The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-01
Senate Passes Bill Af-
fecting Shad Industry.
THE NEW TRIAL BILL
Argued at Length in The House, Both
Sides Ably Represented, and the
Bill Finally Passes Second Read
ing, and is Then Placed on
the Calendar.

1ne Rouse proceedings yesterday
were enlivened by a long tedious OBJ
struse discussion among lawyers of a
lawyers bill to revoluIIonize the prac-
tice of criminal law in this State by
giving to parties convicted of crime the
right to a new trial for newly discov-
cred evidence pending an appeal to the
Supreme Court. For two hours and
half the argument was extended and
at its close, the bill passed it's second
reading by majority of one. One
hearing the debate would have con-
Guided that instead of a bill in the
legislature, it was the Supreme Courc
itself on trial, the prosecuting speeches
beng made by those defending the
rights of the so-cailed down-troddon
unfortunateS who had been convicted
Of crime by a judge and jury of a, SUI
perior Court, and who knocked in vain
at the portals of the Supreme Court
for a new trial. not on questions Of
law but on evidence discovered in their
favor after conviction.
The arguments were all technical
and able, with occasional excursions
into fields of oratory. pathos or bun
combe. To show how earnest had be-
come the interest in the matter from
their standpoint, the advocates of the
bill broke the stiffness of the chamber
with howls of enthusiastic and con-
tinued applause when the vote was
announced.
The foil cali was as follows:
Ayes-Alley, Austin. Barco. Bow
man, Branch. Britt. Buchanan. Butler.
.Coffield Cox. Crisp, Cunningham. DaV-
idson. Ehringhaus. Etheridge, Ffnney,
Fleming, Gayle, Glenn. Gordon. or
GuiIford. Hankins. Harris. Harrison.
Hasten, Hollowen. Humphreys Jones'
Joyner. Koonce, Lockhart Murphy. OF
Buncombe; Murphy, of Rowan;
Owens. Perry, Pitt, Rector. Robertson
Roberts. Shipman, Sledge, Stickley,
Wade. Warren. Williams. Winborne.
Woodard, of Wilson.
Noes-Alexander Andrews. Ballard.
Biggs, Byrd Campbell. Canady,
Cowles Davis, of Burke: Davis. OF
Haywood; Ehringhaus. Feimster, Free
man, Frizzelle, Gordon. of Stokes:
Graham, of Granville; Graham. Of
Lincoln: Hall, Hawes. Henry, Hutchi-
son. Kirk; Laughinghouse. Little,
Mcqueen. Olive, Pinnix. Powers, Red
wine, Rives Ryburn, Simpson. OF
Gates: Simpson. of Union; Stronach.
Taylor, of Brunswick; Thaggari,
Turner Uzzel Waddill, Webb, West.
of Cherokee: White, Wood.
Two bills introduced promise to be-
come infectious.
Chairman of the Board of Commits
sioners of Northampton county shall
be paid one hundred dollars year and
members of the board four dollars per
day.
DR.. Cordon's bill provides that all
fees collected by county officers OF
Guilford shall be turned into the coun-
ty treasury to be used for improving
the public roads.
The sheriff, clerk of Superior Court
and register of deeds are TO receive q
salary of two thousand dollars. and
the treasurer nine hundred dollars per
annum. The clerk and register are
each allowed one thousand dollars for
clerk hire. The deputy sheriffs are
allowed to have the fees for duties per-
formed by them. The pailor is to have
a salary to be fixed by the county COM
missioners not to exceed fifty dollars
per month. The law is to go into eff
feet &C. Is, 1906.
Another important bill introduced
was by Major Graham, of Lincoln; in
troduced to encourage the writing OF
North Carolina histor yb yproviding a
means for the publication of such ma
terial
At present there is no inducement
for anyone to enoage in suSh work
because of the difficulty Of q publisher.
The bill will make it possible to not
only have a publisher for a meritori-
Gus work, but purchasers, the latter OF
course making possible the former.
PROCEEDINGS
FOURTH DAY.
Speaker Guion called the House TO
order at eleven O'Clock. Prayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. Tyree. of the First
Baptist church. Raleigh
Petitions.
The following petitions Were pre-
sented:
Sticky. From merchants OF Cabar-
rus county asking for repeal of mer-
chants tax. Finance.
Ryburn. From heads of families Of
operatives of Buffalo Manufacturing
Company against labor law now pend
ing. Committee on Labors
Hollowell. Asking for legislation
mn the liquor traffic. Liquor Traffic.
Pitt. From Farmers Alliance Of
askin~ for repeal of crop
lien law. Agriculture.
Gordon. of Guilford. Asking that
county officers of Guilford be placed on
salaries. Salaries ard Fees.
Andrews. From citizens of Hills
boro relating to license tax for sale
Of liquor Liquor Traffic.
The Committee on Judiciary report
ed unfavorably a bill to protect the
of wares to merchants
There was an original bill and a SUBJ
stitute The original bill was tabled
but the substitute was by consent re-
referred to the committee. Mr.. BiggS
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