Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-31
|ENATOR SIMMONS
pcted on Joint Ballot by the House
and Senate,
SIMMONS MAKES SPEECH.
hanks the Legislature FIR The High
r5cuor, and VIII Try to Do his
Duty-Dr. Curry Speaks.
SENATE.


r-1oven+h Day-Lieutenant Governor
Il Trne~ called the Senate to order, and
q a, Marvin CulDreth, Of the Methodist
eturch, offered prayer.
4 The journal was read and approved.
ceoarOr Speigh, Of Edgecombe, and
II, 90 If Greene, said that they were
- ayoidablv absent, but would like to
ii recorded as voting for +. NJ. Sim
e., The President held that the
e,ectiOn was over and that this could
not he permitted, but it was entered
mon the journal that they would have
10 voted had they been present. EX-
eenator Jas. Parker and Hon. Cyrus 3.
NateOn were invited to the privileges
of the floor.
petition was introduced by Alex
.ndpr from the veterans Of Mecklen-
&rg. relative to the Soldiers Home
hi pensions. and one by Marshall, for
ia o relief of certain ex-COnfederates
of Surry.
4 Bills were introduced as follows: By
HandersOn, to allow alimOny in cases
ii deyoice in yinculo matrimonii
FMS is a very important bill and gives
he wife alimony ia some cases of alb
soIute divorce.
Long offered a resolution of respect
n memory Of Queen Victoria.
4 Senate resolution Of respect on the
heath of England's great and good
Cuepn. and providing that the flag on
the capitol be at half mast for three
davs passed third reading.
TT.,-., ,.Cro1,,+;py, cIrrI1
bathv Of the people of North Carolina
Tor the royal family Of England and
the people of the empire and wishing
King Edward a long and prosperous
reign was adopted by a rising vote.
The Senate adjourned to II a. "a,
Thursday.
Twelfth Day.-The Senate convened
at II o'clock, Lieutenant Governor
Turner in the chair. Rev. Levi Bran
son offered prayer. The journal was
partially read and approved and
Standing commit tees made their re-
port The judiciary committee sent
pp a substitute for the libel bill. Sena-
tor AIRING n from the committee on
rules recommended that a committee
be appointed On appOrtiOnment Of
repres entatives. The chair announced
IS the committee On senatorial dis
riots Morton, Alexander, London,
Smith, Glenn, Calvert, McAlester, Mil
Ter of Pamlico and Gambler.
Senator Mcintyre stated that DR.. J.
/. NJ. Curry would speak at noon and
be moved that the Senate adjourn at
l. o'clock in order to hear him. I'm
carried.
Senator Woodard, for the judiciary
submitted two reports on
bill to allow allmony in
divorce a virnculO marimonii, one a
majority favorable to the bill and a
minority against it.
The Senate bill to graduate the tax
IN charters Off corporations came up.
Henderson moved to amend, making
t in force 60 days after ratification.
This was adopted and the bill passed
is third reading. The resolution for
he Senate committee on appOrtiOn-
nent Of representatives was passed.
Thirteenth Day.-In the Senate there
yaS heated debate over the bill to pay
limOny in case Of absolute divorce.
Woodward, Henderson and Ward
'ere the principal speakers.
The bill providing that only farmers
erve nthe board of agriculture came
p and was discussed at length.
Mr.. Scott showed that there were half
alt a dozen Raleigh men who knew
Othing about agriculture, serving on
1e board. Both bills went over.
The bill providing a new libel law
assed its second reading, and or OBJ
9ction Of Mr.. Duls, the third reading
as deferred until tomorrow.
Fourteenth Daytime only general
agislation enacted by the Senate was
bill restoring the election Of keeper
f the capitol to the Board Of Public
Works and Grounds, which is con-
ttltuted by the governor and other
tate officers. An effort to give back
o the keeper OF the capitol the ap-
'ointment Of janitor of the Supreme
5ourt building failed and that posi-
lon remains in the hands of the mar
pa OF the Supreme Court and the
keeper Of the capitol jointly.
II fifteenth Day.-The Senate was
alled to order at noon by Lieutenant
governor Turner and Rev. DR.. Eugene
1ahlel offered prayer. Leave of alb
ence was granted Broughton, Leak,
,risp, Speight, Morrison and Gudger.
81 is Were introduced as follows:
B. Warren, by request, to amend
ection 5354-57, of The Code, relative
o the deposit of State funds. Ordered
'rinted.
By Justice, to incorporate the Ruth
rfOrd Railroad Co.
BY James, to authorize Greenville to
Sue bonds.
BY Glenn, to increase the license tax
Or selling liquor in Greensboro.
By Thomas, to incorporate the Mis-
ionary Baptist church, of Davidson