The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18

| floor TO explain things and can only give
a written report. The work can be di-
vided among many legislative commit
| tees, which would be better than having
one committee examine all the institu
| tions. l want a report that will best
satisfy US as to actual conditions.
Captain Gillian announced that he re-
gretted he could not agree with Sena-
| tor Glenn and had intended to be heard
| before. He urged that one Board was
not fair test and that the matter had
| been found wise thing two years ago.
| In general he concurred with the feel
| ing about the Guilford institution as
| institutions in his section had been criti-
| ciZed also If the Governor ha6 made an
| unWise selection of Examiners it was a
| thing that could be remedied. The man
agement of the institutions ought to be
| supervised and legislative committees
were not as good as standing boards
| There is nothing in the act that will
interfere with examinations by leg:sla-
| tive committees when the General AS
| sembly wants this. "As for myself" he
said, Il want to try the law for two
years for it is a law in the right di
| rection."
| Captain Mitchell aided Captain Gil :
| liam. He said he was at first opposed
but now thought that it was a good
| thing to have such board and that it.
| ought to have more power. He did not
| think the Legislative committees of equal
| value. when these 60" he said, the
| fatted calf is killed and the best robe
is brought out, so that the legislator
| who has come from home with ideas OF
what to do hardly knows what he ought
to do after being received at the institu-
| tions where he has been treated so kind
| ly. We give way and fail to do what
| we had planned to do. In place Of so
many boards of directors of these in
stitutions | believe that one day we will
have a central board governing them
all.
Captain Marshall fired a round by say
| ing that he hoped the act would be re-
| pealed, as he thought this for the best,
is wise act" he said, and it ought not
| to be given up. If the Legislature wants
| to it can still have it's committees, but
! the Examiners make a business of eX-
amining The legislative committee visit
| is just like that of a grand jury and
| everybody is ready for it while the Ex-
| aminers give no notice of their visits,
| the Governor being empowered to send
| Gnem dI any time III duulllOH 10 the pc
riod named, August Is to November l..
Captain Woodard declared that the act
ought to be repealed Some Senators
might find the report of the Examiners
| though he knew very little of the mat
| ter.
Captain London announced that he
hoped the act would not be repealed. at
Isent out valuable, but he preferred a
! = -,
ciple he believed was wrong. A skilfull
politician at the head of an institution
can work on a Board of Examiners. "It
has been charged that the head of one OF
the State institutions had written his
own report concerning his institution"
| Captain Lamb said yesterday 1 voted
to repeal the act. Today have changed
my Kind and will vote for it to stand. 1
| believe the Governor who knows men III
North Carolina can select good board
| that will be of more value than legis-
ative committee
Various small firing from the different
parties closed the engagement and Scra-
tor Brown called the previous question.
This was carried and then the bill to re-
peal the act passed by a vote of q to
IS, this transferring the fight to the
| House.
There was a lively time on the bill
providing that county commissioners
might construct at their discretion sam
pie modern roads for three miles from
the various court houses at the expense
of the township in order to facilitate
the building of good roads, Meckenburg,
| Cabarrus and Forsyth being excepted 1t
was on its second reading and the Sen
|
cepting their counties, more than twen-
| ty of these being received. A motion
to re-refer the bill to the Committee ON
| Roads saved it from being killed.
| The bill to form a board of examiners
| for BARRIERS has appeared. 1t was sent
| in by Senator Spence by request, who
states emphatically that he is not re-
sponsible for the bill.
| Senator Vann introduced a bill for the
| protection of railroad conductors and
| steamboat captains. This provides that
| If a passenger with a second class
ticket insists on riding in the first class
compartment against the request Of the
conductor he shall be guilty of a mis-
| demcanor.
SENATE-THIRTY- SIXTH DAY.
The Senate met at II o'clock. Leutun-
ant Governor Turner presiding. Prayer
was offered by Rev. NJ M. Marshall, rec
tor of Christ church.
| The reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with, on motion of Senator Milton,
| and the reports of committees on bills
referred to them were received, and acted
| on when the calendar came up.
PETITIONS.
The petitions presented to the Senate
were sent forward by the following
| Senators:
Goodwin: From Hamlet for the London
bill.
Aaron: From Wayne for the London
bill.
Henderson: To prevent fishing with
seines and drag nets in certain streams.
Spence: From Moore county, for the
London bill.
Richardson: From Selma for the Lon
don bill.
Mclaughlin: To incorporate Cold
Spring Academy, in Iredell county, for
three miles from the manufacture and
sale of liquor.
BILLS INTRODUCED.