The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-26


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years ago, now. he often appears
ON the floor Of the house, was at
che Capital Club reception and is
the same e~venspoken gentleman
as Of old.
Representative Gay, of North
hampton county, has a bill up his
sleeve which promises to bring
just retribution upon the heads
of the bachelors of Hendersonville
and the state at large. 1t provides
for an annual tax of considera-
bic weight upon the luckless sin
gle men, the proceeds to go to the
widows of the state with one or
more children. The more children
the aforesaid widow may have the
more will she profit if Mr.. Gays
bill becomes a law. Representative
Gay, it is quite needless to say,
is a married man with a large
family, and he says he proposes
to see to it that North Carolina
men shall not shirk their plain
duty to society. He says he is quite
willing to have some men except
red from the provisions of the pro-.
posed LAWN fact, he believes
there are some men who ought
not to marry. He noes not
advocate a jury of single maidens
to pass upon these exceptions,
but believes some satisfactory sol
u-tion of the 'knotty part of the
proposed legislation viii be found.
To allow chairman of Transyl-.
vania county commissioners sum
of 5000 per year in addition to reg
ular perdiem.
Providing for protection of
sheep In Haywood county.
Making more effective the pres
lent road law of Haywood.
To allow Hiawassey Valley
Railway Co., use of seventy CON
vcts to build railroad from Muir
ply to Georgia State line.
To establish State fisheries com
mission, with sweeping jurisdie-
tion.
70 prohibit lobbying. The pen
alities provided are exceptionally
seveFe.
10 appoint O State Building
Commission and 10 provide for
the erection OF an administration
building in Raleigh. This 10 one
OF the most important measures
(which win come before the Assem-
bly,, md villa cali for q needed ex-
'peAAitur0 Of from Ave hundred
thousAnd - q million dollarS.
70 inol1dO &he business of FIRE
insurance In the antitrust laW,
by Koonce Of OHSlow WhO seems
Ito have it i'm for the INSURANCE
people.
/ Notariea Public IN Henderson
Viile's four banks win be interest
ed i'm this: "NotarieG In banks
tmay not act ia that capacity where
lthey are o. party 10 such an instru-
| mem&"
Requiring the Pennsylvania
. bounty board Of education 10 pub
Esh Gn itimized Statements of all
Ireceipts and disbursement.
ae is now unlawful to ship live
lquaia out Of the state. Some man
, lin the North had made q contract
for the shipment Of ten thousand
, North Carolina birds to the New
F! York market, but the law was
brushed through In double quick
time to head him off. Following
? are the more important measures
, introduced, or of special interest
to the folks down home:
Up to Monday, when this letter
was written, there had been nc
: Legislation introduced looking to.
1 wards the establishment of the
: Western Training School. The
matter is in the hands of q steer.
ling committee, Of which Senator
8 Martin is chairman. As stated pre-.
s viously Senator Martin expects
any circumstances a small
8 appropriation for this purpose
I and should bonds be issued theI
! he naturally looks for a heavy ap