The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-04
WITH n. c. LAWMAKERS
Doings of the State Legislature Con-
densed-Interesting Items from
Day to Day.

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was another long discussion of game
laws, the specific bill under discus
sion and finally passed being that to
permit non-residents to hunt on
lands of their father or som in this
State without paying the Audubon
tax. An amendment was adopted
striking out a clause that would al
low a NONRESIDENT guest of a land
owner to hunt tax free
Bills passed were of local and pri-
vate nature.
In the House also bills passed were
not of general interest.
The bill for the maintenance and
support of the Stonewall jackson
Training and Industrial School was
introduced bu Julian, carrying 49,
600 for 1909 and $4,000 for 1910 for
maintenance and $4,000 annually
thereafter, and an additional $4,000
each year for 1909 and 1910 for adj
ministration building and other nec-
essary buildings.
Mr.. Harrison by request presented
the bill appropriating for the school
for the deaf and dumb at Morganton
$4,000 annually for maintenance,
$4,000 for erecting and equipping a
primary building $4,000 for painting
and repairing buildings and removal
ing the boiler house and $500 for a
specialist on eye, ear, throat and
teeth.
A bill for appropriations for the
State Normal and Industrial College
at Greensboro was introduced by
Connor. It calls for 100000 annu-
ally for support, and $4,000 for 1909
and $4,000 for 1910 in addition for
erecting and equippin9 an infrmary
and increasing the dormitory capa.
city.
Nj. Conner also offered a bill fol
the protection of employees of com
mon carriers as to contributory negli-
gence and liability. It is modelled
after the Federal law as to liability
of employer for acts of employees.
Another bill that would affect State
prohibition was offered in the House
and the Senate. It would permit the
people of Johnston county to manu-
facture and sell cider, wine and
brandy made from fruit grown Oh
their own land.
Among the bills offered Thursday
were:
Spence: Amend Revisal relating to
the validity of grants, Sec. 1899.
Jones: For the maintenance anG
equipment of the North Carolina Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanical,
Arts.
Fry: Repeal Chap. A, Private
Laws Special Session 1908, relating
to the powers of the building commit
tee of the Cullowhee Normal Insti.
tute and a substitute therefor.
Hawkins: A memorial from the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly
regarding the Importance of provid
ing a fireproof State library building
Ormond: Petition from citizens fol-
the repeal of the constitutional ex
emption of real and personal prop
erty.
A message was received from thu
Governor transmitting the names o:
those members of the board of trus
tees of the University of North Caro-
lima whose terms expire before 1911
| IuS NdCduCtSS " OO ullCu w buN
present General Assembly. The re
: port was referred to the committee Oh
the University of North Carolina.
The following bills passed fna
r reading:
Increase the salary of the assistan
State librarian from 5000 to 5000
year.
: Amend the charter Of the United
Brethren, Salem.
| Amend charter of the Masonic
! Temple Association, Charlotte, so i
: can borrow money to erect a splendiC
t new temple.
The following petitions and memoir
: ials were offered in the House:
/: Koonce: From soldiers and citizen,
of Onslow that James Saunders, col
: Ored, be placed on the pension, roll
He served at Fort Fisher and is tn,
first negro for whom a Confederat
: pension was ever asked, so it wa
l stated on the floor.
I Some new bills introduced were a
follows:
Morgan: Define the duties of rail
road companies and their agents.
) Cotton: Tax business of selling o
, giving away coupons for premiums IL
= connection with the sale of cigarette
or tobacco.
Davis: To tax dogs.
= Perry. of Baden: For betteremn
of public schools and training chill
: dren for hfework.
t Governor Kitchin transmitted t.
r the House the list of vacancies on tn
board of trustees Of the Universit.
to occur November Both, 1909.
The discussion was long and spirit
e ed on the bill to increase the salar.
d of the commissioner Of Labor an,
t Printing. Several amendments wer
voted down.
The bill on third reading for tn
e $4,000 salary passed 81 to 20.
n Much business was done by bot.
I houses Friday but not of yer
general interest.
Senator Peele, out of order, intro
duced a bill incorporating the JOIN
Charles McNeill Memorial Society.
j On motion of Senator Martin tn
] bill for the drainage of wet, swami
and overlooked lands was made
special order for next Thursday.
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