The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-02

| where.
Mr.. Sentelle advocated the bill. 1t
| was opposed by Andrews, of Orange:
Williams of Duplin, and Fowler, of
Sampson. Fowler moved to table the
motion to reconsider. The motion to
table was lost. The motion to re-
consider prevailed by vote of % to
10.
Williams moved to make the bill
special order for Saturday at twelve
O'Clock
This was defeated On motion of
Murphy the bill was made a special
order ut nine o'clock D. m.
During the discussion of the Nor
NAL and Industrial College bill, Rep
resentatiVe Robertson, announcing that
la committee from the legislature of
Tennessee, which had come to Raj
eigh to investigate the insurance laws
Insurance Commissioner Young, was
in the lobby and moved that the
! privilege Of the floor be extended
them, The motion was adopted by
rising vote. a recess of five minutes
was taken, and the gentlemen were
giving an informal reception in front
of the Speakers stand. members press
| ing forward to welcome them, being
presented and introduced by State
Insurance Commissioner J. r. Young.
The members of the visiting conn
mittee were: Senators i. J.. Chubert,
chairman; D. l.. Garrett, l.. ".
| Woodlce. II. Z. Howsc, w r. Davis;
| Representatives j. II. Williams,
Charles Fl. Love, 7. d. Mayo. w. w.
Faw. Wardlaw Steele and II, NJ
Gambler.
To prohibit public drunkenness at
| Spra"
Resolution for joint meeting of
| the Senate and House Thursday at II
O'Clock to elect trustees of the State
| University.
The Scales Senate bill to prevent
| fire waste was re-referred to the COM
mittec on judiciary. after strong
argument from Robertson, of Guilford.
| for it's passage ana an explanation of
| its provisions.
/ The bill to increase the salary Of
! the chief clerk Of the Secretary Of
| State from one thousand dollars to
| fourteen hundred dollars a year was
advocated by Representatives Mitch
| ell and Cunningham, who said the
present clerk was one of the most
deficient men in the department but
| had a large family and the present
| salary was not sufficient 60 support
! him.
| Mr.. Feimster offered an amendment
] DIONluHlB Ltldl Ile lflcIedSc III Sttldl9
| should be paid out of fees received by
! the Secretary of State. He said he
understood that the Secretary of State
| was now receiving a salary and fees
amounting to over thirty-five hundred
| dollars year and he could we'll afford
TO divide them. He had no better
! friend than the Secretary of State.
| The amendment was adopted by a
vote of So to q.
/ ITnnD fhp 11ontiOp IF the anon l.
ment, on motion of Biggs, of Durham,
| tae bill was laid on the table.
Governors Message
A message was received from Gov
| enor Glenn recommending an apDro-
/ priation of five thousand dol
lars annually to a school OF
| technology to be established at Spray
| by Hon. H. Frank Mehane and other
distinguished men North and South.
/ Immediately after the reading of the
message, "r. HUMPHREYS, Of Rocking
ham. introduced the bill providing
| for the establishment of the school
and on motion of Graham. of Gran
| vile. the same was referred with the
Governors message to the Committee
| on Education.
TO determine and compute the
present value of annuities.
| The Senate amendment to the bill
L
cepting for the counties named in the
| law. was leoncurred in
The new anti-iug law as amended
by the Senate coming up. Representa-
! tives from many counties whose coun~
ties had been struck out from the
exception in the Senate, protested to
| such an extent. protested TO such an
| extent a motion to non-concur in the
Senate amendments prevailed, and
Il committee on conference with Q
like committee from the Senate was
Iappointed Murphy. of Rowan. Davis
| of Haywood. and Ehringhaus, of Pas
quotapk. were appointed as the House
Committee.
The bill to establish a geologic and
economic survey for North Carolina
/, coming up JUDGE Winborne moved
to lay il on the table Judge Graham
said he hoped one of the most useful
! departments OF the Senate would not
be stricken down on a motion to
table Judge Winborne then withdrew
his motion. upon assurance from
Chairman Robertson that it was prop
! crly guarded.
Mr.. Warren spoke in opposition TO
1 the bill SAYING that while it was an
| Improvement on the present law in
| that ii provided seven thousand and
five hundred dollars a year instead OF
/ ten thousand, he believed 1t was
| money thrown away. He said that in
| the past Ia years he found that the
department had spent $4,000 and
! the only legal member of the board
was now and had been for many years
! a resident of the State of New YORK.
! re introduced the bin to abolish the
office. after looking into the matter.
/ and finding that even the State Geolo-
gist had been living out of the State
| for a year and a half, but the ten
| thousand dollars every year had been
| punctiliously expended. The present
bill was a great Improvement over
/ the law OF 1891 which he had pro-
posed to repeal. but he did not see
any need for it.
| Judge Graham advocating the bill.
! fully explained its provisions and
| showed where the proposed law RENEE
| died the evils of the present law. He
! said it was one of the most valuable
| and useful departments of the State
government and had been of great
! practical value TO the State. He said
! that state Gcologist Holmes. had done
| a great work and was doing a great
work for the State, and also for the
nation. and that he had never charged
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