The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
NEW OYSTER LAW
WILL SAVE S110O
Revenue Bill Passes the House
on Third Reading,
ONLY ONE MORE CHANGE


and all Voted Down---Unversity
TrIstses.
The Revenue Bill and the oyster law,
both passed final reading in the House
yesterday
One more change was made in the Rev
enue Bill, and that was to reduce the
license tax on dealers in oil from $500
to $780, Governor Doughton offered the
amendment, and said it would prevent
the tax from falling so heavily upon
the small dealers.
A great many amendments were sent
forward. but all were voted down.
The new oyster law calls for only one
Commissioner al a salary of 5000 year
and $500 for expenses. Under the old
law the Commissioner received 800, and
there We're five sub commissioners, who
were paid $400 a year each.
The new law thus saves 81 900 on sal
aries of Commissioners and Inspectors.
Besides this there are several improve
ments, defining lines of beds and en-
forcing the throwing fall oysters less
than 21s inches in length, thus preserving
the beds as we'll as protecting tho
oysters.
A feature of yesterdays session was
the entire absence of petitions. It is the
first time since the Legislature has been
in session that there was not single
petition.
Tonight the General Assembly in joint
session will elect Trustees Of the Uni
versity to fill the places made vacant by
expiration of terms.
THE DAY IN DETAIL
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at ten o'clock, and prayer was offered
by Rev. G. Il. Smith, pastor of th
Edenton streeth Methodist church this
city
Not single petition was introduced,
for the first time this session.
The bin to prohibit the sale of cigar
cites and cigarette paper was reported
favorably by the Committee on Health.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Gattis, of Orange: 70 create a new
township and provide for working the
roads.
Humphrey, of Rockingham: To amend
section 2, chapter 50, Private Laws of
1899.
Hinton, of Pasquotank: To establish
graded school at Elizabeth City.
McRae, of Anson Validating the act
by which the Bank of Wadesboro was
Incorporated
Moore, of Cumberland: To incorporate
the Bank of Raeford.
Phillips, of Brunswick: To protect the
citizens of Brunswick county.
Riddick, of Franklin: To amend the
law relating to cotton seed weighers.
Murphey, of Rowan: TO amend section
1925, of The Code, relating to fees.
Wooten, of Lenor: To repeal law re-
lating to the use of dutch and pound
nets in Lenoir county.
Leeper, of Castor: To prohibit the
manufacture, sale and shipping of liquor
into CASTOR and Cleveland counties,
amended by adding Cabarrus and Mitch
ell. Passed immediate readings.
White, of Jones' To prohibit public
drunkenness.
White TO prohibit killing of deer and
quail in Jones county.
White To tax travelling hide and egg
purchasers.
White: To prohibit hunting on lands
of another without consent.
White To appoint Justices Of the
Peace in Jones county
Dobson, of Surry: For the relief of
c. H. Hines. Clerk OF the supert1l
Court of Surry.
Dobson Act relating to the public
schools of Pilot Mountain.
Shelton of Edgecombe: To prevent
roads from being injured by log hand
lers
Daughtridge, of Edgecombe To regu-
late the auxiliary board of health in
Edgecombe county
King. of Pitt: To give Justices OF the
Peace power TO sentence coayicts tq
work on public roads.
Benbow, of Yadkin: TO repeal law Of
1901, relating to assessment of prop
crty.
Doughton, of Ancghany: To amend the
law regulating primary elections.
kreger. Of Stokes: TO work the roads
of Stokes county by taxation.
Guion, OF craven: To regulate public
road work in Craven county
Graham of Granville To regulate the
sale of stock.
Morphew. of Graham: 70 amend chap
ter Sc. Laws Of 1901 in regard TO cut
ting tinbcr
MacCaiI. of Davidson TO authorize the
town of Lexington to issue bonds
McNeiH. .of Scotland: To amend 1917
Of The Code, making ii Illegal for physi-
clans to give prescriptions for liquor on
Sunday. except in cases Of illness.
Murphey. of Rowan: Resolution to
elect University Trustees in joint Sos
sion Saturday night.
NEED NOT ADMIT IDIOTS.
Mr.. Warren. Of Person, called up his