The Durham Recorder

ADJOURNED WEDNESDAY

The 1911 Legislature is Now a Thing of the Past

Raleigh, March 9.--During an occasional grind of legislation, while the legislature was waiting for final adjournment, agreements were reached that, on Eastern Carolina Truckers association bill for licensing strawberry brokers and providing association fund. Difference adjusted as to sub-contractors lien bill, involving Durham, Wake, Guilford and Rowan, so all remains under law. There was on foot to pass a bill to allow the penitentiary warden $300 extra for electrocutions, but it became evident opponents would raise point of no quorum, so friends of the bill gave it up. This bill passed second reading Tuesday night, but was forced over on objection to final reading.

Toward noon the famous drum corps of L. O. B. Branch camp Confederate veterans, composed of J. J. Lomax, W. T. Johnson and W. E. Royster, marched into the hall of representatives, and members gave them great ovation. Chair was surrendered by Speaker Dowd to Representative McKethan, of Cumberland, the Uncle Joe Cannon, of the house and a veteran withal. Enthusiasm ran high when members saw that 8 cigar given proper angle between his lips, while he presided. Collection was taken for three veterans of drum corps that made considerable sum.

Speaker Dowd said Wednesday in statement to press that the conduct this general assembly has fully justified his expression in the beginning of the session that this was one of the very ablest and best legislatures the state has ever had; that they have taken good care of all the state's interests that needed taking care of and imposed no hardships on any part of her worthy citizenship and that people of the state may well be congratulated on the legislative condition at the close of this session of general assembly.

Lieutenant Governor Newland, of the senate, was standing by and heartily endorsed this statement of Speaker Dowd, as an expression of his view of outcome of legislative session just closed. The 1911 session of the North Carolina general assembly adjourned sine die at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, the wait from 11 o'clock to hour adjournment having been necessary to get final batch of ratified bills.