The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-02-13

ate and Neal in the house, bills that
would create child labor commits
sion composed of the state superin-
| tendent of public instruction, secre-
tary OF the state board of health, and
the governor, the bill being entitled,
| AN act to regulate and restrict the
employment Of children"
TIE bill provides for inspections.
and places an appropriation of $4,000
at the disposal of the commission, the
inspection to be under the direction
of the commission and in accordance
with rules and regulations to be for
nnulated by the commission. members
| of which are to serve without COM
pensation.
| The death sentence was imposed
on movement to abolish the death
nenalty in North Carolina. In this
State it will continue to be the cleo
trio chair. for murder. capital bur
glary. criminal assault and train
| wrecking.
A committee in the senate has
r1ade q favorable report on $4,000
for buildings for a negro reform
school at Charlotte, ard $4,000 yearly
maintenance fund. Representations
we're made hv the committed includ-
ing Heriot C1arkson. Messrs. Fore and
| McClung. B!shon Clinton and Thad
Tate. of Charlotte. Jackson Training
school asks for s29 1000 for mainte-
nance fund AMI it's cause was pre-
scented by the largest delegation Of
the session b,,t the friends of the
institution in tee state are not sneak
| - oh
The house passed the Statewide
dog law nv Ray OF Macon. with some
strengthening amendments and it
went tn the senate to run the gaunt-
LETT there after it's massage in the
honse had elected two lengthy de-
bates on separate days.
All amendments to exempt coun-
ties were voted down. The only one
getting through was to require the
head of family to give reports of
dogs belonging to any members Of the
family for taxation The bill fixes the
tax at 81 and So; requires all dogs
to be restrained at night, makes own
ers responsible for depredataiOns and
carries machinery for enforcing tbs
law which proposes to husband espe-
cially the sheep industry in this
State
Feb. 5.-Senator Warren offered, in
the senate today a bill to provide for
the election of the county boards Of
education by the peorle, this to apply
to all the counties alike. He told the
senate that he supported the party
measure two years ago, continuing
| 0F oil
few favored counties to elect their
boards and retaining the aDDOintive
system for the others. He said he felt
that he stultifed himself two years
ago. and that continuing snch svs-
tenn was a sham and a fraud. The
hill went to the committee on educa-
ton.
The Null bili for state marshal
to enforce prohibition laws in the
State. was killed by the house vote OF
As to So. after two hours debate. dur
ing which Null and other advocates
declared that North Carolina has
more illicit distillers than all the 9th
err States in the Union. The State
Anti-Saloon league was advocating the
hill. The department of state mar
shall was to have been supported
through a $40 fee added to the bill Il
costs in each conviction for violation
of the prohibition statutes.
Feb. 6-The senate was in session
for little more than an hour, ADJOURN
ing early in order that the senators
might attend he funeral of the late
DR.. Kemp Battle. The hour was de-
voted mostly to local bills and meas
ures Of minor Importance.
Judge Stevens dog bill had been
set for a special order and the gal
leries filled up early in order to hear
the discussion. They were doomed
to disappointment however. as he
asked that the bill go over in order
that several persons might be heard
on the matter.
Ambassador Morgenthau's seven
minute speech in the house saved the
day from being a featureless one, it
having recessed soon after cODvening
in the morning to allow members to
attend the funeral of the late DR..
Kemp Battle and reconvened to hear.
Mr. Morgenthau. The only LEGISLATION
proposed was purely loc"1. but OF par
amount Importance to than coun
tv. Mr. Bryant, of Durham, introduce
ed bill to give Durham county the
right to snrex about-half Of a Chat
bo.n township so that Chathamites
| who now trade in Durham might also
get some Of the benefits of Durham
county government.
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