Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
9 increase the appropriation for pen

to increase the appropriation for pen
s;ens.
The special order was the bond is-
sue bill for an issue Of $5OO,OOO for
carrying out the purposes Of the
Beckett act Of 1907 for enlargement
cf the State Hospitals for the insane
With an amendment by Speaker Gra-
hain the hGl passed it's final reading.
The following are among the new
Senate bills Saturday.
Dockery: To call constitutiohale
Amendments.
BY Nimocks: For the prevention
of the spread of disease. Public
Health.
By Nimocks: To amend the school
law and provide for a six months 8
term. Education.
By Spence: To require all white
epileptics of the State to be cared
for at the State Hospital for the in.
Sane at Raleigh. Calendar.
By Means: A joint resolution pro-
vlding for the election of trustees Of
| the University Of North Carolina.
The resolution provided for joint
meeting of the Senate and House at
IL o'clock to elect the trustees. The
resolution was placed on it's imme-
diate passage.
| The following bills are among
those that passed their final reading:
! S. B. To authorize the merger Of
railroads to be organized in Ashe and
Allegheny counties with the Virgins
Carolina Southern Railway.
81. B. To authorize the issue Of
State bonds toS pay off the present
State debt, the present bonds falling
due July 10, 1910.
| The following were among those
j lintrndueed- and refereed to- the 10
propriate committee In the House
Saturday:
By Cox of Wake: For relief Of
| the night Waterman Of the Capitol.
BY Enell: To amend the pension
law 80 as to provide semi-annual pay
ments.
BY Mitchell: Resolution provid-
ing that no further bills be introduc-
ed in the House after IL O'Clock
Tuesday, March End, except by un-
animous consent
By Underwood: Joint resolution
relating to pages of the House.
| By Underwood: To regulate the
| writing of deeds.
| By Stubs: To call a convention of
the people Of North Carolina to re-
wise and amend the Constitution.
| Mr.. Dowd, chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance, when the special
order, the Revenue bill, arrived, stat
ed that he would not ask that the
House go into a committee of the
whole, but that the House consider
the bill in regular session, so that it
debate became too prolonged the pre-.
vious question could be called.
| The many phases with amend.
ments, ETC., we're considered and vot.
ed upon.
The bill creating a Daniel Boor
Association passed it's final reading.
! A number of bills were considered
and passed involving local Interest
anly.
The Senate spent nearly two more
hours Monday discussing the Ormono
solicitors salary bill that had pass
ed second reading Saturday and come
over on objection to final reading,
!, / and then voted it through the fnal
reading, 20 to II, only to have the
bill "knocked out' in the Afternoon
by the House judiciary committee b,
an almost unanimous unfavorabl'
report without minority report tt
give it standing on the House calen
dar, so that it goes to the House
: graveyard" or edo not pass" bills
J It's pigeonhole will be alongside OF
= that in which the original House bill
on solicitors salaries reposes tina
was defeated in the House two week
: | ago.
The Senate passed the Nimocl
: bill, to authorize counties to lev.
> special tax of 2 cents on propert
.. and 6. cents on poll for supplement
" tary pensions on second reading.
Another very important measur
:. to pass the Senate was the Phal
resolution to direct the Corporate
Commission to levy such freight rat
8. per ton per mile in North Carolin
from Carolina ports inland as WI
N counteract discriminatory long ha
# rates from ports Of other States
al the same inland towns.
Of A joint resolution was Introduce
by Elliott and put through its In
1e mediate passage that no bills be |
to | troduced after Wednesday. II
TX was sent to the House FOR eoncu
AZ renee.
lie The House devoted nearly t