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4 ( I UEEKS WORK OF IE LEGISLATORS WHAT BOTH BRANCHES OF STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS DOING. : fTQUSE PASSES LOCAL BILLS IHany New Bills Introduced by Law makersLong Argument in Senate oi Daniel Bill For $500,000 Highway Construction Eonds. -g, . 'i- Senate Tuesday. . . . Ths senate passed they Joint -'reSdluf Co a from the House for k commission 5 ' Senator and two Representa-tivt.-s. u investigate comity officers as to failure to return inheritance and .wHliiJ B and C taxes;-during the past twr years. The Weaver bill, for the protection ef KumicipaUty-owned watersheds frura fire by requiring property own Irs who cut timber within 400 yards oI':such -.valor-sheds to remove or de stroy all residue from cuttings, pass ed the Senate. ' irfciitor Bryant introduced a bill for as. refcrmutory for women. t'TUiror McLean's bill giving the Conwration Commission power to snl.i the crossings of transmission Wires was considered favorably by the Senate Committee- on Corpora- . House Tuesday Representative Clark's bill to pre- tomt fcb manufacture and sale of cig- j sureties in Xorth Carolina received its 1 eXealh Mow at the hands of the House ' Cooaialtlee on Public Health after tffiat eetamittee had been stormed with protests from the tobacco interests be state. The House discussed for quite a -while the bill to ailow the citizens of JJaeksfHJt county to vote next May on tfte question of moving the county .sesu from Webster to Sylvia, with the result that, it passed second reading ay a vote of 75 to 36. Being a roll euJt treasure it had to go oyer for S&e fiozl reading. Mr. Williams of Hertford introduc etf, kkod: procured immediate passage of satiI for the relief of the Commission- of Hertford county. Senate Wednesday. The- senate killed by a very decisive at.v the Kellura house bill to put hus Kami and wife on the same footing in 3Kkitts divorce on Biblical grounds imd the Stewart bill allowing divorce Jtt'ir five-years"1 separation. Petitions were presented for six raoutfa--; school from Anson, Wayne, IredeiT. Pender, Nash, Rockingham n Sampson; for compulsory school Itew from Iredell, Gaston, Rccking-a-aan, Wayne and Sampson, from citi zens; of Wayne against compulsory school ; from .Anson and Bladen for increased' appropriation for the Insti tute for the Feeble Minded; from Wa tauga; and Sampson for increased ap propriation for Oxford Orphanage; from Junior Order Councils at States Nashville and Elkin for child faLwr legislation and compulsory school law; from citizens of Carteret relative to fisheries commission. House Wednesday. , The house passed on final reading iflier bill for the people of Jackson county to vote on removal of the eoaoty seat from Webster to Sylvia. .Tfe bouse voted down G4 to 48 the bill to make Sabbath desecration a. raisijeineanor punishable by $50 fa? or 2& days in jail, instead of merely a penalty of $1 for each of- Tbe bill to allow Jackson county to . 5s May on the question of the removal of the county seat , frpm Webster to Sylvia passed final read ing after another lengthy discussion, Use vote being 79 to 51. The bill to make games and other disregard for the Sabbath a misde useustor instead of a nominal fine un der police regulation was killed after si discussion. t Senate Thursday. Senator Long introduced a joint reflation expressive of the thanks of the1 General Assembly to Ashley Home for donating to the state a' mon vtKwnt to the North Carolina women of t&e Confederacy, and this was a.loptI at once by unanimous vote. iTbe bill amending the law as to rsHjairetncflts for license to practice tisetJjciue .as passed by the House, was tak-n tip and explained by Senator liTvass of Bladen. ft. iroQiiires the possession of suf geSwit literary attainments to pass Wt entrance examination fo rthe Uni-Tws-siiy of North Carolina, or present a. wrtaificate from' their county super intendent of public instruction that have passed an equivalent ex amination. It was passed without op- A. number of new bills were intro tineA in the Senate. House Thursday. The House bill amending require- meats for license to practice medicine ' 13. passed providing nutticlerit liter ary attainments equivalent 'to the Sw University entrance esamina ' tfcsj. putting this state upon a parity : Of the Rockies. The bill is exective in 1917. . The House passed the Sykes bill to penalize telegraph companies for er rors and delay in transmission as amended by Miller of Cleveland to re duce the penalty from $100 to $50. After a lengthy discussion the bill to promibit the deducting of the weight of bagging and tares from cotton bales, when It does not exceed six per cent of the total weight of the bale, was passed. Senate Friday. The Senate Committee on Educa tion took a vote on the bill to provide for a minimum school term of ' six months in every county in the state, and as a result will report the meas ure favorably, but several members were not satisfied as to the means by which the thing could be financed, and Senators Peterson and Bryant reserv ed the right to oppose' the bill for that reason. Of course, no Senator is against the purpose of the act. Action on the compulsory attend ance bill was deferred.. The, Senate Committee on Public Health will report favorably the measure to provide for the furnishing of ilipthoria. antitoxin at ' cost. Senator Pharr's bill Ao authorize the City of Charlotte to subscribe for and purcha-se stock in the Charlotte Fair Association 1 was acted upon fa vorably by Senate Judiciary Commit tee No. 1. House Friday. The House voted down the bill to create a State Fish Commission, which came up with unfavorable report from the House Committee .and has a favor able report from the Senate Commit tee on Fish and Fisheries. The bill was voted down S4 to 10. The Committee on Public Service Corporations reported favorably a substitute bill for putting electric power companies, gas companies and public service corporations under the control of the Corporation Commis sion and the bill for uniform bills-of-alding. The House made a special order of the six-months term school bill for Tuesday night. A number of new bills were introduc ed in the House. Senate Saturday. The Senate, by a rising unanimous vote, passed the bill for the establish ment of a home for wives and widows of Confederate veterans, Senator Ivie having withdrawn his substitute for $15,000 to be appropriated annually for pensions, so that the needy wives and widows might be left with their kindred. He will introduce the pen sion bill as a supplementary measure. After the adoption of an amendment by Senator Gilliam clarifying the pro vision that all concealed weapons tak en frpm convicted persons, or 'those failing-to -answer, be destroyed the blll was passed on final reading with out division. Bills passed final reading as follows: House bill providing rural police men for Scotland county. ' Senate bill raising age limit from 15 to 19 for prisoners sent to reform atories. ' Senate bill requiring officers of Sampson county to make reports of receipts and. disbursements. Senate bill authorizing the Pine ville school district No. 1 to issue bends. House Saturday. The House passed the Senate bill placing $5,000 at the disposal of the Corporation Commission for litigation before the Interstate Commerce Com mission against freight - discrimina tions against North Carolina. The -Senate resolution of gratitude to Mr. Ashley Home for his gift to the state for a monument to North Carolina, women of the Confederacy was adopted by the House by a unani mous rising vote. There came form the Educational Committee favorable report " for the compulsory attendance bill, to apply to children from 8 to 14 years. Senate Monday. The Senate had a long argument over whether the Daniel bill for the state to issue $500,000 bonds each year to take county bonds for high way construction on I he plan worked out by W. S. Wilson, corporation clerk in the Department o? State, 3hould go to the Finance Committee, after com ing with favorable report from the Join! Committee on Highways or take its place on the calendar. The result was that it went to the calendar as a special order for Tues day of rex? week. A number of new biils were intro duced in the Senate. Houee Monday. Representative Witty, Woolen and Sheek were named as the Commit tee on the Journal for the week. Bills reported enrolled for ratifica tion and signed included: Rural policemen for Robeson County; to amend the charter of the Walauga Railroad Company; to pro vide funds for lreigat-rate prosecu tions through the Corporation Com missicii; to regulate pay of jurors in Hertford County; to regulate the pay of jailors; to regulate Superior Courts for Forsyth County;" to establish the Asheville police court; joint resolu tion enlarging the powers cf the commission to ecruer with the rail read officials in amicable adjustment of freight-rate discriminations; 'to ex tend the time for, organizing the ; North Srate Central Railway Com pany; jo'nt resolution of thanks tc Colonel Horn's for tbe monument tc Confederate women. A number of now hills were intre duced in the House. FRANCISCO P i'ii,!it bj ..u..don Fawce?- DE LA BARR 0 MEXICO Washington Relieved by Situa tion, but Preparation of Troops for Active Service Goes On MOVE AGAINST MADERO Mexico City. Francisco L, Madero placed his resignation in the hands of Congress, and it was- arranged for Francisco de la Barra- to become President, of the Republic.1 ' The U. S. cruiser Colorado reached Mazatlan, the vessel's arrival being reported almost at the same moment it was announced that Madero would quit office. De la Barra made an address when on his way to the Senate,, assuring" the citizens that an early settlement is assured and peace will soou be re stored. '". - Madero's abdication followed an other day cf heavy fighting, ;n which, there was much carnage and terrible destruction of property. The President made a desperate ef fort to redeem his pledge to crush the rebellion, but utterly failed, some of the Federal troops revolting and going over to the revolutionists. With the Senate cf the Republic in session, it is now stated on positive authority that Francisco I. Madero has agreed to permanently retire only in the event that such a course be dic tated by the Senate. The British Legation reiterated its announcement that Madero had re signed. Senor de la Barra held con ferences with General Felix Diaz and President Madero urging a quick set tlement. The activity of the foreign repre sentatives led to the rumor that they joined in a note to the Government demanding that Madero fix the limits of the fighting in order that non-combatants might not be endangered. There can be no question, however, that developments of the most tre mendous importance will follow the conferences in 'the National Palace. The public belief is . that Madero, whether willingly or not, will turn over the Government to some one favored by General Diaz, who undoubt edly controls the situation. The most interesting story is that Madero's Ministers and Generals ".are urging hinVto. sacrifice his pride! for, the sake of his country, and that the President lias maintained an obstinate refusal, ' . In Chihuahua. 3,000 regular troops, holding all of the principal towns and in possession of the artillery, revolted and declared for Diaz. In the states of-San Luis, Potosi and Durango, the revolt is spreading like a prairie fire. The Federal troops are declaring for Diaz. There lias, been hard lighting in San Luis Potosi. Ma dero's property in Grenaderos has been s-acked or destroyed. The Federal troops at -Oz'unibaf Mi raflores. Chalco and San Rafael in the Stae of Mexico have gono over to Diaz.-killing many Maderistss. The ?ane thing happened at Tialpam, IS mllfts from the capital, V.-- i ii off at all points of attack on thi rebel positions in Mexico City, the Ms d ere forces "f need cannon and 1 I! 3 TO HEA DE LA BAR R A. . mm machine guns shortly after 2 o'clock p. m. But with the arrival of 700 fresh troopers, commanded by Gen eral Blanquet from Tolcua, the Fed eral began blowing up buildings be tween the San Juan market and the arsenal to, secure a range for direct artillery fire on General Diaz's strong hold. Shortly after' nightfall the Federals concentrated their forces on two sides of the arsenal and began a concerted attack. .The rebels under the leader ship of General Diaz poured a destruct ive fire from, machine guns into the solid columns, causing great loss of life. .; " Rebel field pieces" on the other side of the arsenal renewed their bombard ment of the National Palace and other Federal positions. The roar. ;0f the battle was nothing short of appalling. This attack came almost without warning to thousands of hon-combat-ants who wefe jn th?.'str.e,eisv During the afternoon there was a long cessation of firing at the request of "yhite Cross officials, during which time they were enabled to remove the dead and care for. the wounded. There l;as" been-some less" of life, although it has not been as heavy as in previous days' fighting.: '"4 ',". X ' ' The banks have been closed ' for days. The public, market; are desert ed. "Even the general p'ostoflice is shut. ; ' '. ' " ' , Tlfe Government has noUbeeit whip. ped, nor have ,thQ rebels. Diaz is, pot attempting to whip the Government' f at present, but merely to resist it, I and for six days- he and his- forces did f that in an eminently brilliant manner, I although the methods employed result i, ed in a ruthless bombardment of the capital, by two. heavy forces of artil lery. ' " The loss of life in the Vast day's fighting was heavier than any previ ous. . Rebel shells entered a convent to the eastward of the palace, killing several nuns and killing and wound ing women b.nd children. An Ameri can woman, the mother of Harry Greenfield, an employe of the Mexican Light and Power Company, was killed by a shell. -The centre"of uthe(iity--was'ti - waste place, deserted by the people, who sought refuge in the churches and prayed for peace. 'Gen. Diaz gained so much, confi deuce. -from his successes that he ad vanced his., lines widely, placing bat teries in the Avon id a de San Francis co, Hie Calle San Juan de Letran and the Avenida del inco de Mayo three thoroughfares of strategic importance in that they permitted Diaz to shell the National Palace at closer range. The red flag of the rebels waved defiantly in sections of the capital that, had been for four days under the con trol'or the President's troops. At mid night the situation of the Maderistas '-a.-, discouiaginp; to their leaders." In stead of a quick victory ever Dia7 r,:;ev had been steadily pushed back, loi ing practically all of the ground they had gained. These repulses were suffered In spite of a greatly superior force The Federals . numbered perhaps 7,000, while Diaz had less than 3,000. But th rebels were immensely superior as marksmen. Possessing at least sixty hes.vv cannon and more than one hun dred' rapid-fire guns and holding the enormous supply of ammunition that Madero's government lied stored In the arsenal. General Dias was able to defeat a force twice as strong as 111.; own. ; The Third Secretary cf the United' Statc-; Embassy has been hold up and robbed in the street in Me.vico City. PEACE 110 NEARER Til MEEK AGO DIAZ REVOLUTION INVOLVESI UNCLE SAM IN GFtEAT DEAL OF EXPENSE. OFFICIALS ARE KEPT BUSY! Denying Reports That Administration' Changed Policy Regarding Mexico! and Would Intervene. Sustains Ambassador. . Washington. The Diaz revolution' in Mexico has-now dragged out for! l over a week; has resulted in great' loss of life and enormous damage to! property; ha3 involved the United States in a great deal of expense) through the disputcn of warships to southern, waters, for tbe purchase of; large quantities, or supplies for troops) and the commrssronrng of transports.) Yet officials are ready to confess that' peace seemed no nearer, than it didl a week ago. Military men believe that' if Diaz had pressed his advantage that' :loy instead of intrenching himself in the arsenal, he would have prevailed very soon. .The latest report was one of rumors and speculations and the State De partment officials were kept busy de nying that the Administration had changed its policy regarding Mexico and was about to intervene. With a degree of freedom quite un diplomatic, the reports of Ambassador Wilson and the Amerrcari Consuls in Mexico, even including caustic com ment upon the conduct of the war, were given publicity, so that it i3 probable that if Qongress should1 adopt any of the pending resolutions, calling for the official correspondence regarding the Mexican revolution there would be little additional to what al ready has been given to the press by the State Department. Ambassador Wilson is being sus tained and encouraged in his efforts to remove Americans and foreigners from the danger zone m the Mexican capital. - President Madero, as well as Gen eral Diaz, is denied arms and ammuni tion from the United States. .This necessarily adds to the desperation o the Federal forces.. The American Government is rigidly enforcing the neutrality proclamation issued by President Taft several months ago. Gives Ideas of Judicial Recall. . New' York. James Bryee, British Ambassador to the United States, sug gested to members of the New York County Bar Association that appoint ment byr the Governor and appoint ment by popular vote ; were not the only methods to be considered for the selectlbn of State Judges. Much of Ambassador Bryce's addrecs x at the Asoc fax ion's annual .dinner, was devot ed to this subject, ' although on ac count of its politicab aspects, he dis claimed any desire to discuss the question of "judicial recall." '."HandstOff" is.1 Policy of Congress. .- Washington. ';Han'ds' off Mexico," is the policy of congress at least un der present cireums'tasees, according to party leaders at -both ends of the capitol.. To leave the : entire improglio In President Taft's i hands, , without any interference from the senate-or house,is the congressional policy gen erally expressed.- Unless Taft, on bi3 own motion, suggests need for inter vention to congress, ' the' legislative branch intends to "keep its skirts clear" of the entire situation. Congress Honors Sherman's Memory. Washington. The memory of the" late. Vice President James S. Sher man was honored in Washington by services in the Senate, chamber at the Capitol. Abandoning legislative Work for a day, the Senate and House by special order gave up their sessions to the memorial exercises, joined in by President Taft, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court and prominent mem bers of, the Diplomatic Corps. Federal Jurist Sets Castor Free. New York. Cipliano Castro is free to come and go in this country at will. Judge Ward, sustained the writ of habeas corpus in his behalf, over-ruling the immigration authorities. Cas tro has been out on bail pending a decision in the case. The Govern ment bitterly opposed the entrance of the former Venezuelan President, on the ground that he was an undesir able, in that he refused to answer cer tain questions concerning the internal affairs cf Venezuela and the murder of General Parades. Might Have Saved Scott's Life. Chicago. Ce.pt. Roald Amundsen came near leaving 10 gallons of oil at the South Pole. The fuel might have saved the lives of Lieutenant Scott and his companions. Captain Amund sen spoke of the oil by chance. "The. day was bright and net very cold' according to , Captain Amundsen. "There was an inspection cf the outfit befcro we started and for some time I debated with myself whether or not to leave behind two five-gallon cans of oil I did not expect to need. In tbe end I did not leave the oil." HAVE NO CONTROL OF WATERPOWERS PROPOSAL TO GIVE GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO M POSE CHARGES KILLED. THE NEW RIVER DAM BILL The Hydro-Electric Companies and th Cbmmon Carriers Are Made Subject to Interstate Commerce Laws. 'Washington. The' proposal to give the Federal Government the right to impose a reasonable annual charge upon water-powers was de feated in the Senate by a vote of 53 to 29. - Tn the final vote on the issue, as ' raised in the Connecticut River dam bill, the amendment of Senator Bank head was adopted, striking out of the ?. "bill the Federal tax plan, which had been warmly advocated 'by the con servation forces of the Senate. The Connecticut River bill then Was passed by a vote of 74 to 12. An other section of the bill which would have required the Government to pay the power companies the full cost, of reproducing Its power plant, in case it should be refused a renewal of the Government lease, also was stricken from the bill by a vote of 55 to 27. In its present form, the dam bill, simply permits the Connecticut River Company to reconstruct a dam near Windsor Locks under the usual terms, In which the Government protects its rights of navigation. As passed it contained an amendment incorporated by Senator Borah making hydro-elec-..-trie companies and common carriers, subject to the insterstate commerce laws and an amendment by Senator Jones, providing for the cancellation of the Governmet lease to the pow er company if it ever becomes part of any water-power combination or mo nopoly. "I do' not believe such position is good law or good business , or good, politics and I venture the prediction that in spite of this apparent belief, the day when these valuable water powers will be given away for nothing Is over." This was the declaration of Secre tary of War Stimpson when advised of the action of the Senate in strik ing out of the bill the provision for a Federal tax which he strongly advo cated. Amendment to Canal Bill Killed. Washington. Senator Root's pro- posed amendment to the Panama' canal law to repeal the provision giv- ; ing free passage to American coast wise ships was rejected by the sen ate ' committee on inter - oceanic canals. A. motion to table it, carried 7 to 3,, Senators Branegee, Page and Percy supporting it. The decision of the committee, it is" believed,, will prevent .action in. the senate at this session. No report will be made ; and there will be no opportunity for sup orters of the Root amendment to put 'n a minority, finding. Strike Order Held "For Realse." New York. Judge . Martin A. Knapp, of the United States Com merce court, is tin Washington for a final conference, with officers of the Brotherhood of. Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, in the hope of avert ing a strike against 54 eastern rail roads. ; Though the strike order, :P is understood, has already been dis tributed to the locals of .the union it is being ' held for release" pend Ing the outcome of the talk' witH Judge Knapp. . ; Rebels Get Matamoros. . Brownsville, Texas. Without anf bloodshed or serious resistance, Ma a moros,: the Mexican town acrct the Rio ,Grande from Brownsville i passed into the hands of the Mexicaf rebels. This is the second Texas bo ! der town to be occupied by rebeif since the Diaz revolt, the other beirl Nuevo Laredo. In other cases the'rj volt was peaceful. . f Japanese Cabinet Meets Opposittf! Tokio. The new Japanese under the premiership of Cour; urVvp? mamoto is meeting with great opt sition from the old constitution party. At a meeting the old consti tf . ... . , . ! government unless an me raemot of the cabinet adhered to the pari In consequence the position of Coy i amamoto is as untenable as premier, Prince Taro Katsura. V mier Yamamoto will not yield to t pressure brought to bear by the constitutionalists. 4 Would Override. President's Vetc Washington. Supporters of vetoed by President Taft, rene-J their canvass as congress c'onvef for an attempt- to override the pi t dent's disapproval. It would reqj a Iwo-thirds vote in both houj House leaders thought the bill nj be repassed there, and that the q tion seemed to lie with the sct ' Senator Lodge, however, was f most among those who declare repassage could get the n ?ces . t'o-rhirds vote in the upper bo 0
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