The news & observer., 1901-01-31
Vote Was so to 81 After Con.
siderable Debate.
WRlGHTS PENSION BILL
The CoWell- -Dees Contest Case Settled
in Favor of Dees.
ANOTHER BILL RELATING TO TEXT BOOKS
Judge Allen, Of Wayne, Introduces a Bill For
The Reformation of Youthful Criminals
by Binding Them Out as
Apprentices.

Apprentices.
The Lamb Ferry bill: came up in the
House yesterday, was freely discussed
in all it's bearings, and finally passed
it's second reading by vote of so to 81.
The special order og the day was the
consideration of the committee report
on the Cowell- -Dees contest case from
Pamlico. The report was favorable to
Dees. and was adopted without much
debate. Only ten Republicans present
voted against it, The affirmative vote
was H.
Mr.. Wright of Rowan, introduced
bill of much interest, relating TO the
matter of pensions.
Mr.. Wrights bill is for the General
Assembly to appropriate annually $4,000
in order to nay an annual pension of
$500 to every ex- Confederate soldier and
widow Of an ex-Confederate living in the
State, who is now over 50 years of age,
and who is not worth $500 in worldly sub
stance. But no person shall be entitled
to a pension under this act who is now a
pensioner, or who has disposed of his
property to his wife or children. before
January 1st 1900, or whose wife has prop
erty exceeding $500. or has an annual in
come exceeding $500.
In case the amount appropriated shall
be insufficient, in any year, to pay in full
the pensioners then it shall be appor-
toned pro rata among them.
In addition to the appropriation by the
General Assembly, there shall be levied
an ad valorem tax of three cents on every
hundred dollars worth of real and per-
sonal property, and a per capita tax OF
nine cents on every taxable poll which
shall be applied exclusively to this act.
TO REFORM YOUTHFUL CRIMI-
NAILS.
A bill oy Judge Allen, of Wayne,
provides that any person under the age
of Is, convicted Of any offense, the pun
ishment whereof is not death. may be
bound by the judge as an apprentice
until he or she becomes twenty-one
years of age, or for shorter period OF
time.
No person shall be bound out under
the provision of this act for whose flu
ture good conduct any person viii be-
come bound in a solvent bond to be
fixed in amount and approved by the
Clerk Of the Superior court.
ANOTHER TEXT BOOK BILL
Another bill relative to the text book
question was ntrodU. cd. Mr.. Morris of
Cabarrus, is it's author, and it gives
into the hands of the State Board of
Education the making Of prices and the
y
and makeup. But the choice Of text
books as to their utility is placed in the
hands OF a committee in each county,
composed OF five filst grade school
teachers.
Mr. Spainnour, of ,Eurke, sent in bill
for better and more thorough system
of examining school teachers.
THE LAMB FERRY BILL.
The bill IN question is entitled an act
to repeal Chapter 103. Private Laws OF
1897, by which the prohibitory limits
of e. r. Lambs ferry were reduced
from three miles to two. The Senate
passed the bill last week. after joint
committee OH Roads and Turnpikes had
unanimously reported it favorably.
Mr.. Barco, OF Camden, presented Pc
tition from citizens of Pasquotank
! county against the rassage of the bill,
as well as a resolution Of a mass
meeting he.1 in Elizabeth City The
resolution contained a demand for
another ferrv and a condemnation of
Senator Brey and Representative Nash.
of PasquotaEk, for an alleged breach OF
/ faith in supporting TIE bill.
! Mr.. Nash then got the floor and said
! that since h had been attacked i'm re-
I gard to his actions as member of the
House. he wished to indicate himself
! and submitted a letter from Mr.. NJ N
! Sawyer. in which the writer said II
! don't hear o. anyone condemning you
/ except Lamb enemies That mass
meeting consisted of about thirty peo-
! pie, mostly Lambs neelets. and 1t too
/ all sorts of dodgers and advertising ana
| ringing of tHe court house bell TO get
/ that number together. and even they
were probably not al in favor Of the
| resolution. Several other letters from
! constituents. among chem H. T. Creas-
: ey, w. J. i,umsden. and j. Haywood
Sawyer We're read, ~ heartily endors-
ing Mr.. Nasn in his course.
/ LETTERS FROM SOLICITOR WARD.
| Representative Lawrence. of Hert-
ford. read letter from Solicitor Geo.
w. Ward OF the Firss district. in which
Mr. Ward said there was great oppo-
sition to tn. passag Of the bin. that
the people OF the section wanted new
( ferry, and he reques cd Mr. Lawrence