The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-08
MUST PROVIDE
FREIGHT CARS
NewIand's Bills Gives Roads
Five Days Only.
A FERRY DISCUSSION
Bill to fx'end School Library System---Farm
Contract Bill Goes to Judiciary Com.
mittee-- ---0eformatory Bill
Next Friday.

The feature of yesterdays session of
the House was a discussion over a
ferry.
1t seems that there is ferry between
the counties of New Hanover and Pen
der owned by a man named Blossom.
1t is about hundred years old
In 1898 the Legislature passed a bill
which put this ferry under the control
of the County Commissioners Of Pender
| county, to be taxed by that county,
Two years ago Senator George L. Nor
ton got bill passed by the Senate Civ
ing New Hanover county an equal juris-
diction over the ferry, as Mr.. Blossom is
resident and citizen of New Hanover
county. This bill was lost in the con-
fusion of the closing days of the House.
A week or two ago, Mr.. Morton, now
member of the House from New Han
over, introduced a bill to the same effect
ia the House.
Yesterday the bill came up on the cal
endar, and Mr.. Foy, of Pender, and Mr.
Carlton, of Duplin, wanted it re-referred
to the committee for further considera-
tion. Mr. Carlton had learned that it af-
fected farmers of his county and he
wanted to look into it.
| Mr. Morton declared it had been the
| custom of ferries of this kind to be
controlled by the State; but since the
control of this one had been taken from
New Hanover by the Legislature and
| given to Pender county when the prop
erty of the ferry was in New Hanover
he considered it only right that New
Hanover should be given an equal control
in the matter.
The vote to re-refer prevailed, and a
little later Mr.. Morton obtained unani-
| nous consent to introduce a bill. 1t
turned out to be one to repeal the Law
of 1898, referred to above. Mr.. Foy
moved that this be referred to the COM
mittee The vote on the question did
ton raised the question of no quorum,
and demanded a call of the House.
The call showed a quorum present. and
Mr.. Foy renewed his motion, which pre-
vailed.
The Reformatory Bill, establishing an
Industrial School in North Carolina, was
| made a special order for next Friday.
Mr. Kings BILL making it a misde
meanor for either party to break a con-
tract for farm work was taken from the
Calendar and re- feferred to the judiciary
Committee.
The bill chartering the Raleigh snd
Eastern Railroad Company passed final
reading
A bill introduced by Mr.. NewIand, of
Caldwell, provides, THAT it shall be
unlawful for any railroad company op-
Grating in this State to allow any freight
they may receive to remain unshipped
for more than FIVE days or to fail to
furnish cars within five days for any
freight rendered said road for shipment
unless otherwise agreed between said
company and the shipper, and any com
pGny violating this section shall forfeit
and pay the sum of $4,000 for each day
said freight remains unshipped to the
party aggrieved.
A bill by Mr.. Blount provides for the
extension of the public school librsry
system by allowing each county six ad
ditional libraries, thus making twelve in
ALL and appropriating $4,000 additional
for the new libraries, and $4,000 for the
enlargement of those already establish
ed.
Mr. King introduced, besides his bill
for the printing of the calendar and bills
and his State Library bill, one making
it a misdemeanor to use boisterous,
or indecent language on the public
roads
Gen. Davidson's bill defining the prac-
tce of medicine passed it's several read-
ings. The bill adds to section 1922 of The
Code an explanation saying that the ex-
preston practice of medicine and sur
gerry" shall be construed to mean the
management or treatment for fees or re-
ward of any case of disease, physical or
mental, real or imaginary, with or with
out drugs, surgical operation, surgical or
mechanical appliances, or by any ether
method whatsoever.
According to this osteopaths will have
TO be examined by the Board of Medical
Examiners.
Mr.. Fullers bill to protect water sup
plies also passed final reading. 1t pro-
vides for sanitary inspection of the en-
tire watersheds of water works deriving
their supply from lakes or streams not
les than once every three months, once
a month for any particular locality. when
ever there is reason to apDrehend infec-
tion at that point. Water companies shall
have sanitary inspection made ,once
week of any locality where there is spe-
cial reason to apprehend infection from
the germs Of typhoid fever or cholera.
Every water company shall have made
at its own expense, a chemical analysis
at least once in every three months by
the chemist of the State Board of Health
and once every month there shall be a
psychological examination ot a sample
of its water wrawn from a faucet used for
drinking purposes.
Should any examination show Ganger-