Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE
Work That is Being Done BY tt
North Carolina Lawmakers.


North Carolina Lawmakers.
The following bills were introduced:
Wnborne. to provide for allOting
homesteads for lands held in common.
Harrison, to amend law establish
ing graded schools in Weldon.
Gordon, of Guilford, to fix salaries of
Guilford county officers.
Joyner. to fix the pay of commission
ers in Northampton.
Woodward, of Wilson, to allow regis
tprs of deeds to administer Oaths on
accounts.
Roberts. to submit to the voters of
MARSHALL the establishment of saloons
or dispensaries.
Woodward, to amend the charter of
the Oriental & Pamlico Sound Railway
Company.
Gayle, to regulate the laws of Caro-
lima manufacturing establishment.
Campbell, for relief of J. F. Mclean
and S. P. Austin, Confederate veterans.
Murphy. of Buncombe, to amend the
charter of the Murphy & Hickory Nut
Gap Railway Company.
Graham, of Lincoln, to promote the
use of school books in the public
schools relating to North Carolina his
tory.
Passed Final Reading.
The following bills passed final read
ing To allow Caswell county to levy
especial tax; to authorize Dare county
to levy a special tax; to allow the
town of Spencer to issue bonds for
graded schools, electric lights, etc. !;
to amend the law of 1903 and to in
crease the number of trustees of the
Morganton graded school, to allow
Sampson county to issue bonds for a
special tax.
The Salary Bill.
The House committee Oh Salaries
and fees, by vote of to Z reported
1ayorably the Senate bill increasing
salaries of the judges of Supreme and
superior Courts to $3,500. Among
nose making speeches advocating the
Dill were c. M. Busbee, James H. Pou
george Strong, Thos. B. Wo1nack, ant
H. n. Hayes. These appeared in re
spmse to, an invitation by the chair
man. Judges Graham and Winborne
VI me committee opposed the increase
as dld Feimster, another lawyer mem
vr' Nr' Erlnghaus, McNinch, Laughing
louse and others of the COMMITTEES
yoke in favor of the bill as adopted
w the Senate and this prevailed. Th
=. .e~ahtlee, by vote of to.7, decided
" report favorably bill to put sol
%tors on salary, but delayed nam
Is lhe amount. Of such salary until
ssaaoVc.o9mmittee, saV by inquiring into pres
va wv incomes Of the: sixteen solicitor
" nc State under the present fe
esstem, can approximate and agre
W fair salary.
Wednesdays Work.
tn III Senate no bills of general impo
sA'. %nce We're introduced except one r,
Sa Stpls 1ares On railroad and one
dhon esl regulating fire insurance an
I. ou ,ner companies. Bills passed to be
% protect clans and other she'll fis
lsrnasl ~e1eral counties. The princip'
nbisn nbtasSlon was on tho Ward bill
finn rIN amends the Watts liquor regul
hsn u provides that no town of lie:
SI /" =, l'oOO people could grant licens
An sn sae manufacture or sale of liquo
10 NIL ien1meit was accepted by Wal
lM0 M0ui,y 'hls by making populate
ieros further amendment was {
tbor;uilp providing that every town a
ken the sale Or manufacture sns
nsto sp sa.aried police Office, who shs
len0s. daily inspections and month
+ stsi.s' aud the possession of Unit,
aanuso ncense to sell where sale
njlaclurc bin. is prohibited shall
Ae, Statie iacie evidence of violation
sddtoss.ae Hes.e law. Mr.. Ward said the
spv ''lohs did not change his bill
lOsro respect. A motion
:. sn6S s(6voac consideration was made. \
Be lNs ths sad the bill would probat
before 1niy ~! liquor legislation to col
nhcir,ooils session and it involv
lr pp,ss p,s. OF the utmost importan
Nardnn.toon said that from a polite
Ned punt, the bill should be cons
J Ny vsn motion to postpone until Thu
Bills ADOPTED almost unanimous
aarriaa passed firaI reading to ena
@unat; nler whose wives are insa
douoncS, to convert their land fl
eOlente upon certificate of super
!, ene Gefo vi nocpital for the insane;
t of oSfe1ectlve orders in the regist
Nhcdnooee'e: oeeus. In the House bill v
media. mEo 10 regulate the sale of I
sageronso oines containing alcohol
aaacee eos drugs; to amend the fire
aehan act OF 1899, to provide for
VS. sssi,uole si,le mileage books on r
'%ef ,s co,t passed regulating
'n seed and fixing sta