Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-02-03
Session 2l Days YouDr g

No Big Legislation Bot Way Being CIeare
for Actual Work.
| Mondays News and Observer.
"Looks like evsr'thing in tn
world comsp right if we jos wal
long enough" says Mrs. Wigs
remembering it took Noah 60(
years to build his ark.
The suffragettes of North Car.
olina and chief Justice Walter
CLARK must agree with Mrs. Wigs
when they think of the woman
notariss public bill, now a law.
Of actual legislation, of State
wide legislatson, that is. the past
week has been practically none
The assembly has lost 21 days oi
Its fair young life and = 4
reaches so, or therea9 il
passes into the great d = 0gs:
Much time, however. Has beer
devoted during the ]aatnsix work.
ing days to commit hearings
On big subjects. Th afe xes the
fish hearing, the in 6ce, ard
the short haul I'd All Of
these took time and all have, or
will ear results. NJ
The Hou%o repaaled the long
and short E'ni c u:a of the Jus.
tice act. The sentiment in the
Senate seems to be along the same
line. 1t is regarded az an act of
justice to the short line roads to
repeal this section of the Justice
act you know.
The Antl.Ssloon Leagues liquor
bill trotted into. the assembly
Friday. It was accompanied,
preceded and followed by petit
tions asking for it's enactment into
law. Just how many petitions
and letters have been received will
never be known. But there was
some petition, believe that. This
Legislature is going to pass some
sort of prohibition enforce ment
legislation. But shey will nos,
some members say, travel all the
sunny road with the North Caro-.
lima Anti'Saloon League. The
bill would absolutely stop the
shipment of liquor into North
Carolina. y
The insurance question will
possibly be heasd this week. The
committee hearings resulted IL
but little additional light being
thrown on that dark and myste.
rious mystery. Possibly the out.
come of it all will be the enIarg-
mnet of the insurance powers.
Another State wide primary
bill saw the light of day during
the past week. lis the Weaver.
Hobgood measure. Withous say
ing anything for publication
about what the house will. or will
not 10. there's strong opposition
in the Senate to any effective pri.
ma1y law.
The Workmen's Compensation
Act is in the hopper. While there
Is no opposition apparent to the
jnss principle involved in the bill,
it will not pass in its present con.
dition. The objection made to it
by members who have studied the
provisions is that is too sweeping
by far. As usual, the pendulum
of reform has swung to Its extreme
limit. That may defeat the bill
just DOW hung up provides for the
inspection of convict camps and
jails by the State Board Health
Conditions are very bad in some
of the camps and the bill is in.
tended to remedy these conditions
The joint Committee on Fin.
ance met informally during th'
week. The one great problem
facing the assembly. az always, il
that Of revenue and taxation
But they will solve that problem
they always do. As Senator Gil
liam says:
"It's a crowd of pretty leve
headed 5usines, men in the assem-
bly,. Thst's just what they are
level h9aded business men,"
The cry tor increased appSaari
ations has come from sill thsSs9d t
institutions. And 1t is cry tina
is insistent, that rings continual
ly in ears of the States Legisla'
tors.
The Tar Heel State has eve
had the rebutatiou for caring 70