The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-07

equity TO issue bonds to pay its debt,
contracted in building its present
courthouse
An act to protect game in Davidson
county.
An act to authorize the city OF F.v-
etteville to borrow t%hirty-ive thou.
sand dollars to enlarge its light plant
Was a Short Session.
III session was a comparatively
short one, lasting an hour and fort.
minutes. Adjournment was made i
11:4O until II o'clock Monday.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called to order ~
Speaker Murphy at 10 o'clock. The
morning prayer was offered by Re>.
J. H. McCracken. pastor of Central
| Methodist church, Raleigh,
A petition was presented from ca
zens Of Salisbury for reading Of ne
bible in the puOiic schools Wan IL.
| comment.
Monument at Gettysburg.
RepreSen.at,. A.. w. Graham
troduced a joint resolution to author
| Commission to provide a design for a
suitable monument to the memory Of
the vaior of North Carolina trooYS
h died on the BATTLEFIELD OF Getys-
burg, to re erecteas there.
Judge Graham spoke in favor Of The
resolution, saying that visitors there
from: all over the country get the idea
that only Virginia troops. led Nv
Pickett, had any part in that battle on
the part of the southern armies.
Mr. Wall urged the adoption Of tho
resolution and it was passed by a RS
ing vote.
Leave of absence until Monday and
Tuesday was granted to a dozen or
more members.
Committee Reports.
The committee on judiciary No !.
reported u~nfavorably the two bills by
Representative Beilamy. of Bruins
wick. one to prohibit hiring out Stats
convicts to. build railroads and one h.
provide for working them on public
roads. Several other bills were re-
ported on.
MIR. Ross undertook to introduce a
little bill to correct ar error in Il
local bill affecting Randolph county
Objection was made and half a dozen
meQ1bers stated they had from one I"
three bills each that-their constituents
wanted passed, but they had not un-
dertaken to roduc them, because
they considered the rule adopted by
! the House was conclusive and that Il
was futile to try to get consideration
of new measures.
, The House voted strongly gains
suspension of the rule.
school for Feeble-Minded.
Mr.. Wooten introduced a bill pro
c viding for an appropriation for the
completion of the buildings for th-
D school for the feeble-minded.
9 Bills Introduced.
Mr.. Carlton made urgent request t.
S be allowed to introduce a bill to cor
y rect a defect ina bill for a Spence
bond issue, which defect has just beer
: discovered and which prevents tn.
sale of the bonds.
d The rules were suspended on motion
Of Mr.. Carlton and a number OF bilit
n were introduced as follows:
4 Mr.. Carlton: To amend law Relating
to waterworks and. light bonds f.
Spencer
nj Mr.. Hatchett: To amend law re
r gaxding- Wilton graded school district
Ee( Mr.. Rosa: To correct error in loca
,f bill applying to Randolph.
Mr.. DOwd: To amend law so as t
re give Corporation Commission powe
to require railroads to install safet
devices wherever needed.
Il MI. Perry: To revise charter 0
Elizabeth City.
ln Mr.. Payne: To appoint a justice o
the peace in Currituck county.
he Mr.. Weatherspoon: To provide 10
a special road tax levy for Spring Hi
al and increase pay Of Jurors d
A. Scotland Superior court.
~ ErBm the Senate.
: A bundle of bills came over from
the Senate and were placed on n
calendar.
OIL Passed Third
Roll call bills as follows pAsse
third reading:
10 authorize certain townships i
Onsiow county to vote. bonds to aid i
construction of Goldsbofo, SIEVE
springs n Swan4boro. railroad.
TO uthorize Pink Hill oWnshi
LenOir county. to vote bonds for cor
OF struction of railroad.
"a, TO amend charter of town Of She
by.
Passed second Reading.
a. A number ~ rolf caT hiNa ~ se,.
a. second HN2dinu and f0Ok their nlaS