The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
CLOSING OF LEGISLATURE
Lawmakers Making Gifts and, Hauuv
Speeches Along. With Calenda,
Clearing.

O4OG44u6s
Contrary to- expectations the Lecis-
lature did not adjourn sine die at
noon Monday the House having too
much business, important and other
wise, to permit it to quit when the
Senate was ready, at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. 1t was a strenuous dav
altogether, the rush of grinding local
bills through the hopper keeping up
with the same force and persistencv
that characterized the proceedings
the concluding days of the past week.
The features of the day were the bril-
liant and successful effort of Senator
Whitehead Klutz to get in his hiob-
way commission scheme, and the fobt
between Governor Kitchin's Torcns
and the Representatives from New
Hanover Over a purely local matter
which ended in the route of the lat
ter.
Owing to the fact that so MANY
bills passed by the House Monday re-
quired concurrence by the Senate and
then enrolment for ratification # was
found impossible for the General AS
sembly to adjourn sine die Monday
night. So this took place Tuesday
The House continued in session until
nearly 2 o'clock Tuesday morning
and took recess to 10 O'Clock with a
clear calendar. -
The Senate still had som House
bills to concur in.
Senator Dockery, for the members
Of the Senate presented, with an eIo-
quent speech, a handsome silver tea
service to Lieutenant Governor New
land, as president of the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Nawland re-
sponded in an earnest and forcibIe
speech of acceptance, thanking the
Senators for sympathetic co-opera1
ton in promoting the dispatch of
business. He regarded the Legisla-
ture not as made up of Democrats and
Republicans but as a body of patrio-
tic North Carolinians cooperating
for the common good. Had he the
power to select the Senators he would
not send a single member home.
Senator Mills presented a resolu-
ton of thanks to Senator Klutz, the
able young member from Rowan, for
the able manner in which he has dis
charged the puties of president pro
TEN. Also to Chief Clerk Maxwell
and his assistants. These were
adopted by a rising vote. A gold
headed ane was presented to Mr..
Maxwell through Senator Kluttz.
There was a further resolution of
the Senate for the dignity, impair
tiality and ability with which Presi-
dent Pro Tenn Kluttz has performed
the duties of presiding officer in the
absence of Lieutenant Governor New
land.
The presentation Of gifts and con-
sequent speech-making continued for
some time.
There were a number of other
tokens of commentator.
In the House Monday night Mr..
Underwood got the floor and pro-
ceeded in a happy speech to present
TO Representative Morton, of New
Hanover, a handsome gold-headed
zane as a token of appreciation from
rhe members of the House for the
able manner in which Mr.. Morton
had served as Speaker pro ten and
for his sterling personal worth.
The House was cOnvulsed with
merriment at the happy speech and
response.
The House passed a number of
bills on final reading, VIZ: r-. 8,
County having no newspaper to
adopt n for legal advertisements;
protect rainbow and mountain trout
establish State conservation commits
sion Of natural resources; for State
aid in the erection of a memorial to
the women of the Confederacy; allow
foreign executors to convey land
without giving bond: amend Revisaf
Las to the trial Of civil cases; regulate
distribution of samples of medicines
from house to house; amend Cameron
road law; amend Revisal as to build
: ing and loan associations, preventing
: them from taking loans for more than
six months; require foreign fire IN
surance companies to file securities
' with the Insurance Commissioner to
protect poicy holders in the States
amend Revisa1 relative to escapes;
$ COMPEL express companies to make
:. prompt settlements Of C. 0. u. SHIP
ments; amend Revisal as to banks SO
they shall not commence business I'M
til $4,000 capital is paid in and tne
u directors have collected all notes CIV
en- for stock; authorize board OF IN n
ternal Improvement to require u
r fcient bonds for completion OF Stat'
n buildings, also bill to make the bun
# ing of an unoccupied house or ooa
the crime of arson. -,
s. The House passed the Senate OH
e to provide an Assistant ~lnsuranc
y Commissioner at a salary OF SI.8oV
provide contingent fund for the stat
Hospital at Raleigh to care Tor tl
epileptics; prevent boards OF olree
1t tors from electing from their numDe
to positions in the institution.
Sixtiett Congress Ends.