The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-21
With \. C. LAWMAKERS
Doings Of the State Legislature Com
densed-Intezesting Items from
Day to Day.

densed-Intezesting Items from
Day to Day.
When the Senate convened on
Tuesday after the inauguration eere-
monies, Hon. Francis D. Winston,
the retiring Lieutenant Governor and
ex-oficio President of the Senate, aft
ter an appropriate and able, though
short address to that body on his re-
firing, said: 81 surrender nay Office
to- the chosen representative of the
people. I introduce to you Lieuten-
ant Governor Will C.. Newland. In
the words Of Dickens purest crea-
ton, "God bless you one and all
God bless our State"
The Senate Judiciary committee
has decided to report unfavorably a
bill introduced by Senator, Fry de-
signed to give justices of peace pow
erf to issue summons or other legal
processes effective in any of the
State. The present law confines their
jurisdiction to the county in which
they hold their appointment. The
bill introduced in the Senate by SEN
ator Britt relating to leins and judg-
ments is designed to give counsel who
procure judgments in litigation a
lien upon the judgment for the
amount of the fee. Britt introduced
a bill Ia change Madison county to
the tenth congressional district. Haw-
kins introduced a bill for fire proof
library and history building.
In the House on Tuesday the
speaker announced q number of COM
mittees with chairmen as follows:
Petitions and Memorials of Corpora
tons, Morton; Corporation rCommis-
sioner, Weaver; Game, Pitt; Enroll
ed Bills, Halter; Constitutional Am
endments, Priyatt; Insane Asylums,
Foy; Institutions for the Blind, Bras
well.
A bill to appoint justices of the
peace in Rowan county passed its fin
al reading and was sent to the SEN
ate.
The Senate discussed at great
length Wednesday u the joint
resolution by Senator Elliott for the
General Assembly to adjourn sine die
February 18th, and after a consider
able Earring" of views, the need for
"short session. and "no session at
all" deferred action until January
10th, when, in the language of Sen
ator Travis, who moved the continu-
) ance, there will have developed some
idea of how long it should really take
to dispose Of legislation the State is
in need Of"
!, Senate bills of general interest
were presented by Mr.. Elliott to
: amend Section 1906. Revisal, by re
2 quiring judges of Superior Court to
remain in the county seat the full
term of courts prescribed.
Z By Mr.. Barringer, to amend Sec
ton 1920, Revisal, relating to the
: : sale of property under mortgage.
L President Newland announced ad
ditional committee assignments al
!, follows: Education, Ray, of Hender
5 son; appropriations, Blow, Ormond
S Bassett; insane asylums, Halves
e schools for the deaf, Goodwin ana
c Doughton; clerk to the finance com
= mittee, Lane Brown.
o Among the bills and resolution
{ were: Williams, of Dare: Resolution
o instructing our Senators. and Con
, gressmen to favor pensioning me-
/ employed at life stations.
Is A bill that will make people gen
q orally "sit up and take notice" wa
u introduced in the House by Turner
q of Mitchell, providing that any pei
N son who creates a debt IN promise t
pay out Of money of assets due hiI
and fails to pay on receipt of sue
D. specified assets shall be guilty of
If misdemeanor punishable by fine {
IS $40 to. $50 or work on roads ten t
l. thirty days each offense.
ST Lee: Provide different uniforl
IS garb for persons convicted of mi
of demeanor from those convicted OF fe
lie 6nies.
Privileges of the House were e:
tended to ex-Representative Donal
IL McRackan, of Columbus.
i'll The following committee appoin
~ hents were announced by the Speal
i'll er: Add to committee on oyster
r. Wallace. Committee on pensions
rs Henderson (chairman), Pitt, Wilso
e Cotton, Parker, Majette, .Curri
is Lovelace,. Harrison, McLaughli
it. Braswell, Davis, Mcleod, Davenpol
er Hampton, Murphy, Rhodes, Harsha'
of Education: Conner, Majette, Doug
in ton Davenport, Mitchell, Bolto
Weaver, Crawford, Sheppard, Wo
de Ell, Hageman, Smith, Of Randolp
henderson. Martin, Cox of PHI
Gihbs- Kiliian.
In the House announcement
"a Speaker Graham that he would pr
nd semi to Mrs. w. b. Kitchin, moth
I'm of the new Governor, the pen wi
mill which the formal declaration of t
W., Joint session of the Assembly W
TX, signed setting out the result of ca
ire vass of votes for her son as Govern'
the and the State officers preliminary
opi Gle Inauguration, was received WI
ing interest.
ex. Among the bills introduced
hio Thursday was the bill to amend S
CHI 1890, Revisal, relating to schools a
the admission of persons with nes
= blood into the white schools, ca.
up with unfavorable report from
Joint committee on education g
= was tabled. It was designated to Il
If the 'Etaint Of negro BLOOD Il