The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

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agement of immigration.
Bills that passed final reading:
Protect forests of North CAROLINA
from fire.
House bill to amend the Revisal
relative to the marriage ceremony by
allowing an authorized preacher as
will as ordained ministers to perform
the ceremony.
The following new bills were intro
duced out of order:
Jones: Prevent passing worthless
checks.
jones: Compel express companies
to make prompt settlements in cash
Or CO. D. shipments.
Jones: Enable honest employees to
obtain credit.
Jones: Prevent frauds on mer-
chants.
Dockery: Prohibit capital punish
ment except in case of criminal as
sault on wOmen
Holden: Incorporate Louisburg
Female College.
Manning: Direct and empower the
Treasurer of North Carolina to issue
81, 800 1000 bonds for the permanent
enlargement of the States education
al and charitable institutions.
The following were put upon their
final reading and passed:
A resolution by Senator Blow for a
secretary to be appointed for the COM
mittees on appropriations and propo-
sitions and grievances was adopted.
House bill to pay Pinkerton Detec-
tive Agency $9O.56 for services in try
ing to ferret out the murder of Arthur
Crimminger.
House bill to amend the law so that
clerks of court may pay $50 instead
of 500 to mothers of INDECENT chill
dren.
Amend the Revisal so that coroners
may hold inquests at the request of
the solicitor. :.
House joint resolution to pay the
funeral expenses of Representative
Thomas N. Hayes, Of Wilkes county.
The Kluttz bill to provide fire es-
capes and protect human life was laid
before the Senate with a unanimous
favorable report from the committee
on insurance. Senator Kluttz spoke
forcibly for the bill. Senator Pharl
offered an amendment that theatres
be required to use asbestos drop cur
tains and made a motion that the bill
be printed and made a special order
for Tuesday of next week at noon
The motion prevailed. \
The following were introduced II
the House:
Latham: Amend Chap. $50, Laws
of 1907, so that the Mattamuskee
Railroad may be constructed to Wash
ington, N. c.
Lemmond: Amend Sec. 1O4O, Revi
sal, advertising and notice of sale.
Morton: Relative to requiring Sc
curities in cases where attorneys In
stitute suit for contigent fees to pro
vide for the costs and the defendant
l lawyers fees.
Grant: Require employers of fe
male employees to provide seats fo
} them.
Koonce: Define, prohibit and dc
clare illegal trusts and combination
and provide penalties for violation
(The Texas law, fine of $500 and IN
prisonment of oficersl.
Koonce: For relief of the peopl
e in the matter of insurance and
! strengthen the Insurance Department
: Establishes insurance commlsslo
composed of Governor, Council
1 State, Attorney General and lnsu
e ance Commissioner.
Gordon: Create the degree of ee
L titled public accountant and board
n examiners for public accounts.
y On motion of Mr.. Doughton tt
House reconsidered the vote by whit
? on Saturday it did not concur IN Il
} Senate substitute for the bill provl
g ing for the salaries of certain emplo
y es of the Supreme Court for servlc
furnished the justices, and recall'
Is the conference committee.
The following are among those ii
d ally passed:
t. Senate substitute concerning el
ployes and assistants of the Supre1
J. Court.
re Incorporate the Union Power al
n Transportation Company. Raleigh.
n Joint resolution to pay the expens
of the subcommittee on 1nsa
n aSylumS,