Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-20
STATE TO PAY DEBT TO NEEDY.
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I'M HE SIOuAA0 Vi w T.
l~aos and shrubbery and the walks
clean. The old comrades are, as
1I1o contented. TheNfare is good. the
rooms comfortable, the regulation
reasonable, and an air OF cheerfulness
~pervades.
A bill is 10Y pending for the estab-
ishment of a home for the INDECENT
elbows and wives of Confederate
Veterans, carrying with it an appro-
nriation of $4,000 for the erection
and furnishing of buildings and Sc, 900
snnually for it's support. There are
now approximately 5000 wives and
WIDOWS of Confederate veterans in
North Carolina and a goodly number
nj these are entirely dependent upon
others than themselves. The Daugh-
tors of the C~onfederacy have been
nluqqing away on this movement for a
number of years and there is no doubt
that their endeavors will eliminate in
cuccess at this session Of the Legisla-
ture. as the bill passed the Senate Sat
nrday. Several cities are pulling for
The Institution, Durham having offered
n give a site and $4,000 cash in an eff
fort to land it. This is understood to
he the best offer made to date. The
Daughters promise to raise $1,000 with
which to furnish the home. 1t is
known by all that the time is ripe for
showing the old soldiers and Their
widows gratitude for their service in
an effort to uphold the South's noble
cause and this point is being strongly
arguel by those favoring the move
ment, which seems to have no opposi-
ton.
Tenth District Legislation.
II appears that Henderson county is
70 have a search and seizure act SINH
lar to that enjoyed by the State at
large. At the most interesting and
spectacular session of the present
General Assembly the House of Repre-
sentative Friday night passed a State
vide search and seizure act. It's des-
tiny will be determined in the Senate,
where it will get some hard knocks
even if it is not killed. There were all
kinds of tactics in the House calculat-
ed to lay the bill on the cooling board,
but after a hard struggle the bill was
adopted by a large majority. Many
representatives from various parts Of
the state endeavored to have their
counties exempted from the operation
of the bill, but the supporters of the
sam wanted a State wide affair or
none at all.
The Representatives from Transyl-
vania, Swain, Rutherford. Graham and
Clay counties wanted their, counties
exempted, but to nc avail.
This bill embraces the one introduc-
ed for Henderson county by Represent
alive Patton. Other bills of his are in
the hands of the committee on Private
Bills for the purpose of including them
in an omnibus bill to be made up near
the end of the session.
Representatives and Senators from
the Tenth Congressional district o
tinue to drop bills of interest to their
respective counties or districts in the
hopper of the Legislative mill, which
has ground out a large number, those
Of the last week being given I'm this
article.
The bill submitting to the people of
Jackson county the question of NOV
ing the county seat to Sylvia from
Webster is now in the hands of the
Senate committe on Counties, Cities
and Towns, and the result is unknown.
The greater part of the Jackson coun-
ty contingency has returned home, but
a few mountaineers are hanging on
to watch the last stages of the fight.
On Saturday Representative Deayer
introduced a bill relative to the good
reads situation in Pennsylvania coun-
ty. The bill aboliShes the supervision
OF magistrates, and provides for b
appointment of three trustees by the
county commissioners. They VIII
later be elective positions and the
trustees will receive no pay for their
services except they will be exempted
from road duty. The trustees will ap-
point one overseer for each township,
his salary to be $3.50 per day. The
road tax duty is 81 a year or four days
OF work. Persons between the ages
Oh eighteen and twenty-one years In at
tendance upon school will not be SUD
ject to road duty.
Another bill OF MI. beavers author
ICES the county commissioners to levy
a special tax of five cents on the $1OO
worth of property for the purpose OF
paying of certain debts.
If another bill of his passes d
commissioners of Transylyan1a coun-
ty will be authorized to levy a spec1al
tax to equip and maintain a cnaln.
gang in the county. A chain gang a
been maintained at times in h coun-
ty upon the petition Of the people.
The state treasurer will be author
lied by a bill of Mr.. beavers to re-
fund to Transylvania county 800 to
cover the amount the authorities paid
Judge Long for holding a special term
OF court there on the commission Oh
the governor.
Representative Mashburn has intro
duced a bill providing for the people
t elect the members of the a OF
education of Mcdowell county by pop
ular vote.
Of interest TO the engineers OF the
State is a bill introduced by Represent
alive Bolich of Polk. county, ,prescr1D-
ing the qualifications of engineers
operating trains in the State.
Representative Cofield has a Dill 10
amend and consolidate the charter OF