The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
RUSH OF WORK
IN THE HOUSE
Bill to Divide State Into
Two Judicial Circuits.
SALARIED SOLICITORS
A Bill introduced in the Senate Would
Take Away Fees and Allowances,
and Fix the Salaries of SOli-
citors at $4,000 a
Year.
Year.

There were no incidents of interest
tIanspired yesterday in the Senate.
The bills which passed their final read
ings were almost without exception Of
| q local nature, and there was not
even single speech delivered.
| The only new bill of wide public
! Importance introduced WIS that BY
| Mr.. Pearson to pay the solicitors of
| the State a stipulated salary instead
of fees. The bill repeats section 1886,
! chapter 81, of the second volume of
| the Code, and provides that from and
| after July /, 1905, the State solicitors
| of the several Judicial districts of
North Carolina shall be paid salary
of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,-
! 5000 each per year in lieu OF the fees
| and allowances now provided by law.
/ The fees now prescribed for State
| solicitors in section 1897 OF the second
volume of the Code, and the amend
! lnents thereto would be collected as
! heretofore provided and paid to the
| clerks of the Superior Court of the
several counties, and by them paid into
| the State Treasury. The salaries pro-
vided In the bill for solicitors would
| be paid by the State Treasurer upon
! the certificates of the clerks Of the
| Superior Courts of the several coun-
! ties in the same manner as now pro-
vided FOR the payment OF the Judges
| of the superior Courts.
| Mr.. DulS introduced n bill to re-
strict mourning debts by municipal
| tiles The bill provides that the pow
er of the Board of Commissioners or
| other governing authority OF any
| municipality to contract indebtedness
| for the necessary expenses of such
| municipality. shall be restricted TO
1oY- fnTs xs-l1 inl, -1N
! Eten chosen; and no contract enter
! ed into by such municipal authorities
| for q longer period than their term
| of office shall be valid and binding
| on the corporation after the expira-
/ ton of such term unless such con-
/ tract shall be submitted to the peo-
| pie. and authorized by the popular
! vote.
SENATE-FORTIET DAY
| The Senate convened at 1890
o'clock, Lieut. Gov. Winston preSid-
| ing, and prayer was made by Rev. G..
". Starting, of Brooklyn Methodist
Church.
! Petitions.
! Announcements Of petitions were
made by
Williams. For justice OF the peace
| for Yadkin county. Justice OF the
! Peace.
| New Bills.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
BY Duls: To restrict tne mourning
of debt by municipalities. Judiciary.
/ Bragaw: TO regulate the sale of
wine and cider in Tyrell county.
! Propositions and Grievances.
| Coke: For the relief of school
teacher in Arson county. Education.
| Long. Of lredell To amend Sec
| ton 1850 of the Code. and amend
! chapter 355 OF the public laws of 1899,
relative TO the sale of liquor in Iredcll
county. Propositions and Grievances.
Mason, Of Northampton: To re-
peal chapter AIS public laws of 1908.
regulating the holding of inquests In
Northampton county. Judiciary.
| Mclean: To amend the charter of
the town of Laurinburg. and allow the
| commissioners TO issue bonds for
payment of electric lights, and levy
/ tax. Cities, Counties and Towns.
| Turner: Relating 10 fees OF Wit
nesses in certain counties. Judiciary.
Toms: To place certain widows OF
Confederate veterans on the pension
roll. Pensions.
Mclean: To amend the charter
of the town of Southern Pines. Cities,
! Counties and Towns.
BY Foushee: To amend chapter
I Lvps paf1llI ldNa VI Ioobb IGIAllNG ~
| the county of Durham. Cities Coun
! ties and Towns
BY Bragaw: TO provide for working
of public roads in Pasquotank county.
| Public Roads.
Third Reading,
/ The following bills passed their final
readings, except where otherwise in
| dicated:
II. b. To authorize the town of
Kings Mountain to issue bonds for
electric lights.
! IL. Il. To incorporate the town Of
Walnut Cove in Madison county.
/ Fl. Is. To amend the charter of the
! town OF Mount Airy.
| II, y. To authorize the city Of Char
lotte 10 issue bonds aud provide FOR
the payment of the same.
II T. TO authorize the. town Of
1 Kings Mountain To issue bonds for
street improvements
! II. Is. To allow the Board of Com
/ missioners Of Hyde county to levy
u special tax.
ii. E. To authorize tho commits
sionerS of Pasquotang county TO issue
/ bonds to pay the floating debt.
S. g. To revise and amend the
charter of the town of Norwood.
5. L. To amend the charter of the
| town Of Mount Olive
S. L. To drain the lowlands Of the
1 French Broad aud II strlbutarie5 In
Henderson county,
IL. 3. 10 establish graded schools
| Continued on Page Eleyen.)