The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-13
ALL PARTY LINES
ARE WIPED OUT.
Carolina Republicans and Demo
Gratis Enthusiastic il, Voting
to Care for Insane
PUT PRICE ON DlsTILLERIEs
Bill introduced Providing Pay.
for Slleriffs Who Break Up
Illicit Plants.

Especial 10 Tho Times Dlspatch1
RALEIGH, N. c., February 12.--As a
"trlton among minnows" was the con-
sidcrntlon to-day In both branches OF
the Lcgisla tl,rc of tho bill for the on
largcmcnt Of the capacity OF tho state
hospitals FOR the insane to meet tho
needs of tho State for years to come.
II was IL measure In which, TO quote
Representative 1larshaw, OF Caldwell,
Republican leader OH tho floor OF the
House. There should DO no partisan
lines" and there were none. The bill
was II substitute prepared by tho Joint
Committee on Appropriations for the
]ickctt bill TO an issue OF $1,000 bonds
for the care OF the nsane. II eliminated
tho bond. feature, but provides for IN
appropriation OF sl25,O00 annually for four
years for increasing the capacity OF tho
hospitals and the establishment Of colo
,ies for cpileptics: NIL the insane Of the
State to be cared for at the expense OF
the State. whether INDECENT or not and
tho improvements to be made by a hos
rltal commission, whose expenditures are
subject TO review by the Governor and
counsel Of State. This substitute bill
WAS reported IN tho House by Reprcscn'
tative Beckett and In tho Senate by
Senator Webb. aud passed both legis-
latlvc bodies without a dissenting vote.
Pts passage In the House was by roll
call. Republicans ana Democrats voting
alike for the bill, tho announcement OF
It's passage unanimously being greeted
by enthusiastic applause from the floor.
Hobbies and galleries. Since the bill
carries appropriations it could pass only
the second reading to-day. and went over
until tomorrow for the final reading.
Not Remove County-Seat
The House killed, SO far as this session
Of the Legislature is concerned. tho
.fforts for tho removal OF tho Rocking
ham county seat from Wentworth to
Redsvile by voting down the bill to
authorize an election to bc held III tho
county on the question. This leaves the
county commissioners at liberty to pro-
eccd with tho rebuilding OF the court
house ut Wcntworth which was burned
GONE months ago.
The House Committee on Counties,
Cities ana Towns this evening voted
twelve to seven TO report unfavor-
ably the Senate bill to create Ice
county out of parts or Moore and
Chatham counties. The members from
Moore and Chatham are both members
OF the committee and fought the bill
bitterly. and this accounts for the nm
favorable report, being evidently a
courtesy to these members.
A minority report VIII t-- submitted
however, and even the opponents
Of the bin, many OF them admit tina,
when the bill comes up in tho House
the minority report for the county
VIII be adopted. 80 that the crca-
ton OF the county at this SEES
sion is practically assured There was
another big delegation hero to-day for
Leo county. similar to the one which
rams for the hearing before the Senate
Committee.
A bill was introduced In the Senate
to pay slierins Of counties $40 for
each illicit distillcry seized. 1t is a
notorious fact that at present sllerlfrs
are not enforcing this feature of the
Watts law, leaving this work on
tirely with revenue officers.
The bill was by senator Foraker.
Help Negroes Out
The House has passed a jointHrcsolu-
ton to appropriate $4,000 to the repre-
sentation of North Carolina negroes
at the jamestown Exposition. The
bin passed with very little opposl-
ton. and is sure to pass the Senate
so that crcditAble representation OF the
North Carolina negroes at jamestown
is assured.
A bill has passed tho House OF Rep
resentatives prohibiting dredging for
oysters In Pamlico Sound and adju.
cent waters for two years. and pro.
hibiting the carrying OF seed-oystcrs
out OF the State. The bin has beer
sent to tho Senate and will certainly
pass that body tomorrow with 1T
tie, II any, opposition.
PROMOTE MIR. SHOEMAKEF