The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-21

the statue to cost not exceeding $1O,-
500 and to be completed within 13
| months. The committee having had
the placing Of the statue in hand con-
sists of Judge w. A. Hoke, Clement
Manly, Harry Martin. Mrs. M. M.
Moore and Miss Laura Carter.
The senate killed on final reading
the bill it passed on second reading
to cut out the requirement to kiss the
Bible in administering oaths. The IA
tai vote was without argument after
the hours debate and the vote was
% to- Is.
The first legalized primary bill Of
| the session was offered in the Senate
| by Senator McNeely of Union County.
| It provides for primaries for all par
ties on a common day and for all Of
! fees, the state to bear the expense of
| the primary for all state and legisla-
| tive offices and the county for the
county officers. The two highest OF
each party are to run in second pri-
mary two weeks later in cases of fail
ure to nominate in the first primary.
The Senate read from the Commit
tee on Rules the substitute for the Nc
Rae joint resolution to create the
standing committee on consolidation
of private and public local bills in the
! interest of economy and saving time
of the Legislature and passed on it's
readings, sending it to the House for
concurrence.
The Senate INDUCED in two lively
debates; one over joint resolution to
purchase sets of Pell's Revisal for
the Assembly and the other over
bill to abolish the requirement to kiss
the Bible in administering an oath.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had
cut the number of Pells Revisal to be
purchased at SIS a set from SO to
IS, and Senator McA1ichael offered an
amendment to make the number 80.
The resolution passed as it came from
the committee.
House.
There was laid before the house
the matter of the embarrassed condi-
ton of the Wilkes boro-Jeferson Turn
pike. which is advertised to be sold
under Judgment for $1,000 borrowed
money, January IS, explaining that
the state holds s63,S10 stock in the
road for convict labor. There was
submitted a letter to Governor Craig
from Alexander Webb and George w.
Montecastle of the state board of inter
nal improvements as to the conditions.
The speaker, on authority of joint
resolution named Repres entatives
Page, Battle and Bowie as members
on tn part of the house Of joint COM
mitee to investigate and report as
to how best to conserve the interests
Of the state.
Publications. from the general as
sembly of Virginia on the simultane-
Gus sessions Of the two bodies were
read and a committee consisting of
Representatives Roberts, Doughton
and Mason named to frame a reply.
The adjournment temporarily for
the joint session at which Dr. e. A.
Alderman spoke, followed and the
business of introducing and passing
upon bills was interrupted
At the conclusion of the address
of Mr.. Alderman further work was
taken up.
The following bills passed third
reading
The act extending the corporate
limits of Bushnell; authorizing the
town of Spencer to issue school
bonds; making the landlord and
tenant act apply to Yadkin county.
This act was introduced by Repre-
sentative Williams Of Yadkin. 1t pro-
vides that where tenant abandons
4 crop after supplies have been adj
vanced to him he shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor.
Representative Vann asked to in
troduce a resolution out Of order in
the hope of expediting bills bearing |
on the same subject, as for instance |
the statewide primary bill and con-
stitutional amendments. He set the |
limit for two weeks when all bills |
bearing on the same measure shall |
passed Immediately
Representative Caravan presented |
a resolution providing for an ad-
dress before joint session of the !
general assembly by Secretary Dan
ie1s and Rev. r. L. Davis Represen-
tative Bowie declared his judgment |
that enough such resolutions as that
had been presented to outside COM
mites and this ought to go before one.
1t went.
There came from the Judiciary
Committee No. 1 Q favorable report
nthe hill for full salaries to sole.
itors in the several judicial districts.
Currie-To levy tax on all dogs ir
North Carolina
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