The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
With THE LEGISLATORS
Senate and House Pass Bill Great
ing -Four New Judgeships
SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATURE

Governor. President of the senate
and Speaker Of the House to APP
point a Committee To Consider Pro-
posed Constitutional Amendments
Must Report Back 10 Governor.
Who viii Transmit Report to spe-
cial session-Go.ernor Appoints
( Committee TO Confer With Rail-
/ roads a. to Freight Rates.
The Senate has passed resolution
providing for an extra session OF the .
Legislature first of next year 10 pass
upon Constitutional amendments as
reported by special committee SEN
ators Jones and Council created
some excitement among their broth
er Senators Saturday. In fact, these
two ex-judges lost their judicial
temper and became very personal In
their remarks. 1t was over the States
deficit. Senator Jones was opposed
10 creating more jobs until the
states debt was provided for. Rep
resentative Clark has introduced a.
Dill to prohibit the manufacture
or sale Of cigarettes in North
Carolina. Mr.. Mintz has introduced
bill in the House to appoint a State
Building Commission and to provide
Tor new building for the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. The State has
, received a proposition to sell the Null
let Road. Legislature now has the
proposition under consideration. The
House has passed another resolution
looking to relief from discriminatory
freight rates in this State.
: Thursdays Proceedings.
The Senate passed the resolution
providing for an extra session of the
9 General Assembly to propose and
@ submit specific amendments to the
constitution to be voted upon by the
people. The resolution provides that
a commission composed of five mem
Z shers NJ the Senate, seven members of
the House and five men appointed by
: the Governor shall, during the time
between the adjournment of the reg
ular session and the convening of the
extra session, prepare amendments
TO the Constitution to be proposed to
the extra session and to be acted up-
on when that session convenes. The
presiding officers of the Senate and
. the House are to be ex-officio mem
;, bers of the Commission, which is to
. prepare and file it's report with the
Governor fifty days before the Gen
eral Assembly convenes in extra ses-
sion.
The House passed resolution in.
=. troduced by Mr.. Justice empowering
:, and requesting the Governor to ap-
point a commission of five members
to confer with the officials of the in.
terstate railroads doing business in
= North Carolina as to their attitude In
>, the matter of freight rates and to as
~ certain whether it is possible to Sc
= cure from them, by friendly means
, the concessions demanded in the mat.
ter of equitable rates. The resolu.
y ton provides that this commission
a shall make it's investigations and re.
"a port to the General Assembly at the
- present session.
II Governor Locke Craig transmitted
II to both Houses Of the General Assem-.
DIy the proposition made through E
{. Duncan to purchase the Atlantic
4. and North Carolina Railroad. The
10 Governor made no recommendations
le The message and the proposition
.s were referred to the Finance Com.
ID mittees of the two Houses.
n After considerable discussion the
House passed a bill introduced By
Representative Stewart, making II q
sr m1sdemeanor, punishable by fine OF
y imprisonment, for a farm tenant O,
s, laborer to violate any provision of a
N contract made by him with land.
1, lord to cultivate certain lands or to
e work on the farm for a specified
r. length of time. The bill makes nc
provision for Furnishing the landlord
for any violation Of the contract or
= his part, and an amendment thai
" such contract should be in writins
was voted down.
Sun, oi sampson, In
lie 'roduced a bill to establish the coun
1t ty of Jarvis from portions Of Harnett
N Johnston, Sampson, and Cumberland
n Counties, with Dunn for the county
E. seat
is Senator Gillian introduced a bill
re to establish Fisheries Commission
III The bill to authorize the summons
or Juries from counties other thar
those of trials passed final readin,
s. and was ratified
S.