The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

Monday-Local Option Bill
for New Hanover-The Mat
ter of Draining and Reclaim
ing Swamp Lands.
The Senate was in session only
As minutes Monday. A compan-
ion bill to the one introduced in
the House the other day was in
troduced forequipment and main
tenance of the Eastern Training
School at Greenville, providing
for $50, 600 Immediately and for
$25, 900 annually until further
notice.
The session of the House Mon
day was marked by a large num-
Der of new bills. The resolution
of sympathy with the King and
Queen of Italy was passed as
by the committee on
appropriations by striking out
the $1,000 appropriation. The
time for the address of DR.. S. A.
Knapp, of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, to the
General Assembly was set for to-
evening, the 29th. A
petition was presented by Repre-
sentative Koonce, of Onslow, from
citizens of that county, asking
that the State prohibition law be
so amended as to allow farmers
to sell wine of their own make in
quantities of one quart or less.
Forty-seven more counties were
tackled on to Mr.. Morton's bill
for the control of automobiles on
the roads of New Hanover coun-
ty. When Mr.. Grant moved to
adjourn for the day, before the
calendar was exhausted, at 1:20
o'clock, Mr.. Doughton, of Allie
ghany, reminded the gentleman
from Davie that if the minority
were really anxious to get through
and go home the way to do it
was to stay at work each day
and keep up with the calendar.
Some of the new bills introduce
ed are: Providing for an amend
ment to article 6 of the constitu-
ton, eliminating the poll-tax pre-
requisite to voting and extending
the time for applying the educa-
tional qualification to November,
1916; prohibiting the sale of CO.
caine, opium and morphine of
more than 5 per cent. solution
strength, the present limit being
80 per cent, and putting VIOLA
ton under jurisdiction of the Su-
perior courts instead of justices
of the peace; levying a tax upon
automobiles and other motor We
hicles in New Hanover for the
benefit of the public roads of that
county; amending the pilotage
law so that if a vessel decides to
take a pilot on the Cape Fear
river, it must take the one that
spoke her first at sea and took
her over the bar. Under the law
of 1907, as it is, pilotage over the
bar at Southport is compulsory,
but optional up and down the
river, and the vessel has the
right to take "any pilot" on the
river. Another bill by Mr.. Nor
ton would exempt New Hanover
countyf from the provisions of the
State prohibition law and ere
store localself-government".
This last bill was referred tc
the committee on regulation OF
the liquor traffic. In the bill it
is set forth that the majority of
the qualified voters of New Han.
over county are against the pres.
ent prohibition law, and have SC
recorded their votes, both at the
special election of May 26 and al
all other elections held for this
purpose; and it is desired that al
laws relating to the manufac.
ture and sale of liquors which
were in force on January 30,
1908, be re-enacted in so far {
they relate to NeWHanover coun
ty.
A bill was introduced to estab
list a teachers training and sum
mer school at Asheville, upol
property owned by the city il
the heart of the town; to permi
absolute divorce after 5 years
abandonment instead of ten, pro
vided there is continued resi-
dence in the State during tn
abandonment.
The resolution to pay the 81,
O55 expenses of the inauguratio
committee was passed by tn
committee on appropriations
The committee on education turr
ed down the bill to tax manufac
turers, bottlers and dealers in ct
ca-cola and all drinks containin
caffeine, except coffee, the pre-
ceeds to go to the public schools
The Senate judiciary committe
ordered a favorable report fc
Senator Elliott's bill to requir
the clerks of the Superior Court
to report to the Attorney Gene.
al all regular and special term
of court, the number of case
tried, the number continued, tn
time court was in session and tt
cause for adjournment, the pu
pose being to gather data for tt
guidance of the next Legisl
ture in redistricting the Stat
Bills giving attorneys liens {
judgments for fees as couns
and to facilitate settlement
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