The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

committees who are Workcu L. Heath
and The State Treasury, too. and the
House lobby OF several prospective
committee clerks who had been wait
ing for nice soft berths. with four dol
lars per day and nothing TO dc, as 4
clerk Of some committee that mel
bout half an hour three times a week
Chairman burlington made femt
lit sparring in behalf Of the prospective
Leaeficiaries Of plentiful pie. and Mr..
Hankins uf Davidson, struck out
blindly and without gloves for thJ
army of political outs trying TO get in,
but his bare knucks had damaged
culcle when Mr.. McNinch had gwen
his definition of a peanut pol .tcian.
Fridays breeze helped 10 do this
work And the lingu. site bout over the
.4ppomattox bin Friday settled for the
balance of the session the question Of
wheer bills carrying appropriations
had to go before they were enacted in
to law, so that when shat bill came mp
Yesterday with the seal of the Appro-
priations Committee dpon ii there was
not a murmur OF dissent and ii rode
ne gauntlet OF three readings rs un-
rarturbed as did The glorious North
Carolina veterans, HON it htnOred,
hear themselves when facing shot and
shell and hell for their Southland and
the Constitution Of their fathers.
Other matters disposed Of were al
IN, ST without exception local IN their
nature. such as providing for leVying
sneciaI taxes, electing commissioners,
establishing graded schools, appointing
Justices Of the Peace etc, III various
counties.
one bill of general application and
importance passed, chat being Nr.
Simpsons, Of Union, giving oIcds dated
PRIOR TO 1870 and still Unregistered.
the benefit OF The act of 1885 defining
ancient records
The name OF the Baptist University
was changed as requested
Among the bills introduced, that OF
I4aughinghouse Of Pitt, provides for
repeal of law prohibiting sale of liquor
i'm one mile of Longs school house, SO
that the town of Fountain may hay"
q dispenSaTN.
The bin introduced 10y Mr.. AleXan-
der. of Mecklen burg, regulating the
liuor traffic among other regulations,
prcviGes that all saloons in the state
shall close at eight O'Clock D.. M. ana
shall not open until 8 o'clock Il. IN.
The license tax on all saloons shall De
one thousand dollars. 10 be paid 10 the
proper authorities, state, county and
city. in propcrt!onate party before he
license shall be granted. MI screens
md obstacles to shut Out View from
ontS de are prohibited.
MIR. Freeman. of Meckle nbur9, Of
fered a bill regult.tns; the speed OF
automobiles in Charlotte ami Mecklen-
hllro county. IL prohibiting a greater
speed than eight miles an hour On BUS
mess streets of Charlotte. fifteen miles
n suburbs of Charlotte and country
towns, and twenty miles ou the county
roads
rhe bill introduced by Little, cf Fit
chairman of the committee on the In
stitution for the Blind provides for an
expenditure of $4,000 for needed per-
nanont improvements, inclndiI% heat
ing plant. electric light cold storage
and additions to buildings.
There were many vacant seats in the
House and after adjournment vas
taken until y o'clock Monday there
was a general exodus nf members,
most Of them getting ready to go home
fUI Sunday.
Proceedings in Detail.
>.,.fer Gu'pn called ,he " as 10
order at ten O'Clock, prayers being
said by Rev. j. G. Massee of the Tab
eina1 g Bant,st church.
The journal of Fridays proceedings
was read anu approves
Petitions
Warren. of Jones: TO prohibit use
OF pound nets in waters Of Hyde coun-
ty. Committee on Fish.
Introduction Of BIDS.
The following bills were introduced
and referred to Committee indicated.
Alexander. of MeeIi'enDurq: TO
regulate sale of LIQUOR. Referred to
Committee on Liquor Traffic.
Koonce: TO INCORPORATE the South
bound railroad Company. Committee
OH Railroads..
I4aughinghouse: To EXEMPT the
town of Trenton from act prohibiting
sale of liquor, Committee on Liquor
Traffic
Robinson; TO amend act regulat-
ing examination of justices. Commit
tee on JUDICIARY.
Shipman TO amend laws of 1903,
making it unlawful to se'l liquors in
one mile o. church in Columbus
county. Committee on liquor Traffic.
HUMPHREYS For ruling of Pied
mont Manu-. Il Et'ih2 Company.
Fowler: For protection of farms
and farm lands, Committee on Agri-
culture.
Little; For benefit of North Caro-
INA IISilIullOn LOT education OF DllflU.
Committee on institution of Bland.
Stronach: TO validate a deed from
the state TO +. II. Hughes. Judiciary
Committee.
Butler: TO provide for election of
county boards of education by the
people. Committee on Education.
Ward: TO provide for additional
terms of court in Montgomery coun-
ty. Committee on Courts.
Young: To provide for working
roads III Ashe county Committee on
Roads.
Hall: To change township lines III
Rowan county. Calendar
Freeman: Relating to control and
of vehicles on public
roads of Mecklenburg county. Com
mittee on Roads
Davis, of Haywood, by request:
Memorial from Daughters of Ameri-
can Revolution, asking the erection
of memorial hall. Calendar
The Sneaker ratified the bill to
change the site of the County Home
OF Lincoln county.
The following bills passed third
reading: TO allow Stokes County
to levy a special tax.
TO allow commissioners of Hender-
son county to sell real estate and for