The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-24

and daily the ethics of the profession
are violated. and this bill gives ma
chincry for the prevention of such
violation. He opposed the Long
amendment. saying the policy Of The
law is to prevent litigation. not TO cE-
courage it. The amendment WAS good
but imnracticable.
MIR. Fleming said the lee2. prolcs-
sion had ideas as 10 what are legal
ethics, and he agreed to the interpre-
tations given. He said the subject of
the bill was 10 purify the profession.
and he did not want one disrepitable
class OF the profession curDed. ana
he favored the Long amendment. The
law should apply equally 10 the law
yer who appears for the corporation
and The lawyer who appears against
=.
.Ir. Zo,Iicofrer said it was a low
motive To attribute to the lawyers who
favored the biz that they were rail-
road attorneys. He would not vote
for the Ward amendment because it
was unjust and reflection uoon the
lawyers Of CASTOR county: he would
not vote for the Long amendment
nor the original bill, because it was
a deep shadow cast ON the profession
in this state; it would mean dead
letter; not 4 lawyer in the State
would, he declared, stand at the
bar and prosecute Il fellow lawyer.
The whole matter should be left with
the Bar Association.
Mr. Williams opposed TIE amend
ment and favored the original bill
Re said the old common law in re-
gard 10 barrat"y had almost become
dead letter. and this bill would hard
~ be more than q reaflirmatlOn or the
Ole common law. but it would sery>
the purpose of being an advertise
ment. The Bar Association was not
vested with authority TO enact this
law, and the Legislature was the
proper power to do it.
Mr.. Mason. of CASTOR. said there
were two reasons why he opposed the
Long amendment or a re-reference
the chief of which was that either
would XII! the bill. The amendment
would oppose public policy. lie said
If the amendment was offered, how
ever, as an independent bill, he would
vote for it.
The Ward amendment was put ane
lost.
The Long amendment was put ana
carried bv Il vote of J. S 20 Is.
The bill as amended was put on its
second reading and carried.
Mr.. Burton offered an amendment
any case of lawyers advertising their
business.
Mr.. Coke moved re-reference OF
the bill to the Judiciary Committee
to be redraf fled ard the motion car
ied by a vote Of IS to 1, and the bill.
was re-referred.
At o'clock on motion the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE-FORTY-F DAY
Speaker Guion called the House TO
order at 1890 o'clock, Rev. Nicely
Du Bose. rector OF st. Mary's College,
offered PRAYER.
Petitions.
Graham. Of Granville: from
citizens Of Granville for establishing
n Bureau o. Immigration.
Koonce: From citizens of Onslow,
asking for relief from sheep killing
dogs
Harriss: From citizens of Beau
fort county against a dispensary at
Edwards.
Mitchell: From citizens of BERTHE,
asking for repeal of law Incorporate
| ing a church there.
Cox: From citizens of perqui-
| mans asking for the establishment OF
| q bureau Of immigration
| Dobson: From citizens of Surry
| county asking for prohibiting sale
or manufacture of liquor in two
| miles o. Edwards School house.
Chairman Robertson for the Com
mittee on Appropriations, made tbs