The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-10

Senators Long. Hobgood, Sykes, Boy
den, Bassett, Brown and Baggett sue
ceeded In their advocacy OF the pas
sage OF the measure without change.
The bill prescribes more stringent
rules for the protection of watersheds
of municipalities and enlarges the
powers Of the state board OF health In
q number Of respects In dealing with
public health problems. Scores OF un-
important local bills we're disposed OF
and the bills apporibning the house
members OF the general assembly and
to protect telephone and telegraph
companies from having their wires
tapped passed and were ordered en-
rolled. Among those passed and sent
to the house were: Provide for. audit
ing the books of corporations; enlarge
the powers OF the municipal court Of
Greensboro; protect towns and town
ships that vote bonds for the. Monroe
Southern railway, and authorize the
state treasurer to pay the colored or
phan asylum at Oxford two thousand
dollars November /. 1912, to aid In re-
building the orphanage dormitory de-
stroyed by fire.
The conference committee on the
revenue and machinery acts submitted
their report, which made only slight
changes In either act. the most notable
being the reduction OF the tax on sew
Ing machine manufacturers from five
hundred to two hundred and fifty dol
lars. The report was adopted and
bob acts ordered enrolled.
Ratified bills included: Authorize
erection OF animal industry building at
the A. and N. college; resolution for
relief Of clerks OF the general assem-
bly,; allow charge for board at the
State Normal college TO be twelve In
stead OF ten dollars per month.
The bin relative to statistics OF leaf
tobacco was tabled.
4 Final Spirited Debate. s.
The house INDUCED In a final spirit
ed debate last evening on the Pe.hel-
Pace bill, designed TO break up the re-
lief department OF the Atlantic Coast
Line so far as 1. applies In this state.
by prohibiting the retention OF any
part OF the wages OF an employer by
railroad company. In the end the
bill. was tabled 80 TO ~. The princi-
pal advocates OF the bill were Pethel,
Cayeness and burlington. However,
vigorous opposition by Taylor. Of
Brunswick: Ray. Of Macon. and Kelly,
OF Wayne. and others. setting out that
he relief association was popular with
the employees OF the Coast Line and
that they want no interference. Mr.,
Ray declared that OF twenty thousand
employees connected with the depart
ment only 100 petitioned as fayorine
either OF the bills introduced that
would affect the department Fur
thermore. that the senate had already
killed by a large majority similar
bill. and Il would be foolish to take
the time OF the house on such a meas.
sure at this late hour. However
nearly an hour was taken up with thil
discussion before the motion to tabl'
finally prevailed.
The house during the afternoon ses
sion passed notable bills as follows
Authorize the aldermen OF Whining
ton TO expend $4,000 annually To-
advertising purposes.
Allow electric companies giyinl
public service to use highways 10
rights Of way.
Provide for state textbook commits
sion. TO be composed Of council o
$ ate and six teachers.
Bill to amend the public scLccl Law
Amended so as to cut the appropria
Sion TO public high schools from SIS.
900 70 $4,000 as in the past. for III
reason that the increased appropria
ton had not been submitted to II
appropriations committee.
Resolution for committee inyestiga
ton into adyisability OF uniting III
A. and ". college and the department
OF agriculture.
A number OF bills we're tabled, in
cludlng amendment TO charter Win
sson-salem southbound railroad
Decrease Illuminating oil inspeciio
tar from one-half TO one-third cent pc
gallon.
Allow deduction OF Indebtedness o
articles OF property In listing 70