The Robesonian., 1917-01-22
VOL XLViI
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
With the Legislators at Raleigh
Bill to Limit State and County
Salaried Officers to Two Terms
Other Bills of Interest


Salaried Officers to Two Terms
Other Bills of Interest
A resolution by Jones of Ashe-
vile to sanction the disbursement of
prison funds, $40 each to dependent
families of State convicts, by Gov.
Craig and the prison board, passed
the Senate Thursday after long de-
bate.
Senator Person introduced a bill
to amend the constitution to limit
all salaried State and county Off
GERS to terms.
Senator Jones of Buncombe intro
duced bill to require railroads to
pay off engineers, conductors, fire
men and other trainmen as well as
shop employees every Is days instead
of every 80 days.
Both Senate and House Friday
adopted resolutions paying tribute to
Admiral Dewey and asking the N.
C. delegation in Congress to offic-
tally represent the State at the Dew
ay funeral.
Senator Allen of Wayne introduc-
ed bill Friday to abolish capital
punishment except for criminal as
sault proven bv more than one wit
ness. A bill by Senator Long would
give lodging-house keepers lien on
baggage Of guests until bill is paid.
Adjournment Friday was in honor
of Gen. Lee.
Cough Stirs Fun
Raleigh Cor, Jan. 10, Wilmington
Star: Senator Cough of Robson
stirred fun at the expense of Sen
ator Person, of Franklin, the Sen
ate's most dressy member, to regu-
late and amend the attire of Sena-
tor Person by prescribing that he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanol
should he appear in public without
his red vest. Senator Brenizer Of
fered an amendment that the Sena
tor from Franklin be branded 6
"mollyccddle" should he violate the
provisions of the bill.
Other bills of interest are as fol
lows: Gough-Amend 1046, 1905 Re
visal, relating to power of registers
of deeds in releasing mortgages
amend road law Of Robson. Bren
lzer-Prevent registrations on hote
registers under assumed names; pro
vide for sanitary inspection of hotel
and restaurants. Beasley-Ament
the constitution so as to exempt from
taxation notes and mortgages in
CURED in purchase of homes up t
$4,000; elect county school board
and county superintendents o
schools by vote of the people; pre-
vent the Corporation Commission
from raising county tax assessment
withut notice; amerd the Revisal rel
ative to carrying concealed weap
ons by prescribing that the punish
ment for such offense be fines c
$50 to 5000 or Imprisonment frol
20 days to years in the discretio
Of the court.
Democratic Caucus Wednesday Nigf
After argument as to fixing a po
icy as to appointment or count
election of county boards of educs
ton, which sprang from bill
give BERTHE right to elect its boar
the Senate Saturday decided to lea7
the issue to a caucus of Democrat
members Of the Legislature to
held Wednesday night of this wee
A resolution passed both hous
asking the State delegation in Co
gress to work for the location of
government armor plant in the era
berry ore district.
The House voted IS to II, with Ii
tie discussion, for the Senate res
luton validating the Christmas gif
of $40 each to dependent families
State conNicts distributed by Go
Craig and the prison board.
Oates in the Senate and McLe
don in the House offered bills a
propriating $4,000 for a spec
campaign for elimination of illite
acy in the State.
Raleigh Cor, Jan. 20. Wilmingt
Star: Representative McRacken
Columbus amused the representativ
immensely with a personal priv
ege resentment of having been pl;
ed in the attitude of minority leac
by the Raleigh morning paper.
had- been flooded with Telegram
telling him that the place for h
was the insane asylum. He. "
tempted to sue the paper before
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