The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-01-10
BY ". %. SAUNDERS

eraI Assembly convened at noon yes
terday and consequently there is very
little to report at this writing. In try
ing to tell you folks back home about
the onkning day don't hardly know {
lust. W&lere TO begin and l certainly
wouldn't know where to end if I gave
YOU eysrt impression I have gained !.
since nt,arrivai.
S The opit khiilg that has looked like
scrap Wis tftt. coatest over the office /
;s5fz sergeant at arms Of the house.
got. into tlatt- was requested to sec
ond the noEinatEon of one Uncle Jimmy
Morfng of gooreIvihe. who was nomin-
sated by Rpresentative SAWYER OF
wake. dd it. -;7eEIere1poa the News
.asbbservq carsl eat ana said that
'.Reerresent9iv5r '.ssFaanders of Elizabeth
=. =. .flucGd his. original way OF do
ingf tErnes In. secondirg the nonaina-
tio1A" It is evident that they have
heard @ tiaeni before and are expect
ing tne to do a lot of spectacular stunts
watch me- \foo1 'em. There's nothing
like a. serio\ \ps mind body of men TO
maze a fellAw cautious. never ,fei'
:. so cautious "a nay life. This is a ser
sieusAminded bSpdy OF men, this Genera.
As.k ably of 1sSe. At least it looks that
!. wsyAa me uow<.
: !" J. ; : :
an ideesthat RS99a cue
to have Geen
body says itss
the state ever
Z met lots CT fine
le eva on several WI
NV first INTRODUCES
LEGISLATORS came with
.ea11c1,s of the Democrs
was a pleasure to he's
STANLEY Winborne of Il
seconding the noIninatl7p OF peniiis
G. B7unnrnit, of Oxford Vfpr Speaker oi
the House. And it waA pleasure &c
hear Mr.. Brurlnaitts speefh Oh ste10p'-
ance.-.
sviabozsfss- Brlrtssntttz
--.nrsA>7fe:1t for the speakers1 nip, but early
Tnesday morn g he discovered thai
his fight was lost. He seiit for els oP
nonant and told him frankly that he
was out of the race and paced hllflSei'
at his disposal 1T happeeled that L was
with Mr.. Winbotne wien MIR. sfulh :
rift came in. The way they greeted
aacb other and til e way winborne ad-
,oi+ta5 defeat without first sparring fo1
q LOT OF favors wa4 refreshing. 1t made
me wish there we're two speakefsnli's
OF LoeA Interest
OF course you forks back home want
10 know what is going on that will
,,.-4ic,1larly concern you. [ shall at
tenont TO inform you, from week &c
-aaL believe MOS. OF MY constitu
20 r., Pasouotank understand that
a., going to Introduce a bill calling al
oloctior, for stock law in PasquefanK
I,o,,,aua,,tative Morgan of Ferqu1mans
IN. mo that he will do the same fol
his county.
rho next and most important sub1ec
is that of good roads. Neltner ee,la
tor Ferebee nor mySen KNOWS "@
can be done here in that olre'''iol
Roth Of us viii do what we can u
provide better roads for Pasquo'aiif
county and for other counties tnat wan
good roads ana not Senator Fereoee
spokesman, but feel Safe IN coli1iiiis
ing him on this question.
II has been indicated to me tina
there will be a number of minor ioca
hills to be considered. There are thre
county officers in Pasquotank iWn
want their salaries raised. Regtste
Spf Deeds Aunden wants $2,5oe yea
Sferk Of the Court Little wants $F,oo
and Auditor CarInine wants sonetnin
Hike. Yhese gent1ement want me {
sintroduce bills raising their salaries
T have told them that the counGy. com
raissioners are the guardians OF IN
~ county,s finances and that I: though
- reauest for an increase in their sal
cries should come first FROM the Efeeasss
of Commissioners. What do yoa,e ~
about IL?
Yhe first petition to reach mel Hfror
i Pasauotank comes from Newlanq Pwn
1. shit, and contains about 80 nanhek in
Il c1udaaa many of the best citizens 2
that township opposing stock law, Th
v nefittoners state THAI they are will
ing to have the law applied to All tn
rest of the county, but want Newlan
i left out.
L Big Work Ahead
Hinder the caption, Zig Work Ailead
Il Yesterdays News & Observer indicat
/ ed something of the work ahead 10
this session of the General Assenbl
| The News & Observer says:
y The meeting of the Legislaturs4is is Q
3 course an occasion of great import me: nc:
8 .tne il' - eSsa1stfonal irr,portance. tTh
&ss8s has to hit the new stride u. 'ees
a Mated by the ending of the wigf an
The changed conditions that tn wa
has brought. In a large sense the veg
g se1ature it. the State. It is at any 3fat
the constructive, creative side Of tn
n sstaf9 I'll proportion as the Leglsla
Il furellis progressive and alive to it's Tut
and responsibility in that proporFlo
VIII the State be provided WIN en a
machinery for meeting the demands G
the new time. .,..,.. L..
9.Y6e business Of legislation this fes
siong win involve more responstbiliEie
Fl FfIeR have fallen 70 tho lot OF ary 9
vaayM More money will be i9ERl