The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-23
WEEKS WORK OF
THE LEGISLATORS
A BILL WAS INTRODUCED IN THE
HOUSE ON INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED
TO Invite Bryan, Wilson and laFoI.
lette to Speak on Subject.-GentIe.
man From GuiIford Champions the
Cause in the House.

Senate-Tuesday
The Senate and House in joint SEES
sion canvassed the vote for state of
fcers in the general election and de
ernor being Craig 1895; Settle, Taf
Republican, 43,625; and Meares, Bull
Moose 1888.
The Senate adopted the Watts reso
luton ratifying the Federal constitu
tional amendment for the election Of
Senators by vote of the people, Sena
tor Mason declared he voted for II
with the conviction that it will not
remedy the evils complained Of by
the people.
House-Tuesday.
In the House Murphy introduced q
bill to amend section % of the public
laws of 1905 to empower corporations
purchasing franchises and other cor.
porations to exercise the powers
thereof
A bill by Miller requires boots and
shoes not made entirely of leather to
be so stamped.
| Carlton of Rowan introduced a bill
| to provide six months school terms
the state over. Also a bill to require
mortgages and trustees in deeds of
trust to file receipts and disburse-
lnents in foreclosure sales.
At the request of Chairman Justice
the committee on constitutional
amendments was empowered to inves-
tigate needs for constitutional amend
ments and advisability of separate
ments.
Senate-Wednesday.
Both branches of the State Gen
eral Assembly held very brief ses-
sions Wednesday on account of the
inaugural ceremonies. Messages were
received in the Senate from Governor
Kitchin transmitting his report of par
dons granted during the past four
years and report from the State
Building Commission, in which the
recommendation was made that about
$4,000 be provided with which to
paint the interior of the new fire-proof
state building now being completed
and to furnish the building
The Governor recommended that
this whole matter be assigned to the
State Building Commission that has
so signally succeeded in providing
the state with the new fire-proof
building to be ready for occupancy
early in February. Governor Kitchin
received 1,175 applications for pardons
and granted 400.
President Newland called the Sen
ate to order for the last time, and ap.
pointed an escort to bring Lieutenant
Governor Daughtridge to the chair
Lieutenant Governor Daughtridge
solicited cooperation of the Sena-
tors. Speaking of taxation he said
there must be some plan adopted by
which the burden of taxation will rest
evenly and uniformly upon all the
people.
On motion of Senator Ward of
Craven, the speech of the Lieutenant
Governor was ordered spread upon
the journal.
House-Wednesday.
The House put in commission Wed.
nesday the three locked boxes, into
which members are to be required
now, under the rules, to deposit all
bills to be introduced.
Senate-Thursday.
. One bill was ratified by the chair,
the Senate bill to amend the Revisal,
relative to pay of jurors in Warren
county. =
Bills were introduced as follows:
Gillian, by request: For the estab-
lishment of a board of commissioners
for the protection of game birds and
fish.
Hobgood: To authorize the Com
missioners of Guilford county and
Greensboro to make appropriation for
monument to the Confederate dead.
Hobgood: To change the name of
Greensboro Female College.
Hannah: To require all officers pay.
ing over money into school funds to
take receipt from the Board of
Education. -,
House-Thursday.
A joint resolution was received
from the Senate ratifying the seven
teenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
The courtesies of the floor were ex-
tended to humorous former yno,oba~.