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TIE Senate passed the House bill
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making the line The naladIe Of Abe i
marie Sound. This IL for IN a1inst- /
nens % the litigation involving the .
taxes on the Norfolk Southern bridge /
AGREES the sound.
Proceedings Tuesday.
The substitute for the Turisngtoa i
House antitrust bill - IL came from
the Senate committee on judiciary. !.
and passed the Senate Tuesday was
eoncurred In By the House. and l.
now ratified In materially different
form from the burlington bin ~ IL
passed the House.
The bill had been so badly butch
cred that It's author was unable TO
recognize II except by name. One
member asked IL there vas any sem
blanee Of teeth or even gums In the
revised bill. Mr.. burlington. the au-
thor OF the original bill. stated that
there might be some parts of the
gums left, bat that they were bleed
ing terribly.
As passed the bin has the features
eliminated that required officers OF
corporations 10 take oath that their
corporations are not violating the
State antitrust law; the feature pro-
hibiting use Of coupons, prizes. and
such in aiding sale OF merchandise;
the feature that would enable solic-
itors or attorney general to require
/ books, and papers for examination
without order OF court; the require
ment to be for a judge to make such
order and for examination to be
made in the presence OF the Judge;
it cuts out that feature that would
! award triple damages against trusts
in civil cases, and reduces the fund
| that the Governor is TO have at his
command for working up the case
for the prosecution in impending
cases from $4,000 to $4,000.
| Bills we're passed and ordered en-
| rolled in the Senate to allow the
| State Treasurer to give notes not
exceeding s250,000 if the new reve-
| nue. act does not provide sufficient
money to meet the expenses of the
ensuing two years; establish a school
| for youthful colored criminals at
| Asheville; amend charter of the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythis, au-
| thoriZe the Corporation Commission
| to prescribe rules regarding check
| ing baggage under the act requiring
railroads to provide better facilities
/ at stations for persons riding on
| mileage; regulate the public print
| ing by limiting the amount each de-
partment shall provide.
The Senate passed a large number
/ of local bills. The bills tabled in
! cluded: Amend the food law of
North Carolina; to tax dogs; protect
public from disease by disinfection in
barber shops.
The bill requiring better educa-
tional qualifications for applicants to
/ practice medicine failed on second
/ reading.
! At the night session the House en-
gagged in a lively discussion of the
| States prison $500 extra pay a year
on account of the duties OF per-
forming the eletcrocutions of GRIM
/ inals sentenced to death. The dis
! cussion was general and fast and
! furious. The contention of Ross of
Harnett, was that if there was to be
/ any increase in salary it should come
through the directors of the prison.
! The bill finally passed second read
ing, but there was objection to nnal
reading.
Representative Maiette made an
effort to take from the table the
Senate bill for increasing the allow
anee to the Secretary of State for
extra clerical hire and other work in
connection with the registration of
automobiles in this State, but the
House refused to reconsider and left
: the bill on the table.
The bill to regulate child labor was
} tabled.
The Demise.
Both branches of the General AS
; sembly adjourned yesterday after
passing a few bills. making cross
roads speeches and singing a few
!, songs.
In the Senate.
Il The joint resolution authorizing
, the Governor to appoint two commits
sioners to adjust q settlement of &C
counts between the State of North
| Carolina and the United States Gov.
eminent passed and was ordered en-
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