The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-27
APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE TO
MARRY MUST HAVE PASSED
MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
BILL TO REDUCE VALUATIONS
At Last Session Of Assembly,, Clerks
and Other Employees drew $4,000
While Senators Received $4,000.
Raleigh.

Jan. 1S.-A quarter or an nOJIr SUI
iced to accomplish the brief business
THAT came before the House and the
Introduction of new bills brought forth
the proposal from Representative Bel
lamy, Of New Hanover that all ap-
plicants for marriage license be 'ub-
jected to medical examination before
the license is granted.
The only distinction made between
the sexes in the measure would be the
exemption of women from the require
ment as to venereal infections.
A bill designed to permit the state
banks in North Carolina to disregard
the ruling of the Federal Reserve
board, requiring clearances to be
made at par was introduced in the
Senate.
Jan. 14-House bill to reduce the
valuation OF property for taxation in
North Carolina and Senate measure
proposing the abolition Of the state
and county welfare officers featured
the new legislation proposed in the
General Assembly.
New Senate Bills.
s. B. 48.-by Nash: To repeal the
Act Of 1917; creating the Department
of Public Welfare.
S. B. 49-by Carlton: To make It
unlawful to deposit in the mails or
transmit anonymous or threatening
letters.
New House Bill.
H. B. S3-by Murphy: To enable
courts to use probationary powers in
dealing with first time offenders.
Jan. 15.-Carrying out his program
that Charity ought to begin at home"
Senator McCoin's resolution calls for
the appointment Of a committee OF
three Senators to investigate the num-
Der of clerks, COMMITTEES clerks, door
keepers, laborers, stenographers
pages, cts, employed by the Senate.
determine how many Of them are nee
essary, and report to the presiding OF
ficer.
Senator McCoin declared that the
resolution was prompted by the report
of the budget commission which
shows that at the last session Sena
tors drew $4,000, while clerks and
other employees received in excess Of
| $4,000.
Partial announcement of the demo
cratic road program in today's papers
| broughN from the republicans IN the
lower branch the news that the minor
~itv will offer a road bill during the
week fixing the maximum bond issue
for building highways in the state a;
two hundred million.
oil Ha0 loo
ialatfon offered in brief sessions o
the house and senate today.
Unrestrained laughter swept owe
the House when the reading clerl
pronounced the title of measuT1
sent forward by Representative lay
lor and Darden, of Halifax, reading
can act to provide for the reduction
Of property values in incorporate
towns SO 1-3 per cent and in un1ncorp
| GRATED communities so per cent.
Jan. 18.-The actual sessions OF tn
two houses Of the legislature toda,
we're featured chiefly with the pas
sage of the Swain resolution to prop
the activities of the state architect
office and the McSWain bill antrodut
ed in the house creating new review
ing boards for valuations made Oy Ut
tax commission under the revaluatlof
act.
Jan. 19.-The decennial gerrymaI
der Of state senatorial districts, bah
ing into the legislative hopper thl
morning, became the dominant pcNlI
cal move of the session when Cn
NEWS came from Washington that IN
lower branch OF congress had vote
AGAINST any increase in its memoeN
ship and bnghted the hopes Of not les
than a dozen Tar Heels who nav
heen picked for the 'tat large" jobs.