The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-27

This State-New Bills Are Con-
tinuing to Pour in-No Date Set
for Adjournment.
Thursdays Proceedings.
The committee substitute for the
Justice Statewide primary bill was
hauled in to the Senate Thursday |
night and mauled to death. This
was the Justice bill, which had been |
redrafted by the committee. The Re-
publicans thought the Democrats had
framed a bill that could be worked
to the advantage of the Democrats in |
Democratic counties, and by the
same method of reasoning the west
ern Democrats had figured it out that
they would be at the mercy OF the
Republicans in Republican counties
and these plead with the eastern
Democrats not to pass the measure.
Mr.. Justice in pleading for the bill
said this State is honeycombed with
political fraud for the lack OF an ef-
fective Statewide primary"
The Weatherspoon Search and
was amended by the Senate COM
mittee. They raised the limit to one
gallon of spurious liquor, three gal
Ions of vinous, and five gallons Of
malt liquor to be prima facia evil
dence of keeping it for the purpose
of sale.
Senator Nimocks' bill establishing
a legislative reference department in
connection with the State Library
received favorable action from the
Joint Committee on the State Library.
1t provides for the collating and
classifying all statutes of other
States, legislative proceedings of 9TH
er bodies, reports OF constitutional
conventions, in fact, complete re-
pository of information useful to law
makers. 1t is proposed to use for the
purpose the revenue derived from
sale of Supreme Court Reports, Re-
visals Laws and other State publica,
tons Twenty prominent States have
adopted this sort of thing, Wiscon
sin being the pioneer.
The House Committee on Counties
Cities and Towns voted down the bill
for the creation of the new County
OF MiddleseX out of portions Of Nash
Johnson, Wake and Franklin coun
ties, with Middlesex as county seat
The committee reported favorabl.
Speaker Conner S bill to take fifteel
square miles of Nash County, includ
ing the town of Baileys, and add
to Wilson County.
Fridays Proceedings.
BY vote of eighty-one to five tn
House passed the Kellum bill provld
ing for the semi-annual issueance
100000 four per cent State bonds
to be used in financing road bond
issued by counties at five per cent, TO
road building; the bonds to run TO
forty-one years. The bill passed seq
ond reading with little discussion an
took it's place on the calendar.
In the Senate the resignation of "
E. Hooks as engrossing clerk, was re
ceived and w. H. Sawyer of Raleig
was elected in his stead.
The six months minimum schoC
term bill from the House was dill
second reading. The Bryant amend
ment empowering counties to lev
special five per cent tax for count
purposes when county authorize
deem this necessary in connectio
with the operation of the school teri
act.
Mr.. Stephens of Wayne presen
ed to the House and procured pas
age of a joint resolution authorizin
the placing of bronze statue of Go
Charles Brantley Aycock in Capit'
Square. This was sent to the Sci
ate without engrossment.
The Senate Friday night passed tt
bill to work convicts on the publ
roads after a lengthy discussion
members on whether the State is N
throwing away it's money in leaslr
convicts to build roads for stock. tt
debate was precipitated by Senate
Evans of Bladen, who introduced
Joint resolution authorizing the 20
ernor to appoint commission COZ
posed of three business men to lnve
tigate the matter of selling the Sta
farms, with the view of changing Il
States policy with regard to wor
ing convicts on railroad projects.
The Senator declared that inste;
of earning a large amount of mon
year, the Penitentiary really III
little to show for it's work, the "a
~ road stock being practically wort
less and the real saving in the pa
four years being only $4,000.
One member asked Senator Eva
why the East opposed the State fl
nishing convict labor to roads in
change for stock in the road, esq
cially since the east had built sol
roads on that basis. Mr.. Evans
piled that down in Texas they us
to fix a funnel to shoot the colt