The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-02-16
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make appropriations for the support
aud maintenance and for increasing
the dormitory capacity OF the State
Normal and Industrial College Com
miitee On Education.
s. 3. s42. by Mr.. Reinhardt: Per-
hitting the Commissioners of Lam
coin County TO donate money for
erecting a Confederate monument
thereon. Committee on Pensions
and Soldiers Home.
8. b. s55. by Mr. Cobb: In rela-
ton 10 reduction from weights or
prices of cotton for bagging and ties.
Committee on Agriculture
s. B. 657. by Mr.. Martin, of Wash
ington: To establish fisheries CON-
mission. Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
s. B. CAT. by Mr.. Hobgood: To
prevent the prostitution OF women
and girls in bawdy houses. Commit
tee on judiciary.
In the House.
The following bills were intro
duced
Spainhour: To appropriate $780,
600 in addition to present appro-
priations to public schools.
billiard, of Cherokee: To secure
the more accurate listing Of incomes
in excess of 81 900.
The bill establishing q State High
way Commission was reported I'M
favorably by the Committee on
Roads and Turnpikes.
To amend the Revisal relating to
theatricals at Chapel Hill. prevents
shows.)
To allow Sampson County to do
nate funds to Confederate monu-
ment at Clinton.
Resolution requesting Senators
and Representatives in Congress to
vote for parcels post bill.
To provide for supplying free
school books to INDECENT children Of
Wilkes County.
To amend the charter of the Ma
tional Religious Training School and
Chatauqua for the colored race.
Mr.. Connor, of Wilson, presented
a resolution authorizing Represent
ative-elect William A. Bailey, of
Davie County to qualify before the
clerk of the court and thence be en-
titled to his per diem. Mr. Bailey
has been desperately i'll and is re-
ported as unable to recover. The
resolution was placed on the calen-
dar and was Immediately passed.
| A night session was held for the
purpose of considering Corners uni
form bill of lading measure. The
bill finally passed second reading.
The bill to issue bonds to the ex-
tent Of one million dollars for a
State Administration building was
reported favorably by the House
Committee.
enthusiastically.
Senator Skies introduced in the
| Senate a bill increasing the school
tax by seven cents on the hundred
dollars of property.
:, Senator Pharr offered an amend
ment to the insurance law so as to
allow mutual fire insurance COM
panies to be formed by persons en-
gagged in the same kind of business
with twenty-five risks. He also in
troduced an act incorporating the
Industrial Reform and Manual
Training School for colored youth.
The Senate received the favora-
BILE report on the Boyden-Horne
measure for the erection of a mill
lion dollar administration building,
but action was postponed until We'd
| nesday
The bill increasing the salary of
the Adjutant General from $1,000
to $4,000 per annum was reported
favorably by the Committee on Sal
aries and Fees.
Senator J. C. Martins measure to
allow married women to contract as
il unmarried, was reported favor
ably, and deferred until a fuller at
| tendance.
Bills Introduced.
s. B. 679, by Mt. Martin, of
Washington: To amend Law relative
| to fish laws. Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
s. B. 686. by Mr.. Lemmond: To
permit dentists and veterinary sur
geons in Union County to write pre-
scriptions for whiskey. Committee
| on Revisal.
The following bills were ratified:
Resolution TO ratify sixteenth
amendment to Federal Constitution
OF United States.
To allow Sampson County to ap-
propriate funds for Confederate
monument at Clinton.
The following bills passed third
reading:
To regulate the sale of land under