The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-20
AQUORUM TROUBLE.
Members Hurry From
Pillar to Post.
The Child Labor And Factory Hour
Bills To Be Considered On
The Thirty-first of
January.

Some committees of the House met
yesterday, some did not, though the
chairmen of these and sundry MEM
bers set long and patiently waiting
quorum to appear.
But in three cases no quorum gath
cred at the meeting places, and the
committees on Insurance, on Rail-
roads and Corporations and on Sala-
ries and Fees did no business.
The cause is not hard to find, ana
II involves no lack of interest on the
part of members. Numbers of these
are on many committees, and beng IN
attendance on others some had TO
suffer, the three named being the VIC
Tins yesterday afternoon 1t was hur
nv from pillar to post and the post
suffered.
SpcciaI Committee on Expenditures.
The special committee on eXpendl-
lures, consisting of Messrs. Mltcheli;
of BERTHE, Murphy of Buncombe, ana
stewart of Harnett We're in session
Yesterday. the purpose being to ex-
anime into the matter of the force OF
emplovees and salaries paid in the
House. 1t will continue its work to-
day.
Manufacturing and Labor.
The Committee on Manufacturing
and Labor was in session in the State
Library yesterday afternoon, ana al
ter a general discussion of three DlliS
before it having to do with child LABOR
in factories and hours OF TABOR LOT
factory employees agreed to postpone
a hearing on the bills till Tuesday,
the 31st of January in order to give
mill men a chance to be heard.
Asking for a postponement were
Messrs Warburton of Richmond,
Stickley of Cabarrus, Taylor of Vance,
and Hutchinson of CASTOR. MesSrS.
Sands Gayle of Halifax, Gordon of
Guilford and McGill of Cumberland,
wanted an immediate hearing. In the
debate Messrs Gayle and Warbufton
each spoke of their knowledge or
factory needs because of their work in
factories. Mr.. Gayle spoke of certain
mills giving less than half an hour
for meals Mr.. Warburton denied this
and called for names whereupon Mr..
Gayle named two mills at ROANOKE
Rapids and one at Rosemary.
The bills TO be considered are one
by Mr. Warburton providing for %
hours of labor a week, one by Mr..
Gayfe for so hours a week for women
and children under eighteen and the
bill of Mr.. Cunningham for certain edu-
cational qualifications for children in
factories.
Propositions and Grievances.
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances ordered favorable reports
on the following bills:
To protect quail in Richmond coun-
ty, the open season to be from Novem-
Der first to April first.
The prevent catching bear in traps
in Swain county, with penalty OF
$25 for each bear caught.
To prevent killing of quail and part
ridges in Swain for three years, with
$50 fine for every bird killed, the Au-
dubon Society and the solicitor being
required to aid in the enforcement of
this
TO prevent the killing of partridges,
quail. doves, robbins, hooking birds
and wild turkeys in Halifax and War
rem between the fifteenth of February
and the fifteenth of November, under
penalty of $50 fine or 80 days in prison.
Rabbits and squirrels to be Killed at
any time.
TO protect crops in Ashe from dep
relations by stock, two-thirds of the
damage to be paid by owner of stock.
the stock to be held and sold to re-
cover damages.
The bill of Mr.. Winborne, of Hert-
ford to allow a nonresident to hunt
on his own land in Hartford without
paying a license tax was referred to
Mr.. Daniel to confer with Mr.. Win
borne, the committee expressing dis
approved of the bill as drawn. The
bill to prevent hunting on the land OF
another in Hartford without permits
sion was reported favorably.
substitute for II. Il. As providing
for election of three county commits
sioners in Washington in 1906 and
each two years thereafter by the pop
ular vote and the election in 1908 and
each two years thereafter of three
justices of the peace in each township
was reported favorably.
A substitute. bill was reported favor
ably concerning the killing of squlr-
rels in Dare, Jones' Onslow and Frank
lin counties, the closed seasons be-
ing: Dare, March 1 to November i;
Jones and Onslow. March L to Octo-
Der L; Franklin, March ! to Septem-
Der /.