The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-02

partner of Mr.. Hoey, the introducer Of
the bill two years ago, and knew that
Hoey never dreamed of the act hav-
Ing a general application. He strongly
favored repeating the present law, ex-
cepting for the counties it was drawn
TO cover. McNinch withdrew his amend
ment, saying he hoped his purpose
would not be m~isconstrued. He gave
notice that he would introduce a bill
to enact an anti-jug law for the State.
Davis withdrew his motion to recon-
NIT and the bin passed, on roll call,
81 to 81, the following posting no:
Canady, Feimster, Cover, Graham, of
Lincoln; Jones, McGill, Mcqueen, Olive,
Redding, Stronach, Taylor, of Vance;
T~hagagrd, Wade, Webb, West. of Bla-
den; West, of Cherokee; Williams,
Wood, Powers, of Rutherford, and
Young. In explaining why he voted no,
Powers said he believed bird in the
hand was worth two in the bush.r On
the third reading of the bill the fol-
lowing counties asked to be exempted
from the operations of the repeating
bill: Caldwell, Watauga, Burke, Ruth
evford and Randolph. McNinch begged
members to withdraw these amend
ments to nave their counties exempted
AZ Ills 0(o6O VI CAO PAONOOoAA6o1 sc
ing it would be robbing the temper
ance forces of their victory and en-
1angering the passage of IN anti-jug
law later On. The amendment was then
withdrawn and the bill was sent to the
Senate.
Bills passed final reading to validate
judgments under which sales of contin-
gent remainders have been made, and
TO permit trustees of deceased mort
gagees to renounce the right to fore
close.
There was little done Saturday in
either house. The plan to lengthen
the public school term was up, and dis
cussed, but no action was taken upon
the bill. A number of local bills were
introduced and referred to committees.
Mondays Session.
Bills were introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Duls to amend the charter to
the Presbyterian College; Mr.. Long, of
Person, to establish a State labora-
tory of hygiene. Bills passed to amend
the act establishing the corporation
commission by giving the latter power
to appeal, and for the issue by the Su-
perior Court judge of preemptory man
damiuS at the request of the commits
sion, the bill being drawn at the in
stance of its chairman, to give it power
to enforce obedience to it's orders.
The Senate tabled the resolution au-
thorizing the Senate and House COM
mittees on claims to investigate the
claims of South Dakota against North
Carolina. This matter will be put in
the hands of a special committee, as
the greatest and most momentous be-
fore this session of the Legislature.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
by the Governor of the trustees of the
State Normal and Industrial College,
at Greensboro, S. M. Gattis, James
Sprunt and Charles A. Mebane. Bills
were ratified for the better govern
ment of the institution for the deaf
mutes and blind; Incorporating the
Charlotte Park and Tree Company, to
provide for the faithful performance
of duties by court stenographers. The
bill to Encourage the pure in art was
tabled, the committee reporting it un-
favorable and saying it would be i'm
possible to enforce 1t. A bill was in
troduced Incorporating the Dobson
Railway. Bills were passed authoriZ-
Ing Winston township to issue bonds
for a street railway; authorizing Nor
canton to establish a sewerage system.
Mr.. Hutchinson presented the petition
of the operatives of the Loray Cotton
Mills, CASTOR county, asking that
the present labor law be not interferred
with by amendments.
Many cotton mill men are here to
attend the hearing on the child labor
bill before the committees Of the Sen
ate and House tomorrow.
The farmers Institutes for the win
ter have ended, and the holders have
returned here. The next institute will
begin in July.
The Methodist Orphanage here has
arranged to take the children made
shelterless by the burning of the Or
phanage at Montreal, of whom there
were Is.
President Winston, Of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college, is no.
titled that it has been placed on the ap-
proved list by the United States War
Department, thus placing it in the very
front rank, and making it's graduates
in engineering eligible to appointments
without further examinations. State
Secretary and Business Agent Thomas
B. Parker, of the North Carolina Far
mers' Alliance, has returned from the
National Cotton Convention, at New
Orleans. He expresses great satisfac-
ton at the results, which, he says, have
the approval of all the North Carolina
cotton growers.