The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-06
THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL BILL
PASSED FINAL READING IN
THE HOUSE.
LOCAL AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE
The Upper Branch of the Legislature
Passed Many Bills and is Acting on
Many Others - Other Legislative
Work Being Done.
Senate-Tuesday.

Senate-Tuesday.
In the Senate Hobgood introduced
another legalized primary bill. 1t is
the defeated. Justice House bill over
again, except tht it excerpts county
officers from primary nominations,
and even this was included in the
committee substitute bill that the
House killed.
Senate bills passed on final read
ing were as follows:
Empowering Fender County to levy
special taxes for bridges and cause
ways.
Amending charter of Town of Coun-
ellis, Bladen county.
Authorizing electric light bonds for
Tarboro.
For waterworks and sewerage
bonds for Tarboro..
Road issue for Waynes county to
build court house.
Amending charter of Salisbury.
House-Tuesday.
The House received through Chair
man Williams of the Finance Com
mittee the new revenue bill, which
is to b. taken up in committee of the
whole and considered from day to
day until it passes final reading and
is sent over to the Senate forf still
further adjustment and enactment.
House bills passed on final reading
were as follows:
Amending charter of Sylvia, Jackson
county.
Authorizing Avery county to borrow
money to build bridge over Toe
River
For road bonds in Mannings town
ship, Nash county.
Amending charter of Burgaw, Pen
der county.
Amending charter of Laurinburg.
Authorizing Ellington to issue sew
erage bonds.
Senate-Weonesday.
The Senate discussed at great length
the fertilizer bill requiring that bags
be tagged as to sources of nitrogen
and potash, and finally referred it to
committee.
The senate passed On final reading
bills to amend the recorders court
act for brownsville; to incorporate
the Citizens League of Mecklenburg,
requiring county boards of education
to publish annual itemized statements
of receipts and disbursements; allow
ing parole of prisoners working on
roads of Guilford and Forsyth coun-
ties and on streets of towns, for sick
ness.
The following Senate bills passed
final reading:
Authorizing special tax levy in
Watauga county.
Establishing farm life school in
Chowan county.
Permitting Apex Graded School dis
trict to vote bonds.
For good roads in Pender county.
House-Wednesday.
The House passed the Justice cor
rupt practices bill for the control of
primaries and elections in this state
with an amendment by Miller of Cleve-
land to punish candidates promising
appointment to office as reward for
support, and a committee amendment
requiring that all derogatory publish
ed statements be signed by the
| author
The House passed a modified Tor
rens land title bill that leaves adop-
ton optional with counties and the
machinery for application in Superior
Courts.
The Gold bill to provide State
| Board of Accountancy to- license pub
lie accountants passed final reading
and was sent to the senate.
Senate-Thursday.
Torrens land title bill, similar to
the one that has already passed the
House, went through the senate to-
| day, and as soon as the differences in
amendments by the house and senate
can be adjusted the measure will be
ready for enrolment and ratification.
The house joint resolution for a
committee of three senators and five
representatives with the Governor as
ex-oficio chairman to investigate and
report to the next Legislature the ad-
visibility of selling the "A. & M. c.
Railroad was called up by Senator
Barnes and passed on second reading.
House-Thursday.
The house passed on, final reading
by roll-call the six-months school term
bill as amended by the Senate and it
is ordered enrolled for ratification.
~ +0 NJ