The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-03-01

! OF teachers. The Senate vote was un-
antmous and the House voted favor
| ably and then sent the measure to the
appropriation committee without pra-
| JUDGE. It would provide six examin
ners, who world also hold the teach
| ers' Institutes, that are now held by
the various counties, at least biennial
y; and county funds now expended
by the counties for these Institutes
would be turned to the state to bear
| the exuense o. the examiners. r. H.
Wright, DR.. J. Y. Joyner, C. G. Wright,
Miss Mary Graham, H. B. Smith, CT
Newbern, and others advocated the
bill. The single opposition speech was
by Prof. c. L. Coon, of Wilson.
Long sessions were held by the leg
islative committee Investigating char
ges against the management Of the
state farm convict quarters. Chair
man E. L. Travis, of the Corporation
Commission. as former chairman OF
prison board of directors, testified
that corporal punishment is most es-
sential for convict control and that
records of whippings at the farm were
not excessive in view of the types of
convfcts the camps have. He and
former Governor k;tchin and numbers
Of others paid highest tributes to the
characters and official integrity Of
Capt. Rhem and Capt. Christian, in
charge Of the farm camps. Governor
Kitchin suspected that the sharp re-
Quirement to earn profits to the credit
of the prison management had pre-
vented really adequate expenditures
for the care Of the convicts in many
respects, but heard no special COM
plants of any bad conditions during
his administration. He thought $25
per month too little pay for guards.
Hearings will be continued.
The Senate received a special mes
sage from Governor Beckett urging
the immediate passage fthe bill to
modify the crop lein law by limiting
profits on time merchants to 10 per
cent over the cash price and allowing
o charge of 10 per cent commission
in lieu of six per cent interest where
money is supplied. Representative
Person moved immediate considera-
! ton of the bill This was done, Sena-
tor Ross wanted Wilson and Nash
Counties exempted. Senator Cough
spoke in opposition to the bill, insist
ing that his people are satif1ed with
the working of the crop lien law in its
present form He did not believe the
bill would have the effect that it was
intended to have, but that it would
make the condition of the tenant far
mer much harder.
House bills passed final. reading as
follows: Amend Nash road law;
amend law as to Marion voting dis
tricts: amend law as to auditing &C
counts in Haywood; facilitate collec-
ton of taxes in Edgecombe; establish
stock law in Chowan; change time for
courts in Orange; provide calendar for
Forsyth criminal courts; prohibit
liquor shipments into Lincoln county;
restrict liquor delivery in Union coun-
ty; roads for Caldwell; regulate sale
of liquor in Dare county; correct Bun
combe guide posts; authorize auditing
Davie county officers and expenditure
of flood money; regulate sales and
inspection of gasoline.
Another general bill passed was that
to change the name Of the A. and M.
College to the North Carolina State
College of Agriculture and Engineer
ing.
The Senate passed the Allen bill for
intermediate sentences. Also the
bill of Roberts, of Buncombe, from
the House providing for absolute di-
oirce by either party after ten years
separation.
The new school board bill passed
without amendment. It provides that
both parties in every county shall
nominate members of the school
board in party primaries and that the
LEGISLATURE shall appoint its choice OF
the two primary nominees.
Limit Office Terms.
The bill to limit the terms OF state
officers to two terms and county OIL
GERS to three terms, in line with the
recommendation of Governor Beckett,
came up in the senate and was us
posed of in short order, motion Dy
Long, of Halifax, to table being car
ried without discussion, and then a
motion to reconsider and then to ia
BILE that motion being put through to
apply the "clincher" 80 that it can
not be resurrected at this session.
There was report without prejudice
for the Representative Gardner reso-
luton providing for vote by women
at the next general election as to
whether they want suffrage and that
If so 900 SO vote there shall be held an
election Oh the question Of amend1n;
the Constitution.
Representative Clark's bill which
proposes an exchange of state per |
cent bonds for county per cent bonds
Cor road building is now within one |