The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-16
Senate-Frlday.

the % peremptory challenges allowed
defendants in criminal cases to. IL
and to have juries summoned from
adjoining counties in capital cases
where there is application for
change of venue.
Several bills were introduced and
taken under consideration.
The report of Superintendent Cher
ry on public buildings and grounds
showed his salary to be 5000, and
other employees about the Capitol
buildings and grounds and Governors
Mansion to be paid a total of $233.41
per week. :
The Chair announced committee
changes.
House-Friday.
Bills to provide for state
wide primary for the county and
state officers and for North Carolina
Congressman and to put corrupt prac-
tees in primaries On same basis of
those in general elections were in
troduced in the North Carolina House
Of Representative on the third day.
A resolution to extend an invitation
to United States Forester H. s.
Graves to address the General Assem-
bly, on January 16 was adopted
A number of resolutions and bills
were introduced in the House at the
third days session.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Committee on Inauguration,
Chairman Bum of Wake, Young of
Vance, Grier of Iredell, Austin of
Stanly, Page of Moore, Williams;
Committee to Investigate Pay of En-
ployes, Gather, Gold, Clement, Ste
vents, Wilson, Nolan, Bellamy.
Senate-Saturday.
New bills were introduced in the
Senate by the following: Bryant,
Phillips, Peterson, Jones, Thorns.
The privileges of the floor were ex-
tended to ex-Senators Williamson
and H. M. London.
The following bill passed second
reading:
Senate bills to ratify and validate
bonds issued by Lexington township
under chapter 681. Public Laws Of
1909
House-Saturday.
New bills were passed in the house
by the following legislators: Dellin-
ger; McBryde; Long; Price; Rector;
Thomas; Boney; Clayton; Bennett;
Perry: Nuntz; Whitefeld; Newell;
Phillips: Mintz; Clark; Bum.
Bills passed final readings:
Authorize Asheville TO issue bonds
to take care of floating Indebtedness.
Joint resolution specifying that acts
Of the general assembly shall be in
force from on and after ratification
unless otherwise specified, in order
that expense of the clause as to en-.
forcement need not be added to every
bill Sent to the senate for concur.
renee.
Speaker Conner announced that he
will announce his committee appoint.
ments Monday.
Senate-Monday.
The only committee report was from
the Committee on Military Affairs,
| recommending for passage Senator
Peterson's bill to exempt from road
and jury active members of the
| National Guard.
Bills were introduced by the follow
! ing Senator'S: Stubs, Jones, Lovin-
good and Peterson.
Two roll-call bills passed third
reading: Senator Jones' bill to auth.
| orize the commissioners of Forsyth
county to issue bonds to pay the pres.
ent floating debt of the county and
Senator Phillips bill to ratify the
bonds issued by Lexington township.
Davidson county, under Chapter 681,
Public Laws of 1909, as amended by
the Public Local Law of 1911.
The Senate passed without discus.
sion Senator Peterson's bill to exempt
active members of the National Guard
from Grad and jury duty, and it re-.
mains only for the House to pass it
| to make it law.
House-Monday.
Reports covering salaries and other
expenses in the Department of State,
the Hospital for Insane at Goldsboro
and the State Historical Commission
were read
Bills and resolutions were introduc.
ed by the following legislators: Tur
ner, Kellum, Rodman, Williams, Mil
Ter and Sykes
The following bills passed:
To authorize Asheville to vote bonds
to raise floating Indebtedness.
Senate bill to authorize bonds by
Forsyth County.
Senate bill exempting members of
the National Guard from road and
jury duty. ~
Speaker Conner announced his ap
pointment of a portion of the standing
committees as subjoined to this re-
port.
The House members of the Joint
Committee on \ Inauguration were
voted leaves of absence for Tuesday
tn maat G0evrnor-e1ect Craig and eS-