The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-02-06
BLOCKED
BY SO, 100000 DEFICIT
But General Assembly Has an Interesting
Week, Under Governor McLean's DONNA
ton and Mrs. Carrie c. Catt's Oratory
The independents Bureau.
TOT Lawyers Building.
By X. T.. POWELL

RALEIGH. Feb. ). - AL
though it has been practically
lcaderlesS for the first thirty
DAYS Of the session. the Cen
cral Assembly, about to wind
up its fifth week. is showing
signs of being able to get out
Of the trenches before the
winter is over. Governor Nc
Leans mastery of the situ-
alton. obtained decisivcly i'll
the $20,000.0O road bill, will
considerably help to make the
sailing smooth from now OH.
The fifth week has been a hectic
one. Governor Morrison has been
here and before the Finance Com
mittCr 10 get it to reverse It's finding
or the Budget Commission find
ing-of 81 jOO.00O deficit. The
former executive is UbscSsed with
the idea that there is Il conspiracy
going on to 'cXalt Mclean and
damn me-" There is nothing Of The
kind: Raleigh and those folks here
in attendance upon the legislature
have been happy in the thought that
Il great governor could not retire
quietly tO private life.
And. too. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, foremost spOkcSwOman for the
IemimiSlS. has been here. Mrs Catt
delivered II Striliingly attractive ad-
dress 10 Tie legislature, the burden
Of which was plea for aroused
public opinion TO demand the world
step toward the Wilson Leaugc Of
! court which. in her Judgment, is
Nations. She is not Il partisan but
in this orthodox country she de-
/ livcrcd IN orthodox Democratic
! speech.
Slaughter Divorce Bill
Thr IfvuSc got rid Of one piere
of proposed legislation almost with
ont struggle. The Matthews
! divorce bill. which was drawn 10
/ make two years separation ground
for divorce. instead of five, bad
only sixteen champions whsn it,
came to - vote. 1t only got before
. the House un II minority report and
. il required but Il little time TO finish
il. The BrOughton bill. which would
create new calISc for divorce
/ Ike lack Of issue after Two years
marriage has hecn consigned 10
/ the late Coz Swift Gallekay's in.
/ nOcuOu> ~ .. ~
The bill for increasing judicial
/ districts to twcnty-Scycn is i'm the
hands Of II subcommittee and gen
: cTai legislative opinion is that q
I compromise measure. 10 come FROM
: The committee. will provide for fOIIr
circuit Judges and no new solicitors.
+ There is II determined effort on the
| part of the minority To cut the
salary Of thr solicitors and some
I of the prosecutors are divided as to
/ the proposal 10 pay them 500. per
week for working at special terms
! in districts other than their own. 5
/ Bus line regulation seems aSslir-
cd and it will bc largely on the lines
recommended by Chairman Frank
/ Page. of the State Highway Com
mission. who drew the bill which
| the owners and operators Of several
Of the lines are trying TO amend.
! Mr.. Page and Rcvcnuc Commits
/ Siuncr DOUghlUm both favor soaking
The bus lines for six per cent Of
, their earnings. This. and the bond
the regulating powers will require,
will put some Of the small operators
OlIt Of business
Propose Barking Commissioner
Representative Wade, from vii.
mington. is t,hc author of bill TO
create the office Of banking commits.
sicncr. This proposal, first recon.
J mcDdrd by Governor Morrison, is
not backed by Governor Mclean or
any administration leaders in either
the Senate or House. IN fact, there
is Il positive tendency not 10 create
any new offices now. Furthermore.
there is II strong determination ~
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