The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-23
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Mr.. NJ. NJ. Harrelson, of Columbus coun-
ty, is here to take a position as assistant
in the office OF Chief Clerk of the Senate.
Senator Gudger, of Buncombe, has gone
home to appear in Madison Superior court
in defense of prisoner charged with in
citing a riot at Hot Springs. 1t is a
celebrated case in that section.
was talking last night to member of
the House who is filling out his furth
term about the distinguishing character
istic of this body. 1T is the most careful
body 1 have known the said. THE COM
mittees give more consideration to mea-
sures and kill more bills than any body
have served in"
The Dukes, who own the Cape Fear
and Northern Railroad, will ask for a
charter for j railroad from Durham to
Southport using the present road from
Apex to Anglers as a part of the line.
1t would develop a fine country.
Representative Cartoons fish bin
seems to have raised a rucus in Will
to the Charlotte Observer says: Fish
dealers here are in a great furry over
Representative Cartons bill against
the placing Of fixes, weir, trot lines, etc,
in the Cape Fear river. Opposition to
it is developing at lively rate. AL
though the bill was introduced through
the efforts of leading fish dealer here
the majority of the other fish handlers
Of hn
measure claim that it was introduced
by a representative from another
county, in order to prevent them from
learning about it. But they say that
thew are "on to the racket" and will
fight the measure vigorously. 1t is
likely that twenty people interested in
fishing directly or indirectly will go to
Raleigh next Thursday to appear before
the committee to which the bill was
referred on It's introduction. They will
show that there is no river of impor-
lance from Maine to Texas were a pro-
hibitory law of the kind contemplated
by Representative Cartons bill is in
effect. The friends of the bill claim
that it will protect several hundred
small fishermen who are about to be
cheated out of a livelihood by men who
have the money to buy the rather cost
~ contrivanceS with which fish can
be caught on a larger scale. The bill
does not touch drift nets, of which
there are hundreds operated in the rive
each year. AS these are fished by the
smaller fishermen, it will be seen at
once that the latter will not be harm
ed by the passage Of the bill.
1t is a matter of regret that some OF
the street car companies may oppose
the bill introduced ty Representative
Whitaker, of Forsyth, to compel all
street car companies to provide vesti-
bule fronts for passenger cars. In
letter to his paper, the Winston Senti-
mel, Mr.. Whitaker says: THE bill in
PRODUCED in the House last week to re-
qure street railway companies to pro-.
vide vestibule fronts for passenger
cars is likely to be opposed by at least
some of the companies. The author of
the bill was prompted solely by a hui
name instinct and not by any desire
to impose any unnecessary expense
upon these corporations which provide
a great con ~enience to the public and
at loss to themselves. Nevertheless,
the deSirability of protection to the
motormen must be apparent to any OBJ
servant person susceptible of sympathy
for humanity exposed to severe hard
ship. Think of men facing the severe
storms of winter for ten or twelve
hours day and speeding through the
icy atmosphere and cutting winds at
velocity of twenty to twenty-five miles
an hour, and say if you can, that they
should not have some protection, when
this protection can be afforded without
heavy expenditure. If the thought of
these conditions is not convincing, get
permission TO ride Tor just one hour
with the mctorman on the front of a
car some severely cod day, and if you
are not then convinced you are logi-
cal candidate for the position of motor
man in some State where motormen
are not protected by vestibule fronts
The Senate Judiciary Committee con-
sdered Senator Woodard's bill yesterday
to allow a wife a divorce when her hus-
band is sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years or more, for felony. The bill
was referred to Senator Morrison with
instructions to draft substitute or
amendment.
The following invitation was read 10 the
General Assembly yesterday:
"The Honorable Senate of the State of
North Carolina is respectfully invited to
visit the North Carolina College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, on Friday
afternoon next. at $50 o'clock. for the
purpose OF inspecting the College and wit
Messing the dress parade of the cadet bat
talon. This parade is given in special
honor of the Governor and the Honorable
General Assembly.
The manual and industrial work of the
College will be going on in the shops.
laboratories and barns from $3.50 to 4: 80
O'Clock. The dress parade will follow i'm
mediately afterwards. The faculty of the
college will be pleased to see the mem
bers of the Senate and show them the
students at work. Very respectfully,
Geo. T. winston, President"
The Senate Judiciary Committee last
afternoon deferred action on the bill offer
ed yesterday by Senator Morton. instruct
ing the Attorney General to bring suit
against ex-State Auditor Aver and
ex-State Treasurer Worth for paying the
court and the able Legislative Examining
missioner This amounted to 1881, and
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