The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-27
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The Democratic caucus next Monday
night will select State librarian and he
will be elected in joint session the follow
ing Friday.
A Senator receives a long letter Of ad-
vice from one of his constituents in which
he wisely concludes with this
sentence IF you see anything nice in
the way of a job why just get it for me, it
will not hurt ny feelings or make me
mad.
Senator Ward is young man and is
one Of our valued friends of later years,
but he is evidently man with a Jack
sonian backbone. and we are proud Of
him.. City Economist.
Here's the opinion of an Asheyille law
yer, who was once Solicitor of the Superior
court, upon an important pending bill:
81 see chat Senator James of Pitt coun-
ty, has introduced a bill in the Legisla-
ture which / regard as most import
ant one. 1t provides that no solicitor
shall receive a fee in any case unless he
prays the judgment of the court Here
tofore the opportunities of friends and at
torneys have induced the solicitors to
consent to suspension of judgment on pay
ment of costs in many a case in which the
defendant should have been fined or sent
to the roads. Inasmuch as the solicitors
lee is twice as large in such cases as il
IS in those in which the State pays the
cost there is an element of temptation for
aim in the matter. The measure would
not be a good thing for solicitors from a
yecuniary standpoint. but it would re-
ieve them of great deal of bother.
The Subcommittee, composed of Sena-
ors Speight and Alexander and Repre-
sentatives Page. Morphew and Ross, APP
ointed from the Committee on Insane
Asylums to investigate the needs of the
Institutions and the number Of the insane
needing admission to the State hospitals
aas begun work. Dr. Kirby and DR.. Muir
ehy have both talked with the ub-commit
lee at the request of the latter. Monday
they VIII visit the department for the
dangerous insane in the State penitentiary
and make recommendations later to the
class of the States wards.
The sub committee from the Joint Com
snittee on Penal Institutions left yester-
lay I'd visit the State convict farms. 1t
S composed of Senator's Woodland and
Travis and Representatives Nicholson,
Patterson and Masten. They will return
in time for the session Wednesday morn
ing
The bill introduced in the House by Mr..
MaeKethan, of Cumberland, to make in
5prance policies on real property valued"
policies IN this State. has caused a stir
among the insurance, companies who OPP
pose the bill. A copy of the bill, which
is very plain in its terms and explains
itself, has already appeared in many Of
lhe papers in the State. but as it is q
very important matter and of interest tc
every policy holder in the State who
desires that his insurance shall really
De for the amount ON which he is paying
his premium, it is copied again. 1t pro-
yides IS follows: IS
THAT whenever any policy of insurance
shall be written to insure any real prop
erty in this State, and the property in
sured shall be wholly destroyed, without
criminal fault on the part of the insured
or his assigns, the amount of insurance
written in such policy shall be taken con-
clusiveIy to be the true value of the
property when insured. and the true
amount OF. loss and measure of damage
when destroyed
1t is practically an exact copy of the law
as enacted prior TO 1900 in the following
States; Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky,
Tennessee. Kansas. Washington Oklaho-
ma, Delaware, Missouri, West Virginia,
Oregon, Ohio, New Hampshire Texas,
Arkansas, Minnesota Mississippi and
Louisiana. Since which time it has also
become a part of the Statutes of Vermont
and perhaps others.
The North Carolina bill is now before
the Insurance Committee of the House,
If which Mr. Willard, of New Hanover, is
Hartman.
One OF the most powerful speeches that
have been made in Raleigh in years was
the speech of Hon. r. B. Glenn, eX-State
Senator from Forsyth, in support of the
Ward antitrust Bill before the Senate
Judiciary Committee. He was solid
ground and spoke with wisdom and
strength and made profound impression.
The Democrats who talk against trusts
N the campaign, and believe in sticking
10 their platform declaration are greatly
n the majority.
The matter of redistricting the State is
attracting much interest. The most per-
picking question is this: Shall a rock
ribblc Republican district, composed Of
Madison, Yancey, Mitchell. Watauga, |
Ashe. Wilkes, Yadllin and Davis be form |
ed? The Democrats in some of those |
say it would not be treating