The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-24

t13AAIAu MCNEIL had
received 1882 votes and R. M
Douglas had received 77,0I7 votes for
corporation commissioner and thai
McNe1l was duly elected, this respIt
being answered by the president
The JOINT session was dissolved. the
senators returning at 1905 O'Clock
Bills Introduced.
Bills We're introduced as follows
By Laughinshouse: To provide fol
payment of penitentiary bonds.
By Vestal (resolution): To obtain
Information regarding the number OF
insane persons in ,jails and county
homes i'll the State.
By Stevens: To require political
candidates to furnish lists of ex-
penses, aud to prevent corporations
from contributing campaign funds.
Bills Pass Third Reading.
The following bills passed third
reading:
To make indictable assault upon
an innocent woman.
To SO amend the Watts law that
an election can be held on prohibi-
IN CT the same footing as one. oil
~dispensary or saloons.
To authorize a trial judge in cases
of ~Teionlous assault, to exclude all
persons except those directly inter
ested from the court room during
trial.
To give justice of the peace juris-
dietiOn of cruelty to animals.
At Wednesdays session but little
was accomplished besides the intro
duetion Of new bills. The work of the
committees was also unimportant.
Senate.
Among the Senate bills favorably
reported were:
To allow judges in trial of eases
of felOnioUs assault and attempted
%felonious assault to exclude from the
court rooms persons not connected
with the case.
To allow county commissioners to
force clerks of court to increase
bonds. >
To make indictable attempted as
sault upon an innocent woman; un-
favorable reported, the law already
this matter. There was also
an hnfavorable report on the bill
amending the law as to requirments
before granting license to attorneys,
another bill of the same character be-
ing before the legislature with a
favorable report. a third unfavor-
able report was on the bill to define
and punish battery by lawyers, and
yet another on the n requiring
sheriffs to keep a record of processes
for services and to have an official
seal.
Favorable reports were made on
bills:
To prevent the exposure and sale
OF indecent pictures and prohibiting
indecent shows and to prevent the
usury and extortion on mortgages on
household goods, etc.
To secure the pensioners the
amounts allowed them by pension
boards.
10 compel water companies to sup
ply wholesome drinking water.
To prohibit the collection of a sum
In excess of the regular fare from
passengers who for reasonable cause
do not have tickets.
There was a report without preiu-
dice on the bill prescribing the man
ner IN which passengers should enter
and leave trains. 1t was stated that
nearly all the railway bills went over
until next Thursday.
House.
Tho Ho,ea 80 Al |
at 1880 and as no minister was pres
ent there was no prayer. Several
petitions were introduced for the re-
peal OF the homestead law, the sup
of Msrmonism and the abo-
of saloons in Morganton.
Among the bills introduced were
the following:
10 enlarge the powers of the State
board of pharmacy.
BY Horton: To separate white and
persons on street railways.
By Preston: To encourage immigra-
ton.
By Galloway: To prevent the waiv-
ing of bills of indictment.
Ry Mangum: To amend the Re-
vlsal as to delays in Transporting
freight, also requiring railway COM
panies to furnish freight cars.
BY Hampton: To amend the revisal
regarding the clerk of Currituck
By Price: To extend the pension
law to certain ex-Confederate soldiers
By Laughinghouse: For the relief
of prisoners in jail in Pitt awaiting
trial.
BY Buchanan: TO regulate pay of
witnesses and jurors in Moore.
BY Mauney: To authorize the cor
roration commission to require rail-
ways to install more passenger trains
and make connections.
Reformatory Bill.
Just before the close of the session
Mr., Preston, of Mecklenburg, asked
and was allowed to introduce
out Disorder a bill providing for a re-
r.