was adopt,
Uno that salaries may be paid MONTH
soy The bill, as amended, then passed &c
ony ond and third reading!
than SENATE.
'roo FORTY SECOND DAY-Feb. 81.
49,, The Senate resumed session, al