Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-24
DEWEY HONORED By
STATE LAWMAKERS
RESOLUTION PAYING TRIBUTE
TO HIS MEMORY is PASSED
IN HOUSE AND sKMArE.
WITH THE STATE LAWMAKERS
Hesume Of the Doings\of the General
assembly During the Past Week
lo'd in a Brief and Interesting Way.
For Our M my Readers.
Raleigh

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senate and house both adopted
resolutions paying tribute to Admiral
De"ey and asking the North Caro-
ma delegation in Congress to Off
clally represent the state at the Dew
ey funeral.
Inc senate received a notable bill
py Senator Allen Of ~ayne to abolish
capital. punishment except for Grim
ma assault proven by more than one
witness A bill by Senator Long
would give lodging house keepers
liens on baggage of gusts.
A number of additional bills were
offered both for statewide and for
county laws for the election of county
boards of education and superintend-
ents OF schools. Senate and house
both adjourned in honor of Robert
E. Lee. The speakers desk in the
house is draped with Confederate and
state flags.
The senate passed a resolution
directing the appointment of a Joint
committee of legislators to give spe-
clal attention to preparation, introduc-
ton and passage of whatever bills
this legislature must enact for the
proper operation of the constitutional
amendments, especially those limiting
legislation as to municipal and county
at1alrs. The resolution calls for sep
arate committees to prepare meas
ures as to municipal and as to county
! a Affairs Sn,ofor p,oxau
the sentiment of the senate, when he
declared that while the legislators ap-
preciated the work of the State Bar
ASSOCIATION in preparing such meas
ures. 1t was far too important a mat
ter to leave open in that way and must
be taken care of directly by the legis-
lature.
The Dewey resolution from the
hous was put through immediate pas
sage and ordered enrolled for ratifca-
ton after Senators Oates and Gamer
on had spoken in its advocacy. The
adoption was by a rising vote. On mo-
ton of Senator Oates. the President
OF the Senate was directed to wire
Senator Simmons of the action of the
Assembly in this matter.
The kittrell resolution eulogiZing
Admiral Dewey and providing that ad-
journment be in his honor along with
Robert E. Lee. was taken up. Repres-
entative Gr;er objected to adjournment
that would confuse this honor for Gen.
eral Lee with any other person. The
reference to Dewey as to adjournment
was withdrawn and the tribute to
Dewey adopted.
The Senate committee on PROPOSE
tons and grievances" has again voted
to Save Pender" in the spirited stock
law fight which has stirred the Legis-
lature this session and two years ago.
There was a two hours hearing on
the bill to provide special tax for
building a stock fence around Pender
so that free range" could be restored
and an unfavorable report on this by
an ~unfavorable report on this by the
committee was the result. only two
senators. one of them Senator Burnett.
of Brunswick, voting for favorable re-
port. The hearing was m the senate
chamber which was thronged by op-
posing Fender delegations. the stock
law contingent wearing badges read
ing Save Fender and the free rang
ers big streamers reading Save Pen
der Democracy" and setting out big
popular majorities in the county for
free range.
The Senate held a lengthy debate
on the resolution to sanction the
action of Governor Craig and the
states prison directors in disbursing
$40 to the needy families of we'll be-
haved state convicts. 1t resulted in
the addition of the Jones resolution
and endorsement by a roll call vote of
IS to 10.
Senator Person introduced a bill to
amend the bill with a provision that
no salaried state or county officers
shall serve more than two terms.
A bill by Senator Jones, of Ashe-
vile, would require railroad compa-
MES to pay off semi-monthly, the engi-
neers, conductors, fremen, fagmen.
brakemen and other employees as we'll
as the shop employees as the law re-
quires.
In the House Representative Beas-
ley introduced a bill to exempt from
taxation mortgages and notes given
in the purchase of homes in accord
arce wit hthe reign of Governor
Beckett, exemptions to be as high as
5000.
In the house. Matthews of BERTHE,
offered a bill to prevent increases in
county tax assessments by the Cor
poration Commission without notice.
The senate received a message from
Governor Beckett transmitting the re-
port and recommendations of Com
missioner Of Insurance James r.
Young, the message stressipg espe-
cially the Importance of consideration
of the recommendations by Mr.. Young
that there be Workmen's Compensa-
ton legislation and legislation amend
ing the state regulations as to fire
escapes.
There was introduced out of order
a bill by Long, Of Halifax, to give
lodging house keepers to lien on the
baggage of guests until bills are paid.
Senator GOuph of Roheson created