The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-12
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BY a viva NOce vote that left con-
siderable uncertainty as to the number
of Who opposed the measure
the Senate yesterday passed a bill to
increase the salary of the Governor to
Sc, 600 per annum. Only one speech
was delivered in opposition to the in
! crease of the Governors salary from
$4,000, which the chief executive now
receives. An amendment fixing
the salary at $1,000 was almost
unanimously defeated, and a SECOND
amendment prescribing 500 was also
lost, but by 30 very large majority.
There was no discussion upon the
bill to increase the salary of the Com
missioner of Labor and Printing to
$4,000, that official having heretofore
received $500 per year, and the
Senate passed it without opposition.
The most important bill that has yet
been introduced at this session is that
Of Mr.. Underwood. of Cumberland,
referred yesterday to the House com
mittee on Propositions and GrieV-
ances, prescribing the mode Of CAPT
tai punishment. 1t abolishes the
present obnoxious system whereby
executions may occur in all the coun-
ties and provides for the electrocu-
ZION of criminals sentenced to death
in the States Prison. There is gen
eral sentiment in the Legislature ia
voring this mOdca.of execution. and
continuing it to the p~emitentiary. Mr..
Jn~derNood's bill practically embodies
the recommendation of Governor
Glenn mat executions hereafter be
made at the penitentiary, and by cleo
trOcution instead Of the barbarious
hanging method. Its advocates de-
clare that the enlightenment and
civilization of the age demand it. and
that besides it Will do away with the
opportunity for gratifying q maudlin
curiosity at nearly 4 hundred county
calls. 7so
Is The House will meet hereafter at II
o'clock instead of II. the hour at
which the Senate ~conNeneS.
a partial list Of the House Com
%lnittees was read yesterday by Speak
CT Graham.
HOUSIc-TIIIRD DAY.
The House was convened at 11:3O.
Speaker Graham presiding, prayer
being offered by Senator Lee, of the
Thirtieth Senatorial District
The reading of the. I0urnal Vas dis
pensed with.
The Governors Message.
Speaker Graham announced a mes
sage from the Governor, it being the
message read by his EXcelIency be-
fore the Joint session Of the House
and Senate on Thursday.
Morton Files Protest.
Mr.. Morton, Of New Hanover, read
the following protest, which WAS or
dercd to be spread upon the Journal
of the House:
Protest Against Resolution Permitting
the Governor to Read His Message.
| hereby protest against the reSolu-
ton permitting the Governor to read
his message to the General Assembly.
and desire to have my reasons for
dissent entered on the Journal.
A ,tir1n cDctinn = nf fIa- rnnStj-
tuition says: The Legislative, eXecu-
tive and supreme judicial powers of
the government ought to be forever
seDaratc and distinct from each
other and Article ,. section l says:
The Executive Department shall
consist OF d Governor, IN wh2m shall
power of the State" Now certainty
when the Supreme Executive power
of the State walks into the Legisia-
tive AanS to auirCSs II GenGrdT As
sembly or read his message during
the session of the Assembly, it is
mixing and not separating these two
coordinate branches Of the govern
ment, and consequently ii violation
of the Constitution that both tia
Governor and the members of this
General Assembly have sworn to up
hold. | take it that we have as much
rioht to invite by resolution the "su-
preme judicial powers of the State
to address the General Assembly, or
read an opinion on some matter I'M
der consideration
Article 3, section 7 of the Consti-
tuition provides the manner and way
in which the Governor shall give the
General Assembly information of the
affairs of the State and his recon-