The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-01-28
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
lContinued from Page One.
SENATE

Thursday. January 2L-~Ghe Senate
passed Mr.. Ormond's bill providing
! shat witnesses shal! net be subpoena
cd to appaar before The grand ju.y
unon : bii; of Indictment ON the first
day Of court, eifecting an economy
for several counties, as immense
costs accrue from The presence Of
witnesses Oh the first day when they
are MOI needed.
The Manning bill to increase the
duties and enlarge the powers Of the
Attorney General is not dead. It
promises to entertain the Senate
with discussion such as has not yet
heen heard before this session Of the
General Assembly.
When Mr.. Barringer reported Mr..
Manning's bill to increase the duties
and enlarge the powers of the After
nev General unfavorable, Mr.. Man
ming stated that a minority report
on the bill would be make. The bill
then took It's place on the calendar
instead OF the table.
The consideration Of the Senate
bill to amend section 1872 OF the
nevisal relating to hunting, provid-
ing that non resident children of Ian!
owners and nonresident guests Of
iand owners may hunt upon lands iii
ttis State as though they were resi-
dents Of the State, was made a snc-
cial order for next Wednesday at
1870.
There was an interesting ard pro
longcd debate in the House on the
! divorce question, the concensus
Of opinion appearing to be vigorous
~ opposed to letting down the bars
Oh the divorce question. Speaker
Graham presented substitute for
Mr.. Higdon's bill, the latter provld-
ing for divorce when the husband
ana wife have been separated for 10
years and their children are over p
years of age. MIR. Graham's suhsti-
tute would repeal the special act of
1897, which allows divorce when nus
band and wife shall have lived sepa-
rateIy for ten years and have no is
sue, leaving only the Code grounds
for divorce. The substitute was
adopted by vote Of 81 to 81, but
motion to refer to the judiciary Com
nittee precipitated another debate.
/ The motion was adopted, ard the
Substitute was referred. Mr.. Kitch-
in then introduced bill to go with
the substitute, tue bill providing thai
husband and wife shall have the
same rights in the matter Of divorce
before the law.
SENATE.
| Friday, january 22nd The mile
age book matter was preached in the
Senate by the introduction Of bill
4 By Senator Barringer that eliminated
the necessity OF exchanging mileage
ior tickets, making the mileage good
on the trains.
Senator Ormond introduced bill
to put solicitors of the State on sal
aries Of 800 each, instead Of the
fees now allowed.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
reports favorab.y the bill by Senator
Barham TO require counties having
special terms OF court to pay the
presiding judge Gl00 a week. AT
present there is no compensation for
special terms.
The bill of Mr.. Koonce, making
the solicitors salary 81, $50, was made
special crde. foc Tuesday. Il
comes from the Judiciary Committee
NO. 2 without prejudice.
Among the new bills III the House
are two by Mr.. Poole, Of Montgom
cry, amending the inheritance tax
law SO as to exempt lineal issue, and
amending the seduction law 50 that
there can be prosecution and punish
: ment in case Of dcsertion within
, five years in case of marriage of the
parties.
Representative Weaver introduc-
cd d bill to'the effect that all part
: nership firms must fife in the Office
: of the clerk Of the court list Of tie
names Of the actual persons compos-
ing the partnership. The fee for
, fling is only twenty five cents. Re
: ported favorably by House Judiciary
Committee No. I.