Orange County observer., 1907-01-17
THE N. G. LEGISLATURE

North Carolina Legislature Meets
and Gets Down to Business.
The General Assembly Of North
Carolina met in bi-aanual session on
Wednesday at noon and organised.
Mr.. Justice, the caucus nominee OF
the democratic, was elected speaker
Of the ouse, and the Senate was pre-
sided over by the lieutenant COVER
ror. A number Of bills and resolu-
tions were presented and read BY
their titles. On Thursday Governor
Glenn read his message in person.
Friday the House committees were
appointed and a number Of important
bills and resolutions introduced, and
both the Senate and House got down
steadily to work. Il.
Mr.. Dowd submitted the report Of
the committee on rules, recomnend-
ing those ii force at the last session,
with some changes, among them be-
ing that each Monday the speaker
should appoint committee Of three
to examine daily the Journal before
the hour Of opening and report to
the House whether it was correct;
further, that the speaker take the
chair at IL O'Clock every day, and
that in no case he should be allowed
to vote twice on the same question,
that is, as q member and speaker.
| That no person except members or
| officers be allowed on the floor or
in the lobby in rear of the speakers
desk except those specially invited
by the speaker. That smoking be
allowed when the House was not IN
session; that the committee on judi
ciary be divided into two sections !;
that the committee ond congressional
appointments be abolished and that
] there be committee on public serv-
ice corporations and one on the cor
poration commission, in place OF the
place Of the usual one committee.
The rules as amended were adopt
ed.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were lintroduc-
ed: BY Fleming, Of Pitt, to pay solic-
itors a stipulated salary instead of
fees and by Long, Of Iredell, one OF
the same tenor, both going to the
committee on salaries and fees; by
| Webb, of Buncombe, to amend the
charter Of the Cabarrus Savings
Bank; by Pharr, Of Mecklenburg, to
incorporate the Tryon Light and
Electric Company; by Long, Of Ire
dell, to increase the number of COM
missioners of that county from three
to five and that the two additional
ones be appointed by Webb, of Bun
combe, to amend Chapter GIG Pub
lie Laws 1905, relating to the issue
Of bonds, by Buncombe and Great
ing a highway commission in that
county; by Reinhardt, Of Lincoln, tu
amend the landlord and tenant act.
The General Assembly listened in
joint session on Thursday to the read
ing Of Governor Glenn.s message.
| The message was read by the Cover
nor himself, thus establishing new
precedent, to which a few Of the
house Of representatives took excep-
ton, having their objections entered
upon the journal After the reading
the following business was gone into
| Bill to Provide for Insane.
] A bill introduced to provide fol
mental detectives creates commits
sion composed Of the hospital super
intendents and four business men to
buy land for white and negro hospi-
, tails for detectives and also addition.
al land for the preesnt hospitals fol
; the insane; and to provide buildings
sufficient to give Accommodations fo1
twehty years.
Longs bill regarding Iredell coun
ty commissioners was passed. ap
| pointing H. C. Somers and J. Vt. Ha
ger commissioners to begia thei,
term upon the ratification % the act
AT IL 80 clock the senate formed
In body and went to the hall of tn,
: house to hear Governor Glenn reat
his message.
At 1880 O'Clock the senator's re
turned to their hall and adopted
Joint resolution on Mr.. Buxton IS mo
!, ton to print 500 copies Of the Gov
ernor's message.
Committees Appointed.
! President Winston announced tn,
E appointment Of the following com
: mittees, stating that the remaining
, ones would be named at Friday
session: Judicial districts: Stubs
Mclean, Blair, Redwine, Kluttz, Ma
son, Breese; fish and fisheries: Bel
I lamy, Mitchell, Fleming, Ormond
s Burton, Mclaughlin, Goodwin, Bal
: linger; finance: Odell, Aycock, Drew
y ry, Mitchell, Levill, Ballenger, Hicks
q Mclaughlin, Effrd; internal i'm
!, provements: Breese, Ormond, No
= Laughlin, Efrd, Levill; mines an
mining: Wood, Mauncy, Reinhard
:, Wilson, Rives; claims: Ballinge]
e Buxton, Odell, Fleming, Harrington
4 Brown; federal relations: Davi,
Graham, Mason, Bellamy, Daniels
Buxton, Dickey; judiciary: Daniels