The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-18
MANYLOCAL BILLS
PASS ASSEMBLY
Legislature Is Not as Far Ad-
vanced i'll Its Work as Usual
at This Time.
INSPECTION OF STATE GUARD
Judge Carter Holds Special Term
OF Court--Charters Granted
by State.

Raleigh. n c.. February 1.-The
furty-iirst day of the General Assem- :
bly, was devoted largely 10 the pas
sage Of public local bills, applying in
every section of the State, and the in
PRODUCTION of many new bills. mostly
local. with many seats vacant due to
members not having returned from
week end trips home.
The Senate had u long argument
over whether the Daniel bill for the
state to issue 100000 bonds each year
10 take over county bonds for high
way construction. on the plan worked
out by w : Wilson. corporation clerk
IN the Department Of state, should go
10 tho 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 Il
special order for Tuesday OF next
week at noon. Senator's Pharr and
Ward led the fight for Finance Com
mittce reference on the ground that
the measure involves an immense
scheme OF state finance and should be
PASSED upon by the Finance Commit
tee in the light OF the whole scheme
of State finance.
In the House, Representative Gibbs
introduced n bill to promote and pro
tcct the oyster industry in this State
OF the State Fish Commission last
week. Bills introduced by Sykes in
cluded those TO require full crews on
freight trains, for more effective scrv-
ice by railroads in checking baggage.
to regulate the movement OF freight
trains in North Carolina.
Among the acts ratified was the joint
resolution expressing gratitude and
appreciation TO Colonel Ashley Horne
for his gift TO the State of "A monu-
mont 10 North Carolina women OF the
Confcderacy, soon to be erected in
Capitol Square at cost of Sl2 600
With forty of the sixty days of the
North Carolina General Assembly be-
hind them, the legislators find them
selves with considerably less business
disposed of, comparatively, than on
this day of the session two wears ago
There have been LOO bills ratified to
date this session, Ia less than on this
date of the last session. There have
been l,142 bills introduced in the
House, compared with 935 this date
last session, and Gao bills in the Sen
ate compared with Ga two wears ago
Numbers of members have been eX-
pressing the hope that the Assembly
could adjourn by March 4 to attend tho
inauguration, but il is conceded now
that there can he no adjournment be
fore March $, ana several days there
after may be required TO wind up the
work. Then there will be the special
session next fall for the constitutional
amendments.
Inspection or Troops.
With The inspection of Company g.,
Third Regiment, and The Third Repi-
ncnt Band here Saturday night tile
annual Inspection Of the North Caro-
lima National Guard. under the direc-
ton of the United Statos War Depart :
lnent began, aud viii require two
months 10 complete tho work The in
snections are being made by Captain
Russell y. Longdon, United states
Army assigned TO service as inspector
instructor for the North Carolina
guard, and Inspector General Thomas
Springfield, OF the North Carolina
guard II will require until March 1
10 finish the inspection of the Second
Reglinent companies OF the guard The