The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

rasloa whIrh proposes So eHild frcn
nuna 80 Darham By Gay Of RALEIGH.
RE charter rxr~pts The road froza
he uvoxasassrs Of the wadeseorc act
wAIeh requires entrance snso uaios
aspo,s
osAsr bills wsTv latrodHesd aa fol-
loss.
Peterson Repeal act of 1911 80
tabllsatnE = school for Croataa Ia
aBan. in sampson Coanty-
Hawc~ Prevent keeping Of soasy
a.sww sab Ice yards OF Puesie roads
lu r~naer County.
Ward Limit time Of killing 'ur
bearing animals
Bryaut PFohihst sale or EivszE
sway OF cocaine. alpha or soiA e.
cianc. OF any mixture Of ether
Daniel. Dlreetiag the solicitors 20
appear for defendants IN suits for al
solute divorce where no counsel i
staa.oyed and charge their CON peasA-
ton a. part of the costs
A message from Governor CTalE
announced the appointment 81 Rep
sentative + y Justice. og Cailtord
Senator W r. Couacil. of CatAWhA
and y a Brough,on. 90 Wake as
the commission under the resolution
calling for a conference with the of
ficlals OF the various railroad comps-
MES with reference so the State'g pei
icy of opposition TO discrimination
against this State as TO freight rates
The special order was the House
bin increasing the number of iu-
dicial districts and Superior Court
judges 10 twenty.
Senator Nimccks offered an amend
ment 10 make the number eighteea
instead OF twenty. He addressed the
Senate al some length. saying he did
not consider that the committee had
made out a clear case for the need OF
four more judges.
He held that the verdict OF the
committee was based on ex-parte ties
timony. the only witnesses having
been judges or financial attorneys.
while the great body OF the taxpay-
ers had not been heard from lie
favored giving the Taxpayers time 10
see what the Legislature vas about
TO do. In answer TO the crowded
docket argument be quoted as sam
pie a newspaper paragraph telling of
judge holding court a day and a
half and then adjourning. There
was much lively discussion over the
measure and several amendments of
fered. but the original bill for four
extra judges was passed.
Eight Per Cent Bill Reported Tn
favorabiy.
III the House the Committee on
Judiciary, number one. reported un-
favorably bill relative to charging
per cent on special contract: favor
able report on bill to- do away with
kissing the Bible when takink oaths.
Minority report submitted.
Following bills were introduced:
Mr.. Weatherspoon, 10 secure en-
forcement of the laws against the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
Mr. Gordon. 10 promote manufac-
ture of hog cholera serum and other
curative sera by the State.
Mr.. Faircloth, relative TO judges
exchanging courts.
Mr.. Sykes. to allow children prop
erty OF their parents who wiIfully
abandon them
Governor Craig Appoints Committee
To Confer With Railroads.
Message from Governor Craig was
read relative TO the recent Joint reso-
luton that passed the two Houses re-
lating 10 the appointment by the Gov
ernor of three men TO confer with
the railroads relative TO the rate sit
uation In North Carolina and an
nouncing the appointment of f. J.
Justice, w. b. Council, and ~. b.
Broughton as the members of the
commission. and his Willingness to sit
with the commission.
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