The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-26
TIE COMMITTEES ARE THE
REAL LABORMG GLASSES
OF THE LEGIsLATUREWHo
DO THINGS.
BIG THINGS LOOKED FOR

Road Law Changed as TO Age
of Young Men Working Roads
From 18 to Il.
Don't ever get the idea into
yeour head that the work of the
general assembly is done while the
house is actually In session. Far,
far from the fatal truth would
such an idea or impression be. The
committees are. the real incuba-
tors, so to speak, of the laws final
ly enacted by the legislature, and
it's the committees that are the
real laboring classes of that hon
cradle body.
The house may stay IN session
for a couple of hours, say. just
before adjournment, the list of
committees scheduled to meet that
afternoon 10 announced with
place of meeting. If the committee
to which Q certain bill has been
referred recommends it's passage,
it's reasonably sure to go through.
IL it doesnt, 1t wont. Some com
mittee meetings resemble the house
In session discussing a new anti
trust law, as for instance the last
meeting Of the insaraaee com
mittee to which had been re
ferred the Koonce bin pro-
viding for an investigation Of
the insurance companies of the
state. There was q stenographer
present, insurance men from all
ever the state, scores OF kilograms
were received and read, and some
warm talks heard. ALI this was
preliminary as to whether or not
the committe should recommend
the investigation.
AS all of the members OF the
house serve on from one to many
different committees it keeps the
time from hanging heavily ON their
hands and saves them from home
sickness. No, to be a member of
North Carolina legislature is not
altogether a soft thing with four
plunks and mileage attached, as
many of the new members are dis
covering.
The Legislature, Is three weeks
cid and there has aAen no import
ant act yet passed, but they are
getting In training to pass them,
sure. Of the nearly four h.tndFed
hi!ls dropped into the hopper, for
ty-seven have become laws Of The
state More local bills have been
introduced and acted upon by one
third than at the last session
which is as it should be as il: leaves
the last half of the term for gerl-
GUS consideration of the really i'm
pOrtant measures and they are
many-including the Western
Training School, the establish
ment Of which means so much to
that part of the state, including
a certain town known as Hender-
sonville.
Two years ago there were 2O75
new laws placed, on the book. II
Is believed the records of the pre-
sent session will go beyond that
and possibly reach the high wat
er mark of six years ago when
over three thousand were enroll
ed On the heavily burdended law
books of the state.
Aside from the Western train
ing school there are some heavy
appropriations talked of. Maybe
the appropriations will be made
and then again maybe they wont
be, for in dealing with legisla-
tHre you can t. most always some
mes tell just what is or is not
gong to happen along that line.
- The appropriation of over half a
million for the University, the
proDosed administration building
to cost a ri''ior the increase
amon"ts aslcn1 bv the various in
st1tntlons, and apoin the Western
Training school all to0ether re-
present vast but absolutely nee
essarv evnen ditnre of the state 3
monev-that -ie a'if thea different
oils 90 thrc-{~h. a