The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
GOVERNOR SENDS
SPECIAL MESSAGE
Several Recommendations Made
TO North Carolina General
Assembly.
LOBBYING BILL KILLED
Rcquisition for Woman in Mar
tinsvillc, Charged With
Kidnapping.
LOBBYING" BILL KILLED
Especial to The Ttmcs.nisnatoh

Especial to The Times Dispatchj
Ealeigh. y. C.. January 2o.--A spe.
ciat message was sent BY Governo.
kitchin TO the General Assembly TO.
DAY transmitting the report Of the
State Board of Internal Improvement,
and recommending that some nispo-
sition be made of the States interests
In Mattamuskeet Railroad. TO protect
the states investment of 100000: that
the charters OF the Statesviile Air Line
Railroad and Wilkesboro Jefferson
Turnpike Company be amended 10
safeguard the States interest in the
North Carolina Railroad, which Is not
An the best possible condition. but he
and the board doubt il anything can
be done under the lease OF the southern
TO better conditions. The states in
stitutions are declared not In ahso-
lutely satisfactory condition
On representation that Gilbert Pear
son. Secretary of the North Carolina
Audubon Society. had moved to New
fork. and given wholesale permits for
quail to be trapped and shipped. out
OF North Carolina for restocking New
York State. a rush bill was passed IN
both branches prohibiting the shipment
OF live quail out OF the State under anv
circumstances.
AS to Mattamuskeet Railroad. # ia
insisted that tho State should either
sell It's interest or ut once take stems
TO have the road improved and put in
operation
a biz rushed through the Genera,
assembly to-day under suspension OF
ruies. forbidding moving pictures OF
prize-hghts anywhere in Rockingham
county. and giving Immediate ratiiica-
ceinpo wering the sheriff TO stop a NOV
ing picture presentation OF the Jef-
iries-J ohnson fight, widely advertised
10 be given just outside OF Spray TO-
night. IT was feared that race trouble
was imminent on account Of the show,
and the act made provision for the
sheriff to press into service any num-
preTent the exhibition of tho pictures
The Gardner bill, for increasing the
salary of the Governor Of North Caro-
turned 10 the Senate from the Commit
toe on Salaries and Fees with favor
a ABLE 81 report. and nd Is set as special or
The drastic bill against lobbying. m
troduced in the House Wednesday by
Wootcn, OF I.enuir. mas
received a long hearing before Judi
ciary Committee No. ., Conner. OF VIII
son. chairman. with tho result that
1t received an almost unanimous ur
favorable report. SO that 1t will got no
consideration on the floor Of tho as
sembly.
Such Representatives as Doughton.
OF Alleghany; Quickel. of Lincoln:
Nunn OF Craven. and others pronounced
the bill sweeping and drastic to such
2 degree that 1t would make II a crime
by $1,000 nne. for any cit
izen TO discuss with any legislator
measures I'm which he is interested, un-
less IL be 4 bill bearing on his own
county, and then he could discuss II
only with his own Representative
Doughton considered the bin in effect
a reflection on members of the General
Assembly and an affront TO the people
OF the State. In all his long lcgisla-
tive experience there had been 40 ad
vances made for the purchase OF his
influence. he declared. and as for hav-
ing citizens approacl him concerning
Whatever measures they were interest
ed In, he would always welcome them,
from whatever quarter OF the State
they come. 1t was this view of the
case and the fact that there are al
ready statutes against bribery that