The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-12
First Legislation OF This Nature
Ever Had III North
Carolina.
SESSION WILL END TO-DAY
Revenue Bill Passes Final Read
ing and Ordered Enrolled
for Ratification.
Special 10 Tie Times -Dispatch. !


jSalcigh. y. G, March ia com
pulsCry school law throughout North
Carolina, a companion TO another pro-
Vidine Il minimum term OF six months,
passed the Senate to-day and became
tho first legislation of this nature North
Carolina has had.
To Increase the present term of four
months to one of six months. required
about 100000. Many counties asked
amendments 10 cover peculiar condi-
tons on farms on mountain districts.
but these were voted down. The law
takes effect the fall OF 1918
The House reconsidered its defeat OF
the bin. giving women tho right to sit
on all school boards, both House ana
Senate passing It,
The House INDUCED IN a lively de-
bate tonight over the question of MAX
ing ii possible for collecting
agencies to be employed to ferret out
tax dodgers and inform the taxing
authorities. receiving a percentage III
taxes collected in this way for their
services. 1t then PASSED such A bill.
offered by Mr. Brawley, and sent it to
the Senate, which body had earlier cut
such section from the bill II is un =.
derstood that the Senate will not con
slider the House bill
The House discussed the Senate bill.
10 provide engineering assistance to
counties in road building. through a
slV.opo appropriation ont OF the tax on
automobile owners, and killed the bill
on second reading
The House passed the Weaver bill
from the senate tc increase the now
crs OF the Board Of Internal Improve
ments. and passed the Senate bill IN
direct the sherffs of the counties ana
other tax collecting authorities to col
lcct privilege and license taxes in ar
rears for the past four years.
rs4l In
speaker tonnor announced his ap-
pointments on various commissions as
follows: q"
10 represent the House on the legis-
iatiVe commission Ola constitutional
amendments 10 report to the speciol
session OF the Lcgislature-Represen
tatlNes Justice Doughton, Page Devin
Wootcn, Wallace Williams OF Run.
co,nbe. and Haymore.
honsc members of the committee on
me sale of the Atlantic and North Car
ollha railroad Company. under the
duncan proposition-Young. OF IIar-
nett; Seawcll. Roberts. OF Buncombc
Weatherspoon and Stevens
House committee to INVESTIGATE the
school for Feeble Miuded-Reprcsen
tatirea White and Gold
rouse committee To examine tho VA.
FlouS state depar;ments-H cprcscnt.
iVes Turner. Grier of lrcdcn. and
Faircloth CIV
House member al Tie commjysio, -
investigate the advisability OF the star,
publishing text books and fu,uisbinc
them TO schou! children at cos,-Kcl.
luil OF New Hanover
Tie five mcy.hcrs OF the constit,,.
uonal aInenGmcnt Commission or the
part OF the Governor and tho five a.,
VIC part OF the Senate weI" 81 nouncet
To-Day The fall commission OF ejpb.
Teen VIII pass on amendments To ,bs
CONSTITUTION offered AT this session. nnf
VIII report 10 the special session nj
lnS legislature 10 be held next fan
''oNcrnor craig announced the name.
OF MS appointccs TO day They ~.
- VI. scales. Greensboro. J ". BAILEY
ItaielGh: - Y Cooper, Henderson. fl
Alexander. Mccklcnhurg. ana / "
Rouse, Lenoir President Dauehtriclrr
or The Senate, names as his nvo MON
hers Senator's Stubbs Ward. Nashin,,
ton. WE and Grant
president DnughtridEc also an
nonnccd tho names ~ tho rncrb.r,
from tho Senate on the Joint commits
sion 70 report ON the adyisabilitv q
Inc state selling its stock I'm ,bn AZ,
lantic and North Carollna. ybcv az
Senators Parsons. Giliam ana W.,
yer. ne iious" PASSED a rDsoiutio,
20 pay these At!antlc AMID North caro-
INA commissioners por diem ana -,
penses Tor fourteen days
Tie bills for twenty judicial di,
tric'S and fixing the terms OF court
Were completed IN both houses AM
enrolled for ratification Tho Scrnt
concurrcd IN The new machinery III