The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-07

speaking for it's value.
The bill for the School of Technol-
ogy at Spray was passed and goes to
the Senate for its action. This prop
osition has been fully published and
it is stated that the school will pro-
vide technical education in cotton mill
work that will be available without
cost or at a minimum cost to all young
men in North Carolina.
The House. after argument of var
ious kinds killed the bill providing for
the attendance of the sheriff of Ashe
county at Jefferson the last week in
April, an effort being made to put
every county in the State on similar
basis. This was on an amendment by
Mr.. Cowles, Republican, of Wilkes,
and then the bill was tabled, the ma
jority saying they did not approve Of
such legislation for officers sworn to
perform their duties. The matter had
to do with time for paying of taxes
the week before election and it was
considered that the sheriffs are cor
rectly attending this.
A bill providing for the annexation
of the new Code by q lawyer to be APP
pointed by the Governor, the annota-
ton to be at State expense, the officer
to be appointed after January the 1st.
if not annotated by private sources be-
fore that time was killed. Mr.. Biggs
of Durham opposed the bill, saying
annexation was for the benefit of law
yers who would pay for it, that it was
not properly a matter for State ex-
pense. Mr.. Hasten and Murphy, of
Buncombe, against.
An effort was made to have passed
the Senate bill giving 5000 reward to
d. H. Tatum. of Person, for the cap
ture of one Bud Mebane, who was
lynched while en- route to prison.
This was in 1885, during the admins
tration of Governor Scales, and though
Mr.. Cunningham urged the claim say
ing that investigation showed it to be
a just one, that Senate committees
and the Senate had endorsed it, his
plea fell on deaf ears and the bill was
killed.
Tie Solicitors Salary BILL this to
pay salaries in place of. fees also fell
by the wayside. The amount in the
bill, $4,000 a year, with amendments
of $4,000, $2,750 and $4,000 suited
not the majority and when Mr.. Hasten
moved to table the knock out was
given, the voices full of force and
''whoop.'
The jamestown Exposition bill with
approximation of $4,000 was laid out
also, but this in a more kindly man
ner. Regarding it too tenderly to give
it the coup de grace before the eyes
of the public it was sent to the Com
mittee on Appropriations where it
awaits its fate, which appears to be
a doom of "innocuous desuetude.''
An effort that received a fatal
thrust at once was that to allow rail-
roads to give free passes to from
three to five of the officers of the
North Carolina Real Estate Asoscia-
ton, as these must travel to boom
North Carolina dirt. No courtesy was
shown this, but it met an early and
violent death.
The session closed with the Justices
of the Peace bill under the limelight
The bill had come over from the SEN
ate and objections to men named
from Wilkes was made by Mr.. Cowles,
Republicans as his list did not APP
pear. Mr.. West Republican, of Cher
okee. had also a plant that he had
sent in no list from Cherokee, yet one
appeared. He moved to have these
struck out and the motion prevailed.
Then there was argument Of all
kinds, from the standpoint of politics
up to constitutional questions, which
was finally cut short by a. motion to
adjourn, the Speaker announcing that
the SESSION on Monday would begin at
9 o'clock Adjournment is expected
Some two hundred bills were rati-
fed at the session, and a number of
bills hustled along. Mr.. Graham, of
Lincoln, was in the chair part of the
evening and his dispatch of business
was complimented by Speaker Guion,
who said that with Mr.. Grahams
speed, adjournment might have been
had three weeks ago.
Third Reading Bills.
The following bills passed third
reading, the Senate bills being ordered
enrolled:
Relative to Spring Graded School.
Alamance county.
To promote industry and immigra-
ton and authorizing special tax in
Asheville.
Concerning sales of intoxicating Ii.
quors by druggists in Mecklenburg
county. Senate bill.
To regulate certain official fees and
salaries in Mecklenburg county. Sen
ate bill.
To amend the broad tire law of
Charlotte township in Mecklenburg
county. Senate bill.
For the relief of T. ID. Davis, oyster
Inspector for Hyde.
Invitation from North Carolina
Real Estate Dealers and North Car
0Ilild tdiE ASSOCIATION TO settlers TO
visit Raleigh during the net State
Fair.
TO repeal acts exemptng municipal
bonds from taxation. This Senate
bill affects bonds of Durham and
Charlotte.
Title land conveyed to State by
Grissoms & Lawrence bought for In
dustrial school and afterwards to A.
and M. conveyed to Board of Agricul-
ture.
A bill to amend sections of the
Code relating to misdemeanors Civ
ing Jurisdiction to Justices of the
Peace. affecting Mecklenburg, Moore
and Lincoln.
To prevent selling or giving away of
liquors on election day
in five miles of polling place with pur-
pose of influencing votes.
To establish q geologic and
economic survey of North Carolina