The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-08
THE STATE SENATE
CLOSING ITS WORK
The Bond Issue Will be for
$500, 900.
EIGHT O'CLOCK BILL LOST
Free Pass Bill Killed. Normal in Western Car
oIina---Salary Superintendent Public In
struction Ecreased---Ready for
Adjournment.

The day yesterday in the Sente was
a rush from ten o'clock in the morning
till nearly midnight.
The bond bill came up early in the
day and the argument on it was igorOus.
There was a contention for at least all
issue of 100000 with the rate of inter
est at not exceeding four per cent, while
the majority stood for $4,000 with the
same rate.
The latter proposition finally won b.
d vote of to IA, as follows
FOR THE BILL-Aaron, Allison, Bald
win, Beasley, Bellamy, Blow, Gillian,
Henderson, Hicks of Duplin, Hicks of
Granille, Hoey, London Mann, McLaugh-
lin, Milton, Mitchell, Norris, Pritchard,
Reinhardt, Spence, Spruill, Thayer,
Trails, Walker, Warren, Webb-26.
AGAINST THE BILL-Brawn, Bur
ton, Crisp, Durham, Glenn, Holton,
Justice, Lamb Marshall, McBryde, Pol
lock, Richardson, Wellborn, Wood
ard-14.
Not votng-Ballenger, Cathey, Conley,
Goodwin, Griffith, Hunter Mcmillan,
Pharr, Vann and White. Some of these
were absent
The bill to extend the limits of the
town of Yadkinille came up and Sena-
tor HoltOn read a petition from the citi-
zens of the place urging this. He de-
Clared emphatically that the purpose
was not to proide for >distilleries there
and only to get a larger school district
The bill was finally passed by . vote of
% to 2 those voting in the negative
b,Eng Senators Blow and Hicks OF Gran
vile.
Early in the session Senator Norris
rose to a question of personal priilegve.
He spoke of an article in the Biblical
Recorder rejecting on him, this being
signed by Peter Plain, whom he declared
to be Mr.. Josiah w. Bailey He de-
nounced the article and asked to have
his remarks spread on the journal. This
was allowed. His remarks and the arti-
Gle referred to will be found on another
page of this paper.
An effort was made to pass a House
bill proiding that lawyers duly licensed
and eX-judges from other States be per
mitted TO practice in the State without
Passing an examination. 1t was stated
that the bill was for the purpose of hav-
IHS lllIS ItCSy tALcuueu 10 MI. JOnll
Hill Sprunt, of New York, a graduate
Of the State University and a prominent
lawyer, The bill did not pass.
Senator McBryde made a plea for an
appropriation of 800 for repairing and
putting desks in the Croatan Normal
School in Robeson county. He was sue
cessfuI and the bill passed.
The bill proiding for a Police Com
mission for Raleigh came over from the
House It was referred to the Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns Oh
motion of Senator Norris.
The Machinery Act was reported back
to the Senate with the statement that
the House conferees had acceded, Judge
A. w. Graham protesting to the amend
nents proposed in sections q and ~
1t was then passed.
The Roanoke Island Celebration bill
came from the House with an amend
menJ proiding that no debt should be
made or the faith and credit of the
State pledged on the appropriation made
under certain conditions 1t was passed
The bill for a Normal School at
Boone Montgomery county, was de-
bated igorously 1t carried an appro-
priation of 81 500 for a building and
81. 900 annually for maintenance The
Appropriations Committee report was
unfaorable, but a minority favorable re-
port was submitted signed by Senators
Justice. White and Hocy. The bill was
passed by a vote of % to 12.