Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-31

party IN the state nominate in all the
counties in 1918 and the minority
party in each county in 1920 and the
minority party in the state again for
each county in the next biennial cleo
ton. These nominees would all be
appointed by the Governor under the
bill. In this way the people would
nominate and the Governor appoint
and the minority party would have
representation in their counties, but
the dominant factor on all boards
would be Democratic as long as the
state is Democratic. Senator Oates
is chairman of the committee on edu-
cation and it is the bill that the Ad-
ministration will hold out for, If the
bill for a state commission to ap-
point should fail.
In the Senate, Senator Warren put
in the hopper a revised bill for a spe-
cial commission to Investigate and
recommend as to revision of the state
taxing system. 1t would have the
Governor. the chairman of the State
Tax Commission and two laymen
constitute this commission to report
to the next Legislature.
The senate passed the bill by SEN
ator Jones, of Runcombe, to raise
the age of consent from IA to 16
years after much discussion and re-
lection of a number of amendments.
The house spent much time discuss
inor n hill INV C1orIo cf Dftf ~ o~,@-l
the law as to appeals, being a change
proposed by the special commission
on judicial reform. the vote being II
to % against the measure.
Senate bills passed final reading as
follows:
Authorize special appropriations for
Confederate veterans in Durham
county.
Amend the usury law of 1915 relat-
ing to insurance company exemptions.
Regulate the fees of the prosecuting
attorneys in recorders court in Robe
son county.
A bill providing for service of sum-
mons in certain cases was tabled after
number of counties asked to be ex-
esnpted.
Investigate State Farm.
The joint committee on penal insti-
tuGons, Senator Turner presiding.
heard a remarkable series of charges
and comments on the conditions at
the state farm, and arrangement of
the management of the convicts there,
by Roy Traywick, of Union county,
presented through Representative
Beasley of Union. 1t was a manu-
script of 35 pages and was to the gen
eral effect that the convict quarters
are unfit for human habitation; that
the white prisoners age made to use a
water pail in common with negroes,
eat in the same Don and that the SUI
pervisors and guards are cruel and
that the whole atmosphere of the
place hardens the convicts and inten-
SITES their hatred of society. making
them worse than when they were SEN
to the farm.
Freywick is a young white man,
who became involved with others in
solHc IHSui duNt uISl lludllCllS III
Union county. and received a peniten-
tiary sentence. Forgery was among
the charges involved in the conviction
and sentence. He was pardoned by
Governor Craig, just before Christmas,
and has not. according to Mr.. Beas-
ley, who believes in him strongly, yet
secured employment, but seems to be
making a strong effort to take a re-
newed hold on life.
Chairman Turner. Senator Jones.
Senator Brenizer, Senator Holderness
and others commented on the repre-
%senatation of the conditions and all
agreed that investigation should be
made. Senator Brenizer took the
view that there is need in this state
for adopting prison reforms that have
including paroles, probation indeter-
inmate sentences and payment Of part
of the earnings of prisoners to con-
victs' families. He moved that a spe-
cial committee be appointed to inves-
tigate and report. This was seconded
". HldS, VI olSH III, anu llle lOlIOW-
ing committee was appointed: Sena-
tors Brenizer and Holderness, Repre-
s%entatives Grier, Beasiey and Rem
from, of Mecklenburg.
The Senate committee on appro-
priations, Senator Holderness chair
man gave a lengthy hearing on the
Scales bill to ~reorganize the State
Board of Charities into a State Board
of Public Welfare and voted a favor
able report unanimously leaving the
natter of the appropriation open for
adjustment later in the e~ssion, the
plan being to appropriate $4,000. The
bill would add two members to the
present board and provide a specialist
to direct the enlarged work. The spe-
cial work will be the Improvement of
living conditions in those fields not al
ready covered by boards of education
and health and others in conjunction
with subsidiary county welfare organi-
cations, and have Especial oversight
o. the various state institutions. spend
ing $2.O00,O00 annually. The bill was
advocated and explained by Senator
Scales, President Graham, of the State
University, and MIR. McAllister, of
Greensboro.
Senator Oates in the senate and
Representative McLendon in the house
offered bills appropriatirg $500 0 for
a special campaign for elimination of
illiteracy in this state.
The senate tabled a resolution to
invite Miss Kate Barnard. of Okla
homa, t. address a joint session. The
house passed a duplicate of the bill.