The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-19

Purpose Of Providing a Suitable
Exhibit for the state Alaska-Yu-
kon Pacific Exposition to BE Held
in Seattle-House Committees on
Appropriations and Finance APP
pointed.
An antitrust law containing sub
section a. Of the Reid bill of 1907
was introduced in the Senate yester-
day by Mr.. Lockhart, OF Arson, ana
in the House by Mr.. Weaver, OF Bun
combe. The bill d~enounces conduct
within the State OF North oarollll@
Interfering with rad and
II win be considered at a joint meet
ing of the Senate and House COM
mittees on the Judiciary at a time 10
be announced. The fun text OF this
important bill is published
in this paper.
Mr.. Kluttz, of Rowan, in the Sen
ate, and Mr.. Green, OF craven IN the
House, yesterday introduced a bill TO
appropriate $4,000 for a suitable
exhibit for this State at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific EXpoSion to be held
in Seattle, Wash, this year. Accom-
panying the bill was a memorial from
the North Carolina Commission TO
represent this State at the Exposition,
4 AiioN a,
advisable to make al exhibit ana
urging the appropriation of $25,OOO-
The memorial is signed by the mem
bers of the Commission, P. H. Hanes'
chairman; F. r. Hewitt, j. Is.
BLADES. s, B.. Tanner. j. H. Ramsey
f. f. Lowell, w. A. Foil and Joseph
Hyde Pratt, secretary.
Mr.. Pharr, of Mecklenburg, offered
a bill in the Senate allowing widows
of Confederate veterans who We're
married to such veterans on or before
the first day of April, 1870, to re-
ceive pension. The law now restricts
the date to 1866.
Speaker Graham yesterday an
nounced the appointment of two I'M
portant House committees, on appro-
priations. of which DR.. Gordon, OF
Guilford, is chairman, and on Fin
ance, of which Mr.. Dowd, of Neck
lenburg, is chairman.
THE SENATE.
The Senate convened at IL o'clock,
Lieut. Governor Newland presiding,
prayer being offered by Rev. w. &.
Tyree, D. D., pastor of the First B2p-
fist church.
The committee or the daily jour
made.
Introduction of Bills.
New bills were introduced and re-
ferred as follows:
BY Long of Person: To appoint
justices of the peace in several town
ships in Person county. Justices of
the Peace.
Ny kIuttz: To appoint justices of
the peace for Unity township, Rowan
county. Justices of the Peace.
BY Ormond: Relating to witnesses
before grand jury in Lenoir county.
Judiciary.
BY Reynolds: To pay jurors in
Stokes ounty. Salaries and Fees.
By Mills: To authorize the commits
sioners of Rutherford county to levy
a tax for building bridges. Counties,
Cities and Towns.
BY Pharr: Relative to persons en-
titled to pensions. Pensions and
Soldiers Home.
BY Latham: To drain wet and
swamp lands 1.-TWO hundred copies OF
the bill were ordered printed).s Agri-
culture.
BY Sheriff.; Relating to fees Of
surveyors of Caldwell county. Sala-
ries and Fees.
BY sherrin: To appoint a justice
OF the peace for Caldwell county.
Calendar.
BY Elliott: For the benefit of the
state School for the Blind. State
School for Blind.
~ Lockhart: D~enouncing conduct
within the State of North Carolina
that lnttrferes with trade and COM
ne"ce. Judiciary.
By Gay: TO mend the RevisaI
relating to fences in N~orthampto
county. Revisal.
Chatting TO hunting.
Game Laws.
BY Kluttz; A joint resolution re-
latlng TO the Alaska-Yukon Exposl-
ton. Appropriations.
BY Manning: To allow the Regis
ter of Deeds of Durham county to ap-
point a deputy.
By Ray: To amend the charter of
51endefSonVItle. Counties, Cities and
Towns.
Passed Final Reading.
EIils were placed on their third and
1nal reading as follows:
:. =. To amend chapter % of the
Public Laws of 1908 relating 70 the
public schools of Raleigh townshin
Wake county.
:. B, To amend subsection Is of
Affecting Game.
Ihe Senate bill to protect crors
against the devastation of squirrels
n certain counties. affecting MI. Cod
Hhl 5 seven counties. caused a discus
ato4 between Mr.. Empie, chairman
Nr I9ltnlIteee on Game Laws, and
Mr Goodwin, Mr.. Empie asked tba |
senate to vote down the bill saw
III committee was preparing y go,
tral law. Mr.. Goodwin declared fba+
Go pIotectlon o. corn in his district
was more important than tha nro+ao
uon OF SQUIRRELS. His paopla aan,ooS
81 the Dill. he declared. and ever one
VI me seven Representatives. in ~
house from his district desired Al
passage of the bill the
the bill opposed
Mr; Gay, of northampton, favored
- olll, SAYING that in his own COM
y me SQUIRRELS had taken 9dvantoao
= game law, and even as he v]-aii]69d
faIqugh the woods they wonId ~
l@ne ms name, excIaimine ..GSaaTUI1
Idy.1 h laws of the lana 10y
feCt ms property. He said he g,pI,Ig
taSof an amendment to the hin etVinp
onLS TO the owner of the lana ~
rlgnt to kill squirrels. Mr. c. ne
dered such an amendment. wbic6S ol-
and the bill then nasend "%S
'hI9u n ina reading. L"
biils were passed on their fao,
reading as follows. '"ei maj
., To Establish a board of
nlIsslQners for the promotion ~ IN
lornlty of legislation in The " UNI,
states. The bill directs the CGdnLl.led
nor to appoint three CONN., GoSer-
MlInln thirty days after the naesoers