The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-12
BIRDS HAD THEIR
DAY YESTERDAY
The Audubon Bill Passed Its
Second Reading,
FARMERS BILL PASSED
Prof. Pearson Addressed the House in Behalf of
Birds. -.,bel''s Bill to Keep Tramps
From Stealing Rides on

There were two very important bills
on the calendar yesterday but neither
one was the occasion for much discus
sion.
One was the bill incorporating the
North Carolina Farmers Protective AS
sociation. This passed second and third
readings with practically no discussion
and without any opposition whatever.
The other. was the Audubon Society
bill for the preservation of our song and
| game birds. Messrs. Britain and Ether
| idge wanted to exempt their respective
| counties of Randolph and Dare from the
provisions of the bill but they We're voted
| down by big majorities. Mr.. Britain also
| objected to the provision of the bill
exempting the game wardens from liza
| bility to action for damages in the per-
| formance of their duty
| The bill passed its second reading and
will come up for third reading today,
When the bill came up the House took
recess for twenty minutes and heard
Prof. T. Gilbert Pearson of Greensboro
who had drafted the bill and was the
moving spirit in the organization OF the
Audubon Society of North Carolina. Prof
Pearson showed with great force ana
clearness the necessity of doing some
thing to preserve our birds, the faih-
full allies of the farmers in destroying
harmful insects and the scavengers of
the sea- He was listened to with great
attention and was wamly appleuded.
Mr.. Abel introduced a bill to prevent
tramping and stealing rides on trains
t. gives any agent of railroad authority
to arrest any one he sees stealing ride
on train. and carry him before q mo g.
istrate without a warrant provided he
/ be taken befcre. the magistrate imnle-
| diately HeretofSre it has been the GUS
tom of railroad conauctcrs to meraly run
off any tramp they Md stealing rides,
| thus turning them loose~in the towns.
THE DAY IN DETAIL
Speaker aGttis called the House to or
| der at 10 o'clock, and Rev. DR.. Goode,
| Representative from Cleveland, offered .
| prayer.
PETITIONS.
For temperance legislation from Samp-
son, Wilkes, Brunswick, BERTHE, Ran
dolph, Nash, Burke, CASTOR, Montgom-
cry, Transylvf aia, Carteret, Halifax,
Caswell, Guilfrd, Northampton and
| Gates
McRae: From Anson. for London bill.
Parker: From Wayne for London bill.
Price: To incorporate Gideon GroSe
church, in Rockingham county.
Self: To incorporate St. Paul's church
j and Coninger school house. in Catawba
county.
Mccall: To incorporate Centre Church,
| and Mt. Zion church, in Davidson coun-
| ty.
King: From Greenville anti-saloon lea
que in favor of the London bill.
Luther: From Montgomery in favor OF
| London bill
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Gay, of Northampton: For the protec-
| ton of owners of livestock.
| McNeill of Scotland: To correct a
| clerical error in land grant No. 14464.
Abel, of Johnston: Supplementary to
| act Incorporating the Chapel Hill Trolley
Company. Passed immediate readings.
Abel: Supplementary to act to restore
| government in Brunswick county.
Passed immediate readings.
Siler, of Chatham: To amend chapter
531, Laws of 1901, relating to stock law
in Chatham county.
! Siler, by request: To create the county
| of Lee.
McRae, of Anson: To further improve
the roads Of Wadesboro township, Anson
| county.
Bullard, of Cumberland: To prohibit
| the shipping of spirituous, vinous or
| 4 I'D
| Morphew, of Graham: To amend chap
ter PSI. Laws of 1901. relating to working
| the roads in Graham county.
| Beasley, OF Currituck: For the relief
of G. w Williams, Register Of Deeds OF
| Currituck county.
| Offman, of Randolph: Allowing County
Treasurer of Randolph to pay Miss
Martha Reddings second claim of so.
Robertson of Guilford: To make place
of delivery of liquor the place of sale in
High Point.
Robertson: To/allow High Point to is
sue additional bonds for graded school
purposes
Price, of Rockingham: To prohibit the
sale and manufacture of liquor within 2
miles of Gideons Grove church, IN
Rockingham county.
Goode. of Cleveland: For the relief
of Millard w. Gri-Ss of Cley eland coun-
| ty.
| Hamilton of Cabarrus: To secure bet
| ter drainage of water courses In Cabar-
! rus county,
McRae. Of Arson: To authorize the
| Commissioners of Anson county to levy
| a special tax.
| Hinton, OF Pasduotank: To provide for
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