The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-12
OUR LEGISLATURE.
Ooiugs Of Those Who Are Naklrx
Our Laws.
Against Kissing Bible.

Against Kissing Bible.
In the Senate "Wednesday the jadi-
eiary committee offered a substitute
FOR Senator Godwin's bill 10 prohibit
the kissing OF the Bible The suhs'i-
tute instead Of prohibiting kissing the
Bible simply abolished the necessity =
kissing the book. DIR. Pollock objected
| 10 these innovations. people had been
kissing the Book here for 200 years and
! IL these microbes had now got into the
| Bible he thought that IL was time TO
| stop. People could get a new Bible.
| Mr. Henderson explained the bill and
| the sustitute. He was not an expert on
| microbes. but he read that there were
| 10000. 900 In pound OF cherries and
| he was sure there were many more on
a Bible cover handled by indiscrimi-
nate crowds. He did not think the
| change would detract from the solemn
| ity OF the matter. Nj. Goodwin patron
| OF the Dill. argued for IL. The only
| thing stricken out by the bill from
| The Code was "and he shall kiss the
Holy Gospel" Most people did not kiss
the book now but ladies and children
obeyed the judge when he says kiss
the Book" Mr.. Wellborn opposed the
bill. Mr.. Hicks. OF Granville. said that
| the court house kiss was not the kiss
Of affection and the witness was not
expected to take half the Book in his
mouth Mr.. Granville said there was
white supremacy" Bible, the Judge
| having ordered one Bible fcr colored
people and one for white. He appealed
to the Senate not 10 destroy this old
landmarks but he wanted the land
marks clean. Now II a man really
obeyed the judge he would have 20 vio-
late the rule Of personal cleanliness.
He did not think 1t possible 10 keep a
court house Bible clean. Mr.. White
said he would naturally be opposed TO
restricting kissing but he favored this
bill because he thought ii would pro-
mote health. kissing was growing un-
popular, observed Mr.. Baldwin. Men
formerly kissed each other and now
some States wanted TO license kiss1Ts.
He thought the right way in which the
oath was administered was often re-
sponsible for perjury. He plead for
preserving the old custom. Mr.. Mar
shall said that the men who would tell
a wilful lie would swear one. He sent
an amendment TO strike out so help
me God" and substitute I'm the pres
ence OF the Almighty" Mr. Mitchell
moved to lay on the table. This failed.
The committees substitute was adopt
ed. Mr. Marshall withdrew his amend
ment. The bill then passed second
reading and went over upon Mr.. Nit
chell objecting to its third reading.
In the House Wednesday the Watts
temperance bill was favorably reported
with amendments and made a special
order for Tuesday next.
A number of petitions and bills were
introduced. the most important being.
An act to prevent the spreading OF
contagious disease among domestic
animals
An act to prevent the seduction and
abduction of married women.
An act to protect timber dealers.
NEW BILLS.
Among the new bills in the house
Mr.. Clifton. to amend the code in ref
erence to demurrers.
Mr. Wade. to outlaw slot machines
Mr.. Sinkler, by request, to provide
) for a State bacteriologist; also bill
to require towns and cities to fur
nish mortuary statistics.
: Mr.. CASTOR, relating TO increase in
| salary of coroner OF Chester.
Mr.. Hill, to increase number of mag,
istrates of Colleton county.
Mr.. Rainsford. to provide for the sale
of the State farms.
Mr.. Kelly, relating to a new Jail fol
| Lee county.
Mr.. Moses, to change and designate
: certain townships in Sumter county.
Mr. McMaster, to extend the right
and remedies of employees of railroad
3 | corporations as provided by the con
= stitution to employees OF cotton AM
| textile mill corporations and telegraph
7 companies.
There were a majority unfavorabl
i | reports on Mr.. Lanham's bill TO reQuir
: railroads to allow each passenger 90
l | pounds of baggage without charge
/, | and Mr. NJ j. JOhnson's bill TO pro
l | vide all railroads operating in thi
/ | State to protect the rates OF freigh
!, | stipulated in the bill for carriage O
S all freight. goods wares and merchan
e disc. and to provide penalties for tn
violation thereof.
/ There was also an unfavorable re
e port on Mr.. Mauldin's bill to provid
e against usury.
e Mr.. Pollock's dispensary bin was re
) committed to the joint committee o
O public schools and the dispensary. Tn
n bill proposes radical changes in tn
d dispensary law.
i. | TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS. ET(
Y Mr.. Kirby's bill to regulate tn
5 granting of certificates to teach in II
t. free public schools came up as unfir
!. | ished business and was killed.
# Mr. D. o. Herbert opposed the bIi
J. 1t is an abrupt and unnecessar
junketing trip for the State board
: education. 1t also means that gra'
- u yates of normal colleges must star
II these examinations when the obJe
OF normal colleges is to prepare teaci
- ers for their work He objected pa
!. ticularly to members of the State boal
u of education travelling around over [.
L. state granting certificates. He object'
II to giving college graduates merely on
e year certificates.
: Mr. Kirby defended the bill on 9
4 same line of his speech Monday.
IL Herbert had endeayored 10 find all q
= bad points in it, but had overlook
III the good features.
Mr Fraser opposed the bill The
y vantages of a college education 90
II consist in the knowledge of numb
10 Of isolated facts. bit in the training
'h the mind to fit Itself 10 work The
g - but cne examination for doctors
n other professions. then why shot
teachers be subjected to such harra
ing examinations every few years
Mr.. Barron, of York, opposed
Up bill. In behalf of the most iegislaI
lie against class in the State, the comm
it school teachers who gets misere