The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-02
WITH THE LAWMAKERS
Some Solons Wans Their Sal
aries Doubled and Ten
Cents MILEAGE.
SENATE FOR H0KE COUNTY

SENATE FOR HOKE COUNTY
Biii to Make . New Coznsy ous a
| Portions of goe~~oa and Ca.as~r.
Land Counties Passed senate Y~~-
serday-Ra~fora VIII be the Coun-
/ " scat--fiou.e Kills the nlll fos
Free Tcxt-Books-poor Cs.lldrx.n
Must scufae for Th~u~-lv~~-
Would Create Aor~ oaioes.
Considerable time vas consumed
/ in the Senate Thursday over the dis.
cussion OF Mr. Co;ter's bill taxing
dogs In North Carolina. The bin
was finally tabled. bu, just like the
Big Ivey sawdust bill. IL viii no.
stay down.
The committee on counties. cities
i and towns reported favorably on the
bill 10 establish "Hoke County" on,
OF portions OF Robson and Camber-
land counties. and the same commit
| tee reported unfavorably on the
bills establishing North Robson and
Rowland counties out OF Robson
County. The bill establishing Hoke
County was made a special order
| for Tuesday, IL o'clock
New Bills introduced.
Bellamy. OF Brunswick: Amend
law relative to Cape Fear River and
bar; also relative to catching CLANS
in New Hanover. Brunswick. and
Bladen counties: also prohibit ship
| ping coots and rice birds out OF the
/ State.
Cotton of Pitt: Prohibit the man.
ufacture and sale OF matches, other
than safety matches.
Cobb of Robson: Allow commits
sioners of Robson to appropriate
$3.50 annually for Lumber Bridge
Military Company.
Johnson of Duplin: Extend State
1 aid to Daughters of Confederacy fol
4.canfederate room N musenm In
Richmond.
'Boyden of Rowan. Equalizing
working public highways.
Passed Third Reading.
Exempt practicing dentists from
jury service.
Incorporate Lenoir and Blowing
Rock Turnpike Company. (Amend-
ment by Senator Bassett, IL after In
vestigation by the Governor and
Council, the hiring of convicts will
not be loss to the State.)
Protect deer in Montgomery, Ran
dolph, and Stanley counties.
In the House.
The bill to prohibit the sale of
near beer, beerine or similar drinks
was made special order for Thurs
day night. February 2, at s o'clock.
A minority report to the bill was
| filed by Representative Kellum, of
New Hanover, to allow his county to
/ vote on the liquor question
New Bills introduced.
Grier: To establish a State high
way commission.
! Pace: To amend the revisal SO as
| TO allow railroads to give transporta-
tion to widows and minors of de-
ceased employees and to employees
who are out Of work.
billiard of Cherokee: To amend
the laws OF 1909 relative to the seiz-
ure and destruction OF distiIleries.
Battle: To establish liens for
licensed livery stable keepers.
Roberts: To provide for better
enforcement of liability Of stockhold-
ers in State banks.
Mitchell: To allow commissioner
OF agriculture to contract for print
ing required for its operation.
Markham: To enlarge the powers
OF the board OF county commission
ers.
Carr Of Durham: To provide en-
gineering assistance for construction
Of county roads.
Carr OF Durham: To extend State
aid for care Of Confederate room at
Richmond
The bill providing that IL the hus-
band shall commit adultery 1t shall
give the wife grounds for divorce,
came mp as special order. and pass
ed its second reading notwithstand-
ing strenuous objections were raised
to the bill.
Senate-Frfday.
Senator Boyden's bill for the crea-
ton Of State building commission
and the erection of an administration
building. and providing for the issu-
ance OF bonds to the extent of one
million dollars, was briefly discussed
in the Senate and made q special or
der for February 9Th.
DR.. Skies Of Wake. introduced a
bill giving the Governor the veto
power.