The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-24
The House Last Night Created
The New County Of Avery
RAPID WORK IN THE SENATE
Bills Providing for Primary and to
Prevent Corruption in Elections
Are in the Hands OF sub.c Commit.
tee-A Batch Of Other Things
Done and Considered by Assembly.

Raleigh. Feb. 23.-The house on
Tuesday passed. with only dIssent-
ing votes. the senate bill for the crea-
tion of Avery county out of portions
OF Mitchell. Watauga and Mcdowell,
and It goes back TO the senate for
concurrence in an amendment gotten
in by billiard, of Cherokee, specify
ing that 1t is understood that the
county is named Avery in honor OF
Col. Wrayllson Avery. of Revolu-
tionary fame. The general UNDER
standing has been while the county
fight has been in progress that II was
named in honor OF ex-Judge A. c.
Avery. of Burke county. who has
spent considerable time here work.
ing for the success of the measure.
Senate Worked Rapidly.
Some rapid work was done by the
senate at the brief session last night,
when a large number OF calendar
bills passed their readings. Nearly
all of them we're private bills, though
a few were of general interest. The
bill amending the pilot laws of the
Cape Fear river and bar by prohibit
ing pilots from selling fish caught
while waiting for vessels passed
third reading and was sent TO the
house. Among the bills taking the
same course was one relative to de-
posits by fire insurance companies:
another to provide for INDECENT deaf
and blind children attending school,
and another TO provide for registra-
tion OF plats and subdivisions; also
the bill to secure compulsory school
attendance in Biscoe school district,
Montgomery county. The bill TO en-
large the powers OF boards Of county
OF the state by per-
mitting them to construct bridges
across navigable streams with the
approval OF the United States war
department, passed third reading
and was enrolled for ratification.
The bill to increase the pensions to
Confederate veterans and widows
from s45o,e00 to $4,000 was set
for special order Thursday at IL
O'Clock.
Favorable Reports.
A substitute TO Senator Graham's
bill TO create the state board OF archi-
lecture has been prepared making
it misdeamor for one 10 claim to
be a licensed architect when he is
not. and this substitute receives .
favorable report from the senate
committee on propositions and griey-
ances. which committee reports un-
favorably Senator Holden's bill rela-
tive TO the application OF fines for
failure 70 work the public roads.
This committee decides 10 make
favorable reports on number OF
local bills. including the one to make
more effective the prohibition law OF
Cumberland county.
In Hands of sub-Committees.
The election laws committee OF
the senate announces a hearing
Thursday afternoon at o'clock on
Senator Skies bill providing for a
primary election law In Wake coun-
~. Senator Skies bill to prevent
corruption IN election contests and
Senator Hobgood's bill 70 provide for
state primary election Law and pre-
vent corruption in election contests
are in the hands OF subcommittee
Senator Bsggett's bill TO enlarge
Harnett county out OF portions OF
Cumberland is referred to q sub-com-
mittee of the senate committee on
counties, cities and towns, which
committee has decided TO report
fayorably on the bills amending the
charters of the towns OF Matthews.
Lowell and Tryon.
The senate committe on salaries
and fees have referred to sub-com-
mittce Governor Kitchin's request
for an additional clerk In the execu-
tive Offices.
The house had a spirited debate
on the Connor bill that would in
volve the right Of the Atlantic Coast
Line TO exact from employees the pre-
miums for ainliation In the Relief
department, a motion finally prevail
Ing for the re-reference OF the bill 10
committee.
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