Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-02-23

Turnpike Company; to amend the /
bird law of Forsyth county; to pre- |
vent throwing sawdust in certain
streams in Guilford.
The anti-jug bill, namely House
bill, to repeal chapter $40, public laws
1903, except as to Cleveland, Cabar-
rus, Mitchell and Castor, came up on
second reading, but met considerable
opposition as to immediate passage
Mason, of Gastonia, moved that it
be referred to the committee on jul
dietary. Amendments we're offered
excepting also Caldwell and Yancey.
Rutherford and Madison. Mason's
motion was adopted and the bill went
to the judiciary committee. This is
the bill which the Supreme Court
made applicable to the whole State,
while it was only intended for the four
counties of Cleveland, Cabarrus,
Mitchell and CASTOR, and the bill now
in hand will make the law apply only
| to those four counties.
| In the Senate Wednesday the land
| lord and tenant bill came up and was
postponed.
pilotage BILL abolishing compulsory
pilotage on the Cape, Fear river came
up with a favorable report. A minor
ity report was offered signed by Rec
tor, Reeves, Uzzell, Wade and Dobson.
The bill was made a special order for
Friday at noon.
! The bin to increase salaries OF
| judges to $4,000 with $3.50 for expens-
es passed second reading.
The Senate Thursday passed the
Scales bill giving $4,000 for the estab
lishment of juvenile reformatory
There was a good deal of discussion of
the bill.
Bills passed as follows: Regulating
the salaries of judges, the Senate, on
motion of Zollicoffer, concurring in the
House amendment making salaries
$3,25O instead of $4,000; to incorporate
Andrews, Cherokee county; to improve
I the public roads in Valley township,
Cherokee county; to amend the acts of
1903 regarding cotton meal as fertil-
izer by making 71a per cent. of ammo
MIA the standard. A fight had been
made to make the standard 8 per cent.
but the House named 71s per cent. The
Senate committee set the figure back
to per cent. but the matter being re-
ferred to the committee 71a per cent
was agreed upon, and stands as the
figure prescribed. Bills passed to pre-
vent throwing sawdust in certain
streams in Warren, Anson, Montgom-
cry and Swain; to relieve c. G. Lee,
Aaron W. Moore; Albert Bigelow and j.
NJ Lee, school teachers, in Caswell
county; to incorporate the Western
Union Academy; to take ]. F. Gardner,
out of Wesley Chapel school district,
| If,in - to 1ox Of 2Q7
regarding public schools in town Of
Durham; tc compel the attendance of
Cherokee Indians at schools; to extend
the time for the North State Trust
Company to perfect it's organization;
} to incorporate the Bank of Chapel Hill;
to authorize the Bank Of Lumberton to
increase number of directors, and to
give the Robson County Loan and
, Trust Company the same authority; to
Incorporate the Greensboro Female
College.
The following bills were ratified
Thursday: To fix the time for holding
, courts in Warren county; to provide
for payment Of one-half fees to wit
nesses and officers in Caswell county,
when mot a true bill'' is found; to
amend the law Of evidence relative, to
written statements; to appoint a cotton
weigher for the city of Raleigh.
The following bills passed final read
ing: Requiring commissioners OF
Wilkes county to levy special tax to
build bridges across the Yadkin river
at Roaring River and Holman's Ford
Cowles, of Wilkes, desired to know
why Judge Graham had taken it upon
himself to introduce bill for county
: he did not represent. Holbrook, Of
Wilkes, stated that he was in favor OF
, the bill, and Cowles was opposed tc
| it, that the people Of Graham needed
the bridge and that Judge Graham had
introduced it by request. DR.. Alexan-
der, of the committee, explained thai
when the bill was before the committee
it was stated that law was passed
in 1903, giving the county commits
} sioners authority to levy special ta1
, for this purpose and they had refused
to do So Cowles, in opposing the bill
stated that Wilkes was already heav-
lily burdened with bond debt, and the
!. people oppressed with taxes. Holbrool
detailed the great need Of the citizens
, for two bridges and asked members t6
. vote for the bill, without amendments
CcWles offered an amendment, which
:, was defeated; to leave the question O.
!, bridge tax to vote; to leave the ques
: ton of building the bridge to the dis
, cretion Of the commi issioners and tt