The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-20
Under the Dome.

The Speaker of the House yaster-
day added DR.. Alexander to the COM
mittees on Agriculture and Education,
Messrs. Mitchell, Mcqueen, Suckley,
Ryburn and burlington to the Com
mittee on Liquor Traffic; Mr.. Olive
To the Committee on Public Roads,
ana Turnpikes.
The Committee to so to Eastern
North Carolina to investigate oyster
bed conditions was announced ycSter-
day The members are Senator Bcas-
ley, Representatives Woodland. OF
PamlicO and Etheridge.
If the Senate approves the House
bin passed yesterday the SunDurSt
CoIonels'' Of North Carolina will shine
with an increased brilliancy, as there
will be more of them A bill was
passed yesterday by the House ia give
the Governor seven aides-de-camp
with the rank of colonel in place of
four hitherto allowed, and also to per-
nit him to make his private secre-
tary or military secretary a colonel IN
place of q major, the rule preVaItlns
since 1899 The bill was presented by
Colonel Wescott Robertson. who urged
| its immediate passage.
do we have to pay these colonies
ana majors? 80 inquired Judge Graham.
NO, sir" was Col. Roberson's an
swer, ''they pay for themselves
"Will they be Marlborough House
colonels?" asked Mr.. Fowler, of Samp-
son He got no answer.
| The bill finally went through ana
| the piece of gold lace will now go on
| q strike with seven colOnels two of
! them naval colonies, TO be panophed
for the feast, and the Colonel Military
Secretary to make eight uniforms or
! the galoriouS sunburst pattern, as the
Senate is expected to give the bill a
quick birth.
Mr. President and fellow citizens,
said Senator Mason, of CASTOR, in be-
ginning some remarks yesterday. He
looked surprised when the Senators
all laughed.
| Senator Charles A. Webb. of Bun
colnbe president prs TEN. of the SEN
ate. was in the chair yesterday while
Lieutenant-Gover Winston moved
around back of the curtain. Senator
| Webb presided With dignity, but would
| not let Senator Ellington put him in
a hole. on bill to re-refer j. p.
bill to the committee the vote was Il
| to II. Record my vote as aye,
said the Senator from Johnson. The
ayes have it, said the President pro
tenn. please record my vote as no.
said Senator Ellington. Too late.
declared Mr.. Webb.
| Senator Scales. of Guilford. is prov
| ing most valuable member. His eff
! forts to make omnibus bills for many
| little bills of small moment have been
| constant. Take the matter of the bills
now and then for j. P's., it does seem
| that the Legislature could leave these
to an omnibus bill and not cucumber
! the law books.
| Representative Cover of Johnson.
has introduced a bill TO prevent rail-
roads running freight trains on Sun
| day. 1t seems that the present law
uses the word may" in Chapter 44i
| of the Laws of 1901. and Mr.. Cover
wishes to strike out may and say
"shal not His bill would allow
freignts TO run that carry live stock
! or Derishable products. The law
ought to be plain. as Mr. Cover pur-
poses, and enforced or freight trains
ought to be allowed to run just as
they please on Sunday. Less than Il
year ago a PASSENGER train on Sunday
morning was held at Garner over an
hour to wait for a freight train, and
at Goldsboro And the freight train
had no right to run at all.
| The House Committee on Pensions
land Soldiers Home has approved the
| bill of Judge Graham making fourth
class pensioners get not less than $40.
! 1t also favorably reports the bill TO
increase the appropriation for the Sol
diers Home from $4,000 to $4,000.
Wake is we'll placed in the House
or committees on public laws:
| Mr.. StrCnach is on these committees.
Claims, Counties, Cities and Towns,
! Finances Insane Asylums, Military
Pensions Propositions and Grievances
Mr.. Olive is on these committees:
Appropriations Congressional APP
pointments, Constitutional Amend
| nnents, Finance, Institute of Blind
Judiciary. Roads and 'Turnpikes-
Mr.. Sentelle is on these committees
Education, Insurance, Public Build
Ings and Grounds.
There was Il little mix up in the
print ng of the name of the Chief OF
the Enrolling Department the other
day 1t should read.
NolVen, K. B., Chief Enrolling De-
oartment At Mrs. Smiths Exchange
Hotel Hillsboro street.
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Mr.. r. Gilbert Pearson head of the
Audubon Society, in North Carolina.
was a visitor to the city yesterday, ana
h. &c. of