The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-01
CHANGE IN METHODS
OF SELECTING JURY
Senate Passes Judiciary Com
mittee's Substitute for Bar
Association Bill.


Raleigh, n. c.. January si.-The
Senate passed to-day tho judiciary
Committees substitute for the North
Carolina Bar Association jury bills,
providing for twelve peremptory chal-
lenges by the defendant in capital
cases, and four for the State, the State
70 stand none at the foot OF the panel.
and doing away with the requirement
that jurors drawn.in the box must De
freeholders.
a bill introduced by Senator Ivie
calls for the enforcement OF the laws
against hazing ia the colleges or the
State.
senator Ward introduced a Joint
resolution for the Legislative Com
mittees on Corporation Com mission 10
inquire into and report as to the ad-
visibility of repeating the first pro
vision to section 1907 OF the revisal 80 as
20 leave the long and short haul clause
ironclad and make the State law con
form 70 the memorial TO Congress re-
Gently adopted by the Legislature for
repeal OF the first and second provisions
of the interstate commerce commission
act.
In the House the KelIum bill passed
by a good-sized majority. directing
the Corporation Commission 20 IN
vestigate the receivers sale Of the
A. and Y. Railroad Company and
subsequent division OF the old Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad.
Wilmington 70 Mount Airy, by the
Southern and Atlantic Coast Line,
and report TO the Attorney-GeneraI
as TO findings that indicate conspiracy
20 throttle competition in violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law.
The House tabled, after lengthy
discussion. the Sykes bill to punish
false statements in procuring credit
and in other contracts.
new bill by Mint, OF Wayne.
would provide for the erection of a
Charles 3. Aycock Memorial Educa-
cational Building by issuing s25o,O0o
forty-year State bonds. a building
commission of seven to have the work
in hand. the State Department OF
Education and other departments OF
State TO be quartered in the build
ing.
The Senate bill 20 increase power of
building and loan associations TO Dor
row from % 20 50 per cent. of assets was
set by the House as special order
for Thursday of next week A com
rnittee amendment would prescribe 80
instead of 80 per cent. The House
changed the Statewide primary bill spec
ial order from tonight to wednesday
night of next week.
The House Committee on Public
Service Corporations will report with
out prejudice the Stewart bill requiring
that mileage be pulled on trains. and
that interchangeable mileage be good
for the families OF the purchaser. or
if not then the local rate be cents
per mile.
BY unanimous vote the Senate
Committee on Pensions will report
favorably Senator Thorne's bill TO
establish a home for needy wives and
widows of Confederate veterans, pro-
viding for an appropriation of $1,000
for establishment, and 5000 year
maintenance. Speeches for the Dill
were made by Mrs. Marshall Williams.
of Faison. president of the State Asso-
citation. L. d. c.. and other prominent
women.
Representative Koonce. back in the
House after protracted absence. due
to illness. arose to personal privilege
lust before adjournment and asked TO
be recorded as voting for Hon +. NJ.
simmons for United States Senator.
He was not here at the time the Senator
was balloted for and stated that it had
been charged that he would not vote
for the party primary nominee He
had always been loyal 70 his party and
heartily cast his vote the way his party
directed him
The Joint Committee on Agriculture
has voted to report favorably the
Roberts bill for protection of forests
through township and district wardens.
TO be paid $40 per year and 20 cents per
hour when actually fighting fires. the
bill carrying an appropriation OF $50 Geo
and making it possible for this State to
share the benefits of Federal aid