The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-15
CROWDS Of SPECTATORS
The Impeachment Proceedings Fol-
lowed With Great Interest.
TO REVISE CHARTER OF WILMINGTON
Mr.. Baldwin introduces Bill to Defle LA.
biIty of Common Carrier and Protect
Shippers From Loss, Thirty
Nine NV Bills.

There was not much time in the House
yesterday for the transaction of routine
business, as the question ON the i'm
peachment resolution came up at II
o'clock However. nine roll -call bills
we're passed, and five bills passed their
second and third readings
Mr. Shannonhouse, of Mecklenburg in
troduced the following resolution, which
was placed upon the calendar:
SHANNONHOUSE'S RESOLUTION.
The full text of the resolution mtroduc-
ed in the House yesterday By Mr.. Shan
nonhouse is as follows
Resolution of Instructions to the Attor-
ney General to Institute an acton against
William II Worth late State reasurcT,
and the sureties of his official bond.
Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tves, the Senate concurring:
That whereas. the Constitution, arti =
vie XIV, section 3. forbids the payment
of any money by the Public Treasurer eX-
cept by the authority of the General AS
sembly and
Whereas, William Fl. Worth, late Treas .
urer of North Carolina. in defiance Of
law as expressed in chapter p. Laws OF
1899, did pay to Theophilus White the
sum of eight hundred and thirty-one and
70 cents.
Now therefore. the Attorney General
is hereby instructed 70 forthwith insti-
tute an action in the Superior court OF
Wake county against William II. Worth,
the late Public Treasurer. and the sure
ties or his official bond for the recovery
of said sum of eight hundred and thirty
one dollars and A. cents and any other
sums he may have paid out of the..6 .
sums he may have paid out, whether un-
der madamus or otherwise. to Theo-
philus White or any other person or per
sors contrary to the provisions of chapter
81. Laws of 1899
\ bill of considerable interest is Mr..
Baldwin's act defining the liability of COM
mon carriers and protecting shippers from
loss. IT provides as follows:
MP. BALDWIN'S ELL.
The text of the bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Mr.. baldwin, of For
syth entitled IN act To I9hne the Eabil
isy .f common carriers ald .rotect ship
: - from loss, Is rs f0llOWs
In case of the loss on damage to any
article or articles delivered to any rail
road. steamboat line or EXPRESS company
fer transportation over its own or con-
Meeting roads or lines, the initial corpora
tion or corporations first receiving the
same shall, in every case, be liable for
such loss or damage, any stipulation in
the bill of fading or receipt to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. but may discharge
itself from such liability by the produc-
tion Of receipt in writing for the said
article or articles from the corporation
to whom il was its duty to deliver such
article or articles in the regular course
OF transportation, in which event the said
connecting road or roads line or lines
shall be severally so liable, but NAV in
succession and in like manne: discharge
themselves respectively therefrom; Tut ii
any such corporation shall Fail OF reiuse,
upon reasonable demand being made to
it by any party interested II he prod lc-
ton Of such receipt, to produce the same,
then it shall not be entitled 10 claim the
benefit of such exemption ia any action
against the said aIroaG. steamboat or
express company o. otner corporation to
render It liable for such loss or lamago.
THE JOURNAL
The House was called TO order at 10
o'clock bv Speaker pro tenn S N Gattis.
and ouened with prayer by Rev. A. A.
Butler of the Fayetteville Street Baptist
church, this city.
The reading of the preceding days jour
nal was dispensed with, on motion of Mr..
Daughridge. of Edgecombe.
PETITIONS AND. MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Harris. from the county COM
missioners of NORTHAMPTON. asking to be
allowed to lev, special tax
BY Mr. Harris. from citizens of North
ampton asking that the Seaboard Dispen-
sary be not disturbed
BY Mr.. Parker, from the Enfield cham
Der of commerce, in reference to the State
raising Spanish peanuts.
BY Mr.. Parker. from citizens OF Halifax
county against the State growing Spanish
peanuts
BY Mr.. Parker from citizens Of Halifax,
in relation to the State hiring farm labor
on the State farms
BY MIR. Benbow. by request, from citl-
zens Of bonneville township. asking for
The incor1oration Of the Yadlin Valley
Institute.
by Mr.. Bradsher. from citizens of Al
bemarle township, Person county. ask
ing that the sale of whiskey be prohibit
ed with two miles Of Albemarle M. e.
church.
By Mr.. Ebbs by request from certain