The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-24
Jacksonville passed after the House
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

dOOSE OE III , 1A11N LID.
THIRTY-FOURTH DAY-SATURDAY FEB
RUARY IA.
Speaker DOughtOn called the House
to order at 10 o'clock. Representative
Denny, of Surry, offered prayer.
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND CHILDREN.
The bill to incorporate the North
Carolina Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and Animals was
taken up. MI. Sutton and Mr.. Morton
spoke earnestly in support of it, Mr..
Morton saying it had done a great deal
of good in Wilmington. MI. Zachary
said the bill was anice scheme to secure
the exemption of $50, 600 worth of prop
erty from taxation. Mr.. Morton as
sured MI. Zachary that there was no
such view. The incOrpOratOrs simply
desired to have the power given them
to enforce humane laws. The people OF
the State are lax as to such matters.
Mr.. Zachary offered an amendment
that the act should apply to New Han
owe county only. Nj. Sutton said the
bill was to apply only to counties in
which this society was organized. He
opposed Mr.. Zachary's amendment,
which he declared was only n way
tOdefeat so good ameasure. He wanted
the system tried. There was gross u
city to children and animals. Mr..
Bryan, of Wayne, hoped the House
would put itself on record as favOring
this humane law. It's purpose is to
carry into effect a law passed four
years agO-a law which is now not n
forced. Mr.. Ray opposed a bill which
gave men in one particular section such
power. The main object was to give
the incorporation money from fines.
He asserted that the bill was uncOn-
s%titutional. He moved that the bill be
tabled. The motion prevailed.
There was some debate on a bill to
incorporate Dukes Bank at Durham,
with privileges as a bonded warehouse
for tobacco. Messrs. Villains, Jones
and Morton spoke in favor of the bill.
Messrs. Henry, Adams and Ray in OPP
position. Mr.. Henry said under the
bill, the Dukes, who had crushed the
tobacco growers, could establish bonded
warehouses in various parts of the
State. Mr.. Jones asked if Mr. Henry
did not favor the Sub-Treasury plan.
Mr. Henry replied that he did,
but that this was different. Mr..
Williams wanted to know if far
mers were obliged to take their tobacco
to such warehouses. Mr.. Bryan, of
Wayne, asked that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Agriculture. Mr..
Jones could see no reason for OppOsi-
ton to the bill. Mr.. Lowe said there
was no desire to press the matter. The
bill was then referred in accordance
with Mr.. Bryan's motion.
BILLS PASSED THIRD READING.
To incorporate P~arkersburg, Samp-
son county; to allow New Hanover
county to issue bonds for building a
court house; to allow Haywood county
to levy a special tax; to regulate fish
ing with seins in Roanoke river; to
allow PamlicO to levy a special tax to
build a court house and Jail; to allow
Allegheny to levy a special tax; to
amend the charter Of MorgantOn; to
amend the stock law in RObesOn county
SO as to correct an error in former leg
islation; to amend the act incorpora-
ting the Wilson banking company,
changing the name to the State Bank
of Wilson; to change the names of the
county pOOr-hOuses to houses for the
aged and infirm;" to require teachers
in Robson county to be under the SUI
pervision of the county board of edu-
cation; to allow Stanly county to issue
bonds for the building of a court house;
to add BERTHE, Durham and Northamp-
ton to those counties which have au-
thOrity to increase the pay of chairmen
of their boards of county commits
siOners; to all notaries public outside
the State to verify pleadings; to incOr-
pOrate the Fayetteville Compress and
Storage Company; to prohibit the man
~ufacture and sale of liquor in two miles
of the M. E. Church at Whittier; to
change the form of prosecution in
ARRAYS, &c, where no deadly weapon
is used; requiring that prosecution
shall be made within six months; to
create ~Shingletree township, Bruins
wick county to amend the Code so as
to make clerks of courts responsible
for trust funds, covering cases of en-
bezzlement.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
Mr.. Sutton's resolution requesting
members of Congress to use every en-
deavOr to secure a postal telegraph sys-
tenn was taken up, and he spoke
strongly in support of it. The patents
IN the telephone soon expire, and now
is the time for the government to adopt
the telegraph and telephone system In
connection with the post Office. Mr.
Bryan spoke in favor of the plan.
Mr.. Wood said the resolution was in
line with the Alliance platform adopted
at Ocala. Mr.. Henry desired to know
if this move be construed to mean that
the Legislature desired the government
to take charge of the telegraph, and
also if it would mean that it was de-
sired that the Government should now
buy, at necessarily heavy expense, the
telephone patents. Mr.. Bryan, of
Wayne, thought the matter should be
carefully considered, and therefore of
fered an amendment providing that the
Representatives in Congress should
| consider the exnadiannu nf tho 1900