The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-14
HOUSE COMMITTEES
NAMED YESTERDAY
Ex-L Lieut.. Gov. R. A. Doughton
Chairman of Finance.
NEWLANO OF JUDICIARY
Hon. R. G. Glenn, of Georgia, Addresses Joint
Session While Vote is Being Counted
---.iesou!ion Adopted lrquiring
Into Cost of State Prison.

tiltU NOSt VI GtdtO iiSOh'
The committees of the House were an
nounced yesterday morning by Speaker
! Gattis.
There is one entirely new committee,
| on Expenditures of the House.
Then the Committee on Mining and
Manufactures is divided into Commit
tee on Mines and Mining and one on
Manufactures and Labor.
The complete list of each committee
will be found below.
At noon yesterday the Senate adjourn
ed to the House and joint session was
held to count and announce the vote for
the various State officers.
While the vote was being counted Hon.
r. c. Glenn, eX-State Superintendent of
Public Instruction of Georgia and now
assistant to DR.. j. L. NJ Curry in the
management of the Peabody Educational
| Fund, addressed the joint session.
He was warmly received and made 2
brief speech that was both practical and
eloquent upon the necessity of educating
boys and girls to do things, and not
merely know things.
| He referred in glowing terms Of praise
, to Governor Aycock and Superintendent
7 Joyner for their championship of the new
methods of education. This part of his
, address elected long and loud applause.
A more complete report of Mr. Glenn's
speech will be found on another column
/ of this mornings paper.
A resolution offered by Judge Graham,
| and adopted. requests the State Treas
urer and the Superintendent of the State
Prison to furnish the House with a state
ment showing the actual cost and the
permanent improvements at the State
Prison, together with the number OF per-
sons now confined therein and the ca
pacity of the buildings
Mr. Freeman, of Mecklenburg, intro
duced bill to eliminate the oath in pri-
mary elections except in case of chal-
lenge. This is done by amending section
2, of chapter 524, Public Laws of 1901
(the Election Law, striking out the
words shall, before receiving any bal
, lot" in lines and 9, and inserting the
words, lit shall be their duty when re-
quested by any by-stander and before
receiving a ballot to-"
measure affecting pensions to widows
of Confederate soldiers was introduced by
Judge Graham. It amends the pension
I law chapter 332, Laws of 1901, by making
the date of marriage January, 1858, in
stead of April, 1863.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at eleven o'clock, and the opening
prayer was by Rev. DR.. NJ. M Marshall,
CT Christ Episcopal church, this city.
Mr.. Bowman. of Mitchell arising to a
question Of personal privilege, explained
why ii was his mileage account was in
excess of that of his predecessor and
said if his explanation was not satisfac-
tory, he would be glad to have COM
mittee appointed to investigate it.
Mr.. Erwin, of Burke, said that he had
called the attention of the clerk to the
excessive mileage. AS a sworn officer of
the State he felt it his duty TO call at
tontion of the House to the fact that
while under the law the mileage from
Michel county to Raleigh was 572. Mr..
Bowman had proved at his session
for 947 miles III 1901 Mr.. Burleson
proved for 600. In 1899 Mr.. Priachard
Tor 910 and in 1897 Mr.. Burleson for 534
miles
Upon Mr.. Bowman arising again the
Speaker said both gentlemen We're out of
order, the discussion not properly arising
under personal privilege.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Rucker, of Rutherford: Against the
sale of liquor in Rutherford county
Morton, oc New Hanover: TO repeal
the stock law in Federal Point township,
New Hanover county.
Graham, of Granville: Resolution as to
cost of penitent:ary buildings and number
of person confined there.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Morton, of New Hanover: To repeal
the stock law in Federal Point town
ship.
Graham, of Granville For the relief of
Mariah James.
Graham, Of Granville: To amend pen
sion law regarding widows of Confeder-
tie veterans.
Newland, of Caldwell: For the better
drainage of Lower Greek. in Burke and
Caldwell counties.
Gocde, of Cleveland: To appoint David
Billings a justice of the peace in .CIeve-
land county.
Willis, OF Bladen: To allow Bladen
county to levy special tax and build q
Jail.
Jarrett, of Macon: To prevent drunken
ness in Macon county.
Phillips, of Brunswick To restore self
government to people of Brunswick
county.
Doughton, of Allegheny: For the relief
of j. w. B. Sharpe in Ashe county
Guion, of Craven: To abolish the Au-
gust term of Craven Superior Court.
Hamilton, of Madison: To amend sec