The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Compiled from mornins dailies.l
SENATE.

SENATE.
ELIvENTH DAY-MoNDAY, JAN. 10.
The Senate was called to order at
II O'Clock a. On. by Senator Turner, OF
Iredell, Lieut. Governor Holt being
absen., and was led in prayer by Rev.
Dr.. Nash, of this city.
The journal of Saturday was rea /
and approved.
The different standing committees
reported bills acted upon.
Leave Of a )sence was granted Mr..
Atwater on account of sickness in his
family.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Courts, a bill to repeal the old
and grant a new charter to the town
of Rufin in Ro ;kingham county.
Mr.. Davis, of Haywood, to repeal
chap. 1872 of the laws of 1885, relating
to the entry of public lands. This bill
restores the law as laid down In the
Code, sec. 2765.
Mr.. Bellamy, a bill to fund and
consolidate the debt of the city OF
Wilmington; one to provide when Of
lenses snail be prosecuted, when com
mitted on the high seas or within the
State, or when death happens in the
State.
Mr.. Aston, a bill to establish an in
dustrial school for the colored.
Mr.. Mclean, to amend g 709 of
the Code relating to the pay of county
commissioners, and asked that 1t be
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Gilman, a bill to correct certain
irregularities in ma king jury lists.
Mr.. Avery, to amend sec. 27 of the
Constitution by giving justices of the
peace additional and final Jurisdiction
in minor cases.
PASSED SECOND AND THIRD READING
At the request of, Mr.. Williams,
Senate bill 3, amending sec. 1866,
chap. 81 of the Code, was taken from
the committee and placed upon the
calendar. Mr. Gilman moved to re.
com nit. The DILL repeats The existing
law allowing the collecting of more
than 6 per cent. interest.
THE oYsTER BILL.
The oyster bill being the special
order for II O'Clock, Nj. Williams
yielded the floor, and the special order
vas taken up. A minority report was
handed in by MI. Gilman, offering an
amendment allowing dreding in Ger.
tain parts Of Pamlico Sound.
Mr.. SPEAKS
Mr.. BelIamy desired to get all the
information he could. "Shall this
body say to the manufacturers who
have money in the State, that their
business must be ruined at one fell
sxCop?' He expressed himself as
willing to vote for a general law pro,
hib.tlng dredging. There are quite a
number of canning factories in the
State and We ought not to shut them
up suddenly. He thought the law of
Maryland stringent enough,
Mr.. Bull favored the minority re
port. Thought dred ging was the only
hope for the oyster industry.
NJ. Lucas: Is not the factory at
New Berne supplied exclusively by
tongers ?
Mr.. Ball: 1t is supplied by longing
and scooping,
Mr.. Gilman called the previous ques.
ton.
Mr.. Lucas demsn Ie1 he ayes and
nays on the amendment. The amend
ment was lost. The following is the
vote:
Ayes:-Messrs. Aston, Audrey,
Avery, Bellamy, Bull, Courts, Gilman,
Hobson, Reynolds, Stanford, Walser
Ill.
Nays:-Messrs. Allen of Bladen,
Allen of Granville, Bell, Bowers,
Butler, Chesson, Culbreth, Davis of
Haywood, Durham, Galloway, Greene
of Wake, Griggsby, Lucas, Mclean,
Mitchell, Paine, Parker, Rose, Rus,
sell, Shankie, Skinner, Twitsy, White,
Wilcox, Wiliiams-25.
Messrs Audrey, Avery, Belamy
and Walser explained their votes.
Mr.. King was ex FUSED from voting
at his request.
The bill passed its second reading
aud Mr.. BemIlamy asked that the bill
be placed upon the calendar. Mr..
Lucas said post oonement meant defeat
to the bill if possible, and moved to
suspend the rules and put the BIZ on
its final reading. The motion to sus
pend the rules prevailed. Mr.. Gilman
sent the following amendment: Strike
out three months and substitute thirty
days. Lost.
The bill was PLACED upon its second
reading and passed. Mr.. Lucas
moved to reconsider, and moved to
lay the motion to reconsider upon the
table, which was done.
Senator Williams 6 per cent. inter
est bill will come up to day as unfn-
ished business, and he will resume his
speech,