The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
HOUSE CONSIDERS
. BOND ISSUE BILL
Measure introduced by Dough-
ton Passes It's Second
Reading
TO INCREASE SCHOOL TAX
Tri-statc Medical Society 10
Meet in Raleigh Feb
ruary -.
TO INCREASE SCHOOL TAX
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NdleiE ~ ~. u, EcpEuaTS Ill lie
House passed on second reading to-day
by roll call the Doughton bill TO pro-
vide for an issue of s55oooO bonds to
retire the bonds falling due in January.
1919. and carrying authority for the
State Treasurer TO issue term notes
for the present deficit OF S3a9.00o in the
State Treasury until state revenue re-
covers sufficiently 10 pay il off.
The Battle bill. empowering cities
and towns to adopt commission or other
forms of government and change char
ters at Will. was deferred for final roll
call until Monday on account OF the
insistence by Mr.. Quicltel that he want
cd to look into the right OF the Iegis-
iaturc 10 delegate so great power TO
municipalities.
a bill passed TO transfer the powers
Of tho State Board OF Educs ton In
the development of Mattamuskcet Lake
administrations to the southern Land
and Reclamation Company. which has
purchased the States interest.
Representative Marshall introduced a
bill to pension all Confederate soldiers
and their widows SIS per month
y bill by Mr.. Carr. of Durlin. would
establish uniform hours OF la Dor.
In the Senate. Mr.. Skies. OF Wake. in
troduced bill to increase the county
tax for schools the state over from
II 10 - cents on the 500 valuation,
estimated 10 increase schools under
present valuations over $4,000.
Made Special order.
ne senate made the Boyden bill
for million dollar nreproof admins
tration building u special order for
next Wednesday at noon.
The House and Senate both passed.
ton. protesting agains; the proposed
closing OF the United states mint at
Charlotte.
Senator Pharr introduced bill TO
70 be formed by parties engaged in the
same KIND OF business with twenty
hvc risks: also bill to incorporate
an an industrial reform and manual train
reiormatcry, carrying $4,000 appro-
prlation.
fhc. skies Boyden highway commits
si3n Dl!l mas been adopted for favor
Eoads and Turnpikes as substitute
Tor the Skies bill to encourage road
guiding building IN North Carolina. and the
and II IS 10 have the combined strength
OF both bills In pressing its passage
through both houses. The substitute
piil provides for 4 state highway com
mission to have the supervision OF
bodybuilding in the State; issues Of
State bonds, 100000 every Six months
at per cent, to be loaned to counties
az 2 per cent. running forty-one years,
with automatic sinking fund to retire
bonds, without cost to the state. There
Is machinery 10 enable Incorporated
road districts and townships to avail
themselves or this State aid separate
and .. apart from county units by cleo
tion The committee decided to have
the Spatnhour bin for working State
e c on roads, through district
and report it favorablv later. with
chanEes that would leave the present
county cnain gang system intact.
ne spainhour bin. to allow rail
! chus 10 charge only cents extra for
iare on trains for distances less than
ne reported unfavot, bly, BY Judiciary
oo nm ,,.. No, OF the House.
I'm I'm Of 81, gets a favorable report from
this committee. 1t was tic vote and
broken for favorable report by Chairs
man u Battle Later, Representa-
ca on to vote by Chairman Battle, his
vote being declared for the majority
.nvoiablc report. Chairman Battle la
,or, 1, ;, t" the committee that he
cAcmptcd because it alrdady has Il
special dog law,
Incrensc fn SnlHry.
ne lesislative joint COMMITTEES on
Fort bort iiavorably tho bill pending in
roth houses for an increase OF tho
Salary OF the Adjuthnt- General Of the
\ orth Carolina IA tionaI Guard, from
Sl6on TO $1,000, The Adintant- General
Is now required to devote his entire
time to the duties OF the Office and to
reside in Raleigh.
On Wednesday,. February o. there
WI meet in Raleigh the Tri.State Med
ica Society Of Virginia and North
emo South Carolina. The visiting med
zeal nicn Will be CHARTERED at a. Raj
ejgh hotel, and will hold their ses-
SONS IN the assembly hall of the Ellls'
home. The officers of the society are
Dr. Joseph y. White, of Richmond
president, and Or j.. Howell Way. Of
NW.,aynesviiie secretary. Governor
kitchin is to welcome the society The
capital club is preparing to give a.
smoker Wednesday night. February
%. In honor of tho visitors.
There We're thrty-one markets in
North Carolina reporting sales of leaf
tobacco 10 the State Department of
Agriculture during January. the ag-
gregate sales OF he month being ls.-
o9S,6sS. AS against 11.2S9.4a5 pounds
ioi !an,iarE 1910. Winston Salem led
with a3iS,464 pounds. of which 4.a73.-
~ was first hand for the growers