The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-13
LAWMAKERS OF NORTH CARO-.
LIMA ARE CLOSING BUSINESS
OF THIS SESSION.
BILLS BEFORE BOTH HOUSES
House Kills Salary Bill by Reference
to Committee. Little Interest
Present-cIear Up Calendar.
House-Tuesday.

F1OuSC- uCS0dy.
Bills were passed to develop oyster
interests; for inspection Of camp cars
on railroads; relative to freight rate
charges on joint hauls; to pay certain
debts of the State Fish Commission;
regulating tags on cotton seed meal;
relating to farm life schools; to ad-
nit to A. & NJ. College free of tuition
one needy farm boy from each county;
to promote reformatory treatment by
advancing the age limit to 25 years;
to give the State Board of Agriculture
control of appointments of heads and
assistants in division; to prohibit mis-
representation and twisting insurance
policies.
The House voted over the protest
of Chairman Williams of Buncombe
in charge of the bill, to take up and
dispose of the bill for general reass-
essment of property as soon as the
! public local calendar was cleared.
Clearing the calendar required nearly
two hours.
The reassessment bill was taken up
in the house Tuesday. Then the
fight for postponement was success
fully renewed. Mr.. Ray moved that
it be made a special order for Thurs
day morning. Mr. Justice, in urging
| this course, said many members were
away in Washington, as was the Gov
ernor, who is vitality interestd in the
measure. He did not know that Gov
S1 ~ oSo1
message on the subject, but thought
| it probable he did. The motion to de-
fer until Thursday morning carried
by a good majority.
Mr.. Doughton introduced the gen
eral appropriation bill carrying ST.
425,O5O. And a supplemental bill ap,
| propriating $500 of the funds of the
State Department of Agriculture for
the A. G M. College.
Senate-Wednesday.
| The senate passed the child labor
bill from the house with an amend.
ment that allows women to work at
| night. The senate also passed the
car-shed bill which requires sheds for
railroad section hands at division
points, notably, Wilmington, Spencer,
Fayetteville and Rocky Mount An
| amendment empowering the corpora
ton commission to PASS on the loca-
tons for md character of the sheds
to be provided was included.
Senate bills passed final reading as
| follows:
Amending charter of Weaverville
Buncombe county.
| For good roads in Pennsylvania
county.
Amending charter of Drum, Robe.
son county.
Amending charter of Mountain Re
treat Association.
Amending Act of 1911 placing
Saluda wholly in county of Polk.
House-Wednesday.
By rising unanimous vote the
house appropriated $4,000 for build;
ings and $4,000 annually for mainte.
nance of home for needy wives and
widows of Confederate veterans.
The Koonce bill for $1,000, 900
instead of the present 100000 ap.
preparation for Confederate pensions,
came from the appropriations com
mittee into the house with unfav-
orably report.
The following house bills were
passed:
Incorporating Proctorville, Robe
son county.
For special tax for chain gang in
Pennsylvania county
Authorizing any school district in
Guilford to issue bonds.
Senate-Thursday.
The Senate defeated the state road
bond bill, II to %, after refusing to
adopt an amendment by Daniels cut
ting out the amendment adopted on
the second reading for a general cleo
ton to adopt the measure.
The senate passed the vital stats.
tics bill appropriations $4,000 for
state and district registrars of general
health data. .
The vital statistics bill was taken
up for final reading, and several
amendments were sent forward. One
by Senator Mclean was to limit it's
operations to incorporated towns and
cities. He could see nothing in it but
a job for some man in Raleigh. He
warned the senate against a bill
charging everybody Is cents to be
borne and Is cents more to die. An
Senator McLean's amendment was
lost, as was one by Senator Ivie elimi-
mating the requirement for burial Ger.
tificate outside of towns and cities and
allowing 10 days after burial to, get
the information required. The bill on
final reading was passed q to 10.
House-Thursday.
| The house received a message from
Governor Craig urging that fitting
appropriation be made for North Car.
olina's representation at the Panama
Pacific Exposition. N+