Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13

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cords showed that 125 bills and resell
utions had been ratified. They are
now the laws of North Carolina, some
of which are of Statewide Importance
while others are purely local.
The last entry on the House Calan-
dar shows that the House has acted
on 818 bills and resolutions. The ma
jority of these were introduced in that
branch of the legislature, though in
cluded in this number are those which
have passed their several reading in
the Senate and have been sent to the
House for concurrence. The Senate
calendar shows that 461 bills have
been acted upon in this body. Proba-
bly, 125 of these number originated in
the House.
There are now approximately 1000
bills hanging fire somewhere and caus-
ing some uneasiness on the part of
some one, if it be a dear constituent
far back into the sticks worrying
about a pending bill to prohibit the
trapping of certain game.
In the Senate about twenty bills
have been tabled, postponed indefiRite-
ly or have had unfavorable reports
while there are approximately 100 of
such character in the House.
Tenth District Bills Ratified.
Following are the ratified bills ap-
plying especially to the counties of the
Tenth Congressional district:
An act to encourage the improve
ment of the stock-raising industry in
Macon county.
Act to create the Office of county
auditor for Henderson county, to fix
the salary of same and prescribe his
duties.
An act to authorize the town of Way
nesville to issue bonds and provide for
the completion of the graded school
building.
An act to authorize the town of Bre-
ward to issue bonds for water works
and sewerage purposes.
An act to authorize Asheville to
issue bonds to fund its floating in
debtedness.
An act to validate the election and
qualification of J.. M. Morrow, L. G..
West, w. HI. Almond as highway COM
missioners Of Valleytown township.
Cherokee county.
An act to annex a portion Of school
district No. Sin Nantahala township,
Macon county, district No. 3 of said
township.
An act to amend Chapter 274 of the
Public Local Laws of 1911, relating to
the roads of Mcdowell county.
MOuntaineers in Raleigh.
Among those from the Tenth dis
trict seen in Raleigh during the past
week in the interest Of pending
legislation were: Solicitor A. Hall
Johnston, of Marion; J. Ed. Swain,
chairman of the Buncombe county
executive committee, of
Asheville; State Chairman of the Dem
ocratic executive committee Chas.. A,
Webb, of Ashevifle; ]. O. Barker, of
Andrews; Attorney John s. Adams of
s. B. Tanner of Henrfetta;
Register Of Deeds Frank Burgess, of
]. Lewis Smith, editor of
Polk County News, Col. s.. A. Jones, Of
W~aynesvflle, and the four o n of Rep-|l
resentative j. A. Bolich. of Saluda, as
follows: Bryan, Lonnie, Eugene, HarS
old, the latter returning from a visit
to Saluda. He is one of the pages of
the House. !
Below is given a list of committees ]
ON which the members of the House
Of Representatives from the Tenth
district serve, a list of ]
the Senators having been given in a :.
issue of the Democrat. Repre-
sentative r. r. Williams of Asheville,
the greatest honor of any rep-I>
from the Western part Of :
he State, more properly speaking the ;
entire State, as a committeeman, hav- !
ng been appointed chairman of the
Finance committee. AS chairman of J
his committee he has many important
problems to solve and the action OF |
he Finance committee on the many
pills to be dealt with will be felt in i
10 little degree in the work of the pre-
sent session of the General Assembly. l
Other members from the Tenth dis
have been appointed to chairman-I !
ships while others, though not heading !.
my committee, take part in some very I
mportan. work in the consideration of
,ills referred to them.
The names of committees and those
thereon follow:
Agrilculture-D. r. holland, Hay
wood county.
Appropriations. D. Wike, Jackson
Banks and Currency-A. L. Martin, q
Cherokee county. and Mr.. Wike. t
Claims-R. l.. Phillips, Graham coun Q
y.
Constitutional Amendments-J. F.
Ray, Macon county. e
Corporation Commission-Mr. No
and, Mr.. Martin, and j. p. Patton of I
county.
Corporations-R. r. Williams, Bun
;ombe county, Mr.. Martin and Mr..
beaver.
Counties, Cities, Towns and Town
'hips-Gallatin Roberts of Buneombe
,ounty and j. A. Bolich, Polk county.
Courts and Judicial Districts
lessrs. Ray and holland.
Observation-Disclosures Martin, Roberts, 4
Vike, P. H. Mashburn, Mcdowell coun- :
y and l.. H. Mcclure. Clay county,
Election Laws-Mr. holland, Mr..
dashburn and Charles B. Beaver,
county.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. holland
nd Beaver.