The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-01-27
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING.

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London and Watts liquor bills are attracting
more attention than anything else. The London
bill is endorsed by the Anti-Saloon League, and a
vigorous campaign in it's favor is being waged by
Mr.. j. W. Bailey, the legislative manager of the
organization. But the whiskey forces are not
idle. They have employed well-known lawyers to
represent them; their forces are well organized
and they have money to spend. The Watts bill
is not nearly so thOrOughgoing as the London bill,
and is by no means satisfactory to the Anti-Sa-
loon League. As we write this, it seems certain
that a decided advance in temperance legislation
will be made, though it is not likely that the
League will get all it has asked for.
Many petitions for the establishment of a Re
formatory are being presented. The Society of
Kings Daughters has this measure especially at
heart and its members are doing just such work
as might be expected of determined, energetic
women.
Senator Bellamy introduced a bill Saturday
which is likely to excite considerable interest. It
provides for a Constitutional Amendment by
which either race in any town, township, city or
ctuny may levy a special additional tax for
schools, this to go to the school of the race speci-
fed. On the same day, Mr.. King, in the House,
presented a bill to give white taxes exclusively to
white schools.
The Audubon Society's bill for the protection
of birds has been introduced. The following out
line of the measure is given by the News and OBJ
server:
"The bill stipulates that only the following
shall be considered game birds: Looms and
grebes, swans, geese, brant, river, fish and sea
ducks, rail, coots, mud hens and gallinules, plo-
vers, shore and serf birds, snipe, wood-cock, sand
pipers, y~ellowlegs and curlews, wild turkeys,
grouse, partridge, pheasant, quail, dove, robin,
and meadow lark. 1t is made unlawful to kill or
catch any other wild bird, or to destroy needlessly
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 pur-
poses by permission of the society, or by permit
from the clerk of the Court. The appointment
of game wardens by the Governor is proved for,
to see that the law is carried out. There is a
provision requiring all hunters coming from other
States to pay $40 for a license in every county in
which they shoot, this money to go to the society
to pay the expenses of the wardens."
Something must be done for the protection of
the birds-which means also the protection of
farm crops so largely guarded against insect
damage by our feathered friends-and this legis-
latiOn is not too drastic.
There is not nearly so much discussion of the
proposed bond issue as one would naturally ex-
pect. If the plan is adopted, it is almost certain
that the Reformatory, and the A. & M. College
Agricultural Building will be established. If no
bonds are issued, the chances of success for these
two worthy enterprises will be seriously dimin-
ished.
But as the rods of all Pharaoh's magicians were
swallowed up by Aaron's rod, so all other ques-
tiOns were swallowed last week by the one SUI
preme question, Who will be Senator? The bal