The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-01-30
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
HAPPENING OF INTEREST IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY or
NORTH CAROLINA.
ADJOURNED IN LEES HONOR
Resolution introduced for Appoint,
ment of Suffrage Committee to be
Made to Speaker.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Raleigh, Jan. 18.-CarefuI study Of
the needs for increases in salary for
various state officers and the results
embodied in one bill is contemplated
in resolution introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Brock.
The senate adopted the resolution
authorizing the appointment of a
state memorial commission and pass
ed several local bills.
"A number of bills were received
from the House and went to commit
President Wilson to visit North Caro-
lima went through formally with the
approval of the committee on appro-
priatiOns.
The House.
The House met at ten O'Clock and
remained in session less than thirty
minutes. Barely quorum of mem
bers was present and several others
obtained leave of absence until Tues
day morning.
Representative Pharr's bill to enable
counties and cities to establish homes
for fallen women was reported favor
ably. 1t is the same measure that
passed last time but, when the law
was printed, a typographical error re-
duced the amount of appropriation by
counties and cities to $1,000, when the
bill intended to provide for $4,000
appropriation by each
The Senate.
Jan. 20.-The senate convened at
$3.50 o'clock with President Gardner
in the chair.
the house was passed providing that
when the general assembly adjourned
for the day it be in honor of Gen.
Robert e. Lee and also providing that
the Daughters of the Confederacy
shall have the use Of Representatives
hall for Lees birthday celebration.
The senate received the report of
the special tax commission provided
for by the last general assembly and
appointed by Governor Beckett TO
suggest changes in the taxing system
Of the state.
New bills introduced in the senate:
Humphrey-Provide for the state
board of revaluation to discover and
revalue all personal property in the
state and put such property on the
tax books.
Scales-Resolution for the senate
to appoint a committee of five to con-
slider all suffrage bills.
The senate adjourned to noon Tues
day.
The House.
The house was convened at 2:30
o'clock Representative Doughton
presiding.
A joint resolution to adjourn in
honor of Lees birthday was passed
and sent at once to the senate.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
Darden of Halifax-Fix the compen-
sation Of members of the board of
agriculture.
Dawson--Amend the law as to trials
of titles to lands.
Ray, Of Observation-Disclosures govern
ing bodies of towns to become mem
bers of memorial associations.
The house adjourned to IL o'clock
Tuesday.
Both houses adjourned in honor of
Lees birthday and the lawmakers
Joined in a Daughters of the Confed-
eracy celebration Of the day with
Lieutenant Governor Gardner as the
special speaker.
Jan. 1.-THE Senate was in ses-
sion for nearly two hours and num-
per of bills were introduced including
Senator Cooper's measure providing
for a state system of cotton ware
houses and Senator Stevensons' dog
statute.
Senator Davenport introduced in
the Senate the same bill that came up
in the House several days ago provld-
ing for the erection of new building