Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-01-24

il uSuly CHdlSVu i'll ulOflSdSOo.
What is intended to make secret
remedies under various and sundry
trademarks and names come out in
the open, is the purpose Of a bill i'm
troduced in the senate by Senator
Scales, of Guilford. A similar meas
ure was introduced in the house by
Representative Page. In this action
the State of North Carolina is the first
state in the union TO attempt the open
formula. While the measure has
strong friends in both houses, those
behind the bill are expecting a fight
from the opposition. There is about
$500, 900 900 invested in these rene
dies which the law aims at and their
line w against the measure is ex-
| pected. There is NJ fight or the So
called patent medicines, official rene
dies and remedies compounded on the
prescription of a physician. If a scrap
comes II thing is sure, the introduce
ers of the bills in both houses are not
afraid to meet it and will be found to
be able to take care of themselves in
~ " opploNCu
In Line With Governor.
This measure is in line with the
recommendation of Governor Beckett
in his inaugural address. The other
recommendations of Governor Beckett
were embodied in bills introduced by
Senator Warren of Beaufort county.
One provides that no prisoners shall
be sent to the county chain gang who
are sentenced to more than two years,
The other was for the appointment of
the governor, chairman of the state
tax commission and the state treas
urer to form a commission to invssti-
gate and make a comprehensive re-
port on a system of taxation to be SUBJ
hitted to the nex3 General Assembly.
Another measure introduced by
Senator Warren was to prohibit boys
from acting as agents of telegraph and
telephone companies. This would pre-
vent the employment of persons under
IS years of age for the delivery of in
trastate messages.
Another important measure was in
troduced by Senator Allen. This pro-
vides for the establishment of a re-
formatory for women at the state
prison.
Senator McNider put in a bill
amending the law relative to divorce.
Grown tired of inaction, members of
the lower house of the North Carolina
General Assembly introduced a mum
Der of bills whose import is of con
siderably more concern than any here
tofore coming up for the august con-
sideration of that body, Gallatin Rob
erts, of Buncombe, who many
thought. would be speaker of the
house for the present session, came
across with one of the notable bills.
1t calls for woman suffrage in a modi-
fed degree. Mr.. Roberts bill is so
worded that few recognized it's i'm
portance when its title: "A bill to
be entitled an act to authorize any
city or town to amend its charter in
regard to municipal suffrage" was
read. This bill. with those of Page
and Griffin. the former to provide for
the election of county boards of edu-
cation through popular ballot; the
latter to authorize the enactment of
stock law over the eastern counties
now without it. comprised the really
important proposed legislation Of the
day.
Mr.. Roberts bill provides the ma
chinery whereby women will be per-
mitted to vote in municipal elections.
While woman is not mentioned in the
bill. it is stated that all persons above
p years of age, Who are not idiots.
luntaics. convicts Or illiterates Except
those of the latter who are qualified
as state electors under the constitu-
tom. shall be permitted to vote in
municipal elections.
This. it is understood, is in line with
the requests to be made this year by
the wsnian's suffrage league. In many
of the northern and western states
women are permitted to vote in GER
tain municipal election. 1t is believ-
ed that the women will ask for moth
ing more revolutionary than this.
They seem to think that to ask for the
complete embarrassment of women
would be too much at this time.
With the view Of affording to North
Carolina counties an opportunity to
borrow money for road construction at
a rate of less than 6 per cent Repre-
sentative Clark, of Pitt, introduced a
bill in the house of representatives
which. if enacted. will make available
each year for the ext Al years the
sum of $4OO. 900. This sun is to be
secured by state bonds bearing 4 per
cent interest and is to be loaned to
counties, townships On road districts
at an interest of 5 peY cent. This bill
with three others introduced by Repre-
sentative Clark to regulate the sum-
moning of expert witnesses. to amend
to amend the pendent families, and
n by Mr.. Clayton to authorize the
payment of a part of prisoners earn
to amend the dependent families, and
Il by Mr.. Hooker to call for a report
from the state fish commissioner, COM
prised the total of important bills in
troduced in the house.
School for Blind.
Three bills were introduced by Sen
tor Harding of Pitt, relative to the
School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
here. These provide for the erection
of ten ireproof cottages on the 80
acre tract owned by the state here
1,L;o1 ,,-a ~,,ol1-o A.. 1I-L . I
pose; the changing of the title of prin-