The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-13
LEGISLATURE GIVES POWER TO EXAMINE
TAX BOOKS OF ANY OF THE COUNTIES
Bill Does Not Even Get Favorable Consderaton-To
Reda Statewide Primary Bill Senate and House Playing Seeaw
One House Passes Bill Only be Killed by Other House No Pro-
gressve Legislation.

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Senate bill amending Reyisal by
changing manner Of enforcing pen
atty for failure to attach tags TO bags
OF fertilizers.
Senate bill fixing by law the salary
OF the Commissioner Of Agriculture
This has been fixed by State Board OF
Agriculture. The amount remains
$500 a year
New bills introduced were as fol-
lows:
To provide stenographer for Wake
County Superior Courts.
Griffin: To authorize the Commits
sioners Of Wake TO sell the present
court house and Jail, and sell the
present county home and provide an
other.
Faircloth: To prevent suppression
Of competitive bidding at public sales.
Bowie: To regulate test farm ap-
propriations
Weatherspoon: To prevent do
mestic fowls from running at large.
Search and Seizure Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Doughton an or
der was made for 500 copies of the
Anti-SaloOn League search and seiz-
urs bill, as reported from the Com
mittee on Liquor Traffic favorably, to
be printed for the scrutiny of the
legislators.
Mr. Gold moved that the Aycock
County bill be made a special order
for Tuesday. Mr. Ross, of Randolph,
who is opposing the bill, moved to
amend by making it Thursday night.
The Ross amendment was adopted
for Thursday night.
In the bill to define certain en-
Payments as extra hazardous and
amended SO as to apply only to en-
ployers of twenty-five or more labor
ers, the House struck out the word
extra" as describing the degree of
hazard and passed the bill.
The bill to require county officers
now on fees to make reports show
ing their revenue passed.
The committee to redraft the JUS
tice primary bill was announced as
Page, Justice, Doughton, Seawell and
Mintz.
House Night Session.
The House worked at night for
three hours, clearing the public local
calendar and the following bills were
disposed of:
Search and seizure bill for Madi-
son County; sent to Senate.
To change the crime of temporary
horsestealing from felony to misde-
| meanor; order enrolled.
To prevent multiplicity of indict-
! ments; voted down after spirited dis
| cussion, charging that hardship
| would be worked on defendants.
The opposition was led by Grier,
Bowie and Sykes.
Bill to allow mOrtgagor to recover
usury from mortgage as counter
claim, instead of waiting for sab
sequent suit, was first voted down
and then on motion of Ray, of Ma
con, was reconsidered and passed as
recommended by the Supreme Court
Bill to allow married women to
recover for personal damages; sent
to the Senate.
Bill amending the law to privy
examination of married women was
lost on second reading.
Bill passed, amending the law as
to advertisements of resales of real
estate to only fifteen days advertis
ing must be done. Several amend
ments were voted down.
Bill to allow the inmates OF the
Soldiers Home $12 instead of Sc a
year passed and sent to the Senate.
Joint resolution asking Congress to
provide for expenses of Confederate
veterans in attending the fiftieth an
sniversary of the Battle of Gettys-
burg passed and was sent to the Sem
ate.
T oallow any arresting officer to
sue for rewards; sent to the Senate.
To require railroads to provide
shelter for workmen at division
points; sent to the Senate.
Bill to reduce imprisonment for
horsestealing to four months; sent to
the Senate.
Bill to allow Governor to appoint
women notaries passed by unanimous
vote with a chorus of "ayes" from
the ladies in the galleries that
brought applause from the legisla-
tors.
Bill to protect heirs at law and de-
vises by administrator having power
to renew notes while an estate is be-
ing settled; sent to the Senate.
The Stewart bill to abolish kissing
the Bible in administering oaths was
defeated.
Bill to allow the widow of Con-
federate pensioner the pension of her
husband for the current year in
which he died; sent to the Senate.
Saturdays Proceedings.
Tbrouoh tho ioiut resolution by