Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE
Work That is Being Done BY the
North Carolina Lawmakers.

uoiieSleduS LOT lanuS nelu IN common.
Harrison, to amend n law establish
ing graded schools in Weldon.
Gordon. of Guiford, to fix salaries Of
Guilford county officers.
Joyner. to fix the pay of commissions
ars in Northampton.
Woodward. Of Wilson. to allow regis
ters 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. +. 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
n special tax; to authorize Dare county
to levy q 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 COMMITTEES OH salaries
and fees, by vote of to :, reported
/ hn III
salaries of the judges of Supreme and
Superior Courts to S3.5OO. Among
those making speeches advocating the
bill were c. NJ. Busbee, James II. Pou,
George Strong. Thos. b. Womack and
K. II. Hayes. These appeared in re-
| sponSe TO an invitation by the chair
man. Judges Graham and Winborne.
or inc committee opposed the increase
as did Feimster, another lawyer mem
Dcr Eringhaus, McNinch, Laughing
house and others Of the committee
spoke in favor of the bill as adopted
by the Senate and this prevailed. The
committee. by vote of Q TO z, decided
to- report favorably a bill to put sol
icitors on salary, but delayed nam
/ lrg the amount of such salary until a
subcommittee, by inquiring into pres
ent incomes OF the sixteen solicitors
Of the State under the present fee
system. can approximate and agree
ON fair salary.
Wednesdays Work.
In Senate no bills OF general impor.
lance were introduced except one re.
| uucing fares On railroad and one to
pettor regulating fire insurance and
other companies. Bills passed to bet
ter protect clans and other shell fish
IN several counties. The principal
discussion was on tho Ward bill.
which amends the Watts liquor regula-
ton. Ii provides that no town of less
than l,5OO people could grant license
iol the manufacture or sale or LIQUOR
An amenGme,.t was accepted by Ward
10 modify this by making population
1000 further amendment was Of
fered providing that every town au-
thoriZinS the sale or manufacture snail
keep saiaried police Office. who shall
make daily inspections and monthly
reports, and the possession Of United
States license to sell where sale or
manufacture is prohibited shall be
! Illma faclc evidence Of violation of
the State law. Mr. Ward said these
additions did net change his bill in
eny respect. a motion to
postpone consideration was made. Mr.
Stubbs said the bill would probably
be the only liquor legislation to come
before this session and 1t involved
principles OF the utmost Importance.
hr. Burton said that from a political
standpoint, the bill should be 'consid-
| cred.
the motion to postpone until Thurs.
day was 2Gorted almost unanimously
Bills passed fiCal reading TO enable
married mon whose wives are insane.
ur mnatica, to convert tLeir land free
OF dover upon certificate OF superin-
| t@ndenl Of hocpital for tho insane; tC
cure defective orders in the rceistra-
tion OF deeds. la the House a biIl was
MtiCduced 20 regulate INC sale Of pat
tnt medicines containing alcohol or
dangerous drugs; to amend the fire in.
surance dct OF 1899. to provide for i'm.
Manageable mileage books on rail
ways. Bills passed regulating the
sale OF cotton seed and fixing a stand.
ard; changing the name Of the Enter
| prlso Saving ana Loan Company to
tie WaXhav Banking and Loan Com
Tony; 10 proyid' for the election Of
county commissioning by the people in
Union; 10 authorize Mccklenbure's
beard of education to borrow money:
10 provide for primary elections in
craven; TO include Stanly, Ashe and
montgomery counties in the act pun
Ishing the killing of fish with Gyna.
mite.
The following bills passed the third
reading:
To amend the law or descent wnlcn
allows all children Of mother to in
herit from their mother. whether legi-
innate or illcgit!mate: (this law pro
vides simply that illegitimate children
may inherit from their common mother
provided they get nothing that is left
Dy the fatner); TO prevent the killing :
squirrels in the county OF Jones and
| Franklin. In prcN-ilo e. +Io