Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-13
PRnKARY BILL KILLED,

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mittee substitute Statewide primary
bill vent to its death tonight at IL
o'clock in the House Of the North Car
DINA General Assembly by a vote Of
sc TO 43, after a strenuous cross-fring
argument that continued for nearly
two hours of the morning session and
until the vote was reached tonight.
The real test vote came On a great
number of amendments asking the x
ceptiOn of counties from the entire
! operation of the bill in the face Of the
! fact that friends of the bill insisted
that to be at all effective, all counties
must be included as to State and dis
trict offices, while counties could be
exempted from applying the law to Sc
lection of candidates for county Offices.
Following the vote exempting counties,
another large batch al voted to be
included in these counties exempted
only as to county offices, these being
by friends of the bill. Then came the
vote OF the passage OF the bill on the
second reading. It had really been
killed in the vote on exempting coun-
ties, sc to 43. but friends Of the bill
wanted the final vote and this time the
vote was 81 to "a against the bill.
Williams, of Buncombe, opened the
argument tonight for the bill, saying
that all features did not suit him, but
he was willing to support it in the in
terest of the State.
Mr.. Doughton closed for the opposi-
ton, insisting that the committee bill
pending had the strongest sort of re-
semblanceI to the original Justice bill
and the entire western section of the
State was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Justice in closing for the bill,
declared that if the primary law is,not
provided at this session such out
siders as Wilson, Bryan and Gore
would come into the State during the
next two years and help straighten
things out" He declared that the
State is honeycombed with political
fraud for the lack of an effective
Statewide primary.
Governors Mansion.
The bill passed constituting Mrs. C.
M. Busbee, Mrs. Josephus Daniels and
Mrs. j.. F. Sprague, as a commission
to expend $4,000 in improving the Gov
ernor's mansion.
Usury Bill.
The Senate defeated the Ray house
bill that would permit borrowers
claiming extortion or usury to start
suit for reinstating sale of real estate
without first paying the principal and
interest.
Child Labor Bill.
The House passed by a vote of SO
20 q late last night a very-much-
amended substitute bill for the North
Carolina Child Labor bill, originally
known as the Child Labor Committee
Compromise bill. 1t leaves hours of
labor and age limits as at present
with night labor cut out except for
from z to 8 o'clock as embodied in an
amendment offered by Kellum of New
Hanover and adopted. 1t leaves out
the provision for an inspector and
S., 500 appropriation therefor and,
through an amendment by Stewart, of
Mecklenburg, provides that the coun-
ty superintendent of schools shall
look after the observance of the law.
Changes in Search and Seizure.
The Weatherspoon search and seiz-
ure bill met with no hostility in the
Senate Committee on Propositions and
Grievances and will be reported to the
Senate favorably with a few amend
ments.
SOULFUL q IL JnS III ID CuduSSu 81
that possession of more than one gall
Ion of spirituous liquor, three gallons
of vinous and five of malt liquors is
made prima facie evidence of keeping
for purposes OF sale instead of one
gallon Of spirftuous or vinous or five
gallons Of malt liquors. Other things
made prima facie evidence as posses
sion of government license, delivery to
a person Of more han five gallons of
malt liquor within four successive
weeks, or possession of intoxicating
J liquors as samples to obtain orders
thereon. Another amendment provides
that when a party is acquitted, the
liquor seized shall be returned and If
found guilty destroyed. Section / is
amended to include persons engaged
i'll giving away for purposes of direct
or indirect gain in the forbidden class.
AS to shipments accompanied by draft,
the Senate committee adds, (which
draft is enclosed with, connected with
or related to any bill of lading, order
or receipt"
The ratification clause was changed
so that the bill shall not go into effect
until April LIST.
State Library Bill.
senator N1mOcKS Dill establishing a
legislative reference department in
connection with the State library re-
ceived favorable action from the joint
committee on State library. Tt pro-
vides for the collating and classifying
all statues of other States, legislative
proceedings of other bodies, reports of
constitutional conventions; in fact, a
complete depository of information
useful to lawmakers. 1t is proposed
to use for the purpose the revenue de-
rived from sale of Supreme court re-
ports, ~revisals, laws and other State
publications. Twenty prominent
States have adopted it. Wisconsin be-