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1 v' WEATHER. MONEY spent in advertising in the right -way is a sound investment for every business man here and everywhere. Fair and colder Saturday: , sTflni probably fair; e6.undeS WHOIiE NUMBER 39,816 .. - ; -. '- ' : . ." " ' Lh l lax rKUM ' AS PRINCIPAL 'EVIDENCE' THAT 'LEAK' ON PEACE N&TE EXiStED VTas Written on Plain Paper, "No Address Given, and "Mr. Curtis" Not Yet Found MR. WOOD EXPOSES RUMORS Secretary Tumulty and President's Brother-in-Law Mentioned as Knowing of ' Leak' ' BOTH DENY THE REPORTS Tumulty Demands Apology From "Washington, Jan. 5. Sensation al rumors of a "leak" to Wall Street in advance oi rresident Wilson 's peace note were related to the House Rules committee to day by Representative Wood, of Indiana, in support of his resolu tion for an inquiry. He prefaced his testimony with the statement that he had notning but hearsay evidence to offer and vainly pro tested against an open session of the committee. : : ! Names and rumored details o' the alleged "leak" came thick and fast when Mr. Wood began 'his story. He mentioned JpseplU P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson: E. W. Bolling-abrother-.- in-lv of the President ; Bernard Barach, of New York, and various brokerage houses, crediting most of his information to a letter re ceived from "A. Curtis, "of - New York. , This letter, produced laterx Avas written on plain paper, with- finr tIto irpifflp'o o rl voce ot1 nn rt & late hour tonight Kenneth Rom ney. deputy sergeant-at-arms of the House, in New York searching for A. Curtis, had been unable to find any trace of him. Tumulty Demands Apology. . Statements were issued after the committee meeting- by Secretary Tu multy and Mr. Boiling flatly denying the reports regarding them, and Mr. Tumulty demanded that Representa tive Wood publicly apologize -for men tioning his name. Mr. Wood followed "ith a statement pointing out that he desired to testify in private, but that those whose names were the subject of rumor should court the fullest investi gation. Tomorrow the committee Probably will hear ReDresentative Gardner, who declared on the floor of tie House recently that he knew there JS a "leak." Monday Thomas W. Law, En, of Boston, Is to appear and If he can be rea'cheQ Bernard Baruch will be -""yuenaea. y !t is understood that' Secretary Lan- fliriEr i.J 1 m ... . i a X -5 iiu .nr. lumuuy wm De asueu - testify before the committee decides upon its report to the House on wheth er the Wood resolution, providing for an investigation by a special commit tee, should pass. '. The committee adopted a resolution afiking the New York Stock Exchange a"rl local brokers to preserve their records of transactions from December 10 to date. "Whether any of these rec rds shall be sought as evidence will fce decided later. . Tnmutty Isxue Second Statement. After reading all of Mr. .Wood's tea. "mony, Secretary Tumulty tonight is ueci a second statement, saying: AH I have to say is that as a gen- in c Congress, Mr. Wood owes me a pub- lie a ";Presentative Wood told the com wutee he had been informed that barney Baruch had information about t"e note to the European belligerents and tK three days bef ore 1 was sent ab t on two or ree occasions at ith that time he was in consultation - tn Mr. Tumulty at the Biltmore" hotel Jn ev York." . " ' WPreSentative Bennett, of '..New cm th a membfcr of the committee, said Bar, v Houfie floor Wednesday : that i. uch waS venortefl in New York to on R M short 15,000 shares of steel ru? market -shortly before tne - as made puDlIc. ; ' that ,es,ifled he had' been informed 'JVednesday, December 0, which con'fl,i r to Publication of the note, a R. w ,tlal telesr had been sent by Kinn "'IcKinnon, of Thompson & Mc- nart - -r.. '." t o.v.i ' 'nanager or ineir or- thepr .Fh' Wls-. advising him-' that lmr,ort S"lent woulo; have a message of arvi-;a.nc6 soon and that he should to J,, rj;ieilds and patrons of his o ft ice OshW rt on 8tocks. ' S. B; Friday, of inform ' Was named . by Wood as hif Itetirr .. ... .1 i. Otto ic I liattve Wood requested P-ax Kew v,' of Kuhn, Loeb & Company; at6H . be subpoenaed and interro. (r euu"iB wnat advance, :wuu v-ontmued on Page ght.X A. CUTIS' GIVEN Senate Votes Approval of the V Pres ident's Request That the Warring Nations Discuss Peace Jones Substitute Resolution Accepted and Passed, 48 to 17, the Pro- gressives Voting With the DemocratsSenator Lewis Springs . Sensation in Stating That a Continuation of War in Europe .Will Embroil This Country. . " 1 Washington, Jan. 5. Approval of President Wilson's request for a state ment of peace terms from the European belligerents was voted tonight by the Senate at the conclusion of hree days of stirring debate. Action came with dramatic suddenness when Democratic leaders decided to accept a form of res olution that would not commit the Sen ate to endorsement of the whole of the President's note and ten Republicans of the Progressive group joined the mav jority in making the vote of 48 to 17. Senator Martine," of New" Jersey, was the only Dempcrat to vote in the nega tive. - - . . , i Lewis Spxinsa Sensation. Discussion of the subject had reached a climax during the day with a sensa tional declaration by. Senator Lewis, chief spokesman for ' Democrats, in re ply to Republican criticism of the Pres ident's course. Without referring di- rectly to the submarine controversy the senator said the United States could not keep out of the war if it continued and that America would not again accept misconception, of orders or zeal of an officer as an excuse for an Inquiry to a citizen or property. ins cniei objection against the .orig inal'- resolution "offered ' bv. Senator Hitchcock was that it would n4coil!S-Sai lWai-AlULtJai thj President's offer to join in a move- I in ent to guarantee world peace and his declaration of the interest of the Unit ed States in small nations. Progressive Republicans joined Senator Lodge and others In this contention. ' Jones Reaolntlon Adopted " The resolution adopted was proposed, by Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash ington,, and was accepted by Senator Hitchcock as a substitute for bis own. It resolves: "That the Senate approves and strongly endorses the request by the. President in the diplomatic note of Der cember 18th to the nations now engag ed in war, that those nations state the terms upon which peace might be dis cussed." . ' The compromise ended debate when it appeared certain that action would be deferred until tomorrow, and soon after Senator Borah had begun a vig orous speech against the resolution. There had beenstartllng assertions from both sides of the chamber during the day, though none attracted ucb attention as that of Senator Lewis in closing the argument for the Hitch cock resolution. : Would Involve America. "Let me say on. my own author lty," said Senator Lewis, "that I agree with the sentiment expressed from any quar ter, the Secretary of State or any one else (referring to Secretary Lansing's first explanation of the President's note to the powers') that this war cannot VILLA DEFEATED WITH i A LOSS OF 1.500 Jiinene&Is Reported Captured By the Defacto Forces. - Bandit Chief Said to Haw Personally Led the Attack Against tie For. cem Under Gtaeral Fran cisco Murgnia. Chihuahua City, Jan. 5.-YIlla was defeated at Jimino yesterday by Gen. Francisco Murguia with a loss of 1,500 rebel dead, wouaded I and captured. Martin Lopez, a rebe: , leader, and an other Villa general were among the slain, according to ah official report tonight from the Carranza". commander. Villa was said to be fleeing toward El Ville. ; '. ' General Murguia stated that Sis com- rr,aT1H nuahed back Villa s ire ops " vC - . .. . .. i . l.tA onntaM Ma- maes aner ith Diaying an important part 1st .ta ' offensive, .n Which both cavalry and Infantry were heavily engaged. -Villa; according . to the report, personally led repeated cavalry attacks against Murguia e in fantry whch were. chefckeVl with heavy losses. , . ' ; Besides . Villa's heavy- losses 4n men, horses, ammunition . arms and other war material. General Murguia claims the recovery of miny carloads, of loot brought by the Villa troops from Tor. SSL Government; cavity 1. aid to have killed about t0 xnembera of Villa . s body guard, which In proteeting him in his escape by automobile, general Mur, guia Advised his subordinates rhere.that he intehds to keep up a hot pursuit, as VUla'sy Xoroos are badly disorganized. . MEN continue without America being Involv ed in Jthe conflict. - ."Do you feel' that the people of this nation are in r such temper that - thejf can ever again allow any commander ol ships, any captain bf army, any ofll cer of -diplomacy,' to 'visit upon this country an injury to a citizen or prop erty and escape on an excuse of mis conception of orders or seal of an 'offi cer? : ' "If these conditions agaln.be repeat ed, America will not. again -accept that form at . apology and wJU 'recent and 1 punish to the full extent of her.power. No amount of logic . or pacification would prevail. . "I say continuance of the war means war with the" United States, and in this I have never a doubt of the compre hension of-the United States and faitl, in the sagacious foresight of .the ofll-. cials of the administration, in t the ef fort looking to bringing about peace with Europe that rwer might maintain peace-in America." .- Borah Attacks Hitchcock Resolution Senator Borah, attacking the Hitch cock resolution, said that ii his judg ment the United ; States by approving the President's note would bind itself in the future with European nations to protect the infegrlty . and: "sepurlty of smaller European nations and that It "at tne Army and wavy f this. nation must oe ac tne disposal or any. world combination the war's end might see, to give this protection.' The Hitchcock resolution read as fol. lows: : - ' ' ' ' t ' - ' ;- ' "That the Senate . approves 1 . and strongly 'endorses, theaction taken by the President in sending the' diplomatist notes 18 to the nations now, engaged In' war, suggesting and recommending. that those nations state th iernra' upon whfch peace might be discussed." Tae Vote mm CaVt. The vote follows: Ayes Democrats; . Bankhead, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chilton. Fletcher, Hard Wlck,. Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, John, son (South Dakota), Kern Kirby, Lane Lee, . Lewis, Martin, - Newlands, -Overman, Pittman, Pomorene, ', KansdeIlfc Reed, ; Robinson, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Sheppard, Shield, Simmons,' Smith (Ari zona), Smith (Georgia), Smith (South Carolina), Stonq, Swanson, Thomas, Tillman, Underwood, Vardaman, Walsh 38. - ' JRepublicans: Borah; Clapp, Cum mins, Curtis, Jones, . Kenyon, Lippitt, Norris, Sterling, f Townsend. 10. 1 Total ayes, 48. Nays Republicans: Brady;, Brande gee, Clark, Gallinger, Harding, Lodgt, McCumber, Nelson, Page, . Polndexter, Sherman, Smoot, Wadsworth, Wats an, Weeks; Works. 16, Democrat: Martine. 1; Total nays, 17. IIEUIDS COHTEE IS TO DE COtlTIIIOEO Resolution Favorably Reported to Both Senate and House Democratic Leaden Believe it Will Be Pasaed Without Serious Oppositions-Would Extend Commit tee Until December. ; Washington, ' Jan.v 5. Extension of the life -of the Newlands . joint rail road committee until the' convening of the 'Sixty-fifth . Congress next Decem ber without an additional appropria tion, was agreed to today, by Admin istration leaders in Congress and the necessary provision ' was" embodied in a joint , resolution favorably reported by both the Senate and House Com merce committee. "... ...... . . " The Joint , committee, created . at . the last session to . investigate the .whole subject of - railway control,' would x- plre "under the present law next; Mon day. A proposal to extend it for Pone year and to appropriate for retention as a salaried member, of JRepresenta-. tive Cullop,' of Indiana, who retires from Congress- March 4,r was blocked In the House yesterday ' by Republican objection. " ' " Democratic leaders believe "the re solution reported today as a substi tute will be. passed without serious, op position. - "' BAILWAT EXECCTrVES URGE CSOJITIirnATIONi OF, COMMITTEE .-New York, January,, 5. The- railway. xecutives2advisoryi;ommlttee,i Ju a statement a issued hera tonight,. urgejV iContmuea jon r&g ucj , 'lltft CIIPIUREO Cuban BY THE ALLIES Rumanian Province of Dobradja Now is Wholly in the Hands i of Central Powers . HAVE CONTROL OF DANUBE British and French Premiers Ar rive Rome to Confer With- ' t the Italian' Ministry The Rtpnanian province of the Dub rudja now is in the hands of the Cen tral powers,. -rhose- armies continue to advance thropgh Qfeat , Wallachia Into Moldavia. . . .- . - ,. . , . Braila; an1 Important commercial city in Great rWallachia and on the "west bank of the Danube, below Galatza, hap been captured 5 by German and Bul garian troops. ; Several; villages on the outskirts of Bralla also have' been oc cupied 'a$d Field Marshal von Macken sen's tro?ps. have taken 1,4.00 prisoners in their latest success. Tentona Control the Danube ''."-Virtually- . all of ,the . river .Danube from its jBourcea to its mouth now is In the hands' of ithi , Teutonic forces who control all of eastern bank and all but a few miles of the' western bank. Gal itza, 12 miles north ' of Bralla, Is the, only important Rumanian town on the Danube :yet in' Ruihanlan hands. - The clearing) the Dobrudja bj' the com bined Bfclgarl.n. - Turkish and German forces, ims reported semi-ofBcially from Berlin, leaves a larger part- of those forces- ready for other employment and closes to?Russ!a? the Dobrudja pathway to Constantinople. . ' Ad through th mountinf ; in WeswMwUMAYUr c - Austre-uerman troops have gained additional ground and have captured several, hundred pris oners. . ,a..s- '.'',- Between RitnnikTSarat and Fokshani Von Mackensen's men continue to pro gress and have, occupied the towns of Slobozla and Rotesti. The Russians and Rumanians, Petrograd announces re pulsed attacks , at some points on the Moldavian . front .- and near Toposchlk and Norucha the AustrorGermans gain ed ground. ' . ' . Austro-German . troops have taken, an island in the Dvina river north ; of Dvinsk, from the Russians. Attacks by the Russians. Berlin states, in-attempts to regain the .Island, were repulsed with heavy losses. -Elsewhere on the east ern front -there have been patrol en gagements. :TCV. . '' " ' ' ' .. ' On Weatern" Front. " Small raids and isolated attacks have taken place'2 at Various- points on the western front. Near . Loos, Berlin an nounces, - the 'Germans carried out a raid successfully. : London states, the raiders were'driveiv- out after, heavy florhtinK. A German attack afrainst small French post near Hill 804 east of the Meuse in the Verdun, regiah was re pulsed. Elsewhere, there have been arr tlllery activity and trench bombard? ments. Both Paris and London report considerable aerial activity on the front In France. ' ' ;" . , Conference t Rome. - Premiers .' Lloyd-George " of Great Britain and Br land of France have ar rived in Rome for a conference with the Italian ministry on-the generial sltuar tion. They were accompanied by other members of the British arid French war councils. A representative of the Rus sian general staff also is expected , to take part in the . consultations. :r: Hood Very Much A Candidate In 1918 8RD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN HAS NO' THOUGHT OF RETIRING "AT END OF PRESENT TERM, VOL " ' UNTAWCY OR OTHERWISE ' . i (Special Star Telegram). Washington, .D. C., J an. 5.j-Congress-man George fE. 'Hood .authorised The Star correspondent' today, to deny the story printed from New Bern saying that he would not be a -candidate for re election .to Congress two years hence, Mr. Hood is very much of a candidate for re-election. " ' y Like - most; other ., congressman; he likes - the1 atmosphere in - Washington and if he lives he ; will be a candidate for re-election, two years -X rom, now VI am very, much - surprised to-hear that I am not to be a candidate to suc ceed myself ' in Congress,'' . said s Mr .! HooSt today. . VNoiOne has authority to say that I :will not be a-candidate. .will- bet candidate.fon the Democratio nomination" two: years hence,' and I be lieve the," people of ,mr district willre turSvme td'CQhgfress." ' .'-.-rt 1 , Mr. Hoodhas inade.a very favorable Impression '".here with ' his colleaguaa and other leaders in Congress. He is a member or one of thb biggest commit tees or the House Public Buildings and Grounds and other ' smaller . commit tees, and has done good work, in many ways. . --.;,'.'-'- 1 . J fie is a hard worker and haa attended ionls.'.dute.ijrJjitieA4 hope that he will' b returned to Con I gress for znasy y eaT; to -eoms. PJEL SUIT CAROLINA Repudiated Bond Case to Haye Been Argued Before U. S. Supreme Court Next Week Will be Stricken From Records, Following ; Cable to' Cuban Minister From Havana Tar Heels Elat- . "."'-. '''r'- - V V - ' - t ? ' ' ' --' ' i- - , ' ' ,' - . - - - ed QverSenatoyerman's Diplomatic Triumph (Special Star Telegram). Washington, D. C. Jan. 5. Dr. Chas. Manuel - Cespedes, Cuban minister to Washington, formally .notified Senator Lee Slater Overman today that the Re public of Cuba had' revoked the decree allowing certain people in Cuba to sue the State of North Carolina on the re pudlated carpet-bag bonds, and the case which was to have ' been heard in the United States Supreme Court Monday will be -stricken from the records dropped for once and all time. . Too much credit can ' not be given Senator Overman, of North Carolina, for settling this great suit.' ; But for the senator's resolution1 calling for an in vestigation and his forceful speech de livered in the Senate this week, the suit would have been pressed and had the court decided against' the State, other suits iwoUld have followed which, would have, aggregated something like $43,-. 000,000 and Interest. - ' " "- When Minister Cespedes read what Senator-Overman said about the suit he sent for the North Carolina senator to call at his residence: He said the 'Re public of Cuba had been grossly im posed upon and urged him to delay ac tion on his resolution until he could cable his government. Senator Over man was willing to do this and today Minister Cespedes received a cable from Cuba advising him that the decree had 60 TO NEW FR German Critic Says Larger Fart of Force in Dobmdja Has Com . pleted Its Task i ; . RUSSIANS ARE ENTRAPPED Fragments of Defeated Army Driven Into Neck' of '' Land "Three Kilo- vjueters Wide - and ' Eight Kilo-' .. - .- . . " ' meter -Long. Berlin Jan.- 5. (via Sayville.) The larger part , of the forces ' of the Cen tral powers which, have been fight ing in the Dohrudja now are free for other, employment, and any Russian plan- to reach Constantinople by go ing, through the Dobrudja can be con sidered to have failed, writes the mil itary critic -of the Overseas News Agency, in reviewing the military sit uation. The critic says: "Jijiia and 'Matching where the Rus sians offered desperate resistance, have been stormed by German and Bulgar ian troops and. the fragments of. the defeated Russian units have been driv en into a neck of land three kilomet-: ers wide and eight kilometers long while Uxere is ;only one road which leads to. the Danube. Because of the lakes and swampy ground in tnis district,.-all further resistance, must . be considered hopeless. ... , "By this last victory all of the Do brudja .aggregating 11,000 square kil ometers, has fallen into the hands of the central powers. The troops under General Sakharoff, " and tne , rapiaiy concentrated, cavalry, divisions, after a little more than a fortnight of bloody battles, have been driven northward a distance of seventy kilometers and be yond the Danube by the lrresistable Bulgarian, Turkish and German troops. "A defense of the Dobrudja against a new Russian Irruption is easy since on the north it is covered by the broad swampy district of the lower Danube and- oh . the east by the Danube delta and the Black sea. ' - "Any Russian plan to , obtain Con stantinople , oh the . road through . .the Dobrudja can be considered ' to have failed forever. The larger part Of the forces of, the Central Powers in Dob rudja. now are free for other employ- m "Since the middle of December the Entente . has , been on the . defensive everywhere. Anglo-French activity on the western fronthas been limited mostly , to artillery: fire. . The .offensive on the Macedonian s front , has been deadlocked since the occupation of :jBlonastir.H. , : - ; - ' - ' EARTHQUAKE Olf ' FORMOSA : ISLAND KILLS. 300 PEOPLE - 'Toicio, Jan. 6. Three hundred per sons; have been killed and many In jured' in a disastrous earthquake in central Formosa, accbrdirtg tospe "ciai dispatches .from Taihoku, the capital of Formosa. "It is estimated that one thousand' houses have been destroyed- The city of; Nanto has been" damaged extens. ely . by fire, i- .' . . ... ' sThe Island of Formosa"' lies be twean the Pbillplh- Islahds' and Japan and Is'owned by Japan. TEUTONS FREE TO GOVERNMENTS GAINST NORTH IS DROPPED been revoked and that the suit would De dropped. The cablegram from, the Cuban gov ernment, which by .the way is a long one, is now being translated by clerks in the Cuban legation, and a full and complete copy will be delivered to Sen ator Overman tomorrow or Monday, At the same time it is expected that Dr. Cespedes will give Senators Overman information. Indeed, if . not the name or names of the gentlemen who have been peddling the bonds. At today's conference between Dr. Cespedes and Senator -Overman, howev er, the only, information as to who had turned the "bonds over to the Cubans was that they came through the New York Repudiated bond committee. Just who is responsible for this committee having the bonds will make interesting reading also. - " ' - There was great joy around the Capi tol today when it' was learned that. North Carolina had again won against the bond pedd,lers. Much' apprehension had been, felt ' here that the Supreme Court would decide against the State, though the brief filed by Attorney Gen eral Bickett is considered a master stroke. Anyhow, a sigh of relief went up amopg the delegation when they learned that through the diplomacy of Senator Overman, the whole question had been settled and at the same time other countries have" been given notice that no reputable country desires to (Continued on -Page Two.) T OF NOTE ARE DENIED President Wilson Authorizes the Statement That ; None Is Under Contemplation NO FOUNDATION TO RUMORS Central Powers Reported Preparing Note to Entente Enumerating the Precise Conditions for De claring Peace' Washington; Jan. 5.r The State De partment today- authorized the state ment that President .Wilson was not contemplating - sending another peace note. Counselor Polk gave out the following statement.:' ' "The repbi-t that " the President is preparing to send a new note to the belligerent powers is, false and without any foundatJSm: The. President has no second notein contemplation." Following the cabinet meeting Sec retary Lansing,, announced that Presi dent' Wilson had authorized him to say that the American "government had no other note in contemplation and that such information was being sent to all American . diplomatic representa tives abroad. " - 'Secretary " Lansing would not dis cuss the .question further, but it was understood that the reason for the an nouncement was apprehension on the part of the administration that reports that another note would be sent would affect the Entente reply to the Presi dent's . first note, expected here in the near future. TEUTONS TO ENUMERATE PEACE TERMS TO ALLIES? Paris Jan. 5. The Central Powers are reported by the Lausanne Gazette to be preparing a second note to the Enete enumeratin the precise condi tions of peace, says a Geneva dispatch to the Temps. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TO ISSUE IMPROVEMENT BONDS Plan Recommended by Directors is Ap proved by Stockholder. . Richmond, Va. Jan. 5. Stockholders of the Southern Railway . company, in meeting here today, approved a . plan recommended by the board of directors for the creation by the company of a new refunding and Improvement mort gage, including proposed exchange of refunding and -Improvement mortgage if 1-2 -per cent bonds for outstanding de velopment and general mortgage 4 per cent., bonds surrendered by the holders for that purpose in accordance with the the plan, which provides for the deposit of such development and general mort-. gage 4 per cent, bonds with the Bank ers Trust Company - depository, New York City. ; Objection was made by C. H- Venner, of New York, a Stockholder, who, Wt" the beginning of the meeting, made a motion to. adjourn, which was defeated r a voti of .1,286,100 shares to 700 shares. ; - BRAILA WAS RUM.lXTA'S .-. CHIEF CO&IMERCIAX. CITY. Berlin, Jan. 5, (via ; Sayville) Bralla, Rumania's ' chief commercial city has been -captured by the .Germans ' and Bulgarians, according' to the official an nouncement made thla venin&r. . f EW BOP OF COM FOR IIISTIIUTIOIIS Senate Would Name Committee to Consider Advisability of Board of Appropriations" -k PENDER FREE RANGE KILLED Legislature Handling Flood of . Local Bills With, Dispatch, Keeping Calendar Clear (By W. J. MARTIN), Raleigh, "N. Ci, J.an. 5. Senator Bren izer, of Mecklenburg, contributed to the legislative hopper today one of the most significant and v important resolutions, yet offered at this session, lnvOlvings the State's financial policy as to the man agement of its State institutions. It would be supplemental "to the Oates res. olution passed yesterday for a. special committee to investigate as to the ad visability . of creating a" central State purchasing agent or board " Mr. Brenlzer would have this com- mittee to alsd investigate. ajld report as to the advisability of "the .creation and establishment of a special board of ap propriations to which all applications for appropriations by the institutions and departments of State shall be made and which shall make such recommen dations in regard to such applications as it may deem proper'; and also upon the advisability bf the creation and establishment of a State board of con trol with powers to supervise -all State institutions If this committee decides to report favorably upon the advisabil ity of such agency 'or board, then Jt shall draw bills for ' such purpose and report them tq this session." The Brenizer resolution passed all its readings in the Senate without opposl- tfOn'and.was eeht to' the House. v "" ":' Pender' Free Range Fight. One little local bill to put Pender county immediately back into, free range condition this afternoon stirred a tremendous hearing before the legisla. tive committee and come in finally for unfavorable report . which assures its defeat. It had already passed the House before a hundred or more citl sens of Pender raided the legislators with "save Pender" badges. ' The hearing consumed' all afternoon In a crowded Senate chamber. .Senator Burnett, who earnestly favored the bill, pleaded in Vain that his people by near ly two to one wanted to be rid of the stock law.' The delegation for stock law was headed by C. E. McCullen.', : . McCullen insisted that the owners of 75 per cent. ' of . the property r In. the county wanted to retain the stock law and that all were wholly unprepared to revert to free range now... In. the end there was an executive session of the committee,. Long, 'of Alamance, chair man, and the unfavorable report. ....... f Representative Scott was certain "these stock laws" had done a" great in justice to the people. Ex-Senator Hail next spoke against the Scott repealing act while the delegation stormed an4 applauded. In the campaign recently closed the - free range people argued that they would not have to fence In their property. . v - ' "Did you ever hear of me making any such argument?" asked Mr. Scott. "No," laughed Mr. McC ullen, ','1 nev er had the pleasure of. hearing you make an argument at all." The Pender delegates shouted. Mr. McCullen challenged Mr. Scott to submit the issues to a vote. "We'll clean you up, and you know it," Mr. McCullen told him. There were numer ous speakers. It would seem that Pen der is assured or retaining her st$ck law. Many Local Bills Passed. j This was a day devoted principally to the passage of little local bills to get ahead of the constitutional amentia ments. Many- were introduced and many more were passed. The Calendars are being kept well up and few are be ing held up for any cause. Altogether about 400 bills have been introduced in the two houses and are In process of enactment. Three-fourths of them originated In the House. .' Lieutenant Governor-elect Gardner, who is electing, the Senate committees, named James A. Gray, Jr., of Winston Salem as chairman of the. finance com mittee, and he is organizing for a care ful administration of ;: the committee work, the most important bf the Assembly.- Others of this committee are: Scales, . Holdemess, Matheson, Warren, Blue, Everett, McNider, Gough, John son, Person, Tucker, Pollock and De- weese. ., - . East Carolina Bills . . ' East Carolina bills introduced to day were: , , Davenport Amend Roper charter; -Establish county seat for Washing ton county. ' 7 Gough - Regulate annual - amend ments by Lumberton-: authorities. " . Bills passed final - reading . included: Amend Hope Mills school laws ; Au thorize: Currituck . bonds; Road bonds for Sampson; Roads and bridges : in Robeson, with special tax; Justices of the peace for Pender; Amend Lumber ton's charter; Economical disburse ments in Robeson ; - Amend Sampson's road law; Justices for Brunswickf Afhehd Perquimans, road law. ; "Grantham Amend- Harnett recor der's court act. - - Oliver 3hange the name of ; White house , township. Amend compost act for., Craven county.. ' . . . GrantRelief of ; sheriff -of Onsl6w. ;l " joyher Relating to dog ;-. tax v in Northampton. - '? f : .-. 1 . i.Ward Amendf. charter, of Clinton, .' f ;' a. ,t .XContinued onPag Twoj jSa OF STATE PROPOSED 'A-'4 i V'A -..-'IK i v. V
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