The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-09
SENATE LISTENS
To THE GOVERNOR
His Message is Heard With
Much Interest.
REGULATION OF LIQUOR
President Turner Names the Senate Commit
tees Some Bills are introduced and
Adjournment Had Until
Tn.dov

The Senate yesterday put ten bills in
to the legislative grist mill, heard the
Governors message, and listened to the
reading of the committee appointments
made by the President of the Senate.
There was no making of speeches, as
there was nothing to speak about, but
there was much to listen to in the mes
sage of Governor Aycock, of which 1000
copies will be printed.
OF the bills introduced two were OF
State interest on the liquor question, one
by Senator Reinhardt, of Lincoln, to put
a tax of So cents a gallon on all liquor
manufactured in the State Another by
Senator Justice to prohibit the liquor
traffic in towns of less than 500 popula-
tion and to have paid from each
liquor business license tax of at least
$1,500 a year.
SENATE-SECoND DAY.
The Senate was called to order for it's
second days work at eleven o'clock yes
terday morning, Lieut. Gov Turner pre-
siding. An earnest prayer was offered
by Rev. ]. B. Hurley. financial agent OF
the Methodist ocphanage.
The journal of the previous day was
read and approved and Senator T. D.
Warren, of Trenton, Jones county, Eighth
Senatorial District, who was not present
the first day when the other Senators
were sworn in came forward and took
the oath. This makes 40 Senators here
with the vacancy in the Thirty sixth
caused by the death of Senatorelect Zeb
Wilson yet to be filled.
message was received from the
House giving notice of the organization
Another message from the House also
notified the Senate that the House had
appointed its members of the committee
to inform the Governor that the General
Assembly was organized and was ready
for any message he might desire to send
The first bill of the day, the second OF
the session was next offered by Senator
Mann, CT Hyde. This is joint resolu-
tion entitled "A bill to facilitate the
work of the General Assembly of NORTH
Carolina" 1t provides that no member
of the General Assembly shall seek ol
accept any election, nomination or ap-
pointment to any office provided for by
this General Assembly during the Consti-
tutional term of this Assembly, which is
for the next two years. This was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Senator Norris, of Wake, introduced g
bill to change the name of the Union
Mutual Insurance Company by dropping
the word Mutual" Referred to Judiciary
Committee
Senator Vann, OF Chowan, offered a
Dill the purpose of which is to prevent
the use of certain explosives in the
nature of fire crackers. The bill provides
that no one shall sell, buy fire off or
discharge any fire crackers whose dimen-
slohS exceed two inches in length, or
tnree-eighths OF an inch in diameter, the
punishment to be a fine not exceeding
800 or Imprisonment not exceeding 80
Gays. Referred to Judiciary Committee
By Senator Pharr, of Mecklenburg. bill
was introduced to amend the charter of
the southern States Trust Company. Re-
terred to Committee on Corporations.
BY Senator Blow, of Pitt, a bill to pro-
Vide for the cross indexing of appoint
ments of executors. administrators and
guardians. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
AT this time, % minutes past eleven.
the Governors message was received
through Private Secretary P. M. Pearsall.
1t was ordered read, and this was done
by the Reading Clerk. the Chief Clerk and
Mr.. Geo. P. Pell, who began at 1925 and