Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17


son, Daughtridge, Lawrence and Nc
Culloch.
At noon the Governors message was
received and was read. 1t was ordered
printed.
Quite a number of bills mostly OF
merely local bearing. We're introduced.
After the reading OF the Governors
message the House adjourned
Third Day.-Speaker Moore conven-
ed the House at II O'CLOCK. Frayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. Pettigrew. The
journal OF Thursdays proceeding was
read and approved. Shannonhouse, OF
Mecklenburg. was added to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
Bills came from the Senate as fol-
lows: To print list Of pardons by the
Governor, adopted; TO print $50 copies
OF the message of the Governor ADOPT
ed; TO repeal dispensary law of Gull
ford county.
The calendar was then taken up The
bill appointing additional justices Of
the peace for Harnett county passed its
final reading and was sent TO the Sen
ate without engrOssment.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.
Sewell and Mr.. Daniels. The bill to re-
peal February term OF Mitchell Su-
periOr Court passed its third and final
reading. The bill for the relief Of pub
lie school teachers in Meckienburg
county passed third and final reading
By unanimous consent Benbow, OF
Yadkin. introduced a memorial of Jas
w McNeil in the contested election
case against r. L. Green, of Wilkes.
A special order was taken up. At l
o'clock Winston moved that message
be sent to the Senate announcing that
the House would proceed to the cleo
ton of an enrolling clerk. McNill NOV
ed that the House proceed to ballot for
enrolling clark. Hood. of Wayne,
placed in nomination E. B. Norvell, Of
Cherokee. The foil call showed every
vote for Norvell.
The bill to amend the Code increas-
ing the salary Of The Governor from
So 900 to 81 900 was on motion of ROun-
tree, referred to a special committee to
report. Adopted. The Speaker appoint
ed as the special committee: ROuntree,
Hood Hayes, Collins and Robinson.
Fourth Day-The debate in the
House devo!ved upon the bill to in
:
So 900. to $4,000 per year
Fifth day.-Speaker Moore convened
the House at 1920 O'Clock. Rev. d..
OF the Baptist church, offer
ed prayer.
The bill to amend The Code and in
crease the salary of the Governor from
So, 600 to $4,000 was then taken up as =
special order. Judge Graham. Of thu
special committee, filed a minority re-
port, to the effect that the increase OF
salary could not apply to the inc ming
Governor. and the object of the Dill
would be defeated. The report " II
the nature of a law brief, being AZ
Ella borate legal argument. citing SU-
preme Court opinions. against the le-
gality Of the incoming Governor taking
additional salary.
Mr.. Hanes, of the committee. said
this bill was not of sufficient imrOr-
lance to provoke the great argumen.
that had just been filed. 1t is admit
ted by Judge Graham that in constr
ing the constitution We must take all
parts of it, According to that COnSi-
tuition Mr. AycOck will not be elected
until to- morrow when the vote IS de-
clared Russell is Governor to-day. be-
cause the constitution says Aycc>k IS
not until he is declared elected. Sec
ton ] article >. says the term Sht>l
begin January 1st. The law OF the
States makes it a physical IMPOSSIBLE
tv for this to be SO, for the same CON
stitution provides that the Legislature
shall not meet until the first edne7-
day after the first Monday in January.
Then. how is il possible for the term
to begin before the election is complete
as the constitution requires it to be by
the General Assembly? II you think
North Carolina ought to pay her Gov
ernor a salary commensurate with the
requirements. the dignity and impOr-
lance Of the position it is right to do
this and | have heard but one I'm yet
say he thought it was wrong.
The vote was then taken on the bill,
and it pa sed 50 to 81. as follows:
Ayes: Alexander Allen. Of Wayne:
Baldwin. Bannerman. BarcO, Bedding
sher, Carr, Daniels, Of Vance; Conner.
Duls Fields. Gatti~,
Green. Hall. Hayes. Hoey, Hood. Lam,
Lawrence. Little Mann Mason. Nc
liver. Mclean. Morphew. Nicholas,
Page, Robertson. of GuilfoId; Robinson,
Vi AuSOu, lUcs, nUuulIEc. Ced"tIl,
Shannonhouse Shelton. Simms. Spain
hour Stewart Thompson. Welcn.
Whitaker, OF Forsyth; Whitaker. Of
Guilford: White of Halifax: White, Of
Jones: Williams. Wilson. Winston,
Wright. Pearson Carlton-55.
Noes: Allen. of Columbus Barnhill,
Benbow. Blythe. Brim. Britain. Burli-
son. Burnett. Galloway, Carraway, Cor
H.