Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06

posed amendments to the constitution
provoked much argument this week
and ft to likely there Will be an extra
or adjourned session to draw up pro-
fper amendments to be submitted to
tne voters ut large for their approval.
The daukhtefs OF the sC~0nfederRcy
OF the State held an Interesting meet
ing here before the COMMITTEES onsPen@
O. favorable report ON q bill to provide
for $4,000 for the TestblishmentFof
such an-inatitutien and $6S060s annually
for it's maintenance.
"A bltEPrOHfdtn fnrtWeuty=tour Hus
perior courf idges brought on q lot at
argument and hard workaon the part OF
the committee on Judicial. Districts
THE bflfsas passedsprovideRfo for twenty.
judges, one circuit andthe present.
sixteen districts.
Another interesting bill which pass
ed the Senate and is now In the House
provides that the defendant shall have
twelve instead OF twenty-three perem-
ptory challenges In criminal cases,
while the State shall have four and
stand none at the foot OF the panel.
The freeholder clause viii not apply
under the new acf. !.
Jackson Countyties Here. !
From the delegation that has arriv-
ed in Raleigh from Jackson county, it
would appear that the countyG popula-
ton is up In the air over the proposed
election to submit to the Qualified vot=
ers OF the county the proposition of.
moving the county seat from Webster
to sylvia, a distance OF four miles. The
matter comes UP before the commit
tee, on Counties, Cities and Towns this
week under the consideration of Re-
preventative Wilkes bill to authorized
he commissioners to call such an cleo
ton.
Here to appear before the committee
are: Attorney Walter =. Moore, Attor
ney g. w. Sutton and G. C. CoWan of
Webster; Cashier IA. Buchanan of. the
Jackson county bank, 7. c. Bryson,
merchant, and DR.. Theodore Bucha-
nan, Druggist, OF SYLVIA, and they say
half of Jackson county is on the way
here and that portion of the population
remaining at home has sent petitions,
There is considerable opposition to-
the bill as some Of those in favor
the county seat remaining u%ndisturb-
ed in the historic town of Webster do
not want the matter submitted to the
people.
On this question, 1t is said, hangs
the destiny Of Jackson county. Pro-
perry owners and investors have been
slow to move for the past few years i
because Of the agitation Of this ques-
tion.oni the outcome Of which there is
some uncertainty. They want the mat
ter settled one and for all and some
of those who preferthat the county
seat remain at Webster, r in favor
of an election to settle this grave Ques-
ton.
The argument in favor OF Sylva's be-
coming the county capital In that it is
on the railroad and has many advan-
ges over Webster.
The people are much, wrought up
over the matter: which hass troubled,
the county for t~wenty-fve PEARS. They
want al new court house hut cannot
push this proposition until the-locatfon
is settled
Other western Carolfnians here are
Solicitor A Hall Johnston OF Marion,
Capt !. P. Sawyer, Hon. Ghas. A Webb
and ex-senator ]. G.. Martin Of Ashe-
Representative Bolick and son, Har.
old, visited their family in Saluda dur
ing the early part Of this week.
Commissioner Of Labor and print
M. L. Shipman left here Saturday
to attend the meeting of the Greater
Western North Carolina Association In
AsheVille Monday.