Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
ASSEMBLY, MACHINERY IS
IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
North Carolina Legislature Gets
Down to business, With Pros.
poets OF Productive Session,
EFFORT is MADE FOR SPEED
Proposed Committee, If Created, Is
Expected to Facilitate Labors
by Consolidating Bills-Brevard
Nixon Is Slated for Clerkship.
LspccIaI to- Thc Timca-nispntch. ]

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
RALEIGH. ~. G.. January 1o-The
passing OF three working days OF the
1915 Legislature finds the Assembly ma
chincry I'm working order. the introduce
ton OF bills under way. but with very
few OF the House committees yet an
nounccd--only 1--WE. in fact. The. Others
arc understood to nc well advanced In
preparation and likely to be announced
by Speaker Wooten during the first day
or 30 OF this week.
There is evident a marked desire on
the nart of members to rush the work
"f the Assembly rs rapidly rs possible,
IN line with the appeal made by Speaker
Wooten. I'm accepting the Office. for CO.
operation In an effort to complete the
work or the session we'll within the
sixty days limit and without the very
great congestion Of bills that In past
sessions has cloggcd and greatly en-
danscred Legislation.
far stcp In the direction OF facilitat-
ing Legislation Is being taken in the
favorable report that will be made on
Monday by the committees on rules in
Doth the House and the Senate on the
Joint resolution by Senator McRae. Of
Accklcnburg. providing for n new
standing committee in both houscs to
consolidation OF private and public bills
IL now seems certain that this new
committee will he created and that Bre-
Nard Nixon. who has decided views as
TO the work that such a committee can
accomplish. and has expressed them
fully In the public prints the past few
months. VIII be given the committee
cierkship, the success of the work de-
rend!ng largely on the work OF the
clerk.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT Hills
ALREADY INTRODUCED
number OF important bills OF State
"ihe interest already are introduced In
notn ends OF the Capitol In the SEN
ate there is the bill By Senator Muse 10
transfer from the Governor and Council
OF state to the States Prison Board the
power to hire out the State convicts.
ana specifying that the convicts can
only be hired out for n reasonable
money consideration, and repeating all
laws and clauses of laws in conflict with
this act
There arc elso In the House bills
hearing on the same subject by Repre-
sentative Page. for the repeal of the
acts or the legislatures Of past years
requiring State convicts to he worked
on certain railroads in exchange for
STOCK, these being the Mattamuskect
railroad, Watauga and Yndkin railroad
the Statcsvillc Air Line and the Elkin
""u |tilcSne
Ihcn !aere Is tho hill offered in m.
senate on Saturday by Senator McRae
OF Sleckien bcurg, for the establishment
or n North Carolina Home OF Refuge
ana heformatory for Women. and an
propriattng $4,000 for buildings and
$4,000 Tor maintenance, and empower
ing the board OF governors to receiye
donations both for permanent improve
'nents and current maintenance
GRAND LODGE OF MASOSs
WILL CONVENE NEXT WEEK
In anticipation of tho meeting OF mo
brahd Lodge OF Masons next week
'rhhd secretary John G. Drewry has
made pubic features OF his annual re-
po!t "hich snow thirteen new lodges in
hututed during the year, there being
no" e"..o9 afhliating Masons. compared
WIN Ss year ago. the memberships
oe,hs in i2l subordinate lodges. Grand
lodse receipts the past year aggrepat
ca S.o.oo5. all except about $500 being
from lodge dues. The thirteen new
lodges instituted during the year are
wen distributed over the state, being
az thc following place.. Fuouav
springs. Dockery. WilkeE County; cas-
lana. Nash County: Fremont WAYNE
county; Bonlee. Chatham County. Coats
Nash county; Atkinson, Pender County.
EPSON. vance County; Princeton. John.
sion County; Sunrise. Wake Countv.
found Peak. Surry County; Atkinson.s
MIL johnston County: Midland, Cabar-
rus county; Auburn, Wake County
The grand lodge will convene in an.
nual convocation In the Grand Lodge
temple here on Tuesday January 10