The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-03
BILL IN INTEREST
OF |NDEPE NDENTS
Measure introduced to Discour-
age Use Of Trust Made
Goods.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Raleigh. y. c., February 2.--Sena tor
Gotten. of Pitt, introduced in the Sen
ate bill prohibiting coupons in
cigarettes and tobacco packages, and
Senator Thorne. OF Nash, a bill to en-
courage the use Of goods manufactured
by independent concerns and discour
age the use of trust-made goods.
y bill by Senator Hawkins, or War
rem. would create Ransom county out
Of Wake, Johnson, Franklin. Nash and
Wilson counties. A bill by McLaugh-
lin of Cum berland, would increase the
number of regents of Barium Springs
Presbyterian Orphanage. and allow the
orphanage to own more than $1,000
900 worth of property.
a food of petitions against near
beer poured into the Senate and House
again to-day. Senator Graham pre-
sented Il petition from an Orange
county citizen protesting against the
frequent changes OF fashions and
asking that cartoons in newspapers Sc
prohibited. the reading Of which caused
much merrlment among Senators and
spectators in Hobbies and galleries.
The House passed to-day the Quickel
hill 10 amend tile hours of the labor
Jaw of 1907, making both railroad com
pany and employe guilty of m s
demeanor for an employe to work over
sixteen hours, the amendment being
/ o
ldemeanor charge. SO that employees tn-
jurcd while working overtime can have
standing in court for damage suits in
view OF the Supreme Court ruling.
The bill providing an annex for the
wives and widows OF Confederate vet
Grams at the Soldiers Home having a
favorable report from the Pensions
Committee, was referred to the Ap-
preparations Committee, since 1t car
ries $1,000 special appropriation and
$4,000 maintenance.
The Battle bill to allow cities and
towns to amend their charters at will
for commission or other form of gov
eminent came from the judiciary Com
mittce with "a favorable report, and in
view Of the exceptional interest, 500
copies were ordered printed.
Use of Rnilrond Milenge.
The joint Committee on Railroads
and Public Service Corporations gave a
hearing this afternoon on two House
bills and one Senate bill requiring rail-
roads TO have mileage pulled on trains.
Testimony was given by conductors of
the Seaboard Air Line. Southern Rail-
way, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk
and Southern that TO pull mileage on
the trains required much more time
than taking tickets and that with the
greatly increa sed travel in recent wears
thlS Would MAKE their Work TOO heaFy
to properly look after their duties in
caring for passengers and carrying out
trai norders. Amendments for the ex-
emption of roads OF less than 100 miles
were accepted. The hearing will be
concluded tomorrow.
The House Of Representatives last
night voted down the Stubs bill to call
Constitutional Convention for the re-
vision OF the North Carolina Constitu-
ton by vote Of % to 60, after two
hour S spirited argument. This means
that the Legislature will undertake to
prepare for submission to the people
probably twenty odd amendments
The Ewart bill, designed to impart
teeth" to the North Carolina anti
fruits law has received a favorable re-