The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
Some Bills of General and Local
Interest.

The House Thursday passed
the bill increasing the salary of |
the Commissioner of Labor and
Printing to $1,000.
The Senate passed the drainage
bill on second reading; also the
Empie bill preventing the sale
of quail and grouse for two years.
The bill providing for the ap-
pointment of inspectors of cleo
trio, gas and water meters in
cities and towns was passed on
final reading by the upper branch,
as was the bill increasing the sal
ary of the assistant State librari-
an from $500 to 5000 a year.
Among the new bills introduce
ed in the House, one by Mr.. Nor
gan makes it unlawful for a rail
road to take from a mileage book
more than the actual number of
miles to be travelled, violation to
be punished by fine of 500 to
81, 900 and liability to the ag-
grieved party of a penalty of
5000. A similar bill was introduc-
al in the Senate by Senator Cod
win
Under the euphemistic title,
for betterment of public schools
and training of children for life
work., Representative Perry, of
Bladen, introduced a dog-tax bill,
the net proceeds to go to the
county school fund. Mr.. Davis
put in like bill, but called it a
bill to tax dogs.
Representative Cotton propos-
es, in a bill introduced by him, to
tax the gross receipts from the
sale of cigarettes, cigars and to-
baccco 10 per cent. where cou-
pons, tags, bands or box fronts
are given or sold for premiums
in connection with the sale. Re-
turns are required to be made to
the county commissions, giving
gross receipts and number of cou-
pons delivered.
RepresentativeKoonce present
ed a petition Thursday from sol
diers and citizens of Onslow thai
James Saunders, colored, be plac.
ed on the pension roll. 1t was
stated on the floor that he serv'
ed at Fort Fisher and is the first
negro for whom a Confederate
pension was ever asked.
Senator Shaw introduced a bill
Thursday to regulate the com.
pensation of commissioners OF
Robson.
The solicitors salary bill, which
passed second reading in the
House Tuesday after long argu
ment, was killed in the Hous.
Wednesday on it's third reading
The bill provided for a salary 0:
So, 25O. A bill was introduced il
the House Wednesday for thu
support and maintenance Of tn
Stonewall jackson Training ant
Industrial School at Concord, car
rying SIS, 900 for 1909 and $50,
600 annually thereafter, and al
additional $40, 900 each year, fo
1909 and 1910, for administrator
and other necessary buildings
A bill for another new count.
to be called Hoke, to be forme
) from parts of Robson and Cum
berland, was introduced By MI
! Underwood. This is presumabl
the same proposed new count
which it was at first intended t
cali Glenn county.
4. Other bills introduced are
Providing for appropriations fo
the school for the dead and dunn
at Morganton and for the Stat
2 Normal and Industrial College ;
Greensboro; providing punisl
ment for election officers who r.
fuse to allow persons to vote WI
exhibit poll-tax receipts bearin
date of May 1st, or prior there
of the year Of any election ar
who refuse to allow such elect
to take the oath prescribed;
permit the people Of Johnstt
county to manufacture and 81
% cider, wine and brandy MAJ
* from fruit grown on their ov
% % land.
% % The House bill for the relief
10 the trustees of the Lumbert
56 Graded Schools passed final rea
ing. Senator Shaw introduced
90 bill to create a new township
% Robson and another bill for I
% lief of Abner Nash, former reg
-. ter of deeds of this county. T
56 bill provides for pay for calcul
ing and copying on tax boo
special tax levied for road p1
poses. This work has heretoft
been paid for by the county co
missioners out of the road fu
and an order was given for ps
. ment out of that fund this ye
TC but the road supervisors refus
)O to honor the order.
Among the bills which pas
final reading was one provid
800 per week for judges hold!
special terms Of court, to be p
by counties holding special teri
Mcleod has introduced a s
stitute for the Robson bond
nc sue bill with the exemption fe
w ure stricken out.
The Boyd Hotel, a four ST
building, and other buildings
Hamlet were destroyed by a
which is thought to have b
caused by a defective fue, v