The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-27

The House passed q joint resolu-
ton by the Joint Finance Committee
for special legislative commission
OF the States holdings In the Atlantic
< North Carolina Railroad and the
offer Of the Norfolk Southern TO pur-
chase the stock at SIS the share and
report to an adjourned or special SEES
sion, Or TO the next regular session
of the Legislature. The resolution
was sent to the Senate for adoption.
The House passed On final reading
the kellum bill for the State 20 issue
semi-annually 100000 State 4 per
cent bonds TO cover county S per
cent bonds for road building. and the
bill goes to the Senate.
The House passed the Kellum bill
TO regulate elections In Wilmington,
comprehensive corrupt practices
act. Great numbrs OF public local
calendar bills were passed
Senator Jones offered a resolution
that 1t Is the sense OF the General
Assembly that the State School for
the Blind be moved from its present
site in Raleigh to lands either of the
A. IL NJ. College or the State Hospital
here TO give more room. He demand
ed that the resolution be put on i'm
| mediate passage, charging that a bill
to this end Is being unreasonab bly,
held up In committee. Senators stat
ed that the report from the commit
tee would be forthcoming very soon,
and the consideration very soon, and
| the consideration of the Jones resolu-
ton was not passed.
Following new bills were intro
duced In the Senate:
Ward: Providing additional ser
want for Supreme Court.
Grant: Requiring County Boards
of Education to publish itemized
statements of public school funds
Scott: Taxing dogs in Alamance
County and making them subjects oil
larceny.
The six months school bill was
, passed on third roll call reading ant
ordered sent to the House for con
Z currence in Senate amendment
/ On motion of Senator Daniel, tn,
7 Torrens land title was set for tn,
2 special order for Tuesday night at
-. o'clock.
1 The bill requiring railroad com
panies to erect sheds for outside EN-
ployees at shops was, on motion O
i Senator Jones, taken from the calen
= dar and referred to the Committe
: on Railroads in order that the Coas
e Line attorneys might be heard on il
There was objection from Senate
: Wakefield and others, but the rule
= were suspended
e Senator Nimocks' bill for establish
l. ing a legislative reference burea
under the control of the State l.
s. brary, was referred to Judiciary Con
II mittee No. 2 for further examination
y Substitute for House bill to pre-
l. tect female telephone operators b
l. prohibiting profane or vulgar laI
l. guage over the wires
y House bill amending the Revis;
n so as to prevent the spread of he
l. cholera.
IL Senate bill providing court steno
rapher for Wake County.
Senate bill fixing the salaries of O
ficers of Fender County.
ie The following bills were intr
u duced in the House:
OIL Hall by request: To prohib
D. smoking cigarettes around church
is while services are going ON.
OF Faircloth by rsuuest: To prohib
OF sale of liquors in Sampson County.
c: Ross; To require registration
III partnerships.
The House concurred in the Sena
" amendment to the Jackson Coun
e bill for vote on the removal of Il
sh courthouse from Webster to Sylvia
The House passed bills as folio,
OF that got to the Senate.
IS Commission government for Re-
Oh eigh, if adopted by vote of the peopl
o. Dox tax for Warren County.
w Corrupt practices act for New Ha
W over County and Wilmington throu,
es regulation of methods of holdil
On elections
IN To regulate holding primaries f
county officers in Beaufort, Washin
II ton, and Pamlico Counties.
S. Bills passed and ordered enrolle
ng having previously passed Senat
W. were:
,ol To change township boundaries
n Sampson County.
Road law for Wayne County.
ne To incorporate Selma, Louisburg
TIC Northern Railroad Company.
by The following bills were introduc
lot out of order.
ng To prohibit the sale of cigaret,
he in Union County after November
or 1918.
Mondays Proceedings.
M The following bills were introdue
es in the House:
ate Mr.. Alfred, to provide permans
he records of all heirs-at-law of
u, oaaSad narSonS in tho State