The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
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BILLS FIRST READING.


BILLS FIRST READING.
BY Hoey, of Cleveland. S. B. No. 80.
A bill to provide for the winding up and
settling Of partnership estates. TO Ju-
dietary committee.
By Gillian, of Edgecombe: S. B. No.
81. A bill to amend section 1929 of The
Code and repeal chapter 226 of the laws
of 1888 These changes refer to extend
ing the time of court when adjournment
comes during the trial. Chapted 226 gave
this power in all cases in addition to
The Code which confined it to cases in
which felony was charged, or cases pun
ishable by Imprisonment or of greater
punishment. Senator Gillian asks to
have chapter 226 repealed and makes 9TH
er provisions.
SECOND AND THIRD READING.
S. B. No. 20, for issuing to Leila God
trey two $1,000 State bonds stolen on it's
second reading was withdrawn, a House
bill covering this being in the hands of
a committee.
S. B. 50. H. B. II, by Graham: To
provide an assistant to Secretary of
State to index and annotate the laws,
and asst in issuing 1900 captions for the
members at a salary of $500 for the ses-
sion's work, reported favorably by Blow,
for Finance Committee, passed second
and third readings and was ordered en-
rolled for ratification.
S. B. g. H. B. q by Smith. Providing
for a joint committee to investigate the
matter of the employees of the General
Assembly passed its second and third
readings and was ordered enrolled for
ra tifcation
H. B. IS, S. B. IS, by London, of Chat
ham. The Finance Committee reported
an amended bin in lieu of the original
bill concerning the enrolling of bills and
the substitute CT Senator Hoey. This put
the enrolling department in the hands of
the Secretary of State, gave him a chief
clerk at $500 day and mileage at ten
cents a mile, assistants at $500 a day and
mileage at five cents. permission to rent
typewriters and to employ copyists at
rate of ten cents copy sheet. This was
freely debated for an hour and was final
ly adoCted after a vote OF p to u had
killed an amendment OF ~ cents
a cory sheet with an amendment by Sen
ator Webb that with each copy sheet a
carbon cory was to be furnished. This
passed second and third readings and now
gees 10 the House.
S. p. 16. A joint resolution by Sena-
tor Vann providing for a committee of
three Senators and five Representatives
to prepare bill for a Code Commission
was withdrawn from the committee and
put on the calendar. Senator Vann
amended by striking out the first session,
which committed the Senate to the neces-
sity for such codification and the res
/ IL, ~
ings, wes ordered engrossed and sent to
the House of Representatives.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
At this time on request of Senator
Woodland, of Wilson, leave of absence
was granted his colleague. Senator r. B.
White, of Franklinton, till Tuesday
Senator J. A. Brown. of Columbus, of
fercd an amendment to the Rules of the
House by which the Finance Committee,
like the judiciary, might be allowed to
meet and transact business without a
quorum. This affects rule IS.
Senator Pharr, Of Mecklenburg, asked
to withdraw S. B. No. from the COM
mittec and put it on the calendar. This
is bill concerning the arrangement of
branch offices for the Southern States
Trust Company. This was allowed. Sen
ator Woodland asked if the required tax
had been paid. but was informed not
Senator Pharr withdrew his request and
said he wished the bill to go on it's regu-
lar course. Senator Burton suggested that
it was necessary to give the thirty days
publication notice required by law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
S. B. SO: By Pollock, of Lcnoir. A bill!
to increase the number of county COM
missioners of the county of Lenoir by
adding William f. Stanley and Herbert
Davis to the board, and making the board
five hereafter. The bill passed it's sec
ond and third readings and was sent to
the House without engrossing.
S. B. 80. By Pollock, of Lenoir: To
amend chapter rs Laws Of 1901, by in
creasing the number of criminal courts
held yearly in Lenoir county the ,neces-
sity for this being shown by the state
ments that the tails are congestcd, This
was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.
S. b. 49, by Burton. of Rockingham: IT
is a bill entitled can act to give to Su-
perior courts an equitable jurisdiction of
contingent remainders in the distribu-
ton Of estates
With the calendar exhausted the SEN
ate, on motion of Senator Henderson, adj
iourned at 1890 until eleven o'clock on