The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-01-28
WITH THE SOLONS
No Session In Senate Saturday
for Lack of Quorum.
BILL FOR EARLY ADJOURNMENT

DILL TON EhNLI hDSONlNVkk<Is
MFR. Harshaw Introduces Bill to Ad.
journ February Goth; Bill Meets
Much Opposition-Report of Leg.
islative Investigating Committee
sent to Legislature and Referred
TO q Committee-Raleig Wants q
New Charter-Solicito Salary
Bill Introduced In the Senate
Mr.. Morton Introduces Bill to Ex-
empt New Hanover From Prohi-
bition Bill.
The liquor question has been
opened up in the Legislature. Mr..
Morton. of New Hanover, has intro
duced a bill to exempt his county
from provisions of the State prohibi-
ton bill which was passed last May.
The purpose of this bill is to again
permit saloons to be operated in
Wilmington. Mr.. Koonce sent in a
township, Onslow County, to allow
| farmers to sell wine in as small
quantities as one quart. The mini
mum amount that can be sold under
the present law is 2a gallons. 1t
would not be much of a surprise If
80 @Lo
now ask for the privilege of con-
verting their apples into brandy.
Senate-Tuesday.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
S. B. 2O4, Senator Manning: An
act relating to more efficient munic-
ipal government. This is the bill
prepared by the Good Government
Association of Raleigh. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Judici-
ary, but on the request of Senator
w. B. Jones, of Wake, the bill was
referred to the Committee on Coun-
ties, Cities and Towns.
S. B. 208, Senator Bassett: An
act to protect the earnings of rail-
way employees and give them the
benefit of the homestead and per-
sonal property exemption laws.
Committee on Railroads.
S. B. 2O9, Senator Jones; An act
to establish special school tax dis
trict in Wake County, to be known
as School District No. 4. Committee
on Education. -.s. ...-~,. .-s,,,-..
s. B. 211, Senator Long: An act
relative to the issuance of franks
by telephone and telegraph COM
panies. Committee on Corpora
tions.
Bills Out Of Order.
Unanimous consent was asked for
the introduction Of the following
bills:
s. B. 212, Senator Barringer: An
act to create a new judicial district
embracing the counties of Guilford
and Alamance. Committee on Ju-
dicial Districts. i
S. B. 213, Senator Ormond, by re-
quest: An act TO organize the
county of Moseleye out of parts of
the counties of Greene, Wayne and
Lenoir Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns.
Passed Final Reading.
Bills came up for their final read
ing and were duly passed, as fol-
lows:
S. B. los, relating to- the drain
age of Whiteoak Swamp, in Bladen
County.
S. B. III; An act to prohibit the
sale of quail, pheasants and grouse
in North Carolina for two years.
A division was called for. Con-
sideration was finally postponed
until next Tuesday.
s. B. 118: An act relative to non
residents hunting in this State, al
lowing non-residents to hunt or
lands in this State. provided such
non-residents are guests of land.
owners and hunt with such land.
Owners.
On motion the consideration ot
Il 8. B. 2: An act to allow the
State University to be embraced
within the provision of the Carnegie
Foundation Fund.
s. b. 50: An act to increase tn,
powers and duties of the attorney
general.
/ This is Senator Manning's bill
and was reported unfavorably. 4
, minority report was filed and will
be called up later.
s. B. 14o, relative to huntin.
, wild fowl in Currituck County.
s. B. A: To protect squirrels il
Sampson County.
In the House.
Il Bills were repofted from commit
r tees, as follows:
To enable mem TO collect smal
e debts, unfavorably; to prevent liv
fl stock running aF large in Ash
Y County, favorably3 to provide a bet
= ter road system in Cherokee, favor
n ably; to make better roads in Maco
County, favorablyt to control spec
: of autos in NewsHanover Count.
unfavorabIy; to change bridge la
1 in Wayne, favorably.
Bills introduced.
: BY Hayes: To fix time of exp
q ration of agricultural leases.
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