The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-22
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make available five hundred dollars here
tOfOre appropriated to New Bern Indus
trial Fair Association.
239 and 240. Willis, of Bladen: To in
corporate the town of Blandenboro and
Abbottsburg, in Bladen county.
PAL Hamlin, of Madison: To establish
a system of roads in Madison county.
PAP. Leeper, of Castor: TO amend law
relative to branches of Farmers Mutual
Fire Association.
243 Jarrett, of Macon: To abolish the
August term of Macon Superior Court.
pa. Guion, of Craven. by request: To
amend charter of Rough and Ready Hook
and Ladder Company of New Bern
245. Waddill, of Forsyth by request:
For the relief Of DR.. Fl. f.. Sullivan, of
Forsyth.
240. Lucas, of Hyde: To amend the law
providing for the draining of Matamus-
keet Lake.
Z47. Morris, of Polk: For relief of w.
D. Hclton, tax collector for Polk county.
24S. Doughton, of Allegheny: To amend
the law relating to the public banking
system of North Carolina.
ter of the town of Franklin.
INSURANCE CLERK BILL.
The bill allowing an additional appro-
priation of $1,000 for clerical aid in the
office of the Insurance Commissioner
coming up, Mr. Dockery read from Gov
ernor Aycock's message recommending
the appropriation: he also called atten-
- he hot IA
offices had from three to four clerks at
$1,000 per year, the office of Insurance
Commissioner, that perhaps did as much
work as either of the others, had only an
allowance of one thousand dollars per
year fer it's entire clerical force, a sum
utterly inadequate.
Messrs. Whitaker, of Guilford, and
Moore, of Cumberland, made strong and
earnest speeches in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Blount, of Washington, spoke with
great feeling and fervor against addi-
tional appropriation. He declared that
the Insurance Department already had
at its disposal So, 741 for expenses and
quoted the Auditors report to sustain it.
He also said, after an examination of the
Auditors report, the amount of money
absorbed by the various State offices in
Raleigh was absolutely startling. In
stead of giving more money for such pur-
poses, he was in favor of reducing the
amount put at the disposal of ell of them.
Mr. Blount then proceeded to state that
the Insurance Department should be
transferred to the Corporation Commits
sion, who could cope with the Insurance
Trust, which squeezed the people out OF
additional premiums, and crushed out in
dependent foreign or home companies
wherever ii could.
Mr.. Erwin, of Burke, said in the name
of his constituents he protested against
all increased appropriations
Mr.. Drewry, answering the argument
of Mr. Blount, sent forward and had read
by the clerk that part of the Governor s
message relating to the Insurance De-
partment, and said it was a complete
REPUTATION of the charges
Mr.. Drewry was proceeding to quote
statistics of expenditures of the office, 10
show the errors in Mr. Blount's figures
when the approach of the Senate was an
nounCed.
BALLOT FOR SENATOR.
Lieut.. Governor Turner and Speaker
Gattis, then heard the result of the pre-
vious days ballot, and proceeded to
ballot again, as on the previous day, each
Democrat voted for some man living in
his own judicial district in order to
prevent the Republicans from using their
votes in the selection of a Democratic
Senator
At 12:45 O'Clock, upon conclusion of the
roll call, Senator Henderson moved that
pending a report of the result of the
ballot by the tellers, the joint bodies
take n recess until 1150 o'clock to-
dav. which was adopted. The Senate then
retired and the House resumed consider
alton of the bill to allow $4,000 appropria-
ton for clerical assistance to the Insur-
ance Department,
MIR. Drewry, continuing his speech
showed that a large part of the fund
spol1en of by Mr.. BloEnt was paid to the
newspapers under the law for publishing
statements of insurance companies to
protect the people from fraud, and a part
of il was for necessary postage and
stationery.
Mr. Drewrv continued and at some
length. to illustrate the many instances
of benefit, outside of the income, which
the Insurance Department had been to
the State. and forcibly presented his ar
gumcnt in support of the original bill.
Mr. Smith. of Gates, made an extended
argument Cor the bill, while Messrs
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