The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-28

ter wherein Judge Clark said he was
in favor of this bill.
Mr. Bragaw said he had heard men
who had occupied Judge Clark's posi-
ton oppose the bill.
Mr.. Boddie said In many states III
the Union il had been valuable laW'
The marriage law as it is withdraWs Il
great amount Of womenS properly
from the states commerce. Women
have emancipated themselves by edu-
cation and have proved themselves
worthy 10 stand on an equality with
men in education and Herbert Spen-
cor said the time would come when
thcy would stand on an equality Win
men economically. This law would
he Of great benefit 10 women by plac-
ing them on the same footing com
mcrciaIly with men, and IL will put
into place . great part of property iii
North Carolina which is hedged about
by the law limitation, and it viii be
cf benefit to the women. educationally
and morally.
Mr.. Williams favored the bill, and
| said ii would tend To educate women
| in the line of business and educate
them to lake care of themselves when
they are thrown on their own re-
sources
| Mr.. Coke said he introduced his bill
as . precautionary measure. and Slld
he did not beliCtc the original bill
would pass, and he would Withdraw
| tho ameadmcnt
! Mr.. Long. OF Iredeil, said it was at
his instance the bill, was considered
yesterday. and rs he voted against It
when acted upon q few days ago he
would vote against il again.
| Mr.. Zoiicol1er offered an amend
mcnt, providing that the bin shall not
iapply To any existing contract
! Mr.. Ward accepted the amendment.
The original bill was voted upon,
and was lost by a vote Of 80 10 IA. me
following Senators voted in the affirm
alive Boddie, Eller, Everett, Grady,
Mason Of Castor, Mclean, Moore
| Scales Turrentine, Ward, Webb, VIII
| liams, Wright and Zollicoffer.
The following voted in the negative:
Senators Aaron, Alexander, Beasiey
! BoyleS. BragaW, Bryan Burton, Coke,
Crisp, Duls, Ellington, Empie, Elem
ing Foushee, Gillian Jones. Long OF
Ireden, Long of Person. McCulloch,
Miller Odeil, Pearson, Kicks, shaw
Sinclair, Somers, Struggled, Stubbs
iTayIor. Thorne, Turner, Nann and
| Watkins-33.
jamestown Exposition.
! ~
jamestown Exposition Company The
jmemoria! said the interests of North
tCarolina were second only TO those OF
Virginia i'm this exposition and asked
that a special day be set for hearing
a committee from the exposition com
pany setting forth the purposes and
objects of the opposition.
Mr.. Vann presented resolution
authorizing that the committee from
Il To ctr \
be invited to come before the Genera
/ Assembly next Thursday February ,
The resolution was adopted.
Lacy Relief Bill.
II. b.: To repeal the act passed by
this General Assembly for the relief
TOT 3. r. Lacy, State Treasurer.
Mr. Webb said he was opposed
the passage of this bill. He said il
did not make any difference whether
the bill was discussed then or any
other time and he made motion
that the matter be MADE specia
order for next Monday
Mr. Scales said he was in favor OF
standing by the former decision, and
the Legislature had spent considerable
time in considering this bill, and the
move should be tabled. and ne made
this motion.
The motion To table the motion OF
Mr.. Webb was lost by a vote of %
10 81. the following Senators voting in
the negative, opposing the motion OF
Mr.. Scales: Arendell, Beasley, BoyIes
! Burton. Crisp Empie Everett, Fou-
shee, Gillian, Jones, Long of Iredell
/ Long Of Person, Mclean. Miller, Odell
StubbS, Taylor, Thorne, Turner Webb
Williams Wright and Zollicoffer-23
The following voted i'm the aftirma-
tive: Senators Aaron. Alexander, Bod
die, Bragaw, Coke, Duls, Ellington
Fleming, Grady Mason of Castor
Moore Pearson. Kicks. Scales Shaw
j Sinclair, Somers, Struggled, Turren-
/ tine Nann and Watkins-21.
Mr.. Webb made Il motion TO discuss
the question MONDAY at II o'clock but
upon objection changed the date to
Wednesday at II o'clock. The motion
was carried.
South Dakota Bonds.
A message was received from the
House. on the resolution on the South
Dakota bonds, authorizing d special in
vestigation
A motion was made by Mr.. Sinclair
TO put the resolution on its immediate
passage. ;,
Mr. Gillian objected and said itlwa
too important a matter to rush
| through as a committee composed oil
fifty members could not make salts
factory investigation and recommen-
dgtionS as a committee of about three
Mr. Fleming said the resolution was
Just 10 place the matter on it's start
Mr.. Sinclair said the resolution does
not give the committee power To nego-
tiate, but just to ascertain certain
facts, but as there were objections to
the immediate passage of the resolu-
ton he Withdrew his notion
i ). +. 154, which had passed its third
reading, in regard 10 Rockingham
county was recalled and an amend
ment by Mr.. Burton was adopted.
i The Senate adjourned ut 2:3G
o'clock
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS-21 DAY
Yesterday was another hard work
ing day in the House, no less than
thirty bills having been read the THIRD
time and voted on favora bly,, thus be-
coming laws so far as the House coulC
make them so. The most important
among these bills was the one making
1t nisdemeanoI for druggists to sci
by retail any cocaine or morphia UNI
less upon the prescription of q regular