The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
Twenty-Eighth Day-.Saturday Feb
ruary, 7.


Rev. Mr.. Perry, Of Chatham offered
prayer.
Among the petitions presented We're
the following
Mr.. Oliver, to prohibit sale of liquor
at Lumberton; Mr. Priicbard, il opposi-
tion to prohibition; Mr.. Ray, from citi-
zens of Macon for repeal Of purchase
tax; Mr.. Hick man, from citizens Of Co.
lumbus asking for national appropria-
ton for canal there.
Resolutions were introduced as fol-
| lows:
Mr.. Bryan of Wayne. to raise a joint
select committee to investigate the pro-
| posed amending OF the charter Of Will
mington & Weldon Railway
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Sutton, chairman of the Judiciary
committee, reported the following bills :
Amending the Code, making IL sniff
cient for the President and Secretary OF
corporation to sign conyeyances-
| fayorably; to amend acts of 1889 relating
to obtaining advancement by false rep
resentations; recommending concur
renee in Senate amendments; TO exempt
! Cumberland Mills from the operation OF
the law In regard to nom transferable
scrip-favorabIy; to change the time OF
holding the courts Of Burke and Cald-
we'll counties -favorably; to simplify the
statute of limitations repeals sections
1856 and 1877 Of the Code, to take effect
January 1st, 1898 favorably; to
make all corporations amenable to
the laborer's lien law Of 1887-fayorably
to validate certain probates and regis,
trations, favorebly; to prohibit the sale
of pistols and cartridges TO minors, ia
vorably by a majority report; TO create
a salary for the Solicitors Office OF SloOt
annually. (The committee recommends
that So, 900 be the salary, and that In ad
d,tion compensation be allowed Tor ser
vice in civil matters, or now required; ST
amended by majority. A minority Ia
vor the original bilDs to validate certain
registrations, a former bill having passet
covering the objects herein, reported IN
favorably; in regard to the cancellation
, of mortgages, &c, a former bill GOVERN!
the same objects, unfavoaably; to en-
t large the jurisdiction OF Justices OF th
, Peace, unfavotably; TO prohibit the sal
. of deadly weapons to minors, maJorlt
{ report favorahly; in regard to the tim
for the sale of land for taxes, referred t
the Finance Committee.
Bills were introduced as follows: MI
Foust to incorporate the Farmers All
ance Exchange; Mr.. PEBBLES, to amen
!. Sec. $685. of the Code, relative to th
a Supreme Court Library; MIR. StrouE
providing for the furnishing publ
; school pupils with school books at actu:
y cost; MIR. Denny, to allow Surry count
to pay certain school claims; Mir. :" Ri
4 field, to allow the charter OF the Atlant]
y and North Carolina railway TO be e.
= tended west of Goldsboro; Mr.. Reed,
. amend the charter Of the Ashevil!e raj
way; Mr.. Upchurch, to tax dogs an
raise revenue for the school fund; Nj
IS Chears, to more effectually prevent lyne
" law in North Carolina, and to regula
! the pay of jurors in Anson and mic
=. counties; Mr. McGill, for the relief
- the Clerk of Cumberland county Superb
court; Mr. Galloway, to amend the eha
ter Of Stanley, Beaufort county; Il
90 &c walker, to require banks and bankli
~ 2, institutions to make annual reports; III
- - Doughton, to prevent fishing with sem
70 70 n A1Iephany river, and to make i fe
- a lawful fence in Alleghany county.
~ The Railroad Commission Dill W
" made the special order for Monday Ne
ed at 4 p. m.