The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11
WITH N. c. LAWMAKERS
Ooings of the State Legislature Con-
densed-Interesting Items from

School.
The following bills passed third
reading:
Resolution to pay the expenses of
The committee on Deaf and Dumb in
Tisiting Morganton.
Amend charter of the Western
Carolina Power and Transportation
Company.
Incorporate Carolina-Tennessee
Power Company.
Incorporate Asheville & East Ten
4essee Railroad, 6O-mile branch of
The C. C. & O. from Muntdale, in
Tancey county, to Ashevile.
The bill to amend Revisal 1884 so
penalties for unreasonably delayed
freight might be sued for by any par
~ damaged as well as the consignee
vas, on motion of Nh. Coke, of Wake,
~re-referred to the judicial committee
No. 1, as several parties had notified
he committee that they desired to be
heard. Nh. Gavin explained that the
present law allowed only the con-
singnee to sue for the penalty.
The usual routine of business in
volved acts of merely local interests.
In the Senate Wednesday not with
out a long debate the Senate passed
finally the Emple game bill, prohibit
ing the sale of quail and mountain
pheasants in North Carolina for two
years, with an amendment by Senator
Peele limiting the killing by a hun
ter to fifteen birds on a single day.
The Senate passed the State drain
age bill for retaining swamp and
Overfowed lands. No opposition was
manifested.
There was some discussion of Sena-
tor Gays bill to punish public drunk
enness in the State, but it was not
deemed necessary in view of the pro-
hibition law and was voted down.
Senator Pharr and Representative
Cox, of Wake, both introduced bills
looking to an adequate forestry bu'
reau for the State, with several as
sistant foresters to travel over the
State and look out for necessary
things to be done to preserve ano
pepetuate the forests. An appropria
ton of five thousand dollars is asked
A new bill by Mr.. Dowd in thu
House restores to heads of State in
situations the nominating power IL
selecting employees taken from then
two years ago and prevents the EN-
ployment of relatives of su%perinten
dents or directors.
A reformatory and annual train
ing school for negro criminal you'll
is embraced in a bill introduced b,
Mr.. Murphy, of Guilford. Man
colored citizens have contributed sum
for the purpose, n woman havInt
given eight hundred dollars. TIL
object of the bill is simply to incol
: porate the school so that contrlbr
lions may be properly received an
handled.
Senator Doughton by request ser
forward, out of order, a bill to Great
, the new County of Avery out of POI
lions of Mitchell and Watauga.
After an animated, lengthy hea,
] ing the House committee on MANI
features and labor voted to repol
unfavorably the Hinsdale bill.
The feature of Thursday was Go
I ernor Kitchin's message transmittlr
Superintendent Mann's letter as
K the finances of the State prison. ar
recommending that some $6S,OOO
paid back to the penitentiary fro
e the prison funds in the hands of Il
State Treasury, being the mont
turned over for the liquidation OF Il
prison bonds, and that the tSate pr
vide other means for settling Il
. bond issue. The message was pla
ed in the hands of the committe
of Senate and House on penal ms
buttons.
d In the Senate matters OF gener
interest we're in part:
It Render secure from damage
fires such woodlands as r abo
the 1000 feet contour hne in Nor
Carolina by authorizing the Cover
or to appoint fire wardens to be pa
lie by the landowners.
House bill to amend the Revisal
to the time for advertising or pu
/ fishing notices in cases Of cave
TO making this four instead OF
weeks.
1t Amend the law as to standa
N keepers, inserting a new section
the ReVisal.
Amend the Revisal by allowl
sheriffs fees of $25 for illicit dist
E leries seized, this fee to be payable
IN other police officers Selling distlll
d. les.
ID Incorporate the John Charles n
D. NeiIl Memorial Society.
House bill to fix liability OF bar
IN to depositors for paying raised
e. forged checks (six months linn
IN tion.)
err The following are among the n
d, bills introduced in the House:
he Grant: Amend 806, Revisal, as
ID issuing of injunctions by prevent
n an Injunction stopping a sale UNI
by execution.
Dowd: Prevent working on
SABBATH. Corrects apparent error
present law and makes violation
av misdemeanor instead of punishable
te a fine of 81.
Weaver: Authorize appolntm
~ of women as notaries public.
C. Weaver suggested, in order that
st bill might be sure of a favorable
nor+ that II he referred to a spec