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If E L Sblpmaw
Raleigh Feb. 14.?The General As
mbly will hare been In session six
weeks next Wednesday and not a sin
gle measure of State-wide signifi
cance has found its way to the sta
tute books, although a goodly num
ber are "on" the way" and andther
week -nag evolve evidence forming
the basis for a story of progressive
action. Bills galore hare been offer
ed In both the House and Senate dur
ing the past week and the more im
portant committees reported daily
scores of tentatives masures for con
sideration on the floor. Proposals to
establish a national park In the Qreat
Smoky Mountains, the effort to create
'additional judicial districts, the bill
to allow the State Highway Commis
sion unquestioned authority in estab
lishing highways and the Judicial sal
ary bill are some ot the big questions
" to ' "be*flStermbrea Wore the end of
another week?The. Joint appropria
tions committee is not taking serious
ly the Claims of State institutions and
the appropriation bill may contain
sweeping reductions In a number pr
items set forth by institutional eiecti
tires at committee hearings back In
tha. early days of the session.
Proponent* of the Great" Smoky
Mountain Park scored heavily on Wed
nesday evening when the Senate Ap
propriations Committee, by a rote of
14 to 6, reported favorably the bill
to provide $2,000,000 for the purchase
of the TSnd to be Trttttxed in the es
tablishment of a National Park In
North Carolina. Tennessee and Vir
ginia, Members ot the Senate commit
tee voted soon after the conclusion
of a public hearing In the hall of the
House which developed into a rous
ing booster meeting for part enthu
siasts, who were ably represented by
former Judges Frank Carter and
Thad D. Bryson, of AshevUle and
Bryson City respectively, E, S. Park
er, Greensboro, Miss Carrie McLean,
Representative from Mecklenburg,
Senator Ebbs and Representative Net
tles of Buncombe, and Representative
Squires, of Caldwell. Opposition to the
bill was voiced by Haywood Parker,
of Ashevtlle and Jones Fuller of Dur
ham, representing the Champion Fi
bre Company. The question of financ
lh* the proposition alone stands in
the way and if a way can be found
to provide the funds without serious
embarrassment to the State treasury
the bm wiU so through "with a
whoop." Ther* U a wide spread senti
ment here favorable to the passage
of the bill and no Inconsiderable num
ber of assemblymen feel that the Se
nate cannot afford to let the oppor
luu.ty to "get qn the map" of East
em America In A bis way go by, _
The proposal to increase the num
ber of judicial districts has been
passed on from the Senate to the
House and all pending bills relating
to this subject are to be brought to
the attention of the latter body on
Thursday evening of the present week.
The Senate Has already passed the
Smith bill, which would add seven
new court districts, by a TOte 0( 34
to 10 and that measure is to be taken
[up In the House with the Everett bill
and the committee substitute aa spe
cial orders. The House still has an
open mind on the subject of additional
districts but is reasonably certain to
vote for at least four more. The Se
nate has also put the judicial salary
bill behind It and the House must ap
prove or reject the proposal to in
crease the salaries of the judges $1600
-per yeaxr -Other-bm* approved by
the Senate and sent across to the
House: To change the dath of auto
mobile registration from the Meal "\o
the calendar year and provide tor two
license plate*; refund the former
BUte Treasurer W. H. Worth $12,000
for money stolen by his chief clerk
during the fusion regime; worthless
check bill with "teeth" and has pa
Its calendar half a dosen important
State-wide measures.
Bills emanating from the Judicial
Conference have been subjects of de
bate la the House during the week, but
the greater number of them "wea
thered to storm" and have gone over
to the "upper branch." The bill to
slmplfy the service of papers in civil
action and which would require copy
of the complaint to be served with
the summons or a notice as to when
the complaint would be- died arous
ed the ire of many members, but af
ter prolonged discussion, and numer
ous explanations by the anthor fa
vorable action was t'tw Companion
measures bo this one were approved
with few exceptions so that the work
of the Judicial Conference, which is
to be made permanent, has met with
general approval. by members of the
House. The House has also put its
okey on 'Judge Winstons resolution
calling for the appointment of a com
mission consisting of three members
of the House and two from the Se
nate to study the administration of
various State departments and insti
tutions with a view toward consoli
dation and elimination of duplications
and report to the present or the next
session of the General Assembly. Re
presentative Winston's resolution a%
doptlng "The Old North State" as the
official song of North Carolina also
received the approval of the House
during the week. His hill providing
an equalising fund of 14.000,000, with
a State-wide revaluation of property
values and a property tax of 36 cents
on the hundred dollars for the sup
port of thh public schools is still
pending. It is * considered rather
sweeping in some quarters.
Whether the eight months school
term proposal is to be submitted to
the people at the next general elec
tion is" a mooted question, the indica
tions pointing to a conclusion of pro
ponents of the proposition to move
out in the open with a bill asking for
a constitutional mandate authorising
the lengthening of the public school
term to the extent, suggested, Three
other proposals to amend the con
stitution are: The calling of a con
stitutional convention; the creation
of additional judicial districts with
superior court Judge, without a sck
licltor, and limiting local tax rates
to )3.60 per hundred. With the se
gregation of intangible property for
taxation. ~ -
The proposed highway bUI which
would practically give the State High
way Commission the last word in the
location of roads is having "rough
sledding." The committee substitute
for the Smlth-Hargett bill has not
proved to be the compromise measure
at first supposed. The two road com
mittees are not in unison on the sub
stitute and factional WMng liM fre
quently been ?howinT Its head Hi the
discussions. Favorable action by the
Senate committee did not feaxe mem
bers of the House committee, although
proponents of the measure believe it
will pass the House when the Senate
sends it over.
Committee approval has been given
a suggested cut of 33 per cent in the
State's printing bill during the next
biennium which would reduce the
amount to 3271,900 for all depart
ments; uniform game law for the en
tire State; for curtailment of loan
shark activities, which would prohib
it the practice of usury upon the small
salaried person who may 'wish to ne
gotiate short loans; to increase the
appropriation for pensions to $1,600,
000; approve a bond issue of $1,250,
000 for the construction of a bridge
across the Cape Fear River, the mon
ey to be paid back with interest from
toll charges; to place the liquida
tion of State banks in the hands of
the Corporation Commission, rather
Plant Bed Cloth 2 3-4c
Window Shades, six feet long 49c
Oil Cloth, good quality ? - . 29c
NewILadies Spring Hats $1.95
Also 100 Good Style Hats at 98c
Hew Spring Dresses and Beautiful line of Coats
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David Harris will save you money. We buy the
best merchandise for least money. *
"New Store"
than in the hands of the Judiciary re
eelvera; provided that horse draw a re
hiclee. be required to carry light*
when 'traveling at night; providing
tor the disbarment of attorneys con
victed of a felony; state wide pro
perty tax tor support of school* pro
viding board to equalise values;
change date of holding primaries from
the first Saturday in June to the first
Saturday In August; increase mem
bers of Murphy school board to six
with "equitable church representa
tion;" submit question of continuing
recorders court to the voters of Hen
derson county; to place-the names
of candidates for congress on the
State ballot
During the week the House put to
sleep the morality measures propos
ed by Representative Haywood, of
Montgomery, and voted down the
Klutz bill to reduce the number ot
hours per week which women and
children may work in manufacturing
establishments from sixty to sixty
five and killed the bill to Increase the
allowance of widows to $300 and ot
children to $300 during the year in
which solvent estates are being set
tled. The bill to make the use of a
smoke screen on an automobile a fe
lony, which virtually means giving
officers of the law the right to shoot
tq kill fleeing motorists attempting
to hide behind smoke screens, had
easy sailing and has gone to the Se
nate for approval. Important bills re
cently proposed in the House would
provide workmen's compensation; give
peace" officers the right to pursue an
apparent felon into another county
to arrest him; erect n memorial at
Kitty Hawk where the first airplane
was put into action; provide ferry
connections with State highways in
Eastern North Carolina; deprive any
one convicted of driving n car while
intoxicated of the right to drive for
a term of six months; declaring it
g misdemeanor to manufacture, sell
or transport intoxicants in the State,
or from the outshfe, offenders being
subject to Imprisonment in county
jail for not lese than six months nor
more than two years; increase the
maximum penalty of carrying con
cealed weapons from $200 to $1,000;
place barber shops and beauty par
lors under the supervision of the
State Board of Health; require all
county officers In the State to furnish
bond in an idemnity or guaranty com
pany.
The general appropriation bill and
the new revenue measure are daily
expected from the committees which
have had them udder consideration
Three readings in each house on three
separate days is required in the pass*
age of the Revenue Act and a start
must soon be "made IT the Journey Is"
completed within the sixty days from
January 5th.
f?Hearing on the Poole anti-evolution
bill before the House committee on
education Thursday afternoon drew
committee meeting during the- ses
sion.-' The-proponents of the resolu
tion had the best hrgumcjntl foz 1
Hon had the best of the argument
the strongest presentations being
made by former representative Bowie
of Ashe, and Doctor Long of States
ville. No action was taken on the
prospect of the resolution goinglfifu.
Otto Wood, notorious bandit who
'escaped from,, the State's prison here
on December 8th was shot down while
attempting to rob a drug Aore In
Terre Hante, Indiana, on January 2b.
He was identified by finger prints and
notice of his apprehension sent to
Superintendent Pou. Wood had been
operating under the name of Edware
Haser and had pulled a successful
holdup In Lynchbnrg, Va., before be
ing shot dojrn by the Terre Hante
druggist he was attempting to rob.
OYSTER STEW AT BUJTJT
If yon like oysters, sandwiches, hot
-drinks, and if you like to help the nn.
fortunate little cb&ps of our State,
then stop in sometime Saturday, Feb-.
ruary"19 at the oyster stew at Burnt.
The proceeds will be sent to the or
phanage at Raleigh.
Preaching at Bnnn Methodist church
Sunday February 20th at 11 a. m., and
7 p. m. "Making Christ Near" at 11
a. m., "Facts and Figures on how we
Live' it 7 p. m.
The first quarterly conference of the
year for the Louisburg Circuit will
be held atProepect at 8 o'clock Sun
day afternoon February 20th. Dr. M.
T. Plyler .the Elder, will also preach
at that time. All church officials of
the circuit are urged to be present
Watch
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