The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-29
NORTH CAROLINA
THE FIRST STATE
To Require Trained Nurses
to be Licensed.
PETITIONS POURING IN
Smith introduces Another Liquor BilI---act to
LegaIiz9 Senatorial Primary Discussion
Over Picking Berries or Flowers
on Another's Land.
PETITIONS POURING IN

on Another's Land.
No doubt the record was broken in the
House yesterday for petitions on any one
subject.
Member after member would get up and
send in, not single petitions, but great
punches of petitions.
And they were practically all for tenn
perance legislation in one form or
another, many being specifically for the
London bill.
There was one lone and solitary little
one against the London bill.
A feature of the day was the passage of
Mr.. Drewry's bill requiring all trained
nurses to be licensed by the State.
Thus North Carolina has the distinc-
tion of being the first State in the Union
to require trained nurses to be exam
ined by a State Board before they are
allowed to practice.
The bill provides that until January
1st, 1904, nurses shall be eligible for Ii
cense and registration who are twenty
three years or over, who hold certificates
of training from some Incorporated hos
sane, or who can furnish proof of four
consecutive years of experience in hos
ital.
A State Board of Examiners of Trained
Nurses is provided for, consisting of seven
members, three physicians, appointed by
the Governor from list of seven sub
mitted by the State Medical Society, and
four licensed nurses, members of the
-
ton, from a list of nine submitted This
board is to examine the candidates for
license 1t is to he elected for three
years.
Representative Smith, of Gates, intro
duced another liquor bill, covering the en-
tire question.
An act to legalize the Senatorial pri-
mary was introduced by Representative
Offman, of Randolph. 1t provides that
at every general election prior to the
time to elect a, United States Senator the
judges shall provide a box for the ballots
for Senatorial candidates The vote thus
cast shall be counted in the same manner
as other votes.
Another bill by Mr.. Offman requires
every applicant for a teachers certificate
in the public schools to furnish to the
county superintendent certificate of
good moral character signed by at least
five reputable men in the neighborhood
One of the Republican members. Mr.
Dobson, of Surry, introduced a bill to
prevent bribery at elections, making it
felony to bribe voter, instead of a mis-
demeanor, as section 81 of the election
law makes 1t.
About the only discussion of the day
was over bill by Mr.. Daniel, of Vance,
to prevent the picking of berries or flow
ers on lands of another without consent
of the owner Judge Graham and DR..
Riddick fought the bill, in the name of
the poor people, and it was finally lost.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Speaker Gattis called the House to or
der at 10;30, and prayer was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Croxton, of Monroe.
PETITIONS.
Daughtridge: For temperance legisla-
ton.
Daughtridge: For temperance legisla-
ton.
Foy: For temperance legislation.
Guion: For temperance legislation.
King: For temperance legislation.
Aiken: From Baptist and Presbyterian
churches of Brevard, asking that no law
be enacted whereby a bar-room may be
established in the town of Brevard.
Shelton: For London bill.
Kicks: For temperance legislation.
Goode For prohibition in North Caro-
lima.
Price of Rockingham: Against London
bill.
Willis: For temperance legislation.
Parker of Wayne: From churches of
Friends for London bill
Riddick: For temperance legislation.
Daniel of Vance: For temperance leg
islation.
White of Jones: For temperance Iegis-
lation.
Hooker: To forbid distilling on prohi-
bitive territory in North Carolina.
Hunter: For temperance legislation.
Leeper: To prohibit manufacture and
sale of liquor within miles of all church
es and schools in Cherryville township,
CASTOR county.
Leeper: For temperance legislation.
Kicks: For London bill.
McRae: For London bill.
Blount: For temperance legislation.
Hughes: For temperance legislation.
Newland: From women of Breva-d
that no liquor be sold within corporate
limits of town.
Newland: For temperance legislation.
Williams: For temperance legislation.
Duncan: For temperance legislation.
Kinsland: For temperance legislation.
Newland: From citizens of Wilkes for
Teachers Training School in Western
North Carolina.
Humphrey: For the repeal of certain
taxes in Rockingham county.