Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE,
House Committee Reports Er1peach-
ment neasure Favorably.
SENATE.

Twenty-sixth Day.-The Senate had
ander consideration a number of local
bills that occupied most of the day.
Beyond the consideration Of these and
the introduction OF bills and resolutions
practically nothing was done.
Twenty-seventh Day.-The Senate
convened ait II O'Clock, Lieutenant
Governor Turner in the chair Prayer
was offered by Rev. NJ. NJ. Mcfarland
Broughton was added to the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds.
House bill, to increase the number
Of judicial districts to 16, came UP.
Alter a lot Of miscellaneous discus
sion this bill went over until Monday.
Twenty-eighth Day-In the absence OF
Lieutenant Governor Turner AMI Pres
ident Pro TEN London. Senator JUS
tlce called the Senate to order at y
o'clock. Rev Mr. Jones offered prayer.
Aycock announced that a short time
since a petition in regard to some
bonds was referred to the finance COM
mittee. Il was so ordered.
A number Of bills and petitions were
introduced and referred.
The calendar was taken up:
House bill, TO increase the number Of
Superior Court judges to SIXTEEN was
considered. Aycock thought that the
bill should be deferred until London
returned, since he had offered an
amendment He did not want to antag-
OniZe the bill.
Woodland wanted no delay
Smith said he had today offered a
bill providing to amend The Code SO
that no judges should receive pay for
holding extra terms unless 40 weeks
rad already been held.
Brown wanted that Incorporated in
this bill. He did not intend to reflect
on the judges in any respect. He had
a high opinion of the judiciary but
thought that this should be in the bill.
There had been reports of judges doing
this, hurrying through terms in order
to get extra money and he, thought this
amendment would protect the judges
themselves and unless it was incorpor-
ated in this bill he would have to vote
against Is judges.
Warren did not desire to antagOnize
the amendment but he thought that it
might be construed to work I hard
ship on the judges.
Webb offered an amendment to
Browns amendment that a judge hold
ing an extra term before having held
40 weeks court be paid his railroad fare
and hotel bill.
Smith thought these amendments
were not germane to ,ne bill and ought
to be in a separate bill.
Glenn moved to re-cOmmit the bill to
the judiciary committee with instruc-
tons to report back tomorrow morn
ing. He thought that this would salts
fly all sides.
A communication was sent in from
the Governor, giving the list of vacan-
cies on the board of trustees of the
State University and was referred to
the committee on trustees.
Webb introduced a bill to amend
chapter 375, laws of 1898.
Resuming consideration Of Smiths
bill, Woodland suggested an amendment
that the county calling for the special
term pay the Judges expenses.
Gudger accepted this to his amend
ment. The vote on Gudger's amend
1nent stood IA to ii and Justice voted
aye. The IA noes came from 10 Re
puhlicans and Democrats. The
amendment putting July /, 1901, in the
ratifying clause, was adopted. The bill
CDGn p2SSGu us SScOLu anu THRU ItdC-e
ings and was sent to the House.
BrOrn introduced a bill prohibiting
the sale Of cigarettes to minors in
North Carolina.
The Senate adjourned.
The new i-cigarette bill introduce
ed by Senator Brown is as follows:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
sell, offer TO sell, give, buy for or offer
to buy for. any person Or persons under
the agge Of y years in this State, any
cigarettes, cigarette paper, or any sub
stitute therefor.
Section 2. That any person violating
the provisions Of this act shall be gull
ty of a misdemeanOr and upon cOnvic-
ton shall be fined or imprisoned or
both at the discretion Of the court.
Section 8. That this act shall be IL
force from and after its ratification.
HOUSE.
Twenty-sixth Day.-Speaker Moore
convened the House at 10 O'clock.
PRAYER was offered by Rev Mr.. Butler