The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-01
To MAKE EN- PAY
House Judiciary Against
Merchants Bill.
Keep Bee Hives Back From the Roads,
and Liquor Retreshment Mills
Also in Tyrrell Coun-

The question of aiding merchants tc
make customers pay up debts when ar
agreement that this was to come ou'
Of wages was the main topic at the
meeting of the House judiciary Com
mittee yesterday.
The argument started after the
substitute bill prepared on the sub
ject was presented by Representative
Butler of Sampson. t differs from
The original bin of Mr.. Glenn, of Bun
combe. in that it requires a written
agreement or memorandum and thai
it fits the cases of other besides mer-
chants. The substitute reads thus:
That If any person with the intent
to defraud another shall obtain any
advances in money, provisions, goods
wares, merchandise, services, or othe.
| thing of value from any other person
| firm or corporation. upon any agree.
ment in writing, or some memorandum
| thereof in writing signed by the par.
| ty obtaining the said advances, stat.
ing that he will apply his wages OF
salary, then due, or thereafter to be-
come due. to the payment of said ad-
vances so obtained, and the said per-
! son obtaining said advances shall UNI
lawfully and wilfully fail TO apply the
proceeds of said wages to the dis
| charge of said Indebtedness according
To said agreement without lawful ex-
cuse the person so offending shall be
! guilty of a misdcmeanor and upon
! conviction shall be fined not to exceed
| $50. or imprisoned not TO exceed thirty
| Gays.
The bill was urged by Messrs. But
| Ter and Glenn, OF the House, and Mr.
Norman II. Johnson. the Attorney
General of the Merchants Association
who declared that he voiced the wishes
| OF the Merchants Association, and
| that the laborers of the State favored
| ii also, as men who had their debts
would not have to carry the burden of
the non payers.
The bill was antagonized by Messrs
Stickley, of Cabarrus, and Biggs, OF
Durham. Finally Il vote was taken
ana the majority was for an unfayor-
able report The matter will be
argued in the House and the bin is
likely to have some ardent champions,
as well as active opponents,
A bill to compel the Cherokee In
Clan children i'll Swain county to at
tend the government school in swain
for ten months in the year was con-
s1dered. The school has a capacity of
400 and furnishes clothing, medicine,
board and tuition The children do
rot attend largely and the request
comes from the United States govern
n1ent authorities that the State pass a
law to make them attend.
There. are some matters Of the con-
stitutionality Of the bill to be consid-
cred and to look into this a sub-com-
mittee was appointed, this CONSISTING
OF Messrs. Biggs, Lockhart, Murphy OF
Buncombe. and Patterson, the intro
Queer of the bill. One of the require
ments of the bill is for corporal pun
ishment if the pupils do not show up
at school.
A DILL was argued before the COM
mittee to amend the Code SO as to re-
lieVe the husband in cases in which he
is made q party to suit Oh his Wife
estate, to relieve him of costs an
| judgment in cases in which he is nc
the defendant, but is simply made
| III the case against his wife. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Glenn of Bun
combe and had been prepared as sug
gested by Mr.. Charles G. Jones. Tn
bill was regarded rather unfavorabl!
but finally Il subcommittee was al
pointed to look into the matter, tn,
members being Messrs. Glenn, Bige
and Hasten.
The bill Of Mr. Meekins, of Tyrrel
that bee hives be kept at least seven
ty-five fet from a public road wa
given a. favorable report, as was ais
his bill requiring that no cider or win
press be operated or liquors of an.
Kind be sold within mile of st. An
dlews Episcopal church, and no eide
or wine press be operated within lift
feet of a public road in Tyrrell county
Other bills were discussed and con
tinued, and the committee voted TO al
low parties who appeared hereafter il
behalf of bills to speak ten minutes OF
these.