The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-07
CY WILL SIGH
FOR HIS SALARY
But Will Get Three Ciphers
Instead.
FAT FEES. FLANKEO OFF
AND SOME THOUSANDS SAVED
TO THE STATE.
FAT FEES thanked OFF
THE MINORITY BEGINS TO FIND ITSELF
Jim young's Autograph Must 60. Bill TO Liber-
ate Craven. Fuller Wants Tex on Emil
grant Agents Repealed. I'm.
rrovement Ellis,
proyement Ellis.

On yesterday the first NO of the ses-
sion was heard in the Senate, and it
came from a Democrat
The members new to the ways of legis-
lation, who devoted the first working
session to getting accustomed to the
method of work in the body, began to
take an active part in the proceedings,
to introduce bills and join in the discus
sons.
The minority awoke for the first time
to the fact that it is a part of the pres
ent Senate, sat up and began to notice
things. The part played by the minority
was not very conspicuous, barely enough
to make the majority members look up
from the bills they were preparing or the
newspapers they were reading to see
what was happening.
The number of bills introduced was
much smaller than on the preceding day.
The first discussion of the day was
brought about by the bill of Senator
Daniels intended to divert the fees paid
by insurance companies and agents from
the pockets of the Secretary of State to
the State Treasury. Senator Daniels, in
explaining the object of the BILL said that
his information was that the salary now
paid to the Secretary of State was the
largest paid to any officer in the his
tory of the State and that he considered
it entirely too large to be paid by a peo-
pie so poor as the people of North Caro-
lima. He was also informed that the
time of year was at hand when these
fees, several thousand dollars in the ag
gregate, would be paid in to the Secretary
of State, and it was important that the
bull should be passed Immediately that
the fees might go to the treasury in
stead. The bill was not intended TO in
fluence any legislation the Senate might
see fit to take hereafter with view to
the creation of the office OF insurance
commissioner. He asked that the rules
be suspended and the bill put through
its three readings. Senator Fields made
the point that if the fees We're diverted
to the treasury permanently no law dis
posing of them otherwise could be passed
atsthis session. Senator Brown thought
the bin should 20 to the committee and
oajeeted after the second reading. Mr..
Daniels then asked to be allowed to
amend limiting the time Of operation of
the law to the period from its ratifica-
ton to April the first, 1890 Senator
the bill passed its third reading
Senator Ward, of Washington, spoke
briefly in introducing his bill for the
working of the public roads in Washing
ton county, explaining that the penalty of
the bill was intended to remedy urgent
local conditions
1t was when Senator /. W. Miller, of
Bayboro, introduced his resolution pro-
viding for the removal of the name of
one James III. Young from the corner
stone of the white Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution that the minority rose
to the surface for one brief inglorious
moment. The resolution came in the ma
ture of a surprise, apparently, to Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. The clerk
read the resolution while the Senate lis
tened with a look of amused interest
Senator Miller merely asked that the
rules be suspended and the resolution
passed. The Senate ordered it as a mat
ter of course with an faye" VOTE Then
Senator II. o. Fuller colored, of Warren
ton. arose with some apparent diffidenoo.
not to say trepidation. and asked that
the "ayes" and. "noes" be recorded The
President stated that it would require the
support of one-fifth of the members
present to order the roll call. and asked
those IN favor of the motion to rise.
The Senators having ordered the rules
suspended seemed to have lost interest
in the matter in measure. Senator
Smith. of Stanly, and Senator Ward of
Washington, were in favor of the Sena-
tors going on record on the resolution
and stood. The other Senators failed to
support them and they sat down. The
President seeing that there was some
misunderstanding again put the question.
This time Senators Ward. Smith and
Collie, Democrats, and Fuller and New
some. Republicans, rose. The requisite
,:umber not having supported the mo-
ton the roll call was not ordered. and
the resolution passed without further
protest.
Senator Smith said after adjournment
that he felt that the members should
have gone on record and there is little
doubt that if they had fully understood
that no more was wanted Senator Fuller
would have been gratified. There is no
reason to suppose that any member
cherishes in secret his desire that the
famous ornament of the cornerstone be
wiped off
Senator Jerome's bill TO provide for the
appointment Of court stenographers.
which appears below. will create some in
terest when it is called up for consid-
GRAFTON 1t is a measure that will especial
ly engage the attention of the legal pro-
fession. and is much the same as the
system now in operation in many other
States
Senator Bryan's three bills have in
them the germ of things hoped for by the
white people of unhappy Craven. and
that the Senator will get that. or some
thing equally as good" from this Legisla-
ture. is foregone conclusion.
When Senator Fields called up his bill
nroviding for the repeal of the tax on
horse dealers the first negative vote
was given The bill ran along smoothly
through two readings. Then Senator
Daniels asked some questions which
Senator Fields answered. Senator
Thomas hoped the bill would pass and
agreed with Senator Feds that the bill