The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-07

Among important bills introduced
was one to repeal the jug law of 1903,
and the fact that the Committee on
Rules reported the necessity of a new
committee to have exclusive worry on
matters relating to the liquor traffic
shows that the passage of the Watts
law did not settle the liquor question
not by a jug full
The usual bills to make the car
rying of concealed weapons a felony
and to limit, or eliminate, the poll
tax made their appearance and may
have a kinder fate than their numer
Gus predecessors in the recent or re-
mote part.
But the unkindest legislative cut OF
all was when Representative Powers,
of Rutherford had made a splendid
argument against the rule allowing
such a thing as motion to table
bill q member had devoted much
time and thought to prepare, Rep
resentative Mitchell knocked him out
with 2 motion to table the motion in
tended to prevent motions to table,
and the House uuroarily and unani-
mouslv tabled the motion Mitchell
moved to table.
Last but not least came the noble
resolution by Colonel Cunningham, that
the State appropriate five thousand
dollars for a statute of that noble de-
Proceedings House, Third Day.
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Marshall, of Christ
church.. Speaker Guion presiding.
The Journal of yesterdays proceed
ings was read and approved.
Webb Bill Slaughtered.
Winborne from Committee on Rules,
reported unfavorably the Webb Sen
ate bill providing that all bills be type
written and deposited in box at clerk s
desk before same could be introduced.
On motion Of Winborn the bill was
placed on the table. To further kill
the bill, the motion to table was recon-
sidered and that motion was tabled.
On motion of Graham, of Lincoln,
it was ordered that when the House
adjourns today it be until IL O'Clock
Monday. This was later changed ana
the House meets today
Leaves, of absence were asked for
and granted to several members
Bills Introduced
16-Gardner: To allow Commission
ers of Stokes to levy special tax. Re-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.
| concealed weapons felony.
19-Mitchell: To repeal charter Of
| town Of Hexlena.
a0-Davis: To amend chapter ass
| laws of 1898. Committee on Educa-
| ton.
c1.-Turlington; To appoint JUS
! tees OF the peace in Iredell.
o2.-Turlington: To allow pension
warrant to be collected.
o3.-Harrison: To appoint j. e..
| Shields a justice of the peace. Com
mittee on Justice of Peace.
| 24.-Alexander: To limit the poll
| tax Committee on Finance.
o5.-Boney: TO regulate the trade
and fix weight of corn meal. Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances
26.--Whliams: Fix relief of VIII
| liam Ramsey ex-sheriff of Cherokee.
| Committee on Propositions and Griev-
| ances.
27.-Graham, of Granville: To
| amend laws of 1897 so as to provide
for election of County Commissioners
of Granville by the people. Placed on
| Calendar
2S-Winborn: To make the title
of an act just index.
| 29.-Winborn; To authorize ne v
| trial for newly discovered evidence.
| 30.-Winborn: To provide court
/ for HEREFORD county.
+ Winborn: TO repeal the fraudulent
net. chapter $40. laws of 1908. (jug
| law
Winborn: To provide for High
| Grade Schools.
Bills Passed.
To appoint a justice OF the peace in
| Duplin County
| To repeal law providing for election
of County Commissioners over by JUS
tees of peace, of Granville County,
and for commissioners to be elected by
| the people. BY consent of Judge
Graham, patron of this bill. the coun-
I ties of Caswell and Montgomery were
| added. AS amended, the bill passed
it's general readings and was ordered
sent to the Senate Immediately.
Rules OF House.
Chairman Graham of Committee on
| Rules reported that the rules in force
| in 1903 were recommended, with the
| addition of Committee on Revision
of Laws. A committee on Congress
| sional Apportionment and new com
mittee to have referred to it all mat
/ tiers relating to liquor.
/ Chairman Graham explained that
4 formerly matters relating to the liquor
/ traffic were referred TO the Committee
on Propositions and Grievances, and
/ that committee was overwhelmed
! with other matters.
The report was adopted and the
| rules as reported were declared the
| law of the House OF 1919. air. PoW-
| ers, of Rutherford, mace stroHS
speech in favor of an aendment pro-
viding that no motion shall be laid
upon the table. He said his legisla-
4 tive experience had taught him that
a lot of men We're in every Legislature
who did nothing but jump UP and
raove to llv something on the table
and often a splendid law was laid
out and killed before anybody could
save its life.
When Mr.. Powers concluded, Nit
i chell, of BERTHE, arose and moved &c
lay Powers motion on the table. The
vote TO table was almost unanimous
4 the House indulging in its first enjoy
ment of laughter and applause, Mr.
Powers joining in the laughter aftel
4 recovering from the shock
Senate Bill providing that regular
; jurors of Pitt County should be paic
two dollars per day was reported from
the Senate. and passed its sevcra
readings.
Before adjournment the motion
adopted at the beginning of the SEES
tio,, IN adioDrro mill Monday was re-