Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-02-18
PROCEEDINGS Or
THE LEGISLATURE
A SENATE BILL FIXES HEAVY
PENALTIES ON THOSE WHO
BRIDE BALL PLAYERS.
AN ANT|-B|HLE KISSING BILL
Statewide Tick Eradication Measure
Came Up In the House But, After
Heated Discussion Was Killed.

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Representative Matthews, of BERTHE
in the House, offered his resolution
calling upon the general assembly to
have the judiciary committee No. / OF
the House to investigate the conduct
OF the Atlantic Coast Line railroad as
to attempted removal of litigation
from state to federal courts, in con.
travention of its agreement with the
state, under which 1t has its charter
and holds lease for certain state own
ed railroads. Mr.. Matthews had al
ready announced his purpose to intro.
duce the resolution.
The Senate held "a routine session,
passing FOURTEEN bills Of local or min.
or importance, and receiving in its
hopper eleven bills, mostly of the
same nature.
The senate Tuesday morning pass
ed the bill defining bribery in connec-
ton with baseball players and fixed
a heavy penalty for people offering
briggs to players, officials or umpires
connected with baseball games, and
the same penalty for those who ac-
cept these brides. The law has teeth
in 1t and will go long way towards
aiding organized baseball in Kidding
itself of the scandals such as that
recently growing out OF the throw
ing" of baseball games by the Chica-
go White Sox
The bill was introduced in the
house by Representative Everett, Of
Durham, at the request of President
w. G. Bramhem, OF the Piedmont
league.
Senator Lambeth's anti-Bible-kiss-
ing bill also passed the senate on a
roll-call vote demanded by Sumner
Burgwin, Of 20 to 16,
The Northampton man was In the
chair when the bill was called up, but
he took the floor against the measure.
He renewed his arguments that the
measure would remove the solemnity
from taking oaths, especially when
the oaths were administered to GER
tain classes Of people. He thought
the measure but an entering wedge Of
the new-fangled folks who wanted to
see the old laws and old traditions
changed
Following two hours debate which
at times was OF partisan nature, the
house of representatives by vote OF
65 to As passed the Long bill increas-
ing the salaries of superior and SUI
preme court judges and of all statu-
tory officers of the state.
The salaries of the state officials,
commissioner Of insurance, commits
sioner OF agriculture, commissioner
of labor and printing and members OF
the state corporation commission, are
fixed at $4,000, while the pay OF men,
bers of the judiciary will be raised
approximately $3.50. The bill provides
that the salary of the judges shall be
increased from four to five thousand
dollars and the travelling expense ac-
count is reduced from $1,000 yearly
to $1,000.
The house hardened to the cry for
local self government when the state
wide tick eradiction bill came up on
special order for consideration and
killed the measure outright after
adopting amendments enough to ex-
empt every county in the state from
its operation.
Half an hour later the house turned
n deaf ear to the same plea Of local
self government when 1t came to con-
sideration Of the substitute Welfare
BILL and over-rode all amendments
that would except any county from
having a welfare officer and passed
the measure on a SO to 4S vote.
Nobody made any set speech Tor
eradication; nobody had any opportu'
nifty. Mr.. tombstone set out to make
a speech, but cross fire of Interrupt
tons finally put an end to 1t, and the
discussion ran riot into every quarter
of the house.