Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
sEAWELL INSURANCE
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Designed to Give Ratc-AIalS-
ing Power to State Com
missioner.
MODELLED AFTER KANSAS LAW
iiii Backed by State Department. of
Education and Teachers Assem-
bly, for Uniform Examinations Is
Defeated by Vote OF 20 to 40.
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.1

RALEIGH. ". G.. February 1.-THE
House passed by large majority the
"ea"cli insurance bill to give tho State
commissioner of Insurance power to
raise or lower fire insurance -ates. after
'hc manner Ct the law in Kansas, rs
recommended by the Legislative invcsti-
cation commission 1t defeated. by a
vote OF 20 to 40. the bill of the state
Department of Education and state
icachers' Assembly, To provide uniform
examination and certification Of public
Schooi teachers. tho vote being on Il
motion to table
These We're the two big features OF
the House proceedings. The passage OF
thc Scawcll bill WAS without debate, II
having come over as unfinished business
from the long discussion o. the measure
Yesterday
The debate of the Senate bill for cx-
animation and ccrtifcation OF teachers
was long and spirited. with Chairman
Mintz. OF the Committee on Education,
leading tho fight for the bill. and his
wayne County colleague. Represcnta-
tive Matt Allen. as one of the chief OPP
ponents. and Representative Smith. or
Cleveland, for twenty years n teacher,
as another Of the most vigorous OPP
poncnts.
The senate WAS informed by Chair
l.
committee. that he will lay before tho
senate tomorrow the revenue bill from
IN" House. and that the purpose is 10
proceed at once with It's consideration
by sections. Chairman Cha than Will be
in charge OF the bill during It's cousid-
era tiOn in the Senate.
The Senate Committee on PROPOSE
tons and Grievances. and House Com
mittce on Liquor Traffic held Joint cx-
"cniive session tonight, argued among
themselves behind closed doors for
nearly four hours. and finally reported
favorably The Thomas antijug bill Of
The state Anti-Saloon League. ITO pro-
hibit the shipment Of intoxicating
liquors from any point without the
state or North Carolina to any point
WITHIN said state. and TO prevent the de-
livery and receipt OF any Intoxicating
liquors so shipped within said state"
An especially remarkable amendment
was that OF striking out Sections and
4, which provided for the act not to
apply 10 shipments OF wines for sacrn-
mental purposes when received by any
minister or other duly authorized per
son OF such church."
Another amendment struck out the
words or otherwise In Section ! so
as to make the section read That IL
shall hc unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation. or any agent. officer or
cmployc thereof. TO ship. transport,
carry or deliver ia any manner or by
any means whatsoever. for hire cor
otherwise stricken out here any
sp!rituouS, vinous, fcrrncntcd or malt
liquors or intoxicating bittcrs from
point without this State 10 any person.
Trim or corporation, or any agent, oiii-
Ger or employe thereof in this State"
Senator liobgood Introduced a bill to-
day to amend the corrupt practices act
by prohibiting the payment by candi-
dates OF amy money for services other
than clerical help. this being designed
20 stop ward hcclcrs' from taking
money for their votes on the prctcXt OF
rendering service in the primary. He
also offered bill to incorporate the
Baptist Education Board headquarters
at Durham, created at the last Baptist
State convention.
STATEWIDE PRIMARY
bill ABOUT COMPLETED
Tho subcommittee OF the Ioint Com
mittcc on Elections has about COM
plcted substitute for the iobSood-
Weaver ana other state vide primary
bills pending in the Legislature. and II
IS probable that IL VIII be reported in
the senate tomorrow. The revised
bill provides that there shall be ef-
fective OF and after ratification n
Statewide primary system which shall
include the legislative and the county
tickets together with township of
accrs, If the county board decides 10
include the township officers How
ever, If, after the ratification OF the
act. a certain perCcutaS" OF the voters
I'm any county petition for an election
on tho ratification OF tho act as To
their county, an election shall be called
and the Statewide primary law shall
not apply to the nominations OF county
officers If the people OF the county vote
against II.
There were strong advocates OF
preferential system OF primaries on
tho committee. but il was considered
Il,
surh regulation. However. the re-
yiscd bill provides that second pri-
mnrics shall he held except where the
sec I'd highest man makes application
rtr 1t within five days after the pub
lIn ~ OF the results of the first pri-
senate Committee on Railroads
'e.'j to-day. as did the House com
W (. last night, for an unfavorable
reuo for the Douglass bill for rigid
cSamination of tiremen. brakemen and
nuGmcn on railroads before employ
ment in these capacities. the eXami-
nations being prescribed in the bill
These reports kill the bill for this ses-
sion.
y charter was issued to-day for the
North state Beach Development Com
pany. of Wrightsvillc Beach Whining
ton, the Office to he at The Breakers"
station No /, Wrightsvillc Beach. The
capital is 100000, by J. T.. Cleyton,
Wia!am Calder and w. c. Curtis.
other charters are for the Surry and
Cirroll County Telephone Company, of
Nrnt Airy. capital. 100000, by j. y.
Tesh and others, for maintaining tcle-
phone lines in Surry County, y. c., and
carroll County, Va. The Humphreys
Taw, Inc. of Winston Salem. capital.
$4,000. by C. G. Humphreys, c. II.
Raw and Il. Il. Faw, for 4 general con-
tracing and engineering business.
The joint Finance Committee will
have the new machinery bill ready for
introduction by Saturday
The Joint Committee on Appropria-
ions this afternoon heard Governor
craig and others in special argument
nd pleas for the Weaver bill; appro-
,riatnE $4,000 with which to pur-
rasc a belt of forest reservation on
up OF Mount Mitchell, the plan being
or the State ultimately to control as