The news & observer., 1901-03-13
PURELY LEGAL QUESTION
The Measure Was So Discussed and
the Vote Steoi 81 to IL.
GAMBLING SLOT MACHINES PROHIBITED
Progress With the Revenue Bill Yesterday
Morning and Night. Omnibus Bill
Fleeing Magistrates. Municipal
Election Law Passed.


yesterday and enacted many important
bills. among others passed were an act
to authorize the Council Of State to pay
witnesses and counsel in the impeach-
nlent trial and another to pay the pem-
bers OF the Court d impeachment 81 pc?
diem. This decision was reached after
strictly legal debate. No politics was
engendered and all the Republicans voted
for the bill except one. The omnibus jus
tice Of the peace bill passed its readings,
also a Resolution for the election OF
United States Senators by the direct vote
of the people went through by vote of
to l. The gambling slo, machines re-
ceiyed a hard blew and the present revc-
n0e bii prohibits them. This bin was
considered further at night.
PAY WITNESS AND COUNSEL.
The Senate bill to pay witnesses attend
ing the court of impeachment, came from
the House@with ar amendment so that
the council of State Shall pass upon the
accounts for witnesses and counsel, and
the State Treasurer pay the same
Senator Aycock said that it was time to
make halt in this business; he was
afraid this was paving the way for great
expense and preparing for extravaganza.
He saw no use in employing additional
counsel to the House managers, they were
able lawyers and he thought them suffi-
cient
Senator London agreed with Senator
III. of
the peoples money to employ five law
yers besides nine managers in this trial
Governor Russell's administration was de-
nounced for its extravaganza in employ
ing lawyers yet this bill is a step in the
same direction. He believed that the
Legislature should pass an act paying
the counsel stipulating how much should
be expended.
Senator Woodard said that it was i'm
possible to tell what ought to be paid un-
til the trial was over. The Governor
could tell how long the trial took and how
much should be paid. and the council of
State decide after the trial was over and
not until then
Senator Ward did not see how the Leg
islature could pay men when no one knew
low much of their time would be re-
quired.
Senator Aycock said If the matter was
left to the Council of State then profes
sional courtesy would give these lawyers
whatever they asked. He demanded the
ayes and noes on concurring in the House
amendment putting the payment of the
counsel and witnesses in the hands of
the council Of State. The Senate concur
red by vote Of % TO 20.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Alexander. Arlington. Gudger.
Henderson. James, Justice. Long. Me
Allister. Mcintosh MCNEIL Michael Mil
Ter of Caldwell. Miller of Pamico, Nor
ton. Scott, speight Struggled, Travis,
yann. Ward. Warren. Wood and Woodard.
Thost voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Aycock Bray. Broughton, Brown,
Buchanan. Gambler. Crisp, Dula. Foushee,
Glenn. Lindsay London. Marshall Nc
Intyre Pinnix Robson, Stikelesther,
Thomas.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The omnibus Justice of the peace bill
was then taken up in the morning aud
several amendments were adopted
Senator Marshall moved to strike out
the list from Surry county. This was
lost. Senator Warren moved TO strike out
1.-THE list fgS namest for Craven county
He exploined that he was in a trying po-
sifi2n there were two factions in Craven
county. The Democratic Executive Com
mittee prepared one list of magistrates
to be elected and the County Commission
ers who arc elected by the magistrates.
nrenared another list. An agreement
was reached some time since and con-
ference list agreed to by the representa-
tfvae and Senator's from the district
Those names we're put in a special bill
and nassod Vow these additional names
have hoen nut in the bill and Senator
y,arran falt compelled to stand by his
word and oppose such interference with
The comnromise list. There was no other
course excent to keep his word. he was
sorgv - he placed in this position, he
bad fr,o,ds all over the county but his
word was sacred to him and would be
maintained.
senator Sngg endorsed every word Of his
colleague but he wanted to stand By the
Denocratjc organization Of Craven. sena-
.r,..,.is tho.,oht this amendment would i'm
-, ~ hiu Senator Arlington said
that his would give 165 additional magfs-
tratee for craven. one to every 10 white
voters The amendment striking out the
I,s, ror craven vas adopted.
The senate adopted amendments insert ,