The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-22
a. Reports Of Standing Committees.


day.
(5) Special Orders.
(6) General orders: First. bills and
resolutions on third reading: second,
bills and resolutions on second reading;
but Messages from the Governor and
House of Representatives, and Com
munications and Reports from State Of
ficers, and reports from the Commit
tees on Engrossed Bills and Enrolled
Bills. may be received and acted on
under any order of business.
DUTIES OF SENATORS.
Sections TO i13 prescribe the rights
and duties ot senator's
81. Every Senator presenting paper
shall endorse the same; if a petition,
memorial, or report to the General AS
sembly, with a brief statement of it's
subject or contents, adding his name;
if a resolution, with his name; if a re-
port of committee, a statement of
such report. NTH the name of the COM
mittee and member making the same;
if BILL statement of it's title, which
shall contain a brief statement of the
subject or contents of the bill, with his
name, and all bills, resolutions, petit
tions and memorials, shall be delivered
to the clerk before the Grading Of the
Journal, and by him handed to the Pres :.
ident to be, by him, referred, and he
shall announce the titles and references
of the same, which shall be entered on
the Journal"
Senator Henderson moved TO strike
out before the reading of the ;ouc-
nal" Senator Glenn remarked that #
the Senate intended for the Senator'S
to introduce their bills, etc, by simply
handing them to the clerk then he
thought the number OF pages in the
Senate SHOULD be reduced by half that
there was no use for them. Senator
Henderson said that in Congress hills
were simply handed to the clerk and
it would save time and trouble. Sen
ator Morton thought that bills might
be handed to the clerk during the "cs
sion and read last thing before adjourn
ment Senator Henderson endorsed the
idea and his amendment prevailed.
Section IA, 10, Is and II provided the
lis of committees and their duties.
Section Is excited much discussion.
AS reported by the committee it re1G'
DISCUSS ON ON COMMITTEE.
"1S. Every report of the committee
upon a bill or resolution which shan
not he conside89S a the time of MAX
ing the same, or laid on the table by a
vote of the Senate, shall stand upon the
General Order with the bill or resolu-
ton: and the report of the committee
shall show that majority of the COM
mittee were present and voting, eX-
cept the Judiciary Committee. whose
chairman anG five members shall con-
stitute a quo1 o1um.
Senator Henderson moved to amend
by substituting after the words "bili
OF resolutions" 'and the report of the
committee shall show that a quorum of
the committee was present and voting
therefor and three members shall con-
stitute a quorum, except the Judiciary
Committee, whose chairman and five
members shall constitute a quorum -
The motion was lost.
| Senator Morton moved to amend
striking out ma jority" and substitut-
ing quorum" and providing that the
chairman and three members constitute
quorum. On this motion the vote
stood "a to "a and Lieut. Gov. Turner
cast his first deciding vote. voting in
the negative against Senator Morton 5
amendment.
Senator Morton then moved to strike
out the words except the Judiciary
Committee, whose chairman and five
members shall constitute a quorum"
and the motion prevailed
Sections 10 and 20 relate to special
orders. Senator Morton moved that
Rule II, which imposes a limit of thirty
minutes on each speech, and provides
that no Senator speak more than twice
on the same subject, do not apply to
special orders and his motion prevailed.
The remainder of the rules are the
same as previously in vogue and were
unamended except that Senator Nor
ton had added to Rule 20, that any
Senator could explain his vote by OBJ
tanning permission of the chair before
the roll call began, but should not
speak moro than two minutes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Leave of absence was granted Sena-
tor Sugg, Gldger and Justice.
Senator Henderson's bill regulating
the settlement by surviving partners
was ordered printed.
The Senate bill 10 amend the code
relative to judgment and liens was re-
ferred to the judiciary Committee.
Senaor Broughton introduced two
bills in regard to the A. and NJ. College
which are printed in full elsewhere.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate was called to order at IL
O'Clock by Lieutenant Governor Tur-
ner and Rev DR.. A. A. Marshall, of the
First Baptist Church, offered prayer
The Journal of Saturday was read and
approved.
BILLS RATIFIED.
The following bills were ratified by
the President, having passed both
houses:
TO allow Rocky Mount to issue bonds.
For relief of Miss Samantha Lyon of
Wilkes.
To protect live stock in Clay counfv.
To amend the charter of the Whit
ney Reduction Company
To incorporate the Hertford Banking
Company.
To amend the charter of the town Oh
Concord