The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-18

in a quiet voice, Gentlemen for
Gods sake allow us something. ,
The amendment Of Murphy OF
Rowan. giving defendant closing arg
dment in capital eases was defeated
without division
An amendment offered by Judge
Graham, that the bill should NOT ap-
DIV 10 cases now on the docket OF Su-
1erior Courts, was adopted. The bill
passed its second reading by a roll
,.aD vote of 7G to q rs follows
Ayes.-Mcssrs. Alexander. Alley.
Andrews, Austin. Ballard. Barco.
3oney, Branch. Butler, Byrd. Camp
DELL Canady Cox. Crisp. Daniel,
haywood, Feimster, Finney, Freeman,
>Iayle, Gordon, Of Guilford. Gordon,
Of Stokes, Cover, Graham, Of Gran
vile, Graham. of Lincoln. Grant Hall,
dankins, Hawcs, Henry, Hollowell,
Humphreys, Jones. Koonce, Laugh
nghouse. Little, Meekins. Morgan.
Morphew, Murphy. of Buncombe, Me-
Garland. McGill, Patterson Perry,
Pinnix, Pitt, Powers. Reddng. Red
wine. Riycs, Robertson, Roberts. Rog-
ars, Ryburn, Sentelle, Shipman Simp-
son, of Union, Sledge, stokes, Stron-
lch, Taylor, of Brunswick. Taylor,
Of Vance, ThagGard, burlington, tIz-
zell Vestal Wade. Warburton, War
rem, Webb, West, of Baden. West. of
Cherokee, White, Wood. Young--7G.
Noes.-Messrs. Biggs, Bowman.
8ritt, Buchanan CoWies. Ehringhaus,
| Etheridge, Fisher, Fowler, Glenn.
Harrison. Hutchinson. Joyner. Kirk.
Mitchell, Murphy, of Rowan, Owens,
| simpson, of Gates, Stewart. Stickley.
WaddilI Williams. Winborne. Wood
| ard, of Pamlico, Woodard. of Will
| ,on-27.
| The rules were suspended, and over
objection. the bill passed its third
reading and was ordered sent to the
5enate without engroSSment.
A motion to postpone consideration
of the pilotage bill until Saturday at
/ II o'clock. was lost 1t was one
thirty o'clock when the bill was taken
! UP.
Mr. Murphy. of Buncombe, for the
! Committee on Propositions and Grev-
ances spoke in favor Of the majority
report He said the committee had
given the bill the most patient. eX-
haustivc and careful investigation.
/ Both sides had been heard, the pi-
/ lots and Representatives OF the city
/ of Wilmington had been given three
! nights and q portion Of three days to
! appear before the committee. ana
/ arguments had been made ON both
sides by the ablest lawyers in the
! state
/ The committee had concluded that
under the present law the city Of
Wilmington was seriously handicap
/ ped in it's maritime commerce by rea-
son of better pilotage laws in Savan-
nah and other Southern ports. The
/ bill was endorsed by 95 per cent. OF
/ the best men and of the business in
tcrests Of Wilmington. and il could
not be believed that these men ana
( interests OF Wilmington would desire
/ to inime, or permit injury to the
i pilots Of the port. The compulsory
1 pilotage Of the present law was abol-
ished. and the rates reduced TO meet
] those OF Savannah.
! Mr.. Stckley offered an amendment
10 substitute the pilotage rates of the
| present law for those recommended by
the committee. He said he voted in
the committee TO report the bill fav-
/ orably, but it was under the impress
sion that the rates were not a de-
I crease of those at present allowed. He
had since learned that they amounted
To a reduction of 90 per cent He
thought as the compulsory feature
was abolished, the pilots should iii
Justice be allowed the same fees they
were now getting under compulsory
pilotage.
The amendment was defeated
Taylor. of Brunswick, and Koonce,
of Onslow. spoke in opposition to the
bill, and Alexander, Britt, McGill.
Branch ana burlington in its favor.
Murphy called the previous question.
! shutting off debate
Coke, of PerquimanS. offered an
amendment submitting the bill to a
vote of the people Of New Hanover
and Brunswick counties for adoption
/ or rejection. This was defeated. The
bill then passed its second reading
Objection was made to it's third read
| ing, but the rules were suspended
and it passed third reading and was
| ordered sent to the Senate.
The House at 2.20 o'clock adjourned
until ten o'clock Saturday