The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
-FOUR MONS. TERM
QUESTION AGAIN
Smith, of Gates, Once More
Proposes to Solve 1t.
A MENTAL ANGUISH BILL
Another Short Session Of The House Yesterday
Mr.. Guior, of Craven, Introduced
Twelve BiIIs---To Repeal Timber
Law of 1901.

Law of 1901.
Yesterdays session of the House was
another of only one hours duration.
But there was no time lost; no stopping
between acts 1t was solid work. and the
result was twenty-one new bills intro
duced, two petitions filed, six bills passed
final reading, and one resolution ratified.
The members were in no mood for
speechifyng after the prolonged eau
Gus of Friday night.
Probably the most important bill of the
day was one by Mr. Smith, of Gates, pro-
viding for the fulfilling of the constitu-
tional requirement for a four months
school without the appropriation of any
stipulated sum for the purpose, such as
, the 100000 appropriated two years ago.
1t proposes to appropriate enough mon
ey out of the State Treasury. which. to-
gether with the money apportioned in the
several counties under the general school
law, shall be sufficient to run every
school four months In the year.
1t provides that the county superin-
tendents shall report to the State Super
intendent every school that has not had
four months term with all statistics
relative to the districts in question. Then
the State Superintendent is authorized to
draw out of the State Treasury enough
money TO run these schools four months.
Section of this bill provides that no
school with a census under 45 shall re-
ceiye any benefit from the act. unless
, the continuance of such district shall
have been approved by the County and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Then there was n mental anguish meas
re introduced by o. II. Guion, of Craven.
Telegraph companies in North Carolina
are by this bill made liable to damages
for mental anguish or suffering even in
the absence of bodily injury for negli-
gence in receiving, transmitting or de-
+ livering messages.
Another bill of Mr.. Guions was one
providing that all butchers and others
, dealing in live stock shall keen a record
of name Of seller, date of purchase, and
description of the stock, this record TO be
open to all persons applying for a list
OF such stock. =
| bill of considerable local interest
| to citizens of Murfreesboro was intro
duced by John Z. Vann, of Hertford. 1t is
to repeal chapter 2S6, Laws of 1887, and
chapter 29s, Laws of 1901, and chapter
! $50, Laws of 1899. in reference to Muir
! freesboro township. Hertford county
! Chapter 2S6, Laws of 1887, authorizes the
| township to subscribe to the capital stock
of the Roanoke and Tar River R. r. Co
| The other chapters refer to the funding
of the debt of said township.
Mr.. Guion had the distinction of intro
Gucing no less than twelve bills yestcr-
/ day. Most of them were of local interest
Mr.. Morphew. of Graham, introduced
an act to repeal chapter 666, Laws OF
1899 This was an act to prevent the
cutting of timber trees pending an action
| to try title thereto.
DAYS WORK IN DETAIL.
The House was called to order al
eleven o'clock by Speaker Gattis The
opening prayer was by Rev. M. M. Nc
Farland, of the Brooklyn Methodist
| church.
The journal was read and approved, and
| leaves of absence until Monday were
granted to the following members
Kicks, of Nash Leepen, of CASTOR; Price
: of Rockingham; Simpson, of Perquimans;
Parker, of Halifax; Daughtridge, OF
Edgecombe; Graham, of Granville; and
Abel, of Johnston.
| PETITIONS.
| Hooker, of Beaufort from citizens OF
Core Creek.
| McNoill, of Scotland, from citizens O.
! Scotland county against extending the
stock law.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
SO. Goode, of Cleveland: To amend
chapter 645, Laws of 1901, relating tc
domestic fowls in Cleveland county.
81. Guion, of Craven: To regulate she
drawing of Jurors in Craven county.
| 32 Guion, of Craven: For the relief ot
w. NJ Wilson, clerk of the superior
court of Craven county.
49, Guion; To amend chapter 2O1, Laws
of 1899.
34 Guion: To regulate the pay of jul.
! rors in Craven county.
35 Guion To amend section 1929 o.
the Code.
! 36. Guion: To regulate purchase Of
, live stock.
o. NuloH' heldIlH5 " CouLIdCIS Oh at
torneys and others.
49, Guion: To amend section SGT of the
Code.
! 80. Guion: To remove disabilities Of
married women.
! 40. Guion = To allow damages for men
| tai anguish.
| Il. Guion: Relating to sales by execu.
! tor and administrator.
| : 49, Guion: To amend chapter 191, Laws
CT 1901.
! 43 Morphew. of Graham: To repea
| chapter 666 Public Laws of 1901
A. Grant. of Davie: To provide certain