Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-03-05

some cases the salaries being far a
bove the average paid for similar
work in private business. The pardon
board bill was introduced on request
of Governor Mclean and probably he
approved. The Executive will be re-
lieved of clemency duties The bill
to increase the size of the highway
commission from 9 to 27 was objec-
ted to by Frank Page, chairman of
the commission, but was favorably
reported. 1t is a special order for
Tuesday morning and Mr.. Page has
stated that he will probably not con-
tinue in office if it passes.
1t is his belief that the back-door
politicians from back home, want to
get in on the "politicking' of the
roads and he says this will ruin the
organization. Sentiment here appears
to be strongly with the chairman and
the measure probably will be lost.
HC SCHCidl dSSSilUiy SApISSSSu
confidence in the personal and official
integrity of Secretary of State W. N
Everett by the passage of a joint
resolution during the evening sess-
ions of the two branches Friday, the
Secretary has been subjected to crit
icism on account of the number of
automobiles reported as having been
purchased by his department and be-
cause of what is considered by some
as an excessive salary paid the man
ager of the automobile bureau. The
resolution, introduced in the Senate
by Senatrs Harris and Mendenhall,
passed that body without dissenting
vote and was sent to the house by
special messenger. Similar action
was. taken by the house and the res
olution was ordered enrolled for rat
ification. 1t follows: "Whereas there
have been certain attacks directly
made and others by insinuation and
liiucIiud, d1ISSClllS IHS oiiSlal SoI-
duct of the Hon. w. N. Everett, the
Secretary of State: Now therefore,
be it resolved by the Senate, the
house of Representative concurring
that this general assembly expresses
its full confidence in the high integ-
rity, character and official conduct of
the said W. N. Everett, Secretary of
State in the performance of all his
official duties.
n In special message on Friday,
communicated by messenger, Cover
nor Mclean requested the General
Assembly to enact proper legislation
to provide for the appointment of a
commission of twelve persons, who
would serve without pay, to make
an extensive study of the State school
system. The Governor called atten-
ton to the fact that during the past
six years investments for educational
purposes have been unusually heavy
and the cost should be kept within
the ability of the taxpayer to pay.
The commission would study costs,
needs and ministration of the State
schools, the message points out, with
a view to eliminating Overlapping
efforts and expense. A bill in accord
with the governors recommendation
is in the making.
The House committee on agricul-
ture put itself on record Friday al
ternoon in favor of letting the rules
of the cooperative selling associa-
tions stand. The meeting was by all
odds the largest experienced by any
legislative committee at this session
of the general assembly. The Bras
well bill sought to permit members
of cooperative selling associations to
withdraw by filing notice, but the
committee "sat upon" the proposal
by vote of 23 to II and big crowd
of farmers went home disappointed.
| ANO dCCOuIlClIS, ooihC VI eAShi va y
saying, for the action of legisla-
tive committee, anyhow.
With only one week remaining Of
the sixty day limitation, during which
it may complete it's work, the general
assembly is expected to continue the
recent practice of holding day and
night sessions. The working members
are care worn, weary and homesick
Those who spend their time in . g
happy-go-lucky sort of way and fol
low the leaders at voting time are
not taking very seriously the constant
daily grind of legislative matters
Sixty days will have expired on Sat
urday night of tn present week but
the middle of the week following