The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-16
BOTH HOUSES ACT ON BILLS
AND RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE
INTRODUCED,
HAVE ENDORSED DANIELS
A Joint Resolution Calls For Con-
stitutional Convention. - A Bill
Against Hazing in the State COLLEGES
is Also Acted on BY Assembly.
Senate-Wc Wednesday,.

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Raleigh.-On Wednesday at noon
Lieutenant Governor Newland let the
gavel fall and formally called the sen.
ate to order and announced that Rev.
M. A. Barber would make the opening
prayer.
Rev. Barber offered petitions ap.
propriate to the occasion and closed
with he Lords prayer
The roll was called by Chief Clerk
Self of Jackson county.
Next the roll by districts was called
and as their names were pronounced
the senators approached the desk
| subscribed to the oath of office, adj
ministered by Chief Justice Clark OF
the supreme court, and presented
their certificates Of election.
When this was complete President
| Newland announced the next buGiness
as the election of a president pro
| tenn.
Senator Mason placed in nomina
! ton the nominees of the caucus, Sen
| ator H. N. Pharr, of Mecklenburg
seconded by Senator Nimocks Of
| Cumberland. The roll call showed
40 votes for Mr.. Pharr, the minority
senators voting with the majority.
For chief clerk the name of R. O
Self of Jackson was presented.
For reading clerk, r. NJ. Phillips
| of Guilford was nominated.
Then Wilbur G. Hall of Cumber
General w. Huntley of Arson assist
ant and William E. Hook of Wayne
engrossing clerk.
Lieutenant Governor Newland an
nounced standing committees.
overwhelmingly.
With the representatives wearing
white carnations, presented to the
members by local florists, and the gal
leries comfortably flied with specta
| tors, the 1913 biennial session Of the
North Carolina legislature was called
| to order by Principal Clerk Cobb
In groups of IL the members were
sworn in by Associate Justice Of the
| Supreme Coutr Hoke.
The house being declared open fol
business, Representative Dean o.
Granville placed in nomination fol
speaker Tuesday nights caucus nomi
| The second to the nomination of Mr.
| Connor was made by Representative
Sykes of Union.
Representative Williams, Republi
can of Cabarrus, placed in nomination
| for the speakership, as the candi
date of the minority, r. L. Hay
more of Surry. This nomination die
not receive second.
The house adjourned until Thursday
morning.
Senate-Tnursoay.
Senator Hobgood introduced a reso
| luton providing for a committee OF
private bills, to consist of five Sen
| ators, to which committee shall be
referred all bills of a private or loca
| nature, with the purpose of determin
ing whether such bills cannot be in
| Guided among others of a like nature
or in some omnibus bill to include al
such matters. Bills were introduced
by Senator Hobgood, Senator Barnes
| Senator Phillips, Senator Wakefield
| and Senator Jones.
House-ThErsday.
Representative Murphy of Rowan
| chairman of the House Rules Com
mittee, made it's report. 1t was re
quested that the rules Of the session
of 1911 be adopted with the various
notifications suggested.
Representative Weatherspoon NOV
ed that the recommendations of the
| Rules Committee be adopted.
Speaker Cannon announced that the
| Governors message had been receiv
ed, and upon motion of Mr.. Kellun
of New Haven, the message was reao
by the clerk.
A report from the State Auditor
giving the salaries of the various
clerks in his Office, was received.
Mr.. Justice moved concurrence in
the Senate resolution asking that the
speaker appoint seven Representa-
tives to act with five Senators to as
certain the number of legislative
employees and their salaries.