Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-24

senate chamber, Mr.. Daniel stated
that the bill relating to the time q
caveat may be entered to q will was
recommended to be passed bv the
ntate Bar Association. On motion
the DILL was re-committed to the indi.
cary committee.
Inc reading of bills On their third
ana hnal reading was resumed.
-, Anti-Lobbying Bill.
Inc bill introduced by Mr.. Biskett
was the first one considered on its
second reading. This bill requires all
parties employed to promote or do.
1eat legislation to enter their names
on register In the office of the ser.
retary of State, stating the source
OF employment, the specific work to
De done, and whether or not a cor
psoratlon, and if so the address Of
the principle Of the offices.
Mr.. Galloway, of Greene, moved 70
amend by substituting in place Of
thls act,' should be in force nnon
its adoption by inserting 10 davs af-
ter Its adjournment. This was AGREED
to. Is 5ioou
JOINT Session to Canvass Vote
At Il O'Clock the approach of the
senate was announced. Ascendino
the speakers stand Lieutenant Gov
ernor Winston announced that in ac.
cordance with law the joint bodies
would proceed to canvass and an.
nounce the result of the last election
1or State officers. Roll call sbow;no
the presence Of 45 senators and 115
representatives, President Winston
ueciared a quorum was present and
1he body would proceed to canvass
me me returns: He appointed Senators
lloward, OF Edgecomb, and Carter
VI curry, teliers on the part of the
senate. Speaker Justice named Rem.
resentatlve Doushton, of Alleobanv
ana ana Harshaw, Of Caldwell, tellers on
the Ia, part of the house. Douehton on
the part OF tellers, made a renort
showing that Franklin McNeill had
received I23,372 votes and R. M
Douglas had received 77,O17 votes for
corporation commissioner and that
MCNEIL was duly elected. this res1,lt
p1 gelns answered by the president.
lhe JOINT session was dissolved. the
senators returning at 1906 O'Clock
Bills Introduced.
Bllls were introduced as follows.
BY Laughinghouse: To provide for
payment Of penitentiary bonds.
By Vestal (resolution): To obtain
information regarding the number OF
insane persons in jails and county
homes in the State.
BY Stevens: To require political
candidates to furnish lists of ex-
penses, and to. prevent corporations
from contributing campaign funds.
Bills Pass Third Reading.
The following bills passed third
reading:
To make indictable assault upon
an innocent woman.
10 SO amend the Watts law that
an election can be held on prohibi,
ton on the same footing as one Oh
dlspensary Or saloons.
TO authorize trial judge in cases
Of felonious assault, to exclude all
persons except those directly inter-
ested from the court room during
trial.
To give justice Of the peace juris-
dlction of cruelty to animals.
At Wednesdays session but little
was accomplished besides the intro
duction of new bills. The work Of the
committees was also unimportant.
Senate.
Among the Senate bills favorably
reported were:
To allow judges in trial Of eases
Of felonious assault and attempted
felonlous assault to exclude from the
court rooms persons not connected
with the case.
10 allow county commissioners to
force clerks Of court to increase
bonds.
To make indictable attempted as
sault upon an innocent woman; un-
favorable reported, the law already
covers this matter. There was also
an unfavorable report on the bill
amending the law as to requirments
before granting license to attorneys,
another bill Of the same character be-
ing before the legislature with a