The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
The Fire Waste Bill was Voted
Down.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION BILL
ToProtect Constitutional Amendnentihe County
Boards Of Election win Iahe Charge
Of Town and City
Elections.


special nearing yesterday in the Senate,
but despite the argument solid days
work was done on the calendar
Before reaching these special order
bills the bill providing for the erection
of the Hall of Records came up with a
favorable report It's purpose was stated
and as it carried an appropriation it was
referred again, this time to the Com
mittee on Appropriations
The Anti High Hat Bill" of Senator
Baldwin was killed without struggle
1t came back from the Propositions and
Grievances Committee with a report of
without prejudice" but not a voice was
raised in its behalf and it lies in the
wreckage of lost bills.
The first special order was on Senator
Godwin's bill for the prevention of fire
water in North arolna by system reg
uiating the erection of buildings in places
OF over thousand population, providing
Tor inspection. 1t was advocated earn
estly by Senator White, who stated it
would save in insurance rates SIS 900 a
year. He said that now North Carolina
had the lowest rates of insurance of any
Southern State because of it's advarced
position in regard to inspection and that
this would aid still more
Senator Goodwin urged its passage also
saying that it was bill that would
do much for the State The inspection
in the case was to be done by the chief
Of the fire department. Senator Hicks
opposed the bill, saying it would make
srys for the insurance companies and
that it regulated how a man must Put Up
even his chimney, or how he could ilgnt
his kerosene lamyp, and that under the
bill as drawn he would be indictabIe if
he lighted a kerosene lamp as now or
poured a little oil on the chips in start
ing a fire.
Senator Travis also opposed the bill
saying that it took charge of too many
details of the way a man built and prom
ised nothing from the insurance COM
panies who might or might not reduce
their rates. Senator Vann said there
were forty reasons why the bill should
not pass. That a man would have to get
permission to cut a door in his house
He vigorously opposed the bill, saying
that insurance men were anxious to get
ali the business now and would insure
without all these details Senator Pol
lock thought it an oppressive bill Sena-
tor Brown put in an objection and on
motion of Senator Spence the bill was
tabled.
The substitute for the bill, introduced
by Senator White, passed the Senate. 1t
is the State Literary loan fund providing
for the loan of 5000 900 of the permanent
education fund to the counties, to build
school houses, this to be repaid ia zen
annual installments, bearing per cent
interest.
The hearing on the amendment to the
Educational bill was begun, but +here
were no printed copies of these anu as
the Senators desired to know more of the
measure proposed, especially that Of the
appointing of County Boards of Educa-
ton the bill was made special order for
Monday at noon
The bill providing for the election Of
directors of the charitable institutions of
the State was argued briefly. An amend
ment provides that only one director shall
come from each county and that no per
diem shall be paid. The bill prohibits
principals and superintendent from be-
and from sitting with the board 1t
passed second reading, but on objection
went over till today.
The bill placing municipal elections uu-
der the control of the County Boards of
Election was argued and finally passed.
Senator Hoey stated that it was abso-
lutely necessary so as to prevent the
Republicans from putting names on the
registration books by which test could
he made of the Constitutional Amend
ment. He said that he was willing that
any Democratic counties, cities or towns
be exempted, but would leave the coun-
ties of his district in the bill.
The counties exempted by amendments
offered by various Senator'S are: Rock
ingham, New Hanover, Brunswick, Union,
Guilford. Iredell, Cabarrus, CASTOR, Bun
combe, Chatham, Forsyth, Lenoir, Gran
Vile, Person. Moore and Mecklenburg.
The cities exempted are Greenville, Raj
eigh. Fayetteville. The Republicans op-
posed the bill and amendments exempt
ing Republican counties were voted
down
Tho Senate met at ten o'clock yester-
day with Lieutenant Governor Turner
presiding There was no prayer.
The journal Of the preceding day was
read and approved. Committee reports
We're received and bills acted on later
as we're the bills received from the
House. But one petition was received
that being for Pre-
sented by Senator
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills passed first read
ing. were referred:
S. B. 1121, Mann: To fix the place of