The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-26
To PUT SOLICITORS
On SALARY BASIS
Bills in Both Houses Fix
Pay at $4,000
DIVORCE BILL DISCUSSED

DIVORCE BILL DISCUSSED
Nouid Amend the Law of 1907. an
additional Ground for breaking the
Marital Relation. and lie Down
the Bars-HouSe Has Another
Wran9Ie over the Senate Bill to IN
CrCa~c the Salary of the Commits
~ioncr Of Labor and Printing.
Senator Blow and Representative
Gordon yesterday introduced bills in
the LEGISLATURE to abolish The fee syS-
tenn of the solicitors aEj place those
officers ON the salary basis. Mr..
Blows bin provides tnat the solicitors
shah receive a salary of two thous-
and dollars per mum and no other
compensation. in lieu OF the fees they
now receive, to be paid quarterly by
the State Treasurer upon IA warrant
issued by the State Auditor. The Dill
would require the clerks of the sew
rral Superior courts to collect in every
case tried and disposed of in their re-
SpectiVe counties the costs which now
are allowed by law to the solicitor,
and TO make Il ana certify an lten-
lied statement of these sums collected
o. ~ ~ 4 NAAAAS III NeNN
GeJher with the amount collected TO
the State Treasurer.
In the House yesterday there was
IL spirited debate on q bill TO let down
the bars TO divorces. Its passage was
oRStructed before the final eadln was
cached. and it viii come mp on the
calendar again today. 1t amends the
divorce act of 1901, which was salo
80 nave been special legislation, ana
permits divorce in Il case where the
-z.-T ,4J I5+a n No. hppn SHD9r3CFG
FOR ten years and whose issue are Il
Years of age.
N senate enjoyed some mirth at
the expense of the joint resolution
r~oyiding for the Adjournment sine
HE. of the legislature on the 18th day
off, There was no express
SION OF belief that there would be an
..rLr adjournment. little of hope Tor IT
Mr.. Shaw introduced in the Senate,
rt request a bill TO establish the
county OF North Robson out OF tht
territory Of Robson u
At u o'clock the Senate and House
met Jointly in the Hall of the Houst
To- canvass and publish vote fol
United states Senator at the electof
held separately in each House OF
Tuesday.
THE SENATE.
Passed Final Reading.
The following bills passed thei
nal reading:
= *. 10 prevent the Sdit VI us
.asa1 of timber or cross ties adrit
.- the Cape Fear River or its trlbu
-.rfaS in the counties of New HanoVe
-7 brunswick. An amendment wa
.a. red by Mr.. Halves adding Pende
...7ty TO the provisions of the bill
.aas into effect March 9th. 1909.
The senate joint resolution ina
the legislature do adjourn sine vdl
ON the 18th day of February. report
ed by the Committee on Rules with
out prejudice. came up on It's secon
reading and was almos unanimous
killed
Mr.. Dockery moved to r~econside
the vote bv which the resolution die
desiring to resurrect it for the puI
pose Of discussion. but the motto
failed by d vote OF Is to Is.
Mr.. Kluttz stated that at he or
afnal consideration of the bin he o
Tered q substitute providing that u
LEGISLATURE do adjourn at the earle
possible time consistent with he Pc
f9rmance OF the public duty ana Il
public interest.
Mr.. Dockerv raised the point of o
de5. that the substitute should Ia
been voted upon before the origin
resolution.
Mr.. Dockery desired to know W
should pass upon the public mtert
Mr.. Pharr asked if the senat
from Rowan CMr. Kluttz) thong
,he people were very anxious 10 g
the legislators away from Raleigh.
Mr.. Dockery said he had do
done it that re had offered a su
stftute for the substitute. ieclari
that a sixty days session was unn
crssary. but the substitute "
THa Senat fted at IL o'cloc
Mr.. Kl..ttsd from = of Pro TN H. p p
s@.dinsOs. to Nov. sosAA. Cent ny Ne,
o7. amount t2o.sr1 tit On t
. 71S5sZlxksnsssazl - s2szA,'o
MIR. Decker said the lu{le
uncsremonious motion to ,nl1ssane
Drmond7S) cut out some inter,
talk, which he you'd Mnteav
print. but this viii be Mat
richmond county only e IA
OF ,the substitute 10 pa @fied
once dead but miracuf Ensly "a
original resolution with IL
At 1850 on motion oNhr n
the Senate took a recess or
minutes.
At Il O'Clock the Senate repair
To the Hall of the House Of Rep
sentatiVes, where the two pod
Jointly announced the result OF
election Of a United states Senator
Tuesday. returning to the Sen
chamber at 1928 O'Clock.
The president announced the ad
ton of Mr.. Wilson TO the commit
an Agriculture MI. Lov to the co
mfttee on institution for the Bill
and Mr.. Latham 70 the Committee
Game Laws.
AT 1890 the Senate adjourned
Thursday at II O'Clock.
THE HOUSE.
Speaker Graham called the Ho
ro arder at eleven O'Clock, prayer
ING offered by Senator Lee.
Petitions.
The following petitions were p
scented.
cox. OF Wake: Memorial on Der
af the North Carolina Library As
cation for the erection Of a fire pr
building: also one from the 81
Historical Association
Morton: From citizens OF New II