The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-18

failure Of payment of penalties, pre-
vent persons from walking on rail
road tracks, repeal 1881, relating to
penalties for failure to receive freight
The sepcial order bill, the Fish Bill
consumed much time for consideration
an dthe House adjourned at 2:30 till
8 p. M, when it passed a number Of
bills on their second readings.
In the Senate Saturday new bill
were in part as follows:
Spence: Protect holders CT accident
Insurance policies.
The Manning bill to authorize the
issuance of refunding bonds for the
the State bonds that fall due in 1910
aggragating upwards of three million
dollars passed second reading, being
a roll-call bill.
Bills passed final reading were:
Amend the charter of the Virginia.
Carolina Southern Railroad Com.
pany.
Amend Sec. 1112, Revisal, relating
to the power of corporations, giving
them an insurable interest in the life
of officers and employees or agents in
cases where a financial loss would be
suffered by their death.
Amend act of 1905 and authorize
the settlement of the remaining five
outstanding bonds of the South Da-
kota class for the construction of the
Western North Carolina Railrad.
House bill relative to the property
of insane people discharged from in.
sane asylums and providing that g
certificate of recovery by the superin.
tendent duly recorded in the county
shall restore such persons to right:
of property.
A number of bills were introduced
Saturday in the House of local ma
ture. A goodly number also passed
their third reading. Among then
was, Committee substitute for Senate
bill to provide for inspection of gas
electric and water meters in towns
adopting the law.
in the Senate Monday the follow
ing new bills were introduced:
Barringer: Provide for the pun
ishment of sa~fe-crackers. =.
Wray: Require the board Of edu-
cation to furnish textbooks for in
iigent public school children.
B~arringer: Relating to the com
pensation of solicitors.
Dockery: Resolution revising tht
payment of the expenses of the joint
committee on the deaf and dumb II
visiting the State School at Morgan
ton.
Authorize three millions State
bonds for refunding the State bonds
falling due in 1910.
Senate resolution to pay the eX
oenses of the subcommittee in visit
ing the State School for the Deaf ant
Dumb.
The following passed final reading
The substitute bill for amendin!
Sec. 3O57, Revisal, imposing a tax o
$64 on mineral water companies do
ing business in this State with a grad
uated scale of taxes.
Scott (by ~request): Regulate mil
, tary affairs. -
In the House on Monday new bill
were as follows:
Morton: Relative to the sale @
notwithstanding beverages, allowin
the sale of those having not MOI
than 2 per cent alcohol.
+. Barnes, of Hartford: Enlarge an
remodel the State house and lssu
bonds in the sum of 100000 to pa
the same.
Hageman: Provide for the main
l tenance and enlargement of Appal;
: chian Training School.
Linney: Require the State boar
: of education to furnish necessai
; books to INDECENT children.
Graham: Establish State drr
!. commission and prevent the sale
adulteFated drugs.
6 Koonce: Increase the annaul a.
propriation for Confederate pension
{ from $500, 900 to 100000.
: A number passed final reading, b
y ing of local or private interest.