The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-03-15
SENATE.
FRIDAY, March Sth.

FRIDAY, March Sth.
Two resolutions were adopted in favor
OF A. Williams x Co. and Latta 4 Myatt
The special committee on reporting
names for filling vacancies on the Board
Of Agriculture reported: Messrs. w. K
Capehart Of Bertie; Matt. Moore, of Dup
I'm: J. +. Payne, OF Robson; A. Lcazar,
of Iredell, and G. d. Smith, OF Macon
Mr. Moore, of Rockingham, introduced
the following resolution:
RESOLVED. by the Senate, tie House
cOncurring, that the Governor and his
council be and are hereby authorized to
use the available assets toward the com
pletlon OF the Governors Mansion AS far
as the same will go.
This was put upon its readings and the
resolution passed. The whole State owes
a debt of thanks to Mr.. Moore for this
wise act, secured after the Senate had
passed bill to sell the place The CHRoN
ICLE thanks him.
Mr. Payne introduced resolution i'll
favor of the State Librarian, and Mr.. Iu
cas- one in favor Of certain employees of
the House and Senate.
The following bills passed their third
readings; To allow Wake county to issue
bonds; to extend the corporate limits of
Windsor, EcrtIe county: TO incorporate
Germantou Stokes county; to work the
roads of Raleigh township, Wake county.
10y taxing s cents on the property and "a
cents on the poll; to allow Mount Airy to
issue bonds: TO Incorporate he Carolina
Land, Lumber and railroad Company; to
Incorporate the Ashe} lie Loan, Con
struction and Improvement Company.
The Senate. upon motion OF Mr. Camp
bell, met IN a committee of the whole
for the consideration Of the machinery
bill Mr.. POu took the char and the com
mittee took it up by sections No partic-
ular change was made or discussion raised
until Mr. Toms sent up an amendment to
give the lst-taker power TO put the value
on All property in taking the list Messrs
Turner and LeGrand spoke against and
Messrs. Blair and Toms upheld it. !; was
voted down. Mr.. Farthing offered an
amendment that if the owner puts too
small value Oh his property the list taker
could raise it. lost The bill went on ana
no further snag was Int until Mr.. Lusk
tried to strike out section -, lost. The
committee arose and recommended amend
meuts. 1t was placed upon It's readings
and passed.
The next special order was the resou
ton infavor Of Mr.. Long, ccntestee OF
Mr. LeGrand's seat. 1t was to pay him
millage and per diem up to March 9TH L
passed by a vote Of y TO 19.
The bill to change the government of
the pcnitentiary was taken up Mr. Pou
offered a substitute making the Board Of
Directors nine men, the Governor TO ap-
point the chairman who shall have as 4
salary s. 900 and shall give his whole at
tontlon TO the business Of the same. He
shall call a meeting Of the Board who
shall get as a compensation 81 for each
DAY they are engaged. He made good
points in defense oi it, Was made spe
cial order for TO night.
The following bills passed; Resolution
to allow the Directors OF the PenitentiaIy
TO buy the brick yard farm where they at =
| to Manufacture brick; 10 prohibit the eX
isteuce Of trusts and combinations; to in
corporate Albemarle Academy; in favor Of
the State Librarian; concerning the cap
tlons Of the laws passed by this General
| Assembly; relating 10 the A6hevllle Grad
ed Schools at AshevIlle.
\ resolution coming over from the
| House 70 I. qulre the Commissioner Of La
| Dor Statistics 10 get up all facts concern
| ing the railroads Of the State was called
up and ordered to be printed. 1t has been
noticed by many that if anything comes
up which requires the railroads to bow to
| the State the friends of the railroads are
| Immediately heard from desiring either a
reference to a committee or be postponed
: anything that tends to kill it. Speeches
were made on both sides and it seemed as
il il was another Commission bill. 1t was
finally referred. terribly warm spat
was raised when motion was made by
! Mr.. Turner, of Iredell to make it a special
order for Friday night. Mr.. Barber amend
ed by moving that it be made special
order for Saturday at noon. Mr.. Turner,
of Iredell, stated that to postpone cOnsid-
Grafton until Saturday would kill the bill,
as it would be the last day of the session
and it would be impossible to put it upon
its third reading. 1t was understood that
a vote to postpone until Saturday was a