The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-24
CAUCUS TO SETTLE
CODE COMMISSION
Appears That the Bill Will be
a Law.
LONDON BILL FOR TODAY
The Wilmington PiIotage Ques ion Btbs up in
the Senate but Gets Postponed Till
Wednesday for its Settle
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There was lack of speechmaking, but
not of lawmaking in the Senate yester-
day.
This was because the expected did not
happen as the London bill was the special
order Senator London had spent Sun
day at his home in Pittsboro and de-
layed train kept him from the Senate.
Because of his absence the discussion of
the bill was held over till today when it
will be taken up at noon. No vote is
expected today.
The Watts bill, which has passed the
House was not reported yesterday, as the
Committee on Propositions and Griev-
ances had not examined it. The com
mittee took up the matter yesterday af-
ternoon and agreed to report the bill
to the Senate without prejudice, and
discussion of its features may be, inter-
jected in the debate on the London bill
and the substitute today.
The Revolving Chair For The Public
School Teacher" in the language of the
mine went ''up the lume" yesterday. 1t
Had
unfavorabIe report and that settled it.
The bin proposing that Col. w. F. Beas-
ley, of Plymouth, be allowed to erect
historical and memorial tablet in the
rotunda of the capitol was withdrawn
by Senator Reinhardt, who introduced it.
Senator Walker, of Caswel, put the
patriotic touch on the days proceedings.
He proposed that when the Senate ad-
journ it do SO in honor of the memory
of the first President of the United
State, George Washington. This was
adopted and it was in his honor that
the session closed al half past one.
The Code Commission bill was re-
Ceiyed from the committee with a ia
vorable report 1t is blank as re-
CARDS as the names of the three COM
missioners to be selected. There was a
short discussion as to some of its fea-
lures, such as the time to be given to
prepare, the salary of the three COM
missiOners, the cost of the copies for
distribution. A proposal by Senator Dur
ham to refer it to the Committee on APP
rropriatons was withdrawn after Sena-
tor Travis had made some statements
concerning the bill, that the codification
of the Code was not SO much demanded
by lawyers, as by the people and by
magistrates and other offices who were
without Codes of their own revision.
1t was stated that the bill was pre-
sented in its present form without COM
missioners named, in order to test the
feeling OF the Senate with regard to it's
passage. 1t had already passed the House
and it is proposed that the Democratic
1o hn g
Commissioners before the third reading.
The bill passed it's second reading and
the caucus will now name the proposed
Commissioners.
The largest amount of speechmaking
was when the Wilmington pilotate bill
IS heard. 1t came with an unfavor-
.ble majority report by seven members
Of the Judiciary committee and five ia
v0rable. There was a disposition to go
ahead and dispose of the bill which re-
peals compulsory pilotage on the Cape
Fear, Senator Bellamy moved to table
but afterwards withdrew the motion.
Senator Pharr said that as one of the
minority he desired to be heard, and
as three members were absent he asked
postponement of the mattr Senator
Bellamy said that he considered the bill
one of local interest and that in all
fairness to the pilots it ought to be
killed. He told of the nine years ap-
premiership each pilot had to take, of
the worlf they did, and said that the
passage 9f the bill would be simply turn
ing them out on the grass to die.
The pilots, said he, had been worried
and troubled enough about the matter.
The desire for a repeal of the act came
largely from the lumber trust of Will
mington ard the Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company and the men who did the
plotting ougs to be considered first in
the matter He said that Representa-
tives Mortd and Philips, and himself,
were all opr,aed to the bill, and that its
passage would really hurt Wilmington
commercially as the vessels Of the world
wanted guarantee of the safe passage
which could not be given without the
pilotage laws remaining in their pres
Cnt shape.
Senator Brown differed with Senator
Bellamy. He said that he had introduced
The bill by request as he understood the
Senator from Brunswick did not desire
to introduce it. He considered the bill
of more thanlocal interest as Wilmington
was the port through which went ship
ments from the State
Senator Webb thought that enough
time had been consumed on the bill. as
the committee had given seven hours to
1t. He was opposed to any postpone
ment. Senator Gillian was in favor Of
postponement, as was Senator Pharr. At
this juncture Senator White moved to
postpone the bill until Wednesday .SRnd
moved the previous question. The vote
resulted in postponement and the mat
ter will come up on Wednesday.
The question of an extension Of stock
law territory in Allegheny had an anus