The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-08
IN THE HOUSE.
Another Law on the Divorce Question
Introduced

Members of the Legislature were
introduced yesterday to the first gem
uine speech of Capital City legislative
weather. They had it i'm as many
varieties as Joseph had colors on his
coat
There was sunshine, rain, hail snow,
storm and tempest in confusing sue
cession, change and repetition. for
between the intervals of an April
fleece Of cloud and coquetry of sun,
old Borneas and Boanerges would pool
issues. and the blasts of arctic winter
would sweep the weather deck.
Now sporting old fashioned hon.
my snow, then a sheeting rain to be
followed after perhaps, an April hour,
with the most beautiful and bounti-
full fakes of downy snow that child
hood even danced to on old age
matched with kindly memory bright
ened ewes.
There was all kinds of weather for
love, and interspersed with it all We're
periods of heavy. listless, barren
clouds and darkness brooded over the
earth.
But the legislators did business.
The new ones seemed a little ratified
when darkness filled the chamber at
midday. and the CAST was lighted, but
the old bembers babe them be of
SOOu cHeGIs uGCidIliiS liielt ~ wash =
a circumstance to what had been seen
of weather in a legislative winter
Important among the events of the
House proceedings. WAS the announce
ment by Speaker Guion of nearly all
the committees. This shows the ut
most diligence on his part for it was
never before occurred this early in the
session that no near all the COM
mittees were completed. And that he
exercised great fairness and judg-
nent in his selections is evidenced by
the fact that there has been heard no
criticism or complaints or disappoint-
ments at his assignments
That jug law bill found an inhospi-
table reception in the Judiciary Com
mittee just as its predecessor experi-
enced i'm the Supreme Court. and so
ii was sent on as a way-farer is sent
to q new committee. which was born
like man, for a few days and full of
trouble. and named yesterday Com
mittee on Liquor Traffic" May the
Jug bill gurgle its way to safe de-
1iverance.
Representative McNinch presented
q dfvrce law bill which permits di
vorces only for the causes named in
the laws of 1883, and similar to the
one introduced by Mr.. Stewart except
that Stewards bill would allow nus
band to put away his wife for an act
of adultery but not vice versa. Mr..
AEcNinch gives the Wife, in his bill,
the right of divorce for an act OF
adultery by The husband and the hus-
band ditto to the Wife.
He SAYS this was the law of Christ,
contrary though il might be to the
Mosaic law, and shows that nearly
every State in the Union i'm its divorce
laws are requiring husbands TO do as
thew would be done by The able
patron of this bill says he anticipates
a hard time getting it through, but IS
confident of ultimate victory Tor IL.
A bill that will interest the COM
mercial world everywhere and the le-
gal fraternity of the State is the one
introduced by Representative Murphy
of Buncombe, designed to break up
the practice prevalent III many sec
lions of the State since the Bankrupt
law was passed of a failing merchant
TO make an actual sale of his stock I
merchandise to a bona tide party loI
half or one third Of it's value, letting
his creditors whistle for their pay
This bill. it is understood. is en-
dorsed by the Wholesale and Retail
Merchants Association of North Caro-
lima and approved by the Nauonal
Credit Mems Association.
Fourth Days Proceedings.
With his accustomed promptness
Speaker Guion called the House to
order yesterday morning at eleven
o'clock.
Rev. DR.. W.. c. .Tyree. pastor of the
First Baptist church, of Raleigh, OF.
fered the opening prayer.
The heavy clouds and raging storm
outside made the chamber so dark, the
lights were turned on to enable Clerk