The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-19

that the House VIII WlthQraW the
amendment. The bill authorizes the
acceptance of the offer of Gen. Loudon
Of site on the Appomattox Court
house battlefield, and the erection of
memorials upon ii.
The Senate bill appointing Column
bus Morrison and Jno. +. Casey JUS
tices of the, peace for Wilkes county.
The bill passed its readings.
TO authorize the Commissioners of
sampson county to carry to the gen
eral funds the county's surplus, after
cities and Towns.
To make the punishment discretion
airy in certain cases OF simple assault.
This bill was tabled.
To punish assault nron women
with intent to have criminal knoWI-
edge with them. The bill was tabled.
In reference TO trustees of schools
and interest of school bonds of Hall
River township, Alamance county.
This allows the .levying OF the tax of
thirty cents TO be reduced. The bill
passed its readings. 1t amends Chap
ter 321, Public Laws of 1908, i'm re-
gard 10 judgment.
That no execution shall issue from
any SUPERIOR Court bench until the
Judgment is dcclteted The bill passed
it's readings.
To regulate proceedings in crimi-
nal cases. Mr.. Wright, of Rowan.
offered an amendment Mr.. Williams,
of Davidson, said he heartily favored
the bill, and opposed the amendment.
This bill provides that ''Nolle
Prosequi leave" shall be entered in all
criminal actions in which the indict-
ment has been pending for two terms
of court and the defendant has not
been apprehended and i'm which a
Nolle Prosequi has not been entered,
unless the Judge for good cause shown
snail order otherwise and that the
County Commissioners Of the several
counties of the State snail provide for
the use OF the clerks of the superior
Court a docket upon which the clerks
shall place all action in which nolle
prosequi with leave shall be entered.
The clerks shall keep cross-index
of all such actions and shall state
upon the docket the term Of court
at which the order was made.
Further, that the clerk of the Su-
perior Court shall issue a capias for
the arrest of any defendant named
in any criminal action on the docket
provided for in. the preceding section
when he has reasonable ground for pc
lieving that such defendant may be
arrested or upon the application OF
the Solicitor of the District. Pro-
the clerk for issuing capias when
the defendant is not arrested there
under shall be such sum as the Com
miSsioners of his county may allow,
and that when any defendant shall
be arrested it shall be the duty of
the clerk to issue subpoena for the
witnesses for the State indorsed on
the indictment.
The amendment read Provided
this act shall not apply to the Tenth
Judicial District
Mr.. Williams said he thought David
son county should not be discrimi-
mated against. and Mr. Wright said
he had no objection to Davidson being
omitted from the amendment.
Mr. Mason of CASTOR, who intro
duced the bill, said it was introduced
with the view of saving money for the
State courts. He explained that cases
had stood for more than two terms,
and were called every term, and that
these proceedings when numerous
were very costly He said, in regard
TO the amendment, that he did not
see why any lawyer. anywhere, could
offer objections to the amendment.
The bill provides that in cases where
the capias is issued that he shall re-
ceive such compensation as the coun-
ty commissioners thought proper to
give him. He, said the plan was work
ing we'll in Mecklenburg county, and
he wanted it everywhere. The amend
ment was put and lost and the bill
passed it's final readings.
Mr.. Burton, of Rockingham, in
troduced resolution out of order,
that all bills which have received an
unfavorable report from the commit
tees shall be laid upon the table.
Rules.
TO change the name of the Baptist
Female University to the Baptist Uni
versity for Women. The bill was or
dered enrolled.
To amend Section l,022, of the Code
in reference to escapes. The bill pass
ed its readings.
To regulate challenges in civil cases.
That when there are two or more an
tagonists interested the judge in his
discretion may allow eacn All increased
number of challenges, or decrease the
number. The bill passed its read
ings.
To amend Chapter ass, Public Laws
of 1899, in regard to the election of
ty by the people. The bill passed its
readings
To repeal the charter of the town
of HeXalena in BERTHE county. The
bill passed its readings.
TO appoint two justices of the peace
for Arson county. The bill passed
its readings.
To permit married women to make
contracts. This bill allows married
women to make contracts in the same
manner as unmarried women, except
in such contracts made between a
man and his wife.
Mr.. Gillian asked that this bill be
made IL special order for next Tues
day at II o'clock. Mr.. Coke seconded
the motion of Mr.. Gillian.
The president stated this couse
would be pursued, but Mr.. Grady
said several members would be alb
sent Tuesday and the change was made
from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Bills Out of Order.
Mr.. Burton, of Rockingham, sub
mitted a bill out of order: S. Il. III, to
amend chapter 424 of the Public Laws
of 1887, in regard to the Reidsville
school district in Rockingham coun-
ty Counties. Cities and Towns.
S. b. 172. BY Mr.. Scales: To amend
chapter 90, section 247 of the Laws
of 1908, repeating the tax on fire.
Considerable amusement was caused
tat