The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-05

ject of the consideration yesterday
of a caucus committee which report
! ed favorably was introduced. As has
1 been reported this bill provides for
| typewriter copies of all bills and
| resolutions and is entitled a bill to
! facilitate and lessen the cost of en-
! crossing. A provision of the bill
which is considered of prime import
ance is that which requires the jour
| nails TO be typewriter in duplicate
one copy to be filed with the Secre-
! tary of State as the official copy, and
the other to be sent to the printer
Senator Webb explained the bill at
some length, showing how the work
would be facilitated by the provisions,
especially that requiring the appoint
ment of three expert type-writers and
stenographers for the Senate and four
for the House.
Senator Burton objected to the pro-
vision requiring members to have
bills and resolutions typewriter and
sent forward an amendment to change
that provision, but the amendment
lost, and the bill passed its second
and third readings, and was ordered
sent 10 the House
The President announced that he
would confer with Lieutenant Cover
nor-elect Winston with reference to
the appointment of committees and
invited the Senators TO hand in their
requests and recommendations in
writing either to himself or to the
lieutenant governor elect. Such
communications would all receive
careful consideration, said he, but
they could not guarantee that all
would he carried out.
ON motion, the Senate adjourned
at ten minutes after two to meet this
morning at eleven O'Clock.
Introduction of Bills.
BILLS introduced other than that
which was passed and sent to the
House. were as follows:
BY Everett: S. Il. 2, An act to pro-
vide for the erection OF memorials at
Appomattox Court House.-Calendar
BY Ward: S. b. q. An act to ex-
tend time for registering grants and
to cure certain registrations.-Ju-
dietary
The bin provides that all grants
required 10 be registered with a
time certain specified by law or in
the grantsNthemselves may be register
ed in the counties in which the lands
lie respectively within six years from
rights acquired be interfered with
BY Ward: S. p. ;. An act to amend
Sec. 1888 of the Code to increase the
pay of Supreme Court Justices from
$4,000 to SO, 500.-Salaries and Fees.
By Ward: S. 3. 8. To amend Code
Sec. 1894 to increase pay of Super
Tor Court Justices from $4,000 to
SO. 500.--Saiaries and Fees.
by Ward: S. y. J. TO provide for
the cancellation of mortgages given
in lieu of bond for appearing in Grim
inal proceedings or for security or
costs or fine in criminal actions
Judiciary.
The provisions of the bill are that
upon the exhibition of certificate
of the Clerk of the Court that the
mortgagor has appeared as required
or paid the fine imposed, the Re-
corder of Deeds shall forthwith cam
cell the mortgage security.
BY Webb: S. b. s. An act to es-
tabish the salaries of the Governor,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
Associate Justices Of the Supreme
Court and Judge of the Superior
Courts Of North Carolna.-Salaries
and Fees.
The salaries fiexed by the bill are
as follows: Governor, $4,000; Chief
Justice, 81 500; foa4. Associate justices,
$4,000; Superior Court Judges $4,000
and $500 allowance for travelling ex-
penses.