The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-14
WITH COMMITTEES
Bills That Were Acted
On FavorabIy at Yes
terday's Meetings.


introduced by Mr. Mitchell, of BERTHE.
To amend the charter Of Ayden. Pitt
county. This gives the Town Com
the right to regulate erec-
ton of wooden buildings in the Fire
District" and to lay off any part OF
the town as district to be controlled
as a fire district in the matter OF
wooden buildings. Mr.. Laughing
house. Of Pitt. introduced the bill
To provide for the election of five
County commissioners in Franklin
County in 1906, and every two years
thereafter BY Mr.. Boddie, of
Franklin.
TO incorporate Macon, in Warren
County The incorporation had run
out. The officers named are Il. -.
Thornton. Mayor; w. G.. Edgerton, ).
f. Rodwell j. G. Coleman. M. T.
Perry. commissioners, and j. S. Now
ell. chief of police An election is to
be held in May. BY Mr.. Daniel OF
Warren.
To amend the charter of Littleton,
in Halifax and Warren counties. rms
makes the corporate limits three
fourths of mile i'm each direction
from stone on the south side OF the
Seaboard Air Line track ON the HAN
fax and Warren line, the stone beng
the centre. The elections are to be on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
Nav every two years, this for mayor
and seven commissioners. BY MI
Daniel of Warren.
To authorize the County Commas
sioners of Henderson County to sell
the land and present home OF the
aged and infirm and TO use the FUNDS
to purchase a new tract ana erect
home near Hendersonville, also to sell
4 :, 81 hO1lSp -,
either in whole or by pfecemeal and
ia turn the funds into the county
treasurer or to use all or part to pur-
chase a big clock for the dome of the
new court house. The bill also pro-
vides for a tax levy for three years to
paw off county Indebtedness and Tor
the. erection Of county bridges. Ey
Rector. Of Henderson,
Roads and Turnpikes.
Bills were reported favorably by
the Committee on Roads and Turn
pixies providing for improving the
county roads of Warren, Lincoln,
Arson and Henderson, introduced by
the members from the counties named.
The Blind.
The Committee on Blind 1nstitu-
tons yesterday visited the colored
Blind Asylum.
Propositions and Grievances.
The House Committee on PROPOSE
lions and Grievances reported the fol-
lowing favorably:
The bill introduced by Mr. BoneY,
of New Hanover. to regulate the sale
of Hour meal. A standard buSliel OF
forty-eight pounds. with equal sub
divisions is required, the packages to
be marked with the quantity, This
does not interfere with sales IN bulk.
The bill is favored by the merchants
The bill Of Mr.. Cunningham. of Per-
son to regulate the killing of deer In
Person and Granville. Deer are re-
ported as being so numerous as to r.
duirc killing and farmers are aE-
thorized to kill these at any time When
they arc destroying crops. The limit
is 20 be extended to the 5th Of Jam
uary.
The bill to allow SIP. the remand
er of a special tax in SourtoWn town
ing bridge. BY Mr.. Gordon, Of.
Stokes.
There was an indefinite postpone
ment of the bill of Mr.. Harrison, pro-
viding for a Board of BARRIERS.
senate judiciary.
The Senate judiciary committee met
court room and passed upon the fol-
lowing bills:
s. B. Is. Odcll. of Cabarrus To
repeal chapter 67J OF the Public Laws
OF 1903. \ bird and game law for
Cabarrus county. Reported faVorably.
S. 3. IS. Ward. of Craven: To
amend chapter 6f6, Public Laws of
1903. To provide for paying ste
nographer for Craven county. Report
ed favorably.
S. 3. 10. Ward. of Craven: TO
amend section $40 of the Code of
North Carolina by providing for APP
peals in contempt cases. Reported
favorably as amended.
S. y. 20. Ward. of Craven: To make
the office of bank cashier continuing
office. Reported favorably.
s. b. 81. Arendell, of Carteret: To
repeal chapter 513, of the Laws Of
1899, allowing the sale of liquor at
Morehead City. Reported back TO
Senate to be referred to Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
S, Il. 26. Wright. of Rowan: To
bar the power Of the sale of mortgag es,
etc. when debt is barred. Reported
back to the Senate without prejudice.
Codification of Laws.
The Senate and House Committee
on the Codification of>the Laws, held
a joint meeting last evening at $50
o'clock in the Supreme court room
Judge r. Il. Womack, member of
the Code Commission, explained fully
and at considerable length, what the
Code Commission had done, the meth
DDS it employed. what it had already
accomplished and what was still left
to be done.
The motion was made and carried
that the new chairman representing
the Senate and House Committees on
the Codification of the Laws, Jointly
appoint twelve subcommittee, each
subcommittee to consist of three
members. two from the House and one
from the Senate. to take up the work,
and the two chairs will assign GER
tain chapters to each subcommittee.
The committees will meet Jointly
twice a week.
Another motion was carried to in
Vite and request the Code Commission
to assemble at once and give all the
help possible to the subcommittee,
and cooperate with the committees.
The work has been not only com
piing, but collating. re-arranginS and
making the laws more compact. The
work was attended with many and eX-
trpu1p IiffjcUltipS