Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-01-23
BILL PROVIDING FOR STATE CON-
troll OF ALL LIGHT, POWER
AND WATER PLANTS, INTRODUCE
ED.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Statewide Compulsory Education Bill
Now In Hands of Committee Tenth
Congressional District Legislation.
(By Noah NJ. Holloweyll.l

ASo4C1SAS ~. Ut TOLL Tue snow
crowned peaks of the Land of the
Sky" to the sea-lashed coast of the
grand Old North State, covering inter.
mediate points, they came in large
numbers-the lawmakers, one hun
dred and twenty Representatives and
fifty Senators-and now they are con
quering. Some are conquering for the
people of the district which they rep
resent while others are achieving for
the entire state and will introduce
measures that will make their names
household words to all North Caro-
linians. Yet there are others who sit
iGly by and wonder at the marvellous
workings of the General Assembly,
with which they are not very familiar
because of inexperience along legisla-
tiVes lines, but probably they will
make a name for themselves during
this session or in later years At any
rate there is promise of good things
from them and in years to come they
will most likely rank with the ablest
politicians and legislators of the state.
Although the General Assembly has
been in session only one week, it has
taken business-like turn and expe-
rienced lawmakers say that a prece-
dent has been set in the way of early
legislation. Instead of waiting until
the latter part of the session to intro
duce their bills, members are busy
preparing them and several have been
introduced, but as yet few have not
been enacted into law owing to the
time it takes the most of them to pass
from the hands of the committees, to
which they were committed, pass their
! several readings, etc., in both the
House and Senate.
While some very interesting bills
pertaining especially to western North
Carolina will be introduced at this
session, very little has been done along
this line at this writing.
Representative ]. P. Patton of Hen
derson county has introduced a search
and seizure law for his county, but it
has not yet emerged from the hands
OF the committee to which it was re-
ferred. The bill provides for a law
somewhat similar to that az Buncombe
county and is calculated To somewhat
cripple the operations of blind tigers
il Hendersonville. 1t is believed that
the bill will pass without any difficult
ty. 1t is understood that a somewhat
similar bill will be introduced for
Rutherford and Haywood counties
and there is talk to the effect that a
statewide search and seizure bill will
be introduced in order to make more
effective the prohibition law.
Representative Charles B. Beaver
Of Pennsylvania county has introduced
a bill relating to the stock law of his
county.
Representative r. L. Phillips has in
tloduced bill to abolish the Office of
county treasurer in Graham county
and another to regulate the sale of
real estate for tax in that county, |
which he represents.
Representative A l.. Martin and |
Senator Samuel w. Lovingood of |
Cherokee county are preparing a bill |
to provide for the adjustment Of the |
Office of the treasurer of Cherokee !
county, to be effective at the end of !
the present term. Another bill to be
introduced will affect the sheriff of
that county, placing him on a salary
basis.
Representative r. r. Williams, of
Buncombe county, has introduced a
bill to authorize the city Of Asheville
to issue bonds to refund it's Indebted
ness. He has also introduced a bill
to amend the automobile laws Of 1909.
Representative P. III. Mashburn of
McDowG Has introduced bill to al
low the commissioners of that county
adj itioHI time for work.. 80,
A bill will. be introduced by some
member Of the General Assembly from
western North Carolina to provide for.
a Western Carolina Teachers Train
ing schol. 1t is understood that the |
-
all the western members of the Cen |
eral Assembly. Tt is designed to ap- |
peal especially to the residents of the |
rural sections, as it provides sepcifi- |
~ that the courses taught in this |
school shall lay especial emphasis on |
those subjects taught in the rural pub |
lie schools of the state, with marked
attention to agriculture and other sub |
jects relating to farm life. It also
provides that there shall be attached |
to the school sufficient ground for ex-
perimental purposes in the study of |
agriculture. The bill closes by pro- |
vfding that the sum Of $25, 900 shall be |
appropriated annually for the purpose |
Of erecting and equipping buildings
for the school and maintaining it, pro-
vided that the city or town in which |
the school is located shall contribute |
rot less than $4,000 toward the initial |
expense of starting the school.
Bills to provide for statewide pri- |
mary for county and state officers and |
fer North Carolina congressman and
to put corrupt practices in primaries |
on the same basis of those in general
elections have been introduced in the |
the House. Bills have been introduce
ed in the Senate by Senator Bryant of
Durham, which If enacted into law,
will provide for summoning Jurors in
criminal cases from counties other
! roam rnat ~ fSi,i..i, r,,l ~ f,Ad am
| allowing the oeIeRuanL anu state the
same number Of peremptory chaI-
lenges.
Considerable time has been con-