The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-05
Legislative Proceedings
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meetings in Dare county.
II. 3. To prohibit the sale of CT
garettes or cigarette tobacco in the
town of Wingate. Union county.
S. Il. Relative to the date of mar
rlage OF Confederate soldiers.
II. Il. Relative to the analysis OF
fertilizers.
II. b. To amend the Code relative
TO register of dedes administering oaths
ii. Il. TO facilitate the trial Of civil
and criminal actions, allowing Judges
In their discretion to summon venires
from other counties.
Mr.. Burton opposed the bill
Mr. Wright favored the BILL
The bill failed TO pass its second
reading.
The Solicitors Salary Bill.
S.B. TO pay solicitors Il salary OF
$4,000 per year instead OF fees.
Mr. Gillian said the system was rad
ically wrong and every officer should
be put on a salary and not left to fees
which he could multiply at his
pleasure a law could not be enacted
that would meet with more general
appreciation than this.
Mr.. Wright offered all amendment
changing the salary from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Mr.. Mason, of CASTOR, offered an
amendment, saying that the bill shall
not go into effect until January LIST.
1907 The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Zollicoffers amendment, prac-
tically the same as Mr.. Mason's, was
adopted.
MIR. Erer moved to strike out $4,000
and insert $3.50.
The Eller amendment was lost.
Mr.. Wright's amendment, fixing the
salary at $4,000 was lost.
Mr. Mason, of CASTOR, opposed the
bill.
The bill was put on its second read
ing and passed by a vote of % to 10.
Mr.. Mason objected to a third read
ing and Mr.. Flemming moved sus-
pension OF the rules, and the bin
passed its final reading.
The Divorce Bill.
H. r. To reform the divorce laws
of North Carolina
Mr. Mclean opened the debate by
lifting the Bible to the observation
OF the Senate and reading several quo
tations He said the bill should pass
tho Senate ust as it passed the House
He knew there we're Senators who
thought the law should not be made as
stand before an ordained minister and
are married is not evidence that that
union is sacred. When blessed by God
that marriage remains forever intact
till DEATH and no law of man can
change IT, Men and women must
really and truly love one another be-
fore that union is sacred. The iegis-
lature is being swept off its feet, is
losing its bearings by the petitions
from ministers. churches and religious
conferences. Their requests and the
McNinch bill is being met ON half
terms by the Eller substitute. The
McNinch bill is far more lax than
the Code, and if the House refuses to
adopt the substitute. II will be indica-
tive of their insincerity. and the Eller
substitute provides for the rem
edying of the dangerous attempt at di-
vorce legislation ever made in this
State.
Mr. Zollicoffer said every Senator
on the floor had already made up his
mind In regard to the bill. The bill
did not meet the entire and absolute
approval of himself, but of one sim
Bile change is made in it, then the
death of the bill may be proclaimed.
He urged that the State try the bill
for two years. and if unWise. change
it. Vote down every amendment and
substitute lie characterized the
arguments made. childish. weak. false.
unworthy and unchristian. He said
II had been said that the State does
not demand the change. and that
was untrue. Don't throw down the
bars for the violation of contracts
1ClIttI Uldut III t1GdNti1 OF tdItI
limo is past. limited "a change is
death, and it must be passed at once.
without n word changed. Had eases
are the quickSands of the law. and
The exceptions quoted are no reasons
why tho bill should be defeated.
Mr.. Fleming said it WAS surprising
70 him that the moral element in
North Carolina could stand for The
provisions of the McNich. The bill
should meet .deefat. he said as tho
laws of North Carolina on divorces
are twofold better than that bill. He
styled IL as D two dollar bill" and
"a free delivery bill" Under the
McNinch bill he said there were a
number Of clients that had already
consulted him in regard to the Nc
Ninch bill. ready to get divorces, and
Ill the effort necessary under that
bill il TO pay fee of $500. Ii the
McNinch bill is enacted into law every
man and woman in North Carolina
who wants q divorce can get il. This
Is the most lax divorce law that has
ever been proposed in the State. The
demand OF the churches is that the
State DO gack to the Code, and that
is what tho Isller substitute provides
for. Kill the McNinch bin, adopt the
substitute and if the House votcs to
XIII the substitute let ii do it. This
would be the most vial law ever
put upon the statute books of the
State.
Mr.. Nann moved the previous ques-
uon. and the motion carried.
The Eller substitute WAS put and
carried by q vote of 81 TO Is.
The substitute was then put on its
third reading, and carried.
The Code.
Mr.. Webb offered an amendment
10 the revised code which provided
that every Justice OF the Peace of the
State should receive one copy of the
Code upon the payment Of $500 in
stead of receiving il free, and he
stated that this would save the State
over $4,000 per wear. This Legisla-
ture appointed LIZA justices Of the
Peace aud giving the number Of these
justices in several counties he said
in Wake there are II. in Warren 6S,
in Macklenburg 6S. IN Guilford Ga.
i'm Halifax sc, in Edgecombe 81. and
etc.
Mr.. Zollieoffer said this amendment
might make the work of the Com
mittec and Code Commission of no
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