The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06

| Rowan, and one by Mr.. Mclean. OF
| Harnett; bill to more equitably divide
| the school fund between the races, by
Mr.. Julian, of Rowan bin to compe
railroads TO operate air-hrakcS on MI
trains. by Mr. Overman: bill to provide
| for chartering foreign railroad and lnsur-
ance companies in this State, 50 rs 10
prevent removal of cases from Stale to
Federal courts, by Mr. Craig, of Bun
combe bill to amend the charter If WI
mington. by Mr.. Rountree, of New Han
over: bill TO reduce the fees of registers
Of deeds. by Mr.. Leak. Of Anson; bill
to repeal the law giving bodies of certain
deceased persons to medical colleges of
the State, by Mr.. Hampton, of Sur'y.
A bill that caused much amusement
was one introduced by Mr. Davis. of
Haywood. providing for the repeal of
all the Public Laws passed by the last
Legislature.
A bill to abolish the office of cotton
weighcr at Dunn, introduced by Mr..
Mclean. of Harnett, was put upon its
several readings and passed and sent
to the Senate without cngrossing.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Winston. re-
pealing chapter -. Public Laws 1897,
and creating the office of enrolling clerk.
was also passed on it's several readings
and sent to the Senate without engroSS-
ment.
A message from the Senate announced
that $. Il. No i, an act reducing pay Of
employees in the Senate from 50 to 81 II
day. had been passed by that Dcdy and
sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Winston moved that the bill be
put upon immediate passage on its seve-
raj readings.
On the third reading Mr. Oliver. of
Robson, called for the ayes and noes.
The roll call resulted: Ayes 113; noes,
{. All those who voted in the negative
were Republicans.
Mr.. Moore, of Jackson, made report
for the joint committee. appinted to
wait upon the Governor and notify him
of their readiness to receive his mes
sage. The report was accepted, the
committee discharged and a messenger
from the Governor was announced.
The message, according to custom.
was brought in by the Governors pri-
vatc secretary and delivered to the read
ing clerk.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of
the message. which consumed half an
hour, Mr.. Overman moved that 800
copies of the message be ordered printed
SO that each member could be sup
piled with n copy.
Mr. Winston thought the printing
ought to be delayed until some new
arrangement for having it done could
be made
Mr.. Robinson offered a resolution as
a substitute for Mr.. Overman's motion,
to the effect that 800 copies of the mes
sage be printed under the supervision
of n committee appointed conformity by
the House and Senate for that purpose.
This resolution was passed and sent
to the Senate without cngrossment.
Mr.. Leak asked unanimous consent to
take up III. b. No. 13 and have it passed
on its several readings. This bill, he
explained, provided for the amendment
Of chapter 253, Public Laws of 1897,
by adding to section the words. ANY
superintendent or supervisor violating
this act shall be deemed guilty Of a MS
demeanor." In further explanation of
chapter 253 Mr. Leak said it provided
for the working of certain sections If
road near the Arson county State farm
by the convicts. These roads, he said.
were used by the State and he thought
it but just that the State should assist
in maintaining them. That was the o.
ject Of the law when passed in 1897.
but no penalty had been liked III ease
of refusal of an official to allow the
convicts to do the work. The proposed
amendment simply fixes the penalty.
Dir. Mcneil. of Brunswick, suggested
that there were some questions of II
legal nature involved i'll the amendment
and he thought it had oety,r be referred
to the Judiciary committee nefore the
House should undertake t) act on it.
In this view DIR. Mcneil was sustained
by Mr.. Rountree who thought there
was such Il thing as transactng business
of this kind too rapidly. He said he
was opposed to railroading through any
legislation without due consideration. He
was inclined to think Mr.. Leaks ill IL
good one. and that he would vote for it,
but it could do it no harm to be examined
into by the proper committee.
Mr.. Leak said he had no objection
to the bill taking that course. 1t was
therefore referred to the judiciary COM
mittec.
On the calendar there was only one.
resolution and one bill--both introduced
Wednesday by Mr.. Winston, and both
relating to the public printing. Both
were referred to the committee on Pub
lie Printing.
Il notice. said Mr.. Mclean, of Har-
nett, ''that a number of bills have been
introduced to repeal laws passed i'll lS!lo
and 1897. | have therefore drawn a
resolution here calling on the Secretary
of State to furnish each member of the
House, for use during the present ses-
sion, Il copy of each volume of the Code
and the laws passed by each General
Assembly since the Code was printed.
Mr.. Justice, of Mcdowell, suggested
that this would mean great number of
books on the floor of the House and
therefore he amended the resolution to
the effect that the books desired be fur
nished not to each member but one copy
to the members at each desk.
Mr.. Ray said he had only recently
seen the Secretary of State about the
books and he had been Informed that
there were no books to be had.
II don't want to do Il vain thing re-
piled Mr.. Mclean, ''but let's pass this
resolution and then let the Secretary of
State hunt around and see if he can't
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