The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-21

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the growth of population and develop
ment of the country the duties of these
officers have increased.
This section was adopted. Also the
| section reducing the salary of the chief
| clerk in the State Treasurer's office
| 10 $1,000. This latter section went
| through without discussion.
\ provision in the bill proposed re-
| duction of the salary of the supeI'n-
| tendent of the penitentiary to $500.
| This was stricken out because there is
now no such office.
The next section 60 reduced the salary
| of Supreme and Superior court judges to
$4,000.
This raised a very din of outcries
among the lawyers. who Immediately set
to fling their teeth for any man who
should dare defend the reduction. OF
course it did not pass.
This section having been stricken out.
Mr.. Patterson. of Caldwell. took the
back track with the ayowed intention
of butchering the two sections left with
life in them
If no reduction is to be made in the
salary of Judges" he said. then the re-
duction made in the salaries of the Sec
rotary of State and the State Treasurer
are too large
The House refused to turn back.
The State librarian the bill put down
as worth $3.50. and this caused another
storm of protests. the burden OF which
was that a one-legged Confederate sol
der had just been elected and the salary
ought not TO be reduced.
Mr.. Moore, of jackson, amended to
make the salary 5000.
1t was while this amendment was beng
considered that Mr.. Alexander. of
Rutherford. attempted to give the bin "a
fatal stab in the back and failed.
He moved to table the amendment.
Mr.. Williams, of Iredell, tponting at
Mr. Alexander): Il warn YOU
Mr. Winston addressed the Chair.
mo debate" exclaimed Il number OF
anti-reductionists.
Mr.. Winston: Then | guess | can
rise to Il point of parliamentary inquiry
Suppose he said. addressing the
chair I'VE lay this amendment on the
table. doesn't that take the bill:'
The Speaker-"It does.
Mr. Justice: ''And you knew that
without asking"
Mr.. Winston: Suppose | did,"
The motion to table was lost by Il
vote of % to 81.
After lengthy debate Mr.. Moore's 5000
amendment was adopted.
1t may be we'll TO state however. that
as this law now reads it may mean 500
increase in salary of the librarian. He
has been getting $500 as librarian and
5000 as keeper of the records for the
L II -, hlf
under the new law he might get $500 and
the $500 also as keeper OF the records.
The next provision of the bill fixed
the salary Of the Keeper of the Capitol
at $3.50. 1t was pointed out that this
was already 5000, and that killed the
section.
The proposition to reduce the per diem
of the secretary to the Board of Chair
ties from 81 to So IL day met with no OPP
position.
Section 10. reducing the salary of the
marshal and librarian of the Supreme
court from 81 900 to $3.50, found not a
single defender
Many Of the lawyers and others OH
the floor took this occasion for paying
high tribute to the present incumbent of
that position. Mr.. K. H. Bradley.
Judge Allen considered him Il thor
oughly competent man.
HE is the best man in North Carolina
for the place: and he's not receiving Il
cent more than his work is worth"
Messrs. Moore, Gattis and others
spoke to the same effect. All referred
in most appreciatiye tones of Mr.. Brad
ieys eminent fitness for the position and
his uniform courtesy. No higher trIb-
utes could be paid to any man.
The House unanimously agreed that
his salary should not be reduced.
The bill reduced the salary of the Su
preme Court reporter TO 5000.
Mr.. Robinson opposed this saying the
present salary was $1,000 and to cut to
SoOO was too much.
An amendment by Mr.. Moore, cutting
to 800 was adopted.
The salary Of the Supreme Court
clerk from $500 and fees to $500 and
fees was reduced without discussion.
The next section fixed salaries as fol
lows: The super ntendents of the insane
asylums at Raleigh, Morganton and
Goldsboro; the Deaf, dumb and Blind
institutions at Raleigh and Morgan on
the presid nts of the A. and M. College
at Raleigh, of the Greensboro Normal
and Industrial College at Greensboro,
and of the University at Chapel Hill,
$1,000 year with house, but without
supplies.
This caused a lengthy and heated dis
cussion 1t was stated that DIR. Muir
ply had been getting $500 and per
quisites, DR. Miller and Mr.. Ray g.
900, Mr.. Goodwin, 81, 100 and the others
81, 800.
In the midst of the discussion, at 2:30
the House took a recess until 4 o'clock.
AT that hour it resumed consideration
of the subject, the committee bringing
i'll substitute, as follows: Morganton
insane, $1,000: Raleigh, insane, $500;
a. and NJ College, Normal and Indus
trial College and State University, S..
go. The others to stand as they were.
This substitute, however, did not meet
the approval of the House and the sec
ton was stricken out, leaving all the
salaries as they were before.
The vote was 40 TO strike out and %
against striking out.
Section Ii reduced the salaries Of
stewards of public institutions to $50
month.
1t was proposed TO reduce shell fish
commissioners to $50. but Mr.. Nichol-
son. of Beaufort. said the Committee