The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-27
LONG Debate On Measure
to Increase Salaries.
VOTE "a AGAINST %
Long and Earnest But Unsxcited De.
bate in House On Repeal Of Anti.
Jug Law NTH Mixture of
Politics and Moral.

/ It's 1fSt naLefldi ulIHculty III pdSSlHS
a measure. At noon the special order
! bill, increasing the salaries of the
| States Judiciary, came up. and there
! was 10 little amount of astonishment
| felt by the friends Of that bill, when
! q member of gentlemen, some of them
members of the committee that rec
| commended it favorably to the Senate,
arose in opposition to it. and fought
/ 1t until the last, and the vote re-
suited liz twentytoul for and twenty
three against it. carrying by the bare
| majority of one vote.
An unusually large number of long
| speeches We're made by those on each
side, and the discussion at several
points approached the personal and
sensational, but explanations set the
matters straight
1t was thought that there would
be absolutely no opposition to the bill
in the Senate, as it was a compromise,
three others having been Withdrawn.
| The conflict that was pI IeCipitated yes
terday was unexpected, ana was there
fore more interesting, and galiaries
lobbies quickly became crowded. 1t
was thought that the time of the
entire consideration or the bill would
not exceed half or three quarters of
an hour, but there seemed TO be no
end to Speech-making. and more than
| two hours passed Before there was
any indication as to what disposition
would be made OF the bill, and not un-
til the last man had voted did anybody
know whethe$@tne~ Senate would kill
the measure or pass il.
Even then nm effort which failed.
was made tC postpone final action, but
the bill passes its third reading, and
wa sent 10 the House
SINATE-TWJ1NTIE DAY.
The Senate convened at IL o'clock
with aeutcnant-,iovprnur Winston in
The chair and prayer was offered by
Rev. c. l.. Reed, Of Epworth Metno-
dist church.
Petitions.
Petitions for the repeal of the rner-
chants purchase tax were presented
tY Scpator rs Toms and Pearson. Fin-
aDce.
BY Wright. of Rowan: From citi-
aens of Gold Hill asking that selling
of liquor be prohibited within five
miles Cf that place. Z. and q.
Introduction OF Bills.
BY Pearson, by request: To enforce
use of broad tires on roads. Public
Roads.
Ply Wright, To prohihic sale of Ii
Guor within five miles of Gold Hill.
L. ana y.
BY Webb: To amend the divorce
law. Jud cidly.
BY Thornc: To- protect Halifax and
Warren county game. T. and G..
BY Zolicoffer To allow the War
renton Banking Company time to or
ganize. Corporations.
BY Ellington: TO settle debt due by
state to +. S. Tucker. eXecutriX.
Claims
that the Senate repeal the Lacy Act,
refunding to the state Treasurer
Mr.. Webb asked that the bill be
placed upon the calendar, but Mr.. Gill
liam objected. and the message was
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Third Reading.
The following bills passed final
reading:
S. b. For the establishment of a
graded school in Fremont school dis
trict in Fremont.
8. Il. 10 amend chapter 424 of the
Public Laws of 1887, in regard to the
Reidsvlle graded schools, Rocking
ham county.
IL. t. 70 amend chapter 581, Laws
of 1899, in regard to a road township
III Warren county.
Corn-Mcal Bill
II. y. To fix the weight and regulate
the trade in corn meal.
Mr.. Scales said he objected yester-
day to the passage OF this bill because
It. would be dangerous TO the mills of
this State. lie moved that 1t be re-
fcrred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Gillian said yesterday he asked
for a delay on this matter. 1t not
only provides for the standard weight
of meal, but says unlawfully that a
nan shall not offer for sale meal ex-
cept in certain quantities, and that
was no proper subject of legislat on
to say how much meal "A man shall
sell. 1t involves an important de-
parturo. and should be referred to the
Committee on judiciary, and the bill
was SO referred
s. =. 10 amend Chapter 1913 of the
Public Laws of 1899. abolishing the
three days of grace, and making uni
form negotiable laws.
Mr.. Scales said the bill iii regard
to the LGcy matter had been referred
through mjsapprehcnsion To the Com
1nitteo Oh Claims. He said the Legis-
iature had already wasted consider
able time on Mr.. Lacy'S bill and nc
moved that it be rcca He'd from the
committee and be placed on the cal
cndar.
The vote for M. Scales motion
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