Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-03-05
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
81, I42, 500 Bonds Tor States Bills, Senate
Considers Deficit Of $500, 900.

nalelSus Hoo. 6o-AAo AIouso
today passed the Justice corrupt
practice act with little discussion,
an amendment by Miller val
adopted to punish az a felony any
premise of Office as a reward for
political support, also the CON-
mittee amendment requiring zig
natures to derogatory statements
published.
Candidates for Governor and
United States Senate can spend
only one years salary in
campaigning. Fifty per cent.
of the salary attached to other Of
fees sought can be spent in cam
paigning.
A new bill by Doughton would
provide for State inspection of
liquors shipped into the State.
The inspection is made under the
direction of the health department
and the inspector 10 TO receive
$3.50 salary and fees ranging from
five cents on the package of less
than a gallon to rs cents on five
gall ~. md larger packages.
Raleigh, F.h. 25.-The Joint
Committee on Agriculture deter.
mined this afternoon, Z to 8 report
favorably the bill to allow 30 in
stead of % pounds for bagging
and ties on cotton bales. There
was a lively discussion IN which
prominent cotton men partioi-
pated in opposition, and others in
favor of the bill. The or ponents
of the bill assured the committee
that if the bill was passed, it
would be imperative and cause
discrimination against North Ca.
DINA cotton. They contended
that the present scale of tare al.
lowances were worldwide and
could not be affected by North
Carolina legislation. Mr.. Thomp'
son went further and gave
notice to the committee that the
Legislature could not force the
North Carolina manufacturers te
incrase the allowance, that it Ii
obliged to be taken off the price
paid by manufacturers.
Raleigh, March 3.-House pass.
ed a bill to establish a drainage
district of Rowan county.
Representative Carlton today
introduced a bill which prescribel
the ballots in Salisbury.
To amend the law as to elections
in Salisbury.
Placing certain officers Of Ro'
van County on salaries.
Senator Long introduced in the
Senate tonight bills providing fol-
a bond issue of 81, 142, 500 to meet
the existing deficit, to provide fol
permanent improvements at the
State Institutions, equlpping, fur
nishing and painting the new
State building and rearraggine
and refurnishing the present su-
preme Court building and estab.
fishing a central heating plant for
she Capitol and other State build.
ings. The apportionment il az
follows:
Deficit, 5000, 900; equipping
new State building, $75,000; cen
trail heating plant, $4,000; rear
ranging old Supreme Court build.
ing. $40, 900; Morganton Hospital,
$50 600; Goldsboro Hospital,
$25. 600; A. & NJ. College, $685.
900; University, 500. 900; State
Normal, $50, 600; A. & M. at
Greensboro, s17.5O0; Appalachian
Training School, 5000; Gull
lowhee Institute, SIS, 900; East
Carolina Training School, $780,.
600; Tuberculosis Hospital, $780,.
600; new site for School for Blind,
$50, 900.
The Senate passed the commit
tee bill assigning quarters to the
various State departments in the
new State building and old Su.
preme Court building, in accord.
ance with the report of the special
COMMITTEES, with an amendment
giving to the Department of Az.
riculture, in addition to it's pres
ent quarters, the rooms now used
by the Corporation Commission.
The Senate passed bills for
election on salary system in Ons-
low Comfy. for establishinp office