The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-27
TOO MUCH TALK
BY The LAWYERS
Senator Webb's Bill to Limit
PIeadings.
AID FOR GRADED SCHOOLS
The Fuller Bill For Union Depots Passes First
Reading In Senate But Committee
Has Not Yet acted Upon II.

There was little OF interest going or
in the Senate yesterday. There was the
grind, grind of bills introduced, messages
from the House, petitions, second and
third readings.
Laws of Importance were introduced
and passed, but the day moved along
without a ripple to mark it's even flow,
and everybody was in good humor, for
there arose nothing to irritate, and no
debate worth hurrahing about.
Senator Webb put in a bill that was
sent on to the Judiciary Committee. 1t
is to break up the "talkee, talkee, too
much talkee" of the lawyers in court.
Mr. Webb proposes that the judge of
each court shall bride the lawyers
tongues and allow only a given time for
argument.
The schedule he presents is this: Time
unlimited in capital cases; in misde-
meanors not less than one hour to each
side; in ali other cases not less than
three hours to a side. What the Judi
cary Committee-all lawyers-will say to
this bill is story for another day.
The Fuller bill for the building OIL
MON depots by two or more railroads,
came over from the House. 1t was read
by it's caption House Bill 5S, Senate
Bill 239. To amend chapter 164, Public
Laws of 1899" Very few, if any, noticed
that this was the Fuller bill. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Railroads,
but was not considered or discussed by
that committee yesterday afternoon. 1t
will probably be taken up in committee
today, and then the next day will come
the debate in the Senate.
The bill to prohibit the kissing of the
Bible in taking oaths in courts appeared
today 1t was introduced by Senator
tor Goodwin. His bill provides that the
sanctity OF the oath shall not be abridged
because of the non use of the Bible.
Senator Blow is at work to put more
cash into the treasures of the graded
schools. He introduced a bill providing
that fines and penalties imposed and col
lected by mayors and chief officers of
cities and towns be paid over to the
graded schools. At present these go TO-
the general school fund of the county.
The Pamlico, Oriental and Western
Railway company's amendment to its
to it's capital stock by districts, town
ships, cities and towns through which l.
passes, or which are interested. went
through all right. Senator Warren ex-
planned that he had investigated the
original bill and found that the amend
ment was not contrary to any laws
That county commissioners could call ar
election without petition for a county.
county were interested and that the
terminus of the road was TO be at New
Bern. where people desired to vote on
the subscription at once. He had no
objection to the bill and hoped it would
pass.
Senator Blow withdrew any objections
he had made as the bill did not apply
to his county, and Senator London said
he had simply raised the question about
an election to be called at the request OF
ten citizens as he thought this might
give irresponsible people too much lati-
tude. In the case of three county COM
missioners ordering an election he said
the difference was that they were off,
cias. He said that kilograms had been
received urging that the bill pass, and
that President Bryan of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad had asked this:
as the Pamlico, Oriental and Western
would prove a feeder to the States road
The bill incorporating the Chapel Hill
Trolley Company passed. 1t provides for
line of twelve miles, from Durham to
Chapel Hill. The incorporators are
Messrs. G. S. Wright, J. S. Manning and
II. A. FoUshee, and the ca0ital stock is
put at s125, 600
The details of the business of the ses-
sion are as follows:
E-SEVENTEENTH DAY.
The seventeenth day of the Senate be-
gan at 11:30 yesterday with Lieutenant
Governor Turner presiding, the Senator'S
being led in prayer by Rev. w. c. Tyree,
of the First Baptist church.
The reading of the Journal of Satur-
day was dispensed with, Senator Allison
making the motion, and the Senate got
down to work
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
During the morning session the fol-
lowing petitions were presented.
Senator Allison From Cabarrus county
for temperance legislation.
Senator Hunter: From Vance county
for the London bill.
Senator Brown: From Bladen county
to repeal the stock law.
Senator Lamb: From Cumberland
county for the London bill.
Senator Milton: From Stanly county. |
for temperance legislation.
Senator Lamb: Public expressions
from Cumberland county, showing stats-
tics concerning prohibition and temper
ance in Cumberland.
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE
A message from the House brought the