The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-08
GOVERNOR TO GET
SALARY INCREASE
House Committee Acts Favor
ably on Bill Passed by
Senate.
FOR CHANGE OF FEE SYSTEM
Members Of General Assembly
Entertained at a. & Nj.
College.
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Raleigh. n. c.. February 1.-THE
House Committee on Salaries and Fees
voted unanimously this evening for
favorable report on the Senate bill to
increase the salary Of the Governor of
North Carolina from $4,000 to $4,000.
The bill has already passed The Senate.
The Senate consumed over an hour
debating bill amending the automo-
bile law Of the state by giving to
boards Of Aldermen power to prescribe
the speed limit in incorporated towns.
and finally tabled IT,
H Representative Wooten offered in the
House a bill TO put solicitors on sal
aries after March ], 1912. the record of
fees to be certified 10 the State Treas
urer in the meantime, and the salary
to be settleu on the basis that will al
low $1,000 salary where fees aggre-
gate In Il district $500, the scale rum
ning UP to $4,000 where fees amount
to $500.
viding bonds 10 refund those due in
1919 and to take care of $500 deficit
OF the state Treasury.
Mr.. Conner introduced bills to amend
tho revisal relative TO the sale Of fu-
ture contracts, 10 provide for an appeal
by the insurance companies OF the
state from the State Insurance Com
missioner to the Council Of States.
The House spent an hour arguing the
bill to amend the revisal as To divorce
so as to allow divorce after i've years
separation whcre there are no chill
drcn. tho present Law requiring ten
ears separation. The bill finally
PASSED the second reading, 10 TO 81. and
went back to tn. calendar on objection
TO It's final reading.
The biological Club Of the Agriculti-
"a and Mechanical College gave
most enjoyable reception last night.
complimentary 10 the members OF the
General Assembly. y great many OF
them attended and participated in the
evenings festivities. The young men
OF the club were assisted In receiving
by nearly zoo young women from St.
Mary's and Meredith Colleges. and
musi: for the event was rendered by
the college orchestra. The students OF
the music department. OF Peace Insti
TUE also entertained a large number
OF members OF the Legislature last
night BY the rendition Of an excellent
program. After the concert The FAC
ulty received the special guests OF tho
evening at an informal reception in
the school parlors.
The bill OF senator Martin. or Bun
combe. TO establish the Western North
Carolina Teachers Training School has
senate Committee on Education. with
4 request that i, be referred 10 the APP
preparations Committee
The House Committee on Liquor
Trai1c heard the argument OF Ex-Judge
Ewart. Of Henderson, last evening. on
his bill TO make the prohibition law in
North Carolina more effective. After
considering the bill n further hearing
was postponed until Wednesday after
noon. ia
Governor kitchin declines to COM
mute the sentence Of Philip Mills, the
irhnsylSan!a county negro, 10 pay tho
dcath penalty In the electric chair in
the penitentiary Friday morning OF
this week for the murder Of his wife.
Mills crushed his wife's skull b. hit
ting her over the head with his gun
after running after her for some dis
lance. Pressure was brought to bear
upon the Governor TO commute the
death sentence by Mills's counsel who
claimed he was not mentally rcspon-
sible.
The Burke Mcdowell Company, Of
Morganton. is chartered with an au-
thorized capital stock Of sl25,ooo. to
begin a general lumber business, with
$4,000. The incorporators are Marley
Mcdowell. w. e. Erwin and l. T. avery.
The ST. Paul's Hardware Company, Of
ANe--A az ., iecpGSou COUNTY, receives Il
charter. authorized capital $4,000, TO
begin business with $4,000 The in
corporators arc L. II. Townsend. c. b.
Rhodes and w. r. Townsend The Nc
Ginnis Lindsay Company, of ST
Paul's. Robson county. changes its
name to tho Lindsay Butler Supply
Company.
The Supreme Court to-day called for
argument in appeals from the First
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