Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-01-29
OUR WEEKLY RESUME
OF LEGISLATIVE EVENTS

way, would relieve the Executive of
no little worry and detail.
The General Assembly ''took day
off, and visited the State University
in body on friday to witness the
formal dedication of the new law
building. Owing to pressing official
duties Governor Mclean could not
attend and Lieutenant Governor J.
Elmer Long presented Manning Hall
to that institution, while the accep-
tance speech was made by Mr.. Jo-
sephus Daniels on behalf of the board
of trustees. Members of the General
Assembly occupied seats on the spea-
kers' platform. Special seats were
provided for the wives of the legis-
lators and other invited guests who
were also handed tickets to the lun-
cheon at New Carolina Inn, following
the exercises. State officials, men,
bers of the Supreme Court and dis
tinguished personages from afar gra-
ced the occasion with their presence
Developments at the University were
given ''the once over" by many men,
bers of the Legislature during their
visit to the Hill and first hand infor-
nation may be helpful to some when
the appropriation bill comes up for
| consideration later on.
Both branches of the Assembly
were in action again on Friday eve
ming but neither had a full house.
The third week of the session has
practically expired with no bills rat
flied except few of routine charac-
ter. The fourth week will start with
prospects Of accomplishment, Gov
ernor Mclean has shiwn himself a
man of action and makes plain bis
conviction that he is not one of those
who is content with making prom
ises to the ear to be broken by the
hope" He finds fault with the state
! fiscal policy and wants tho system
changed. He stands for progress but
does not look with favor upon ex-
travagance Of any kind. 1t is his con-
viction that the state is big business
institution and he believes that sound
business methods and prudent busin-
ess management should be applied in
handling it's fiscal affairs.
A number of legislators were hea-
Wy losers in disastrous fire which
destroyed the Motor Service Storage
Building, near the Sir Walter Hotel
on Thursday morning, in which more
than 200 automobiles and trucks
were burned. Serving as a hember
of the General Assembly this winter
will to them be an expensive expert
, ment. Few of them carried insurance
: on their cars. These will have to take
) total losses and make the best of the
misfortune.
A bill by Senator Sans of Forsyth
would change the constitutional re-
quirement relative to the canvass of
the vote for Governor and others of
) the state officers by committees of the
General Assembly. The Senator is
of the opinion that this should be at
tended to not later than January l.
before the Legislature convenes.
With the submission of this amend
ment, goes, for the third time, the
proposal to increase the cempensa-
tion of members of the General As
sembly which has twice been rejec-
ted the last time by very close
margin.
Several administration measures
are in the making and will soon be
ready for presentation. The Cover
nor will insist upon the budget sys-
TEN of handling the affairs Of all
the state departments, and revision
in the judicial system. The claim of
congested dockets has reached the
ear of the Executive. Whether the
legislature is in accord with his views
in this particular proposition remains
to be ascertained. His Excellency in
dicates plainly his desire to evolve
plan for the expansion Of the Geo
logical and Economic Survey, as out
lined in his message to the General
4 Assembly, rather than the creation
of an additional department for the
purpose of collecting and collating
information touching the industrial
: progress of the state.
The Legislative mill has begun to
operate with a greater degree of reg
ularity and the lobbyist is no stran-
ger these days around the hotel lob,
bies and even the capitol itself.
: Public Bills
I The following public bills have been
presented during the week:
4 An act to amend section 2591 of
J the consolidated statutes relative to