Legislature To Last
At Least Month More
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Lt. Gov. Graham
Say He will Vote
For Hill A.B.C. Bill
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(Special to The Herald)
Raleigh, March 14—The import
ant Revenue and Appropriations
bills did not reach the floor of the
House last week and the Hill li
quor bill, expected daily early in
the week, was moved up for a
week, until Thursday of this week,
yet the General Assembly was able
to make more progress in its
work than it had any week since
it opened more than two months
ago, January 9.
Again the Revene bill was
promised early this week, although
trouble in being experienced in
getting enough estimated revenue
in it to take care of the appro
priations already promised, Gover
nor Ehringhaus conferred last
week with the four chairmen of
these committees in an effort to
get the two nearer together. It
is thought possible that the Ap
propriations measure will be pared
in place before a balance can be
reached, as the Finance committee
has about gone to the end of its
row in finding money to meet its
promises for two years.
The Hill liquor control bill fill
ed the lobbies of the Senate Mon
day night, Tuesday and Wednes
day, on which latter day Senator
John Sprunt Hill, author, spent
more than an hour explaining it.
The next day it was decided to
consider it next Thursday and keep
it ahead of other things until dis
posed of. Early polls of Senate
members seemed to indicate the
bill might lose by two or three
votes, the later indications are that
it is nearer 50-50. A H. Graham,
president of the Senate, has said
that if a tie vote results which
he must break, he will vote for the
bill if the local (county) option
amendment introduced is included.
Interest in the report of con
ditions at the State Hospital for
the Insane at Morganton had hard
ly eased up before intense excite
ment was caused in the General
Assembly by the report of two
negro prisoners in the State road
camp who have had their four feet
amputated at State’s Prison, sup
posedly from cold and exposure
while being punished in solitary
confinement and chained in an up
right position for several hours at
a time. The legislature authoriz
ed an investigation by the Penal
Institutions committees, with pow
er to subpoena and compel witness
es to testify. Meanwhile, the
Highway and Public Works depart
ment, under which the camp was
operated, the Welfare department,
the district solicitor and other
agencies started their own investi
gations.
Regulatory bills, especially those
regulating professions and busi
nesses, supposedly for the benefit
of the public, but not without bene
fit to members of such professions
and businesses have been prolific
this session. Lawyers, dentists
optometrists, beauticians and other
groups have tightened up their
laws. Photographers, barbers,
burial societies, electrical contrac
tors and others have bills in for
their regulation.
Lawyers who lost their liceneses
before 1933 because of disbarment
may now seek reinstatement from
the State Bar, which was given
authority to open cases of dis
barment prior to 1933, at which
time that body was given licens
Wotkfs Fastest Mfler
NEW YORK ... It took two
big seasons for Glen Cunningham
(above), famous Kansas track
star, to prove he is the fastest
human ever to tun the mile race.
He has run 6 of the 12 fastest
miles ever stepped by hnmans.
His fastest mile was 4:06.7.
ing and disbarment control from
1933. The name of former Judge
John H. Harwood was often used
in the debate on the bill. Under
another new law, the board of law
examiners will elect their own
chairman, taking that duty from a
Supreme Court justice.
The bill to increase the alcoholic
content of beer to 5 per cent, ap
proved by one House Judiciary
committee, killed in the House,
then revived and sent to another
committee, was to be up at a hear
ing for Tuesday of this week.
During the past week, working
under high pressure, the General
Assembly ratified or got through
ready for ratification 87 hills, of
which 21 were Statewide bills, or
resolutions, and 66 were local mea
sures. That brought all the bills
and resolutions passed and ratified
up to 311 for the seesion, about
one-third of the 840 bills and re
solutions introduced up to Satur
day night.
The former 60? day limit for the
session has expired and members
are now looking toward the end,
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as the 600 they get for the session
is getting low. The legislators are
seen in heated and personal de
bates. Many bills cause hard
fights, and are either killed or
passed. Many predict it will take
another full month, maybe longer,
before the legislature can finish
its work. Introductions of new
bills probably reached its peak two
weeks ago, and last week showed
some drop, but many more will be
introduced.
No action was taken by the com
mittee on the absentee ballot and
the election reforms included in
several bills last week. Considera
tion was postponed until this week
It now seems doubtful,, judging
from the temper of the committee
that the absentee ballot law will
be repealed.
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Mrs. Clark Entertains
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On Saturday afternoon at hei
country home “The Magnolias’
Mrs. David Clark was hostess
with bridge honoring Miss Mar
garet Clark, Mrs. 3. R. Manning
and Mrs. J. W. Ross. There wen
nine tables of players and severa
additional guests for refreshments
The high score winners Mrs. Franl
Nash and Mrs. David Traynhan
were both awarded prizes, the
guests of honor were each present
ed attractive gifts. The hostess
had assisting her Misses Susan
Holliday and Dora Clark. A salad
course with coffee and hot rolls
were served to the following
guest. Mesdames J. W. Ross, of
Gordonsville, Va., Rives Manning,
O. Griffin, W. C. Williams, Lyle
Wilson, Frank Wilson, Bohnson
Weathers, Howard Pruden, David
Traynham, Frank Nash, Carroll
Wilson, T. J. Alford, J. P. Griz
zard, R. P. Beckwith, Cranford
Hoyle, George Hayes, W. A. China,
William Batton, Irene Muller,
Heath Lee, Frank Williams, C. L.
Carlton, J. M. C. Covington, T. R.
Manning, C. A. Wyche, Alfred
Thorne, J. N. Bynum, Lawrence
Stell, A. Meikle, Frank Joyner-, S.
J. Clark, R. L. Towe, Frank West,
Mrs. Lyane, Mrs? Wortham, Misses
Margaret Clark, Helen Wilson.
Florine Holt, Winifred Beckwith,
Virginia Blont, Hart Sheridan,
Martha Craddock, Marjorie Can
non, Elizabeth Bagley, Vernie Ed
dins, Susan Womble and Lucille
Smith. Two traveling prizes were
given and were won by Mrs. Frank
Wilson and Mrs. J. M. C. Coving
ton.
1 As Mellon Fought U. S. Tax Claim
Listening alertly to testimony, Andrew W. Mellon, former secretary j
of the treasury, is shown above in a Pittsburgh court during hia;
Skirmish with the federal government, which claims he owes $3,004^!
poo in income tax and penalties for 1931. Mellon’s attorneys claim
that Mellon owes nothing; rather, that the government should refund!
\im $139,045. which they contend he overpaid. !
I Clarence Consolver, Hoquian
Wash., collects black bear teeth and
claws and now has 267 specimens
in his collection.
1 After practicing crunching egg
shells, Eric Sulong of New York
obtain a job eating electric blubs
in a side show.
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