Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-01-26
TAR HEEL LAW MAKERS BUSY
Work That is Being Done BY the
North Carolina Lawmakers.
In the Senate.

In the Senate Monday a memorial
from the Western North Carolina
Methodist Conference Was read, say-
ing that the present divorce laws SER
icusly threaten the ~sanctity of marriage
and praying for special legislation
against anti-scriptral dlvOrce laws, ask
ing for the repeal of all divorce laws
enacted since 1883. Bills were passed
incorporating the Winston Salem
Sounth-bound Railway and Durham
and Carolina Railway. A bill was in
troduced for registering the names and
placing headstones on all graves OF
deceased Confederate soldiers in ev-
cry county in North Carolina.
Bills we're introduced in the Senate
t o re-enact divorce acts of 1899, for
the prohibition in Scotland Neck town.
ship to more clearly define vagrancy;
to prevent fraudulent compromises OF
suits; to procure speedy trials in civil
actions, to increase salaries of all
judges to $4,000; to increase the pay
of jurors in magistrates courts from
twenty-five cents to fifty cents per
day; to give homesteaders right to Sc
lect tract land other than the first as
signed them, should they prefer: to
make transportation companies issu-
ing receipt for freight Irresponsible in
suit or claim for loss or damage; 50
provide that criminal case shall stand
for trial at first term, if summoned
and verified if complaints are issued
and served thirty days prior to court;
to give lawyer appearing on contingent
fee lieu on judgment.
N the Senate bills were introduced
by Mr.. Duls covering building and loan
associations; to change time of hold
ing March courts for Rowan and Da-
wilson; to incorporate the Rhodhiss;
10 incorporate the Granite Falls graded
schools, in Caldwell county; to extend
corporate limits of Lexington; to pro-
vide for the collection of mortgages
given in lieu of bonds; to recognize ap-
rearance at criminal proceedings; to
amend chapter So, Public Laws Of 1893,
by bringing Rowan county under it's
provisions.
to protect landlords and tenants en-
Eloyers and employees; to increase ap-
Preparations for Soldiers Home; to
miles of polling place on the day of
election; to compel attendance in pub
lie schools in Watauga; to provide for
the care of idiots and e%pileptics in sep
a:ate institutions; to prevent injustice
by hasty restraining orders and %injunc-
ton without notice; to confer upon
justices of the peace jurisdiction of Of
fence of unlawfully riding upon rail-
q increase in the number of jurors
in Iredell and Rowan; to authorize
the removal of action where justices of
the naQnN die nr hocnpoo nconacitafa
before the fnal determination of the
action; to amend chapter SO, acts of
1901, regarding elections; making it
unlawful to sell liquor on election day;
to prohibit cities and towns not having
200 qualified voters from selling or
manufacturing liquor, was made a
special order for January 31st. A bill
to prohibit sale and manufacture Of
liquor in Richmond county to go into
effect April 1st was taken up. The
time arriving for the special order, the
bill to repeal the anti-jug law, it was
mutually agreed it should be postponed
Il made a special order for January
26. Consideration of Richmond county
bill was resumed and Mr.. Burton, OF
Richmond. offered an amendment that
the act should go into effect July l
Mr.. Butler offered another striking O u
Richmond county and inserting North
Carolina. repeating. all laws in conflict
with" Mr.. Murphy, of Buncombe, in
quired: Does the gentleman in that
amendment represent his party, the
Republican party of the State?" Mr.
Butler replied: Il am here represent,
ing my county, which is a prohibition
county, but l am not making a mis-
take when l say l can represent the
Republican party as taking that STEP
Great applause.
Mr.. Beaman, Republican, of Mitch
ell, said he would to God the amend
ment would pass and was satisfied thu
Republican party in North Carolin:
was in favor of an honest prohibition
law, treating all sections Of the Stat
alike. Mr.. McNinch said ne challenges
the Republican party to cite a singh
instance in which it had not stood u
for the whiskey traffic, and if it ha'
undergone any change in the past i
was on account of being purified by tn
Democratic party.
In reply to McNinch, Mr.. Butler sal
ne would assure him that the Repub
lican party in North. Carolina woul
endorse the amendment, but he ha
offered it without consultation with
AAA0 ooo1, OuI ~ 5OCu 1oALA
The question came up first on Mr.. But
ler's amendment. The roll-call wa
demanded, as the amendment was de
feated, ayes 8, noes 81. The amend
ment giving those who had been grant
ed license until July 1 in which to pre-
pare for closing out their business, wa
adopted. 1t passed final reading, chi
n no being heard, that of Warbul
ton.
The Democrats will caucus Tuesda
night On liquor legislation.
The bill passed final reading to regr
, late the sale of corn meal and fixed tn
standard Of weight. 1t provides thu
the standard weight of a bushel of cor
> meal, whether bolted or unbolted, sha
, lie 48 pounds. 1t shall be- unlawful fe
: any person or persons to pack for sal
sell or offer for sale, any meal excel
III bags, Or packages containing /
standard weight two bushels, or
8 bushel, half bushel, fourth bushel {
q eighth bushel. Each bag or packas
shall have plainly printed OR marke
. whether meal is bolted or unbolte
j. amount it contains and weight. Tn
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