The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-01-12
The Legislature.
Mr.. GUION SPEAKER.

In the S: nate Lleutenant-GOvernO
Turner presided. He called the Senate
to order at room, AID DR.. Plttinger
pastor of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, opened the session with
prlyer.
A. J. Maxwell! was elected chiel
clerk W. l.. Cohoon, OF Elizabeth
CITY, was elected reading clerk; L. B
Pesran, of Raleigh, was elected SER
geans a.-arm:; j. w. Simpson, o!
Ruaherfnrdton, was elected engrossing
clerk Bobert NJ. Staley, of Wilkes, was
eie:.ed assistant docr-keeper.
4 the House, Mr.. O. H. Guion, oil
New Bernc, WAS elected Speaker; Frank
d. Hackett, of Wilkes, was elected
priac;pal c'erk F. B. ArendeIl, of Raj
eigh, was elected reading clerk NJ. D.
Kinsland, of Haywood, was elected en-
crossing clerk John D. Kerr, of Cas-.
we'll, was elected door-keeper David
H. James, of Pitt, was elected assistant
door-keeper.
That was about all that was done
the first day.
SECOND DAY--THURsDAY,J JANUARY 9TH.
SENATE-A bill was passed to in
crease the pay OF jurors in Pitt county
to 81 per day.
Senator Scales introduced a bill to
increase the Governors salary from
81, 600 to 81, 1000 year.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced to ap
proprlate Sc 900 with which to erect 4
monument to the late Senator Ransom
The bill to mako the pay OF Pitt coun
ty jurors 81 day passed, and became
law.
SENATE-A bill passed its third read.
Ing regulating distilleries in Asheville
1t prohibits any distlllery from being
operated in Asheyille under 36 gallonl
opacity.
HoUsE-Representative Harrison Of
Halifax introduced a bill to appoint
Dr. E. Shields a Justice of the peace in
Scotland Neck township.
Representatives Harrison aud Gayle
of Halifax were appointed on the judi
CARY Committee.
FOURTH DAY-sATURDAY,JA JANUARY 9TH
SENArE-Only private bills were in
troduced and acted upon.
HoUsE-Mr. Little of Pitt introduc
cd bill to paw solicitors a stipulated
salary instead of fees.
A long list of committees was named
A new committee was created called
Liquor Traffic" Committee.
FIFTH DAY-MoNDAY, JANUARY 9TH.
SENATE-Few bills were acted upon
az the session was short.
HOUSE Mr.. Harrison introduced
bills for the protection OF game in Hal
flax and to compel BARRIERS to wash
their towels, mugs and brushes before
using them second time, and to In
crease pay Of jurors in Halifax and
Northampton counties.
SIXTH DAY-TUEsDAY, JANUARY 10TH
SENArE-A. Senate bill was introduced
by Senator Grady at the Governors re-
quest, providing that State Treasurer
Lacy be reimbursed for the 1914 81
embezzled by w. II. Martin, the in
stitution clerk under w. H. Worth
who was detained Tor few weeks until
Martins successor became acquainted
with his duty.
Senator Burton called attention tt
the fact that similar bill had beer
defeated IN the Senate two years ago
If this bill was passed there was no az
surance that future Legislature
would not be asked to reimburs'
Worth of the SIG, 434.88 Martin stole
Senator Grady and Senator Ellington
advocated the bill, declaring that Mar
tin was only retained few days b,
Mr. Lacy, and in this briei time hi
theft was discovered by Mr.. Lacy. Th,
bill passed both readings In the Senat
without division and was sent to tn
House.
SENATE-Mr. Glenn, OF Buncombe
Introduced bill to authorize the Gov
e-nor to appoint women as Notar
publics and to empower them to hol
and discharge the duties of the Office
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with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, q
they cannot reach the seat of the dil
ease, and in order to cure it you mus
take internal remedies. Halls Catarr
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rectly upon the blood aud mucous SUI
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed b.
one of the best physicians in this cour
try for years and is regular prescrip,