Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-30
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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Evidence That Time Limit
Will be Consumed.
Judiciary Committee Says Body in
Special Session Has Full Power
to Enact General Leg
iSIdtfOn.
(By special wire to The ARaUs.)


Raleigh, Jan. 23.-Ev1dence that the
special session OF the Legislature will
continue for at least two weeks, and
possibly the limit OF 20 days, was plen-
tiful in the General Assembly to-day,
especially in the Senate, where an ava
lanch of new bills of general charac-
ter were introduced, while a score held
in allegiance by committees yesterday
were reported to-day.9
Among the most important BILLS in
troduced to-day is that by Senator
Blair designed to prevent drum na ers
from soliciting orders for or selling
Intoxicating liquors in prohibition ter
ritory, to be delivered by express or
otherwise. This bill was referred to
the Judiciary committee and it is ex
pected it will precipitate hot fight.
The Judiciary committee reported to-
day on the resolution referred to it yes
terday opening the gates to general
legislation, if the Legislature itself in
each body shall see fit to legislate on
subjects other than railway rates and
State prohibition.
It will be remem bered that this COM
mittee yesterday was asked to construe
the powers of this special session in re-
gard 10 general Legislation. It is evil
dent, however, that some of the Sena-
tors will oppose general legislatio IL, and
an etfol t is being made already to-day
to restrict it as far as possible.
The bill of senator Graham to ap-
propriate $1,000 and authorizing the
Governor to employ counsel to be paid
out of that sum tor the specific pur-
pose of prosecuting freight rate dis
| examinations before NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mission was taken up today and pre-
| cipitated warm debate of an hour.
| Finally further action was deferred un-
| til tomorrow at II O'Clock. The bill
| will probably pass.
Another important bill introduced
today is one by Long of Iredell for
State prohibition, fixing the time for
the election. August 8. Referred.
The committee on rules will tolnor-
row report new rule, which will reg
l
During the discussion today Chair
man Graham of the Railrord Com
mittee stated significantly that SEN
ators might as we'll take up measures
in which they are specially interested,
las it will be some timeI before the
Committee on Railroads agree on the
terms of the bill they have been charg-
ed to report for enactment
1t is very evident the lawmak els S
will be here some time yet.
Douglass OF Wake, also, introduced
his already advertised bill in the house
for State prohibition by legisIativ 9
enactment.
Raleigh, Jan. 27.-In the Legislature
today the Senate consumed the morn
ing hour in disposing of the calendar.
OF the bills passed only few are of
State interest, most of them being
purely local in their character.
| Among the more important bills
passed finally today were a bill by
Senator Aycocll relieving the Peniten-
tiary Board from the payment OF inter-
est on the prison bonds given i'll pay
nent for the State farm. This because
the Board, said Mr.. Aycock, has paid
over SI79,OU0 to the State Treasurer
and the State Treasurer should meet
| the interest. A resolution of Senator
Pharr, appointing committee to ar
range tor more speedy printing Of acts
OF Legislature; the House bill amend
ing the act of last session relating to
the extension from 60 to 100 miles of
the roads coming within the cent
rate, etc., was taken up and referred
to judiciary committee; a bill increas-
ing the pay of jurors in Mecklenbnrg
| county.
Notwithstanding Saturday had been
fl xed as the last day for new bills q
half dozen new measures begged their
way into tho Senate today; but these
are the last.
The Graham Senate passenger rate
bill will be aired and discussed in the
Senate tonight.
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