The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-27
Proceedings of Legislature.
Continued from Third Page

! cry, Foy, Freeman Of Henderson. Grant.
HamI.n. Jarrett, Luther, Michael. Nor
phew. Morris Of Mcdowell, Morris Of
Polk. Morton. MacCall. Niesen. Offman,
Pegram, Ray, Rucker, Vann, Watts,
West.
Later On in the morning the House
was somewhat enlivcned by an exchange
Of criticisms between J. +. Erwin. Of
Burke. and W. G. NewIand. of Cald-
well. /. was about draining Lower Creek,
in Caldwell and Burke counties. a bill
that had been reported favorably by the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Erwin. who did not wish any tax
fer the drainage imposed upon the citi-
zcns Of Burke. wished the bill re-re-
ferred to the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances. He waxed very witty
on the idea of lawyers considering a bill
to ditch low lands. Lawyers knew all
about getting a client out of a ditch, no
doubt, but they neither knew nor cared
where the ditch ought to be.
Tha made the House laugh.
Near the close of the days session
there We're several speeches made that
sounded loud the praises of Dare county
and her people.
The cause of all this outflow of eulo-
gism was a bill to furnish Dare county
with certain Supreme Court Reports.
Dare county's people We're said to be
on as high a plane as any people in
North Carolina, and one member, Mr..
Lucas, of Hyde, said that they were even
q shade better. That was due to the
feet that Dare was a daughter Of Hyde.
1t was urged by several eastern mem
bers that the reports should be furnish
ed, because Dare was a new county and
had consequently had no opportunity Of
getting the earlier reports. Besides Mr..
Lucas, speeches for Dare county We're
made by Messrs. Smith, Vann and
Blount The last named even went SO
far as to say that he would depart from
the paths of rectitude and vote for an
appropriation. This brought applause.
Another argument was that Manteo
was 50 isolated that the absence of the
reports caused the greatest Inconvenience.
IN act to incorporate the Audubon
Society OF North Carolina and TO provide
for the preservation of the song and
game birds of the State, was the title of
a bill introduced by Mr.. Robertson, Of
Guilford. The incOrporators are: ]. Y.
Joyrer T.. Gilbert Pearson, r. H. Lewis,
and r. N. Wilson.
The bill ~stiuulates that ONLY the fol-
owing shall be considered game birds:
looms and grebes, swans, geese, brant,
river, fish and sea ducks, rail, coots,
mud hens and g~aHinules, plovers, shore
and serf birds. snipe, wood-cock, sand
pipers. yellowlegs and curlews, wild
turkeys, grOuse, partridge, pheasant,
quail, dove. robin, and meadow lark.
1t is made unlawful to kill CT catch
49, o4I-n ---l1 Hid ~ +n Inct mad
lessly the nest or eggs of any wild non
game birds.
The house sparrow, owls, hawks, crows,
blackbirds, jackdaw and rice birds are
not protected by the act.
1t is made unlawful to purchase, offer
for sale, or transport without the State
wild birds. game and otherwise, except
for propagation purposes by permission
of the society, or by permit from the
clerk of the court.
The appointment Of anne wardens by
the Governor is provided for, to see that
the law is carried out
There is a provision requiring all hun
tcrs coming from other States to pay
sic for a license in every county in
which they shoot.
This money is to go to the society to
pay the expenses of the wardens.
If a bill by Mr.. Hamlin, of Cabarrus,
is passed, there will be no more kissing
OF the Bible in taking oaths. 1t is pro-
vidcd that all oaths shall be taken by
simply raising the right hand, and that
all other forms of administering oaths
shall be unlawful.
The reason for the introduction of this
bill is that the custom of kissing the
Bible is a productive means OF spreading
disease, and that a good mans word is in
nc way made better by kissing a Bible.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
h House was called to order at 10
o'clock by REPRESENTATIVE X. a. Dough-
ton, Speaker pro tenn.
PETITIONS.
Curtis. of Buncombe: From AS citl-
zons in Buncombe asking for prohibition.
Kicks. of Nash: To prohibit the sale
and manufacture of liquor near Sandy
Cross church, asking for temperance
legislation.
Dobson, Of Surry: To prevent distill-
ing in prohibition territory.
NewIand, of Caldwell: Asking for the
establishment OF q teachers training
school from citizens of Mitchell and
Caldwell.
Hamilton, of Cabarrus: For a reform
school; for temperance legislation, four
petitions.
Mcneil of Scotland: From Scotland
county in support Of the London bill.
Self. of Catawba: For temperance leg
is!ation; for reform school.
Hunter, of Wake: For temperance
legislation.
Price. of Rockingham: For appoint
mont of Justices of the Peace in Rock
irgham.
Waddell. of Forsyth: To prevent dis
filling on prohibition territory.
Whitaker, of wake: for temperance
legislation.
BILLS REPORTED.
To validate the election of Justices OIL
the Peace in Allegheny county. Ia
vorably.
For drainage Of Lower Creek in Cald-
wei and Burke counties. FaVorably.
Bill fer the relief of DR.. H.. /. Suill-
van. Unfavorably.
TO prohibit clerks and other officers
n TInnn