The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-20

The House passed the Sykes bill to
penalize telegraph companies for err
rors and delay in transmission as
amended by Miller of Cleveland to re
duce the penalty from 500 to $50.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
to promibit the deduc ting of the weight
of bagging and tares from cotton
bales, when it does not exceed six
per cent Of the total weight of the
bale, was passed.
senate-Friday.
The Senate Committee on Educa
tion took a vote on the bill to provide
for minimum school term of six
months in every county in the state,
and as a result will report the meas
ure favorably, but several members
were not satisfied as to the means by
which the thing could be financed, and
Senators Peterson and Bryant reserv-
ed the right to oppose the bill for that
reason. Of course, no Senator is
against the purpose of the act.
Action on the compulsory attend
ance bill was deferred
Il
Health will report favorably the
measure to provide for the furnishing
of diptheria antitoxin at cost.
Senator Pharr's bill to authorize
the City of Charlotte to subscribe for
and purchase stock in the Charlotte
Fair Association was acted upon IA
vorably by Senate Judiciary Commit
tee No. 1.
House-Friday.
The House voted down the bill to
create State Fish Commission, which
came up with unfavorable report from
the House Committee and has a favor
able report from the Senate Commit
tee on Fish and Fisheries.
The bill was voted down "a to 10.
The Committee on Public Service
Corporations reported favorably a
substitute bill for putting electric
power companies, gas companies and
public service corporations under the
control of the Corporation Commits
sion and the bill for uniform bills-of-
aiding.
The House made a special order of
the six-months term school bill for
Tuesday night.
A number of new, bills were introduc.
ed in the House.
Senate-Saturday.
The Senate, by rising unanimous
vote, passed the bill for the establish
ment of home for wives and widows
of Confederate veterans, Senator Ivie
having withdrawn his substitute for
$4,000 to be appropriated annually
for pensions, so that the needy wives
and widows might be left with their
kindred. He will introduce the pen
sion bill as a supplementary measure.
After the adoption of an amendment
by Senator Gillian clarifying the pro-
vision that all concealed weapons TAX
en- from convicted persons, or those
failing to answer, be destroyed the
bill was passed on final reading with
out division.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
House bill providing rural police
men for Scotland county.
Senate bill raising age limit from
10 10 IL Luz pI1SOASlo oohI W i0ho4 Ia
atories.
Senate bill requiring officers of
Sampson county to make reports or
receipts and disbursements.
/ Senate bill authorizing the Pine
Vile school district No. 1 to issue
bonds.
House-Saturday.
The House passed. the Senate bill
placing $4,000 at the disposal of the
CORPORATION Commission for litigation
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against freight discrimina-
tons against North Carolina.
The Senate resolution of gratitude
to Mr.. Ashley Horne for his gift to
the state for a monument to North
Carolina women of the Confederacy
was adopted by the House by unani-
nous rising vote.
There came form the Educational
Committee favorable report for the
compulsory attendance bill, to apply
| to children from to IA years.
senate-Monday.
The Senate mad long argument
over whether the Daniel bill for the
state to issue 100000 bonds each
year to take county bonds for high
| way construction on the plan worked
out by w. S. Wilson, corporation clerk
in the Department of State, should go
| to the Finance Committee, after COM
| ing with favorable report from the
Joint Committee On Highways or take
it's place on the calendar.
| The result was that it went to the
calendar as a special order for Tues
| day of next week.
A number of new bills were intro
duced in the Senate.
House-Monday.
Representative Witty, Wooten and
| 1voro naroo6 tho Commit.