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appropriate 500 annually for tn,
maintenance of the North CaroIfn;
room In the Confederate Museum a
Richmond. was adopted.
An amendment by Mr.. BarringeI
increasing the appropriation for tn.
Soldiers Home from $4,000 Il
| $4,000 was adopted.
An amendment appropriating $10t
to the Institution for the Blind fol-
Its library was adopted.
II. B. To protect oysters In Pam.
lico Sound.
The House bill TO establish a re-
formatory or manual training school
| for the reformation OF the criminal
youth of the State, aroused the
Senators into a prolonged discussion
Messrs. Barringer and Ormond being
| the principal speakers for the meas
ure, Mr.. Holden the chief opponent.
The bill passed on It's third read
sent 10 the House for concurrence in
the senate amendment.
s. b. To require all white epilep-
tics to be cared for, maintained and
treated at the State Hospital for the
Insane at Raleigh.
The Klutz bill to establish a State
Highway Commission was considered
as a special order. The bill carried
an appropriation of $4,000 annual
ly. The bill had already passed its
second reading. and the vote result
ed in tie vote of 16 to 16. The
Chair voted NO" defeating the bill.
In the House.
The bill appointing the county
boards of education was passed.
While this bill was being considered
the regular proceedings were sus-
pended and Speaker Graham was
presented with a silver service as a
token from the members of the
House. The following bills passed
final reading:
To allow widows of Confederate
veterans, who were married prior to
L QUO " uIdW
limit from 1865 to 1869
To appoint members of the County
boards of education. (The only
amendment to the bill was one by
Morton, of New Hanover, substitute
ing the names of James H. Chad
bourn and w. H. Sprunt for the Sen
ate bill containing the names of w.
M. Robinson and Walker Taylor.)
To amend the laws of 1907 relat-
ing to the militia. (This bill carries
an appropriation of $4,000, increas-
ing the last appropriation by $1,000.
This increase is to pay each soldier
for attending drills fifty cents per
month, amounting to $4,000 per an
num-
To pay costs of select committee
investigating report of auditing COM
mittee.
The bill to increase or equalize the
salaries of the two bank examiners
was urged by several of the Demo-
cratic members but the measure was
defeated.
SENATE-MONDAY
Passed final reading:
H. B. To regulate fishing on the
Cape Fear river and it's tributaries,
and to prevent fishing with Dutch
or bound nets.
H. B. To allow widows of Con-
federate veterans who were married
nrinr To OF 1899 m dro Wy
pensions.
H. B. For the separation of white
and colored prisoners in the States
prison and State and County convict
hours.
House resolution to pay the ex-
penses incurred by the select COM
mittee to which was referred the re-
port of the auditing committee.
H. B. To assists poor and INDECENT
children to procure school books in
Chowan County.
Senate resolution extending thanks
to Hon. w. c. Newlands for his cour-
tesy and kindness as presiding Of
ficer of the Senate. A silver service
was also presented the speaker by the
members.
S. B. To prevent boards of direct
ors of State institutions from elect
ing one of their number to any posi-
ton in said institution.
Joint resolution providing a con-
tingent appropriation for the State
Hospital at Raleigh.
House resolution in reference to
the Torrens system of land tenure,
authorizing the Governor to appoint
a commission consisting of five per-
sons to investigate this subject and
report to the General Assembly in
1911.
The Senate bill to transfer Madison
| County to the Tenth Congressional
District, on motion of Mr.. Manning
was laid on the table.
| The Dockery-Elliott bill calling q
constitutional convention was tabled
Mr.. Manning moved to reconsider
the vote by which the highway com
mission bill failed to pass on its sec
ond reading.
| The chair stated that several Sen.
| atOrS had come to him stating that