The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-21
Every Member Had His
Own Senator.
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Commissioner was allowed $4,000 salary,
he had to pay $500 of it for clerical as
sistance, thus receiving that much less
salary than the law allowed. If this
was not done the department would be
seriously handicapped. By this increase,
he was informed that the State would
realize $4,000 more in another year than
ever before.
Mr. Britain offered an amendment
limiting expenditures to 81, 900 instead of
$4,000. Mr.. King moved to substitute
Il 500.
Speeches in favor of the original bill
were made by Messrs. Rucker, of Ruth
erfordton; Murphey, of Rowan, and Mr..
Lucas, Of Hyde, opposed it.
On motion of Mr.. Graham, further
consideration was postponed until We'd
nesday at eleven o'clock.
To renew the charter of the Winston
Salem Southbound Railroad.
To amend chapter 705 Laws of 1901
by striking out the word 'is.'
To amend the charter of the United
Mutual Insurance Company by striking
out the word Mutual"
To amend the Laws of 1901, requiring
pleadings to be verified.
To appoint two Justices of the Peace
for Caldwell col1 ty.
To amend chapter 142 Acts of 1889,
relating to brands or marks on logs and
timber, by including brands on lumber.
For relief of J. H. Chambers, school
teacher in Clay county.
To repeal chapter 2S6, Laws of 1901,
relating to hunting in Yancey county.
To protect crops cultivated under COM
mon fence.
To amend the charter of the Home In
surance Company of Greensboro. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
SENATE BILLS.
To incorporate Oak Grove Church in
Robson county.
The message announcing that the SEN
ate had received the resolution from the
House and would, at 13 o'clock, go into
the balloting for a United States Sena-
tor
The Calendar being exhausted, at 11:45,
on motion of Mr.. Morton. the House took
a recess until u o'clock. At II o'clock,
the House convened and Speaker Gatt1s
announced that the body would proceed
under the Constitution to the election OF
q United States Senator, whose term OF
office should begin on the fourth of
March next.
Messrs. Stubs. of Martin, and Aiken,
of Pennsylvania, were appointed tellers.
Mr.. Murphey moved that no nominating
speeches be made. He withdrew this
upon the suggestion that the Republicans
might desire to speak.
Mr. Freeman, of Henderson, then
placed in nomination. Jeter c. Pritchard,
who, he said was one of the ablest, best
and most untarnished public men in
North Cardinals history. He is backed
for this high position by over 100000
voters of the State, and the whistles of
the locomotives are today footing his
praises, every spindle is humming the
praise of this noble son of the South
the poplar timber being felled by the
axe-men Of the mountains are ringing his
praises for the increased prices brought
about by his grand support of good
measures, which have brought peace and
prosperity to this land.
Not only does he stand as a conspicu-
Gus character in North Carolina, bu
the eyes of the business men of all the
South have been turned in love anC
admiration to this noble son of the noun
tains While many names have beer
| mentioned here and are struggling fol
the place which he has filled with 81
much lustre and honor not one of then
can surpass the ability and integrit!
of this noble son of the mountains. Th'
! day is not far distant. when the SUI
will arise in new splendor and his name
will be the most illustrious on the roll'
! of Southern statesmen and benefactors
/ The speaker continued at some length
! in the highest form Of oratorical eulo
GUM, declaring that were it not for