The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
LEGISLATURE Meets.
North Carolina Lawmakers
Now in Session
JUDGE GRAHAM MADE SPEAKER
Legislators Assemble and Organize
Gov. Glenn's Message Read in Per
son.

day night were confirmed by election.
Francis d. Winston presided in the
ing principal clerk, presided in the
House. Chief Justice Walter Clark
administered the oath of Office.
With the completion of the organi-
cation Governor Glenn was notified
Of the readiness of the Assembly to
receive his message and on Thurs
day morning when he appeared be-
fore the joint session of the assem-
bly, and read the message in person.
On the third ballot and by a vote
Of 43 to SO the Democratic caucus of
the House Tuesday night selected ex-
Judge Augustus W. Graham, of Gran
vile, Speaker of the House, over Mr..
W. G. Dowd, of Mecklenburg. On
motion Judge Graham's nomination
was also made unanimous.
Just forty-nine years ago Judge
Graham's father was elected Speaker
of. the House by the first caucus held
in the new hall of the new Capitol.
The nomination of other officers for
the House resulted as follows: Prin-
cipal clerk, T. G. Cobb. of Morgan
ton; reading clerk, R. M. Phillips, of
Lee county; Engrossihg clerk, M. D.
Kinsland, Waynesville; s~ergeant-at-
arms, George L. Fitzpatrick, Lenoir.
The caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate resulted in the Sc
lection of Whitehead Kluttz, of Sails
bury, for president pro tenn. He had
no opposition. Other officers chosen
were: Principal clerk, A. J. Maxwell,
of Craven county; reading clerk,
Mark Squires, of Lenoir; expressing
clerk, W. E. Hooks, of Greenville ser
geant-at-arms. R. E. Staley, of Wiki
esboro; assistant, Nick Dobey, of Raj
eigh, Senator j. A. Long, of Person,
was made chairman of the Senate
caucus and J. L. Barham, Of Wayne
county, secretary.
A joint resolution was offered in
the House by Perry, of Vance, ex-
tending profound sympathy to the
King and Queen of Italy and their
subjects and appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of the sufferers of the earth
quake. This was referred to the COM
mittee on finance to be approved.
The Senate on Friday pass
ed two separate bills increas-
ing the salarg of the governor
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the Com
missioner of Labor and Printing to
$500. There was no opposition to
the bills along party lines. Senator
Emple of New Hanover, favored
$500 for the Governors salary.
Representative Morton of New
Hanover, had his protest fled on the
journal in opposition to the Cover
nor's reading his message in person.
Speaker Graham is remarkable for
the number of old Confederate, chiefly
from the Home, that. he employs as
laborers about the Senate chamber.
ne is himself a veteran.
The Legislative committee fixed up
on l p. m. next Tuesday for inaugu
rating Governor Kitchen. The Wood,
men of the World band, Of Concord:
has been selected for the occasion.
The cadets of the A. and M. College
are named to participate.
The day was largely consumed in
cOmI1lLt6O HOEhg d4LOE q ouOAC SCSSAOA
in which committees were named.
No Increase in Governors Salary.
In the Senate a bill was introduced
relating to supernumerary judge, pro-
viding one who shall be available for
special terms and to supply for any
Superior Court judge who is sick.
The bill that passed the Senate in
creasing the Governors salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 came over on Satur-
day and in the regular order of pro-
ceedure was referred by the Speaker
to the committee on salaries and tees.
Both the Speaker and the chairman
of the committee on rules, Mr.. Dowd,
seemed inclined to look with disfavor
upon the practice of suspending rules
and considering bills before they have
been to committees.
In the Senate Monday morning Mr..
Whitehead Kluttz, of Rowan, intro
duccd a bill providing for the, crea-
ton of a State highway commission,
the object and purpose of which shall
be F'to instruct, assist and cooperate
in the building and improvement of
the public roads of the State" The
plan followed and outlined in the bill
is that which has been so successful
ly carried out in various States, those
drafting the measure having investi-
gated the situation at great length.
Copies of the bill have been sent to
practically all of the heads of the
country road-building forces and en-
gineers throughout the State and
others and nothing but approval and
commentator has been expressed
with regard to it. The Sentiment Of
those members of the Assembly who
have investigated its provisions is al
together favorable, the only issue
problematical as to its ratification in
full is that relating to the amount to
be appropriated by the State.
Section % reads as follows: "The
sum of $150.000 annually is hereby
appropriated oUt of any moneys in
the Treasury, not otherwise appro-
priated, for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act"
A session Monday of fifteen minutes
for the Senate and less than an hour
for the House was characterized most
lv by the merest routine. In the
House Representatives "sat up and
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