The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-09
tnE LEGISLATURE
WORK That 10 being Done ~ the
North Carolina lswnskera
The Salary Bill.

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raiafies OF the judges of Supreme and
superior Courts 20 $500. Among
'hose making speeches advocating the
a'l were G. NJ. Busbee, James II. Pou.
George Strong. Thos. B. Womack, and
X. II. Hayes. These appeared in re-
Spouse TO an invitation by the chair
man. Judges Graham and Winbarne.
or tue committee opposed The increase,
as did FeinsteF. another lawyer mem
per hringhaus. McNincn, Laughing
house and others of The committee
!fEoke IN favor OF tho bill as adopted
by the Senate and this prevailed The
committee. by vote of 8 TO I, decided
tC report fayorably bill to put sol.
icitora on a salary. but delayed nam
lrg The amount of such salary until a
subcommittee, by inquiiing into pres
ent incomes Of the sixteen solicitors
"f the State under the present fee
hy stem. can approximate and agree
on fair salary.
Wednesdays Work.
IN benste no bills OF general impor-
lance were introduced except one re
ducing fares on railroad and 0ne to
better regulating FIRE Insurance and
ter protect clans and other she'll fish
in several counties. The Drincinai
discussion was on the Ward bill.
Which amends the Watts liquor regula-
| ton. II Provides that no town of less
/ THAR 1,5OO people could grant license
lht the manufacture or sale of liquor.
An amenGme'.t was accepted by Ward
10 modliy thl5 by making population
l,coe. A further amendment was of
feted providing that every town au-
thorizing the sale or mannfac ctnre snail
keep q sa;aried police office, who shall
make daily Inspections and monthly
reports, and the possession Of United
states license to sell whero sale or
manufacture is prohibited shall be
tlima facic evidence Of violation of
the State law. Mr.. Ward said these
additions did not change his bill in
any respect. A motion to
postpone consideration was made. Mr.
Stubhs said tire bill would probably
be the only liquor legislation to come
| before this session and 1T involved
principles Of the utmost Importance
Mr. Burton said that from a political
standpoint, the bill should be consid-
cred.
the motion to postpone until Thurs
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Bills passed firal reading to enable
married mon whose wives are insane,
or lunatics, to convert their land free
of dover upon certificate of superin-
tendent Of hOCpital for tho insane; to
cure adjective orders in the regiStra-
tfOn of deeds Iii the House DILL was
introduced to regulate the sale of pat
ent medicines containing alcohol or
: dangerous drugs: to amend the fire in
surance act OF 1899, to provide for in
terchangeable mileage books on rail
ways. Bills passed regulating the
! sale of cotton seed and fixing a stand
ard; changing the name Of the Enter
priso Saving AMI Loan Company to
tie Waxhaw Banking ani Loan Com
Iany; 10 provid3 for the election of
4 county commissioners by the people in
Union; 20 authorize Mecklenburg' S
beard of education to borrow money;
to provide for primary elections in
: Craven; to include Stanly. Ashe and
ntgomery counties in the act pun
. ishing the killing of fish with cyna
l mite.
!. The following bills passed the third
reading:
! To amend the law of descent which
allows all children cf a mother to in
herit from their mother. whether legi
innate or illegitimate; (this law pro
E vldes simply that illegitimate children
g may inherit from their common mother
S provided they get nothing that is left
y by the father); to prevent the killing
e squirrels in the county of Jones and
e franklin; to provide for the holding
q Of primary elections in Buncombe
S county; to protect fish within twelve
miles Of the summit of Grandfather
l. Mountain, in Mitchell county; resolu
y tion of the Senate to pay Governors
l. expenses of his inauguration, (the res
e olution authorizes the Auditor to draw
5. his warrant on the State Treasurer
S for the amounts set forward in the
q resolution; the entire amount doe:
not exceed $5o0;) to fix the time fol
selling real estate for taxes in Jack
son county; to relieve the board of ag
riculture from contributing to the cur
s rent expenses Of the Agricultural {
J. Mechanical College at Raleigh. Scale
Said he did net oppose the bill but i
should go before the committee OF
d appropriation. as although it relieve;
Is une board of agriculture from contri
q buting to the college, it provided 70
: an appropriation. Mr. Mclean. chair
Is man Of the agricultural committe
&c which reported the bill favorobly. csk
ed the bill be not referred. He aske;
that his original bill which was Sc
for a special order be withdrawn an,
a bill which carried unanimously il
the House containing the same re
l. ports. be substituted. Mr.. Mclean
said the board of agriculture shoul
t. not appropriate their funds TO the Agri
;s cultural & Mechanical College; tha
these amounts should not come from
LII the pockets of the farmers alone. H
< hoped Scales motion would be vote
10 down. Scales said the bill carrie
le with it an appropriation of $4,000 an
:, it should go before the proper commit
~ tee. He said investigation never hurt
u a good bill and if it was a proper on
= it would not be hurt and few day
- delay would work no injury. He ask
le ed what was the use of such commit
is tee if it were net referred to the proI
u er committee. Mclean asked If tn
substitute from the House would nc
be considered by the appropriate
committee if it were re-referred. Scale
replied that this would be done. Mt
a. Lean withdrew his original bill an
n by his consent the substitute from tn
-, House was referred to the committe
on appropriations.
;. The Lacy Resolution.
IN The House resolution on the Lac
Of bill, the special order for yesterda
Ie wasp taken up. Mr.. Foushee said b
n o..~1,@lr horod ho rocnlr.fion wnNi