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Legislature wow Getting Underwa But Some Major Bills In Hoppers (Ed. Note ? This is the third of a scries . of weekly summaries of the work of the 19-49 session of the Gen e:al Assembly of North Carolina. ! T iese summaries are not intended ? a? a report on all legislation, but a re contined to discussions of mat le-'s of general interest or of major importance.) Pausing at the beginning of its third full week to mourn the loss of or.fe of its most valued members, the ' .ate 'Joe Biythe, Senator from Meck lenburg and national treasurer of the Democratic party, the General ! , A.-sembly gave indication on Wed- | ? nesday bhat it may now *be hitting i it? stride ? a total of 15 bills were j it. roduced that day, 7 in the Sen- ' ?a .*? and 38 in the 'House, it eiioed the , Yt-eK only sngrnly' behind the 1947 ! session in total number of introduc: ; tionst: 79 in the Senate and 19- In? the House, as compared to 80 and 201 in 1947. Not a great deal of law has been made yet ? only 22 bills hive been passed by both houses, a; d several of them are resolutions oi minor importance. But commit ici work has begun moving forward; -i ti'.o joint Appropriations committee h;> s ail eady heard many of the S.ate departments, and the joint Fi nance Committee has already heard ' many of the State departments, and the joint Finance Committee has set , February 18 as its goal for complet- I tng its work, including the bills ; which have been passed by both ; hoUses,. 54 bills have been reported out of committees. Motor Vehicle Laws 7*he 1947 Highway Safety Act is under fire from two fianks in the General Assembly. Developments (ha week point to the House as the battle-ground where the "motor ve hicle inspeotion program" must fight for survival. At rne same time i ?hat -SB 59, approved by the Senate al er a sharp debate to provide for 1 reduction in the number of annual inspections from two to one per year \v?s on its way to the House on Fri 4ay, an idehticau measure, HB 180, \v&s being introduced in the iowet .chamber. Furthermore, if the.senti- " rttent revealed by several represen tasives on Raleigh radio programs in the past two weeks is an accurate , st:avv in the wind, there is a. strong movement afoot in the House for complete repeal, proposed three weeks ago in HB 5. rlB 171, introduced this week, at tacks -the 1947 driver's lipense re-, examination law. It would require, persons holding licenses prior to July 1, 1947, to secure, renewal M eesises without examination by Jan- 1 aary 1, 1950, and 'would continue to ' require simple renewal every four I . years. ? ; *..] Regulation of "motor vehicles be ing towed" is the object of WB 164 as j iniroduced on Thursday to require tnat such vehicles be occupied by a clever and be equipped, with brakes. Roads The Governor's recommendation that the "gasoline tax be increased'' one cent to help pay for the propos ed $200,000,000 bond issue for sec ondary roads was submitted to both houses in bill form on Friday. The bjils, SB 79 and KB 181, do not pro 'vide for a conditional increase, so that this revenue would be a va'i la hie for road purposes even if the bond issue is not approved. Courts On Wednesday the 16 bills em bodying the results of "the studies of the Commission for the Improve ment of 'Justice were introduced in , the House. Three of the bills propose constitutional amendments to be submitted to the voters on 'Novem ber 7, 1950. The first of these would make rotation of Judges a legisla tive rather than ? constitutional pol ? icy, give the Chief Justice "authority to assign Judges, and empower the legislature to define the jurisriotion of the "special judges"; the second | would permit persons represented t by counsel to "waive indictment" in all except capital cases; and the third would permit the election o< more than one "regular judge" in any district if so provided by the Legislature. Three statuor., changes in the court system wouid permit the Su preme Coupt to prescribe the "civil ;?rc?cedure'5 lor all courts except those of the justice of the peace; Create a "jury commission" In each county; and set up a "judicial eouri ? cil" to make * continuing study of the administration of justice. "Pre-trial hearings, which have been used to great advantage in other jurisdictions, were called for by the only bill dealing directly with civil procedure. In the field of criminal procedure the bills provide that warrants Issu ed in one county run state-wide with ow endorsement; that "summons"' instead of warrants 'he Issued In misdemeanor cases; that "private prosecutors" lie required to disclose the identity off their employer; that Judges be authorized te assign "coun sel to indigent defendants" In all felony cases; that the clerk of court be required before term time to re quest appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in capital cas es; that sentences of life Imprison- j ment be imposed "fn ."capital oases if the jury recommends mercy"; tfiat : a "calendar of cases" to be tried be required for each criminal term;' and that "Upended sentences" $ may be put into effect out of term time. Applying to both civil and crim inal-cases a bill which would make unnecessary the taking of "exceptions to adverse rulings" on the admission of evidence. Since Joan Berry sued Chfriie Chaplin seeking to establish that he was the father of her unborn child, the .admissibility ot "blood grouping tests" has been much de bated. If SB 70, introduced Tuesday, surmounts the legislative hurdles, further discussion of the evidentiary character of such aests in North Car olina will be fruitless. The bill pro vides that "Upon motion of the de fendant, he, the mother and the child must be ordered to submit to blood grouping tests and that the re sults thereof must Jbe admitted in evidence when performed by a qual ified person. In civil cases ekher party may request' a similar test upon the same terms. The person requesting such tests may be order ed to pay for them. Schools The flurry of bills designed to raise teachers' salaries and give Sitaie aid to counties for school build ing construction has abated. The three identical bills fixing teacher, principal and superintendent "sal aries" for the 1948-49 school term at {he minimums recommended by the State Education Commission are still resting where bills calling for expenditures usually rest ? in the Joint Appropriations Commictee. 'the two bill* drafted to provide Star.e 1'unds for county "school building i programs" are still in the House Ed- , ucacion Committee, and even if one of them is reported favorably, ii ' must still go through the Joint Ap- j propriations Committee. The prob- ; lem fit ways and means, and large- I ly means, is the crucial issue. Coy- 1 ernor Scott pointed out the schools' White hope in his inaugural ad dress ? "Federal Aid." On 'Thursday a Joint resolution \Vas introduced in the 'House affirming this hope and requesting the State's congressional j delegation to work to expedite leg islation providing federal funds for j the schools Without federal con ] trol,' This, too, found<t>iis way to the Education Committee. Thus the j j school picture is siiii blurred, and [J blurred it will remain untilthe com j mUtees finish their deliberations. Public Welfare / ? . t From time to time "mental defec tives" committed to state institu tions are refused or delayed in ob- 1 taining admission. When the per- j sons responsible' for their upkeep are j unable to pay ofr their support dur ing this waiting period the county.' i must bear the cost. HB 182, introduc ! ed Friday, proposes to have the State reimburse the counties at the I rate of $2 per day plus actual medi- j ! eal and hospital expenses incurred J S in supporting these persons between j j the time of commitment and admis ; sion. The companion bills designed to have the State take over from the counties "assistance to the needy" i between 16 and 65 are both in the hands of Appropriations Committees not because they actually appropri Patterson Grove News and Comments By Mrs. Thurmon Seism Regular Sunday schook .service was highlighted by a talk from four of the members that attended the S. S. C. at Shelby last week. Those w ho spoke were Mrs. Lloyd Phifer. Mrs. G. C. Teague, Rev. Teague and Hugh Falls. Rev. and Mrs. G- C. Teague and (Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Phifer were ap pointed by the church to attend the meeting Wednesday night at " :Ort at the First Baptist church in King^ Mountain. Twenty three members ^at'ended the S. S. C. in Shelby las" I week. I Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague. For rest and Ruth, Miss Ruth Seism an1 Miss Kathleen Goforth were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lioyd Phifer. Mrs. Tom Bridges lefr Sunday i night fur Florida. Mr. and Mrs, Tom Hamriek and I children were Sunday dinner guests ! of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bridges an<j | boys. ! Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bridges ?>f i Charlotte were also Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bridges Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Teague. For j rest and Ruth were Sunday nigh ate money, but rather because the policy they set and the machinery they provide will eventually de mand that State money be spent. SB 43, the bill tha; would give con tributing governments a lien a | gainst real property. of '.'Old Age 1 Assistance recipients" seems to have I struck a snag in the Senate Public ! Welfare Committee. supper ginjv.i of Mr. arid Mr j. Thur , man Sci?m. NVU arid Charier. Rev. and Mrs C5. i". T**au'ue. Mrs.! Raymond Seism. Bruce arui i'aui and Mrs. Thurman $cu>ru visited Sirs Howard Goforth and baby daughter Linda Diane last week. Mr! Harold Hord has boon sick and unable to attend school for 'the | past ?wk. 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