The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-27
Of the Legislature.
From News & Observer 22.)


The Senate did a days work yesterday
that kept the clerks and reporters busy.
They piled in many new bills and took
care of a big batch sent over from the
House.
Besides this the Senator'S marched over
to the House of Representatives and en-
joyed themselves by c~omplimenting
many friends with votes for the United
States Senate. Having assisted in a
practical demonstration of How not to
elect a United States Senator" they
marched back again and did more bust
ness.
Following the Introduction Of a big
batch of petitions for prohibition and
other purposes, the Senate went at its
work with a vim and kept the hopper at
work on the laws.
One of the bills introduced gives prom
Use of removing. the old arsenal building
which disfigures the capitol grounds. 1t
provides that during the present year, at
a cost not to exceed $25, 900, a three
story frc-proof building shall be erected
on the States property corner of Sails
bury and Morgan streets. The base
mont is to be for military supplies, cx-
ceptins explosives, on the first floor is
to be the Adjutant Generals office, offices
for the Commissioner of Labor and
Printing and storage rooms for military
supplies, on the second floor the rooms
VIII no 1,Sc6 for Storin- hooIc an1 roo
ords from the Secretary Of States office
nd for such other purposes as may be
needed, on the third floor there are to
be legislative committee rooms and for
such other purposes as necessity may re-
quire to be determined by the Governor
and the Council of State. The design of
the building is to be selected by the
Board of Public Buildings and the cree
ton is to be under the supervision of
a competent architect selected by the
Board.
Senator Pollock asked for 81 900 to re-
store and repair the Caswcll
at Kinston, which has been sadley in
jured by fire.
Senator Webb introduced by request a
bill which IS original in its unique propo-
sition. It is that when husbands and
wives live arart and separate for five
years this be considered as dissolving the
bends Of matrimony. When the Judiciary
committee reviewed it at their session
in tie afternoon they put it quickly out
of the way.
Senator Walker is hot on the trail of
the fellow who totes a pistol. He in
PRODUCED a bill putting. a fine of $50 on
such, in place of Imprisonment, leaving
it to the courts to put on the latter also.
The bill provides that half the amount
of the fine be paid the informer.
Senator Gillian presented a bill regu-
lating the labor CT children in factories.
Its features are plainly set forth and
this prohibits children under fourteen
from working at night and not at all
wher the public school is in session. None
LD1er ten are to work in factories at
all and those under twelve are only to
work if necessary to support a widowed
mothor Or where the father is entirely
disabled ana cannot work.
The bill prohibiting the sale and man
rfactMe CT LIQUOR at certain places in
Watauga, notably about school houses
where the traffic is reported to have al
most destroyed at least enc school, went
through without a word. Senator Well
born had asked time on it. after ex-
coriatinS vices which he said existed in
Raleigh, but when the bill was finally
passed he said not a word.
The Senate yesterday had it's first roll
call bills. a number of these came in
succession, and curious to relate, there
was not a single may" recorded on any
of them.
The resolutions appointing a Joint
ccmmitteea to examine into the matter
CT tho codifcation of the laws was
PASSED. as was that appointing a joint
committee to examine into the question
Of having mo calandars, journals and
bill of hcth Horreos printed daily
Tho full details CT the work Of the day
are given below.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
Lieutenant Governor Turner called the
Senate to order at II o'clock and PRAYER
was had by Rev. j. H. Buffalo. Inc
reading of the Journal of Tuesday was
dispensed with on motion OF senator
Warren, and it was approved.
The representatives of committees OF
the Senate sent forward the bills acted
on in committees, and these came up
on the several readings.
A BATCH OF PETITIONS.
The petition box was loade down with
petitions. There were mainly for prohlbl-
ton, many coming from ladies. THESE
were presented as follows, com
ing from citizens interested:
BY Senator Wellborn, of Ashe: A pc
tjtion from citizens of Wilkes and Ashc
to restore the boundaries existing be-
tween these counties on the first day OF
1901.
By Senator Milton, of Stanly: To in
corporate the town of Gladstone, IN
county.
BY Senator Henderson, of RoWan Pc
titions from ladies and citizens to pro-
hibit the sale and manufacture of liquor
three miles of the white public
school house in district No. 2, Mt. Ulla
township. Rowan county; q petition from
Dayie, asking for the election of a
board of education for that county by
he LEGISLATURE; a petition for the pro-
of the manufacture and sale OF
iouor within three miles of Third Creek
church. in Rowan; a similar petition for
within three miles CT P1ney
School house, Scotch township,
county; another for prohibition
within three miles of Knox's Chapel
church. Rowan county; another for pro-
,ibition within three miles of white PUB
ic school house No. a, Mt. Ullastown-