The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-10
CONVERT THE PEN
: INTO A HOSPITAL
To VaCCinate All Public
School Children.
NEW "OVERCHARGE' BILL
MIR. Erwih's Substitute Bill to Prevent Over
charges in Freight Rates. Judge
Graham'S Resolution About
Peabody Fund.


The House yesterday passed joint
resolution introduced by Judge Graham
to investigate the cost of converting the
penitentary building into hospital for
criminal insane or other useful prr-
poses
1t is claimed that, as so few prisoners
are kept at the prison here in Raleigh,
the room this apparently wasted should
be utilized.
Another resolution by Judge Graham
was adopted. 1t concerns the distribution
of the Peabody Fund and requests the
trustees of that fund to set aside for. edu-
cational purposes in North Carolina the
sum to which the State may seem to be
entitled under the deeds of trust of 1867
and 1869
This resolution is on the strength of the
statement in the press that the trustees
| contemplated closing the trust and con-
| cenrating the fund in the several States.
bill requiring all public school child
rem to be vaccnated was introduced by
/ Judge Graham. 1t provides that no child
! or person not Vaccinated shall be ad-
mitted into any of the public schools of
! the State. The school committee may
! adopt a resolution excluding children
not Vaccinated until they are yaccinated,
and post copies of the notice at least ten
| days beforehand. Within two weeks af-
ter such announcement, 1t shall be the
duty Of the county superintendent of
| health to visit the school and vaccinate
all children not previously vaccinated.
The teacher of the school shall furnish
to the vaccinator a list of the children
enrolled, and within ten days he shall re-
port on the vaccinal status of the school
to the county superintendent of instTuc-
tion, the county sanitary committee and
the secretary of the State Board Of
Health.
| Mr. Offman introduced a substitute for
| his bill to protect the travelling public
by having capable and efficient agents.
| and operators at railroad stations.
The maximum for days work is now set
at twelve hours instead of ten hours.
otherwise the substitute is practically
the same as the original bill, requiring
agents and operators to furnish evidence
of proficiency before they can be employed
by railroad or telegraph company.
| A substitute introduced by Mr.. Erwin
| for his bill to prevent overcharges in
freight rates makes number Of changes
| in that important measure, but in no way
weakens it.
In the first place the roads are given
fifteen days instead of ten in which to
refund any excess due to an overcharge.
Then the fine for violation of the law
is put at $4,000 for the first day and
$500 for every day thereafter that the
excess is not refunded.
new provision compels the roads to
move freight within forty eight hours af-
ter the bill of lading is issued, and to
keep it moving. 1t is made a misde-
meanor to hold freight at any interme-
| diate station for more than forty-eight
hours.
Another thing, if a road seizes coal be-
| longing to shipper, notice of such con-
| fscation must be given to the owner
within three days. AS things are now,
coal is confscated by a railroad. and the
owner often is not able to prove that
such confscation has been made.
THE DAY IN DETAIL
Speaker Gattis called to order at u
o'clock, and prayer was offered by Rev.
Geo. f. Smith.
PETITIONS.
For temperance legislation from Nash.
Cleveland, Dare, Wayne Allegheny and
Randolph counties.
Against extension of stock law in
Robson county.
For the repeal of the dispensary at
| Rutherfordtcn
| Against liquor traffic in Rutherford
county
Against changing the fish law for Dare
county
For repeal of the stock law in Bladen
county
In favor of the London bill from Madi-
son and Yancey counties.
Fer special tax in Onslow county.
For bird law in Randolph county
For incorporation of Moravian Falls
church in Wilkes county.
For incorporation CT various churches
in Wilkes county
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Graham: joint resolution to APP
point committee to investigate tho
cost of converting the penitentiary build
ing into hospital for insane or other
useful purposes
By Graham; resolution in regard to
the distribution of the George Peabody
fund.
BY Goode: A resolution by a mass
meeting at Shelby in favor of temperance
legislation
By Dockery: An act to allow ]. L.
Everett clerk Superior court of Rich
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