The news & observer., 1901-04-04
Passed a Number of Bills on
Yesterday.
ANOTHER SESSION TODAY
The President of the Senate Fails to
Appear.
HIS SIGNATURE TO TIE BILLS is WANTED
Most Of the Bills Are Corrections Of Errors in
Legislation. The Primary Law kbo'-
shed so Far as Wake is
Concerned.

Concerned.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima met yesterday in adjourned session.
1t was expected that it would simply
meet and adjourn, but the members
couldn't resist the temptation to legislate
a little more and so a number of bills
were introduced and passed. They are
principally corrections of errors in bills
passed at the regular session, though
some two or three of them are new bills
of a private character.
The most important bill, certainly to the
people of Wake county was Senator
Broughton's s act to take Wake county out
of the primary election law passed at the
recent session of the Legislature.
These bills were quickly passed in the
House and enrolled and signed by the
Speaker. But the president pro tenn of
the Senate had not arrived, and recess
Of an hour was taken. At the end of that
time he still had not come, and so still
another recess was taken after having
passed few more bills. An hour passed
and no president of the Senate The
adjourned over till today. Senator Lon
don, president pro tenn, is expected this
morning.
The Senate put up a temporary presid-
ing officer and got through a goodly
amount of legislation. all of which now
lacks only the presidents signature to
become law.
THE HOUSE.
The members of the House present were
the following: Allen and Hood, of
Wayne; Beddingield and Simms, of
Wake; Gattis, of Orange; Lawrence, of
Hertford; Moore, of Jackson; Richardson,
of Johnson; Russell, of Durham Watts,
of Iredell, and Winston, of Berthe
Clerks in attendance were: Chief
Clerk Nixon. Assistant Clerk Alexander,
and Reading Clerk Wilson.
The bills and resolutions introduced in
the House and passed were as follows:
BY Mr.. Allen: Act supplemental to an
act establishing a stock law in certain
parts of Wayne county.
BY Mr.. Winston: Resolution paying
clerks and other employees in attendance
on this meeting of the General Assembly
their mileage.
BY Mr.. Watts: Act supplemental to an
act relating to fees of witnesses, amend
ing the act so as to apply to Iredell and
BERTHE counties.
BY Mr.. Hood Act authorizing the
Goldsboro Lumber Company to increase
it's capital stock from 100000 to $780, 900.
By Mr.. Winston: Resolution relating to
adjournment of the Legislature-tha it
should adjourn sine die at p. m.
By Mr.. Beddingfield: Act to amend
chapter 203, Private Laws of 1899, so as
to make stockholders in the Raleigh
Banking and Trust Company individually
liable for double the value of their stock
BY Mr.. Allen: Act supplemental to the
Judicial District Bill, so as to provide that
the Governor may appoint judges and
solicitors in the new districts any time
after March II, 1891, and to ratify the ap-
pointments already made.
BY Mr. Watts: Act to amend the act
appointing members of the county boards
of education by inserting the name of
Jason A. Sheriff. instead of J. Fl. Sheriff.
in the board for Catawba county.
BY Mr.. Allen Act appointing Justices of
the Peace for new township in Wayne
county
BY Mr. Gattis: Resolution providing
for the printing of a complete record of
the impeachment trial, with the full
speeches of all the attorneys. All State
officers, members of the General Assem-
bly, and the attorneys on both sides are
to be furnished with copies, and the re-
naming copies sold at 81 a set.
The Senate amendment to a bill for
compulsory school attendance in Mitchell
county was concurred in. This amend
ment leaves it to a vote of the people.
Senator Broughtons bill striking Wake
county out of the primary election law
was also passed. This first passed the
Senate and was sent over to the House.
THE SENATE.
The Senate held brief session yester-
day and adjourned until noon today, by
which time President pro tenn London is
expected and his presence, in the absence
of the Lieutenant Governor, is required
in order to ratify the few bills passed
yesterday
When the hands of the clock in the SEN
ate Chamber pointed at noon (the actual
time however, was 12:40) Chief Clerk
Maxwell called the Senate to order, and
at his request Senator Glenn took the
chair. Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniel, of the
Presbyterian church offered prayer The
roll was not called, but those present
were Senators Arlington, of Nash;
Broughtcn, OF Wake; Glenn, of Guilford
and Woodard, of Wilson.
bill was introduced by Senator Ar