The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
THE SENATE ORGANIZES AS A COURT
OF IMPEACHMENT.
JUDGES APPEAR BY COUNSEL
Time. Set for Filing Plea and Reply
ing-The Trial { o Begin March 18th.
Senate Passes The States Prison
Bill-Bill to Amend Charter OF VIII
mington as to Street improvements.
Bill for State Prohibition Passed by
Mistake-To Amend Insurance Lac.
SENATE.

Especial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c.. February 25.-Sena-
tor Gudger moved that a house bill be
recalled from the enrolling clerks Of
fee. because by an error, instead OF
making prohibition in Buncombe III
ty it placed all the rest of the state I'M
der prohibition.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Senator Warren, to promote ends OF
justice by giving authority to county
commissioners to draw an additional
number of jurors for any term Of
court; by Senator Alexander, to incor-
porate the Southern States Trust Com
charter OF Wilmington regarding street
improvements; also to amend the laws
OF 1893 regarding Big Bridge ferry in
New Hanover; also to appoint justices
of the peace for Brunswick county; by
Senator Woodland, TO amend the char
ter of Wilson; by Senator Gudger, to
protect pupils in public or private
schools from contagious or infectious
diseases.
The senate bill to incorporate the
states prison and provide for the gov
eminent thereof came up.
Senator Brown offered h amend
ment that any suit against the prison
shall be construed as a suit against
the state-accepted.
Senator Lindsey sent up an amend
ment that the directors not be eligible
to any other office in the institution
adopted.
Senator Broughton said this bill
created a small board of five which
had unlimited power to sell or dispose
of all bonds owned, including property
that $50, 600 was paid for.
Senator Woodland said the bill had
been carefully considered. The best
feature was that the penitentiary man
agement was in the hands of the gov
ernor. He could remove any officer
upon ten days notice. A small board
will save expenses.
Senator Gudger offered an amend
ment that the board Of commissioners
should not sell any real estate except
by unanimous vote and upon the ap-
prevail of the governor.
The amendment was adopted n the
bill passed.
Rules were adopted by the senate
for the court of impeachment.
The senate was then regularly or
ganiZed as a court of impeachment the
members, clerks and stenographers be-
ing sworn in by President Turner.
Senator Londo offered a resolution
to inform the managers of the house
that the court was ready to receive
them at the bar-adopted.
The managers entered in a body
with their counSel-J. H. Pou and G.
M. Busbee-and took seats.
Mr.. Rountree announced that the
managers prayed immediate summons
of the judges.
enato London moved to issue a
returnable at lis o'clock
carried.
Lieutenant Governor Turner placed
the in the n Of Sergeant
alarms Smith. 1t lis o'clock the
clerk read the return of summons and
counsel for the justices-T. J. Jarvis,
F. H. Busbee, F. /. Osborne, b. T.
Long, w. P. Bynum, Jr.-entered.
Mr.. Jarvis SEN up a communication
from the judges, stating the names of
the above counsel and saying c. NJ.
Cooke and Lindsay Patterson were
also of counsel, but absent. He asked
for a reasonable time to answer the
impeachment articles. He asked until
March 9Th to prepare the answer and
for trial to begin March 18th.
Mr.. Rountree said, after a conference.