The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-07

enacted would make North Caroline
known as South Dakota and its Infamous
/ career. The laws cF divorce were a
remnant Of Populism and he urged that
nou2 o. these be allowed on the statute
books. He said that he begged and i'm
plored that no backward step be taken
in North Carolina on the divorce luri-
ton.
Senator Brown declared that he hal
always voted against divorce laws, but
that this was a simple, plain one, that
Promised to give relief. AS he regarded
IT IL would give relief to, many women
who were tied to brutcs and ours. Re
denied that it would affect future legis-
lation as to divorce. and said that the
passage would not make North Carolina
South Dakota He saw no harm in
the bill, urged that all amendments be
Killed ard that the bill pass.
Senator Vann said that he was afraid
Of any divorce law. As to future legis-
lstures not being weak two years ago
the legislature had declined to pass n
divorce law. With the change OF Sena
tor Brown he believed the legislatures
was growing weaker. When the bars
were let down it was no telling where It
would end. The law was not wanted for
under it North Carolina might become as
South Dakota, and it was a dange.o s
thing to start. It would make young
people familiar with it and tend to dis
/ organize society, because Of the ia
miliarity
Senator Travis again spoke for the
bill. He denied the statement Of Scna-
| tor Henderson that criminal law was
founded on the Bible That was to turn
one check when the other was struck,
while the law now told a man to defend
| himself. The bed and board separation
spoken of by Senator London was a
| mutual separation, but it did not go far
enough He urged that the amendment
be voted down and the bill passed.
Senator Baldwin withdrew his amend
ment, saying that he was opposed to di-
vOrcos and did not want to vote for the
bill even with it.
Senator Henderson moved to amend
by repeating all laws concerning divorce.
| This WAS lost.
He offered another amendment, this
being that an absolute divorce in an
other State or country shall be valid in
North Carolina. but if a citizen goes
from this State to get a divorce it shall
not be lawful in North Carolina. The
amendment was lost.
Again he offered an amendment that it
shall be the duty of the Clerks of Court
to furnish each year a list of the parties
divorced to the Attorney General, who
shall keep a book of these for public
information. 1t was lost.
Then came another amendment from
him. 1t was that this act shall not per-
nit either party to obtain a divorce if
the abandonment occurred in another
State. 1t was lost. Then he moved to
| amend by striking out the. enactng
cause This was lost.
| The bill then passed its second reading
| by 20 to II, A division was called for
on the order for third reading and the
reading was ordered by 30 to IS. The
| third reading passed with a strong viva
! voce vote. Then Senator Woodland put
| on the "clincher" with motion to re-
! consider and to lay that motion on the
| table. The bill only needs to be ratified
to become law.
The vote by which the bill passed
! is as follows:
! FOR THE BIT4L-Aaron, Ballenger,
| ReUamy, Brown, Burton, Conley, Crisp,
| Gillian. Glenn, Goodwin, Griffith Hicks
! of Granville. HoeY. Holton, Hunter,
! Lamb Marshall McBryde, Mcmillan,
| Milton. Pritchard, Richardson Spence,
Thaycr. Travis, Walker Warren, Well
| born. Woodard-29
AGAINST THE BILL-Allison, Bald
win. Beasley, BLOW, Henderson, Hicks
of Duplin Justice, London, Mann,
Mitchell, Norris, Pharr Pollock, Rein
| hardt, Spruill, Vann, White-1I.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Senate met at o'clock with Linu-
tenant Governor Turner presiding. The
bills received from the House were re-
forrcd or placed on the calenda.
BILLS INTRODUCED
| The following bills were read the drst
| time, referred or placed on the calendar:
S. p. 1865. Beasley To authorize and
! instruct the County Board Of Education
of Union county to convey certain prop
erty to the Monroe graded school.
! S. 3. 1866. Hocy: To protect the CD
| erations Of CliTord's Mill, in Rutherford
! county.
s. +. 1887. Hocy: Supplemental to an
act regarding the roads Of Rutherford
county
S. Il. 1863, Pharr: To incorporate the
| Charlotte Crittenden Home.
! S. B. 1859. Woodard To change the
May term Of Wilson Superior court.
FINAL READING.
The following bills passed final read
ings and were ordered enrolled for rat-
| fcation:
H. B. 495. s. B. 1920: To improve the
road from Lenoir to Blowing Rock.
Fl. B. 1444, S. B. 1853: To regulate tic
time of the courts in Wilkes county.
II. B. 1897, S. p. 1889: To improve the
highways Of Robson county.
II. b. 1871, s. 3. 1861: TO allow Louis
burg to issue bonds to establish system
of electric lights and water works.
h. b. 1876, s B. 1868: To incorporate
the town of Abbotsburg, Bladen county.
H. 3. 1895. S. B. 1854: To provide for
the construction of roads in Yancoy
county.
H. B. 1888. s. 2. 1856: To authorize
Commissioners of Rutherford county to
lew a special tax.
H. b. 1889, S B. 1857; To permit the
tCvn Of RDtf1arfordf0u to issue So 900 in