The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Kobeson-NeW A and F Board
With MIR. A. Nash Auditor
Bills of General and Local In
terest.
One of the most important acts
of the General Assembly last
week was the defeat in the Sen
ate of the Lockhart bill against
trusts and the passage by the
same body of the Blow-Bassett
bill, the vital differnce between
the bills being that the Lockhart
bill would make agreements"
to put down and keep down
prices of articles made in this
State criminal, while the Blow
Bassett bill designates "con-
spiracies" to put down prices.
Then the Lockhart bill would
immune officers and agents of
trusts from personal prosecution
under evidence given as to OPP
erations of corporations they rep
resent, while the Blow-Bassett
bill does not. In both bills the
Attorney General is empowered
to investigate corporations as to
combinationsin restraint of trade.
The Blow-Bassett bill is expected
to pass the House without ma
terial change.
The Senate has passed on
final reading the general edu-
cational bill, carrying ma
chinery for special tax in all
counties, with increased State
appropriation for maintaining
four-months school in every
school district in the State.
The House has passed the bill
carrying 100000 bonds for
carrying out the provisions of
the Beckett act of 1907 for the
enlargement of the State hos
pitfalls fer the insane.
The House committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds will
recommend the enlargement of
the Capitol building at a cost
not to exceed $500, 200 and the
erection of a new Agricultural
building at $15O,OOO, the total
bond issue to be $3.50, 1000. y"
A bill which has passed both
houses regulates trains on Sum-
day. 1t provides that solid
trains made upof through freight
cars reaching on Sunday any
point upon any railroad in North
Carolina and destined for some
point or points beyond the limits
of this State. may be continued
as a solid through freight train
along the line of the railroad
through Moth Carolina without
stopping the train for other pur-
poses than to take on fuel and
receive necessary running Or
ders.
Also a bill has passed both
branches for $3,5OO,OOO bonds
to refund bonds falling due il
June, 1910.
LOCAL BILLS.
Senator Shaw has introduced
a bill to prevent the drinking O.
intoxicants and smoking on tn.
lands belonging to Ephesus Bap
fist church, this county. Bill.
have been introduced in the
House by Mr.. Mcleod to amend
the primary law for Robson
giving executive committees O:
the different townships discretion
as to holding an election; and TO
the relief of the Croatan Norma
School, asking for an appropria
ton of $1,000, conditioned upol
the raising of 81, 900 10y Croatans
Two bills of great local interes
have passed the House and are
before the Senate-bills to chang,
the road law and to provide ;
board of audit and finance.
The road law bill will do away
with the present road board ant
put the whole business on tn.
county commissioners. It pro
vides that on the LIST Monday il
April, and biennially thereafter
the county commissioners shall
elect board Of road trustees fol
each township, to be composed
of 3 citizens. All the main pro
visions of the bill will be ,givel
in Thursdays paper.
The board of audit and finance
bill provides for a board Of three
members, as at present, with thu
difference that the chairman
shall be auditor of the county a
a salary of 81 500 the year ant
shall devote his entire time to tn,
work. Mr.. A. Nash, of Lumber
ton, is named as chairman, thu
other members being Mr.. J. N
Buie, of Red Springs, and Mr.. A
j. Floyd, of Fairmont. Thu
chairman of this board shall have
general supervision of the &C
counts of the county and shall
calculate and make out tax lists
taking that work out of thu
hands of the register of deeds. I
fuller account of the provision:
OF the act will be given inThurs
days issue.
Representative Shepherds bill
to take certain portions of Robe
son out of the stock law was kill
ed in committee, Mr.. Shepherd
being unable to secure for hi