The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-03-08
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, February 2Sth

NJ SHd", ~ CudtSe the name or lnt OF
Academy; by Mr.. Smith, to incorporate
the Fam Mining IL Manufacturing Com
pany; by Mr.. Farthing. to construct a
public road in Caldwell and Watauga
counties; by Mr.. Means, to allow a special
tax in Concord; by same, to allow the
| Commissioners of Concord to issue bonds
| by same, to incorporate the Concord Rail
| way Company; by Mr.. Long, to incorpo-
rate the Roxboro Land 4 Loan Company;
by Mr.. Williams of Cumberland to change
the county seat Of Harnett county to
| Dunn; by Mr.. Lucas, 10 incorporate Pleas
ant Grove and Hebrew NJ E. Churches in
Washington county; by Mr.. LeGrand, to
create Board of Health for Laurinburg
The morning session was consumed by
long speech against the K K. Commits
sion bill by SENATOR KERR and for the
Commission bv SENATOR LEGRAND. The
| following was the vote
AYES MessrS Abbott, Aycock, Bailey,
Brock, Campbell, Leeper, IAGrand, Little,
Lucas, Payne, Pou, Reid, Robinson, Shaw,
Sills, Smith, Toms, Turner of Catawba,
Turner of Iredell, Twitty, Williams of Cum
berand, Williams of Pitt Total %. All
Democrats.
NOES -Messrs Banks (Rep, } Barber
| Dem.,) Bennett (Dem,) Blair Dem. }
Briggs dem, Brown Rep Copeland
Rep,) Crawford Dem. y Emery (pem. }
Falkener (Rep., y Farthing (Dem.,) Green
rep } Hampton (Rep., } Holton (Rep }
Hughes Oem. y Kerr (Dem. } King dem }
Leinbach (Rep. y Long (Dem. y Lusk (Rep., }
Means Dem. y Moore Dem. ) Rice (Rep. }
(Rep.,) White CDem. } Wimberly (Rep.
Total 28-15 of whom were Democrats
and 13 Republicans. Every Republican
voted against it.
Mr.. Emry moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill failed to pass It's second
reading and to lay that motion on che ia
be The motion prevailed.
Night Session.
The following bills passed their third
reading: A bill to amend the charter of
Murphy, i'll Cherokee county; to incorpor-
ate the town of Franklin, in Macon cOun-
ty; to compel butchers to keep registra-
tion of marks of cattle and other stock
purchased; to incOrporte Beaufort Lumber
Company; TO amend the charter of Floral
College; a bill concerning navigation; to
change the name of the Alma and Little
Rock Railroad Company; to elect a cotton
Weigher for the town of Monroe, in Union
county; to pay certain school claims in
Aamance county; bill in regard to
Columbus county; to Incorporate the Mt
Pisgah Turnpike Company; to incorporate
the Free Mason's Lodge and Amity Acade
my in Hyde county; to change the divld
ing line between AShe and Alleghanv
counties
Mr. Barber introduced a resolution pro
vding that the Senate shall hereafter meet
at 10 a. m, adjourn o'clock p m, meet
again at Soclock and adjourn at 0 0 clock
p m., which was adopted.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, February 2Sth
The following bills were introduced: BY
Mr. Galloway, to incorporate the North
eastern r. r. Co. by Mr.. Beaman, 10 pro
hibit the sale of liquor in miles Of the
town of Snow Hill, by Mr.. McCubbins to
amend the Code in regard to bas ardy;
i'll reference TO drainage; by Mr.. Rey
nOlds, 10 relieve Company a, 3rd Rcgi-
ment, from payment of taxes; by Mr.
Martin for the relief of the Clerks of Su-
perior Courts in the 9th district: by Mr.
Sutton, to incorporate the Fayetteville
Street Railway Company; by Mr.. Har
grove in regard to local option at Waynes-
Vile, Haywood county: by Mr.. Phillips,
to incorporate the town of Macon, in War
ren county; by Mr.. Murphy, to drain Doc
| tors creek, in Duplin, Pender aud Samp
son counties; by Mr.. Outlaw, to protect
the public roads of Bertie and Gates cOun-
ties; by Mr. Rawls, to establish Normal
School in Northampton county; by Mr..
Scott, to incorporate Graham School, Ala
nance county; by same, to incorporate
the Danyille, Mebane, Pittsboro & South
ern r. r. Company; by Mr. Wooten of
Lenor, to appoint cotton "elgher for
the town of La Grange.
a resolution was adopted that on and
after to-day the sessions of the House
l. f1ll >
| p. m. from p. 10. to 1870 p. m, the
private calendar only to be considered at
| night.
Mr. Amis introduced resolution, very
savage in its language, and denunciatory
| of the new election law, instructlng the
| Committee on Privileges and Elections to
| at once report upon alleged frauds III the
! election IN the Second Congre ssional Dis
trict.
The House cOncurred in Senate reso
luton proposing to go into an election, to-
night. of trustees of the University.
| Bills passed third reading as follows
| To amend the charter of Hendersonville
to establish public schools at Litteton; tC
drain low lands in Rockingham county; tc
authorize Watauga county to levy a spe
| mouth; to authorize Columbus county tC
levy a special tax; to change the time OF
holding the courts in Davidson county.
The House at noon, on motion of Mr.
| Holman, went into committee Of the whOlt
| to consider the revenue bill by sections
The Speaker designated Mr, Sutton tC
preside over the committee Of whole. The
bill was then taken up. The fist secti0;
was adopted. To the second section, fix
ing 80 cents as the rate on the poll, az
amendment to make it 60 cents was Off
ed by Mr. Ward. Mr. Doughton Offered
one to make the figures - cents Mr.
Holman, chairman of the finance commit
tee, said that the rate of 80 cents on the
poll and 80 cents on the 500 was hardly
| sufficient to run the government. Mr.
| Doughton defined his resolution, sayn,
that the rate of IS cents on the poll anC
% cents on the 800 was enough, witt
rigid economy, as the penitentlary was t
be made self sustaining Mr.. Hoke sai'
be did not think it was justifiabie to max
the rate so high, to meet our apprehend
ed danger. He thought 25 cents enough
1t was not at all certain that the 30 cent
would be needed. Mr. DoughtOn said tina
the school tax would be 12l; and the pen
sion tax recommended was cents. Mr.
Wards amendment was then voted down
Mr. Doughton's amendment was adopted
with only one dissenting vote, and III
section as thus amended, was adopted
Mr.. Newland offered an amendment t
section g. so as to make the tax on prop
erty 25 cents on the 800 valuation il
stead of 80 cents. Mr.. Ward moved t