The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19

! districts. The Judges In each Clfcait
| To rotate in their respective circuits.
Judge Winborne says this will keep
1 the judges nearer to their homes and
| families and greatly reduce their ex-
| penses. and Will better enable them
| to comply with the new law requirin <
| the judges to open court on Monday
| at eleven O'Clock a. m. on the first
day of the term of court, and tina,
the proposed law has been Thoroughly
examined and found TO be constitu-
| tional.
Mr.. Laughinghouse of Pitt. intro
| duced a resolution calling upon the
Governor, If within the range of pos
! Sibility, to furnish the General AS
| seanpiy with information. DISABLING
the amount of salaries received by
official of the various railroads of
the State in that class receiving
twenty-five hundred dollars or more.
Mr.. Laughinghouse has been study
ing up on this question ever since
Mr. Miller, OF the Southern Railway
in committee meeting Thursday in
formed him that railroads officers sal
aries were private matters with
"ulcn he rlaa no business. The gem
tleman from Pitt, has copy of the
Federal reports, showing TO the con-
trary.
It was stated Friday night that
Mr.. Stewart. chairman of the Rail-
road Committee, had agreed to give
the railroads q re-hearing on the
Laughinghouse passenger rate reduc-
ton bill, which was reported favora-
bly, Thursday. Yesterday morning the
bill as amended by the committee. and
prepared by a subcommittee. conf
posed of Messrs. LaEghinghouSc,
Stewart and Biggs. was reported to
the House and went on the calendar
for passage.
Asked about the re-hearing. Chair
man Stewart said he was willing To
it. but upon investigation he found
that man. members of the committee
objected and that ended it.
One reason advanced by railroad
attorneys why they should have anoth
or hearing was that after all the
argument had been heard by the COM
mittee. it went into executive SeSSi Oil.
At this secret meeting. hey alleSe.
that member of the legislature, not
member of the committee. Made IL
speech in favor of the bill and quoted
statistics which they say We're entire
" misleading. They thought this
was not fair to them, after the case
had been closed.
The adoption of the important
South Dakota Judgment resolution
closes the first chapter Of this serious
business.
Speaker Guion named as the adj
visory committee on the part OF the
Gordon, OF Guilford, and Cofield, of
Martin.
Proceedings in Detail.
The House was called to order at
10 o'clock by Speaker Guion, who then
called on Judge Graham to preside as
speaker pro tenn. Prayer was offered
NJ Nff l,. ;rct
byterian church.
Petitions.
Graham Of Lincoln: From citizens
Of Lincoln asking for the appointment
of D. A. Uranium as a justice of the
peace.
Graham of Granville: From citizens
Of a township in Granville, to create a
new public school district. Education.
Bills Introduced.
Williams. Relating to the stock law
in Faison township, Duplin county.
Williams. To authorize County
Commissioners of Duplin county to
pay oft school Indebtedness.
Owens. To regulate the hunting of
wild fowl in Currituck.
Rives. To incorporate Moncure.
Mitchell To abolish Office of stand
ard keeper in BERTHE county.
Graham of Lincoln. To provide for
inspecting Illuminating oils.
Graham. TO provide short form
for deeds.
Wade. To provide pay for clerk OF
Montgomery, making copy of dockets.
Stronach. To provide for testing
water, gas and electric light metres.
Olive To amend Sections 20 and
&c Of the Code so as to include services
of physicians.
JOINER. To create Plumb Hill town
ship. Northampton county.
Naddill. To provide a dispensary
election in Winston.
Woodard TO amend the law allow
ing a vote on the dispensary for Will
sen and to regulate the traffic In liquor
Stronach. To incorporate the Rail
eigh and Southport Railway.
Pinnix. To establish graded
school at East Bend.
To made verified statements. nrina
facie evidence of correctness OF
claims in certain cases.
Cox. To establish graded school
st Hartford.
Winborne. To provide for two judi
cial districts in North Carolina.
Frizzell. To provide election OH
prohibition in Greens county.
Frizell. For relief of John +. Dale.
Clerk of Superior Court in Greene.
Cannady. To make seduction ana
elopement a felony.
Laughinghouse. Resolution to elicit
information relative to railroad
charges.
Woodland To incorporate fire COM
panies in Wilson from payment of poll
taxes.
Glenn. To improve the roads of
Euucombe county.
Robertson Relating to assignment
OF Judges to other districts in cases OF
sickness or unavoidable accident.
Redwine. To prohibit the sale of ci-
garettes i'm Wingate.
Redwine. To allow chain gang OF
Union county TO work streets of Mum
roe.
Redwine. To provide for opening
public roads aftey they have been laid
ont.
Robertson. To divide the State into
two judicial districts, to be known as
the Eastern and western districts.
Young. To appoint a justice of the
peace in Ashe county.
Meekins To regulate the sale of
wine and cider in Tyrrell county.
Meekirs. 10 regulate the working