The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-08
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Matters That Have Been Engag-
ing the Attention of the Solons
at Raleigh.

he Emple game bill prohibit ng
he sale of quail and mountain
Dheasants in North Carolina for
two years, with an amendment
limiting the killing by a hunter
to Is birds in one day.
The bill to provide drainage
for the wet, swamp and overflow
lands of the State, the bill effect
ing principally the eastern coun-
ties, passed the Senate Wednes-
day. The bill is primarily agri-
cultural in its purpose, but it is
also designed to promote the pub
lie health by leveeing, ditching
and draining such lands and by
establishing levee or drainage
district for the purpose of chang
ing or charging any natural wa
ter courses and for digging ditch
es or canals for securing better
drainage or providing better out
let's for drainage, for building
levees or embankments and in
stalling tide gates or pumping
plants for the reclamation of
overfowed lands, and prescrib-
ing a method for so doing. The
bill provides for the assessment
and collection of the cost and eX-
pense and issuing and selling
bonds, and for the care and main
tenance of these improvements
when constructed,
A bill to punish public drunk
enness was voted down, it being
considered that if no need exist
ed for such law when there
were open bar-rooms in the State
there is no need for it now under
prohibition.
Other bills of general interest
introduced Wednesday are: TIC
require registration of deaths in
all towns of 1000 inhabitants OF
more; providing for the estab.
lishment of a reformatory fol
colored youth; by the agricultur.
al committee providing for the
erection of a new building.
Governor Kitchin sent a mes
sage to the Legislature Thursday
transmitting a letter from Sup
erintendent J. S. Mann, of the
States prison, urging the re
turn of 500, 356. 70 from the State
Treasury to the penitentiary
The Governor said in part:
Under Chapter 1896, Laws O:
1897, the State Prison paid int
the treasury SITS, 900; unde
Chapter 1872, Laws of 1907 tn
States prison turned over t.
the treasury on January l, 1909
SAL, 356. 70. The Council of Stat
on December 3, 1908, advise
the Board of Directors of tn
States prison not to turn tn
money in if it would be necces
sary for the Legislature to max
an appropriation for the State
prison, but to place any amour
in the hands of the States prise
in the hands of the State Treas
urer with the understandin
that it should not be turned int
the general fund until the Legis
iature could have time to pas
upon the matter" In accordanc
! with the recommendations of SUI
erintendent Mann, Governt
, Kitchin recommends that wit
{ as little delay as possible, yo
authorize the return to the State
prison of the sum of $68, 356. Y
|, of the sum mentioned in tt
f Superintendent's letter."
In his letter Superintendel
f Mann calls the attention of II
= General Assembly to the fa'
o that the season has now arrive
when it has been customary
: purchase fertilizers for use
, the State farm, but that on a
e count of the financial conditi'
O of the prison he has not felt jU
q titled this year in doing so. Aft
!, the payment of the January bi
S there will remain in the treasu
s to the credit of the prison abo
: 81, 200, and there will be fro
W the remnant of cotton and pc
% nuts on the State farm and sol
a accounts for labor a total amou
i sufficient to cover the ordina
10 expenses of the prison for
~ month of February. There {
in at present approximately :
convicts at work under contra
m which will go far towards 81
n porting the prison during
" continuance of these contrac
,e but" states the Superint'
te dent, there is certainly dang
RI of serious financial embarra
w ment to the prison if the Leg
av lature does not authorize
ne Treasurer to return and place
g the credit Of the institution
Mt least a portion OF the Sl41, 1856
re we paid to him on January !
1000 * x * e <
dis This voucher was made up
% $68, 356.70 in cash paid into
hi treasury and $4,000 which
NJ State owed the prison on accov
er of certificates of stock in
re Mattamuskeet Railway Comp;
ed and the Elkin and Allegh;
ev Railway Company. After ca
he full consideration l am of
of opinion that the prison mana
lid ment will not need more tt
lc- the $68, 1856. 70 refunded to it
mt maintenance during the pres
,rs year, and that if the Legislat
m passed an act refunding to
institution that amount, the St
Use may we'll retain the $73, 900 wi
nit out in any way embarrassing
air institution"
in A hill was introducod in