The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-19

ton. constitutional Amendments.
by Hankins: To appoint a justice
OF tho peace for Lexington township.
Davidson county. Justices OF tho
Peace.
BY Hankins: Relative to the road
law OF Thomasville township. David
son county. Road Laws.
The bin to amend section 1890 Of
the ReVisal, relating to schools, re-
garGing the admission of persons with
eSr and indian blood in their veins
INTO the white schools, came up with
an u~nfaYorable report from the COM
mittee and Was laid on the table.
Passed Final Reading.
Bills We're passed on their final
reaGin~ as follows:
s. e. To protect forest ranges in
Swain, Jackson, Haywood and Tran
SyiVania counties.
3 y. 10 amend chapter $40 Of the
public laws Of 1903 and chapter 263
Of the public laws of 1907 relating
to schools of Plymouth. Washington
county, amending the mode OF elect
ing the boards Of trustees of the
schools.
Indefinite leave of absence was
granted to Senator Fry, Of Swain, who
had been called home.
a bill Vas introduced out of order
by Mr.. Starbuck amending sections
'-p' SIiiNA o-pI - AiIN 49, ioAA II "
der TO ecualize the peremptory chal-
lenges allowed the State and defend
ant in capital cases, Judiciary
The chair announced the addition
Of Mr.. Means. OF Caharrus, To the
committee on railroads.
Mr.. Manning offered a r~eolution ac-
cepting the invitation of President
enable of the State University to
attend the Robert f. Lee memorial
exercises at Chapel Hill on the 18th
day Of January.
Mr.. KIuttz spoke for the resolution
and urged Is many senators who
could to attend the celebration.
Mr.. Manning stated that he had
heen assured by President Nenable
that a special train would be pro-
/ Nided.
Mr.. Means spoke in favor of the
resolution and Mr.. Dawes moved its
adoption. the invitation being ac-
ceDted unanimously.
The chat announced that Mr.. La
than had been relieved Of the chair
manship OF the COMMITTEES on Com
merce and the appointment of Mr..
Morton TO succeed him.
At 1895 the Senate adjourned till
Friday morning at II o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called 10 order a.
eleven O'Clock, Rev. f. NJ. Shamburg-
ct, pastor Of Edenton street Meth
odist church. Raleigh. Offering prayer.
Ibllf- iiSEotltiCtNi.
The following bills We're introduced
and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees:
Murphy: Resolution, providing for
fifty different sets of the Revisal to be
provided tor the representatives.
Barnes of Hartford: To establish .
permanent place at penitentiary for
execution by electricity of all crimi-
nails condemned to death.
Harshaw: To provide for the cleo
ton of boards of education by popu-
lar vote,
Harshaw: To provide for the elee-
ton OF county superintendent %
education by popular vote.
Gibbs: To prevent the d~epredatiOna
of turkeys and geese in Swain ounty
Gibbs: To protect the growing OF
truck crops, in North Carolina.
Norton: TO increae the pension OF
Confederate soldiers to $500 per
month.
Caudle: To amend the Reyisal II
relation to fees of witnesses in Wilkes
county.
Myatt: To amend the ReNisal re
lation To pay OF supervisors OF pub
lie roads, and to increase the pay 81
jurors to@S2.00 per day.
Brasv-elI: Tt prevent dumping saw
dust in streams of Nash county.
Rascoe: For relief of prisoners il
all awaiting trial in BERTHE county.
Rascoe: To amend the road law:
of BERTHE countv.
Albritton: To provide additions
commissioners for Snow Hill, Greer
unity
Warlick: To amend the charter o
Grouse in Lincoln county.
Smell: To moro-e The sanitary con
ditions OF public schools in Washing
McDonald: TO provide a bette.
system of working roads in Cherokee
county.
Doughton: To validate the election
of certain justices of the peace il
Allegheny county.
koonce: To provide an intermedi
ate offense between assault with in
tent to commit rape and assault.
Passed Final Reading.
Inc following bills passed thei
third and final readings.
n To appoint justices OF the peac,
in Grapevine township in Madtsol
: county.
+ TO establish a toll gate on Mui
t berry Gap road in Wilkes. Ashe an,
Allegheny counties.
To change TIE time of holding Ger
. tain terms of court in CaIdweI
county.
DIR. Knapp Coming Again.
Mr. Currie Of Cumberland pre-
sented q communication from Ola
+. ence II. Poe suggesting the possibil
4 ity Of having a lecture from DIR. S. )
NLdpp . III -Ndb4oHdl 8SItcultuIt
r Department on the subject of Ayr.
culture in the South. and the pre-
( priety of inviting him to address tn
= GeLal Assembly.
t"yEon Of Mr.. Mitchell ofTWayn
: q spdb committee was appointed b
9 SpeaAf Graham to communicat
with br. Knapp and ascertain tn
date he can be present.
@ Representatives Currie, Mitche
and Grier We're named as the speci;
z committee.
Representative Bolton, of Nortl
e ampton. made such an interestin
Il oral report of his attendance of tt
tuberculosis Convention at Chariot
Speaker Graham requested that !
z reduce the report to Writing so tn.