The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-02-07
Mr. Smiths motion was loss.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3uTH.
News 8. Observer.

News & Observer.
SENATE--Senator Henderson bill
allowing wife alimnny In Case o. ab
solule divorce came up i'll the Senate
as special order and aiter{a strong de.
bate the bill WAS defeated by a vote OF
Is to 20. This Was quite surprise 70,
ove- halt dozen Il feeches we're made
for the bill and only::two against it. The
bill was defeated largely by the lay
members, only three lawyers present
voi1ng against it. It was one OF the
most botly contested fights OF the ses
session, and strong legal talent was ar.
rayed on both sldas.
The bill by Senator Scott that only
practical farmers should serve on the
StateBoard Of Agriculture came up and
was unanimously passed on both Its
second and third readings. The op-
position manifested towards the meas
ure when it came up bsfors had seem.
lngly disappeared and not voice was
heard in opposition.
HOUSE.-The special order OF the day
was the consideration OF the committee
report on the Cowell.Dees coustest case
from Pamlico. The report was favor
able to Dees, and was adopted without
much debate. Only ten Republicans
present voted against it. Tie affirma-
tive vote was II.
Mr.. Wright, of Rowan, introduced
bill Of much interest, relating to tho
matter of pensions.
Mr. Wright's bill ls fer the General
Assembly to appropriate annually $780,
900 in order to pay an annual pension
Of $500 to every ex-Confederate
sol,iier and widow of an ex-Confederate
Tying in the State, WHO IS now IS
Years of age, and who 10 not worth $500
II worldly substance. But no person
shall be entitled toa pension under this
oct who is now a pensioner, or who has
iisoosed Of his property 10 his vile or
children before January lst, 1900 or
.hose wife has property exceeding
$500, or has an annual income ex-
ceeding S2CO.
In case the amount appropriated
hail the insufficient, in any year, to
pay in full the pensioners then it shall
% apportioned pro rata among them.
Ii addition to the appropriation by
he General Assembly, there shall be
evied an ad yalorem tax OF three cents
III every hundred dollars worth Of real
md personal property, and per capi-
Ia tax Of pine cents on every taxable
POLL, which shall be applied exclusive
y to this act.
70 REFORM YOUTHFUL CRIM1-
NAILS.
A bill by Judge Allen, OF Wayne,
provides that any person under the
age of Is convicted of any offense, the
punishment whereof is not death, may
oe bound by the judge as an appren-
ice until be or she becomes twenty
>na years OF age, r for a shorter period
If time.
No person shall be bound out under
;he provision Of this fact for whose fu-
ure good conduct any person will te-
como bound in solveut bond to he
ixed in amount and approved by the
Clerk of the Superior court.
THURSDAY JAN. 31sT.
Morning Post.
SENATE-Taere was little done in
he Senate of general interest.
HOUSE.-In the House Represent
ltlves Craig, offered the following reso-
ution Of impeachment:
Whereas, The sConstitution of North
Carolina, Art. 4. sec. 8, declares:
1.-The Supreme Court SHALL have
original jurisdiction to hear all claims
lgainst the State, but its decisions
hall be merely recommend:tory. No
process In the nature of execution shall
70 reported 10 tho next session OF the
General Assembly for its actio j."
And
Whereas, The General Assembly Of
North Carolina, at it's session 1899, cid
enact chapter 81. Public Laws, sec.
|:
"The Treasurer of the State Of MOI th
JarO'iia snail not pay any coini .enaa-
ion to any person or persons claiming
he same for services re:i1of: d c ':ice-n
ny the sleifish Industry u,i!es- such
,e,son or persons are authorized toren
Ter such services uEder the provisions
): seia act entitled go provit!. for the
General supervision Of the sheIitlsa in
iussry o. the State of North Carolina,
md ral,fea March, 2, 1899" And
Whereas, Theophiius White brought
IN action of mAndanus against iiai.