Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
CLOSING OF LEGISLATURE.

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lawmakers Making Gifts and Happy
Speeches Along With Calendar
Clearing.
Contrary to expectations the Legis-
lature did not adjourn sine die at
noon Monday the House having too
much business, important and other
wise, to permit it to quit when the
Senate was ready, at 4 o. 'clock in the
afternoon. It was strenuous day
altogether, the rush Of grinding local
bills through the hopper keeping up
with the same force and persistency
that characterized the proceedings
the concluding days of the past week.
The features of the day were the bril-
liant and successful effort Of Senator
Whitehead Klutz to get in his high
way commission scheme, and the fight
between Governor Kitchin's s forces
and the representatives from New
| Hanover over a purely local matter,
which ended in the route of the lat
ter.
Owing to the fact that so many
bills passed by the House Monday re-
quired concurrence by the Senate and
then enrolment for ratification it was
found impossible for the General As.
sembly to adjourn sine. die Monday
night. So this took place Tuesday.
The House continued in session until
i nearly 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning
and took recess to 10 O'Clock with a
clear calendar.
The Senate still had some House
| bills to concur in.
| Senator Dockery, for the members
| Of the Senate presented, with an elo-
rsenta speech, a handsome silver tea
Iseryice to Lieutenant Governor New
| land, as president of the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Nawland re-
] sponded Ill an earnest and forcible
| speech Of acceptance, thanking the
Senators for sympathetic co-opera-
ton in promoting the dispatch Of
business. He regarded the Legisla-
ture not as made up of Democats and
Republicans but as body Of patrio-
/ tic North Carolinians cooperating
for the common good. Had he the
power to, select the Senators he would
not send a single member home.
Senator Mills presented resolu-
ton Of thanks to Senator Klutz, the
| able young member from Rowan, fol
| the able manner in which he has dis
charged the puties Of president prt
TEN. Also to Chief Clerk Maxwell
and his assistants. These were
adopted by a rising vote. A gold
; headed cane was presented to Mr.
: Maxwell through Senator Kluttz.
There was further resolution Of
the Senate for the dignity, impair
: tiality and ability with which Presi
dent Pro Tenn Kluttz has performs; :;
+, the duties of presiding officer in th'
land.
The presentation Of gifts and con
sequent speech-making continued TO
some time.
There were number Of othe
tokens of commentator.
. In the House Monday night MI
Underwood got the floor and pro
ceeded in a happy speech to presen
S to Representative Morton, Of Ney
$ Hanover, handsome gold-heade'
l cane as token Of appreciation iron
the members Of the House for tn
able manner in which Mr.. Morto
r had served as Speaker pro TEN an
:, for his sterling personal worth. .
: The House was convulsed wit
:, merriment at the happy speech an
d response.
The House passed number 9
bills on final reading, viz:
County having no newspaper t
adopt one for legal advertisements
= protect rainbow and mountain trout
IS establish State conservation commi:
; sion Of natural resources; for. Stat
g aid in the erection of memorial
= the women Of the Confederacy; allo
:, foreign executors to convey Ian
. without giving bond; amend Revis'
= as to the trial of civil cases; regulat
1 distribution Of samples Of medicin,
r. from house to house; amend Camera
IF road law; amend Revisal as to buil'
e. ing and loan associations, preventir
1e them from taking loans for more tha
III six months; require foreign fire i
surance companies to file securiti
with the Insurance Commissioner
e protect poicy holders in the Stat
L. amend Revisal relative to escape
'e COMPEL express companies to NAL
1t prompt settlements Of G. O. D. shi
te ments; amend Revisal as to banks
fthey shall not commence business u