The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-03-11


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HoT>E--siGHT SESSION, MARCH
2.l~oi.
/ The Six Per Cent Interest Bin
The specia! order was taken NJ. heiu.
10 reduce the leyai rate o. Interest Il six
per cent. TIE finance committee mad,
an unfavorsble report upon the /. 4
! Mr.. Alex xander, the lutrot.ucsr OF thu oil
| supported I warmly making strong
| speech. Mr. Ray moved 70 lay the bill OF
! the table. NJ. HIlemaI on this demand
/ ed the ayes and noes. The call was sns
taioed- The vote was ayes al, uuts ~
the bin went to the tsbla.
| The Voting Tor Solicitors.
Another special order was taken up
being bill providing for an amend
/ menI Of tie Constitution so as TO make
the election OF Solicitors by the whole
people. Mr.. sutton explained the bill,
| declaring 1t 10 be POLITICAL aue.'iou
the most important political question ol
the ass-iaa Iho bill then passed it,
second reading ayes 50, noes 10
On motion OF Mr.. Perry, Hon John
| Manning was invited to seat on tho
| floor of the House.
Mr.. skinner on Saturday lodged Il
motion TO -aooDelder the vote 10y which
the House passed the hll to transfer
| sixth judicial district. He had careiull,
looked into the matter. he suited, and
| made motion and tabled his u ton t.
| reconsider This was taken.
| On motion of Mr.. Williams the vote
4 Inv which the Hnnsa EriHa ..1
! tIll Incorporating the town OF Davidson
! College was reoons iieged. Mr.. William ;
offered an amendment making the nau q
| Davidson. As SO amended, the bili
passed third reading.
Bills Passed Third Reading.
| To incorporate the South Atlantic Uni
| versIty; to amend the charter OF Ashe-
| Vile; imposing upon county commis-
| siOners the regulation of sluice- ways IL
| streams, for the passage OF I.sh.
For the nenept ol the Railways.
| A I'LL allowing the railways To issue
emlgrant tickets and to prevent ticket
| scalping passed second aud third read
lngs.
| A Special Order.
| The Atlantic & N. c. railroad was
made a special order for to-day =.
II o'clock a N.
Bills Pa-sea Second Reading.
To incorporate the Hot Springs, Web
ster u Savannah railway company; tt
| incorporate Jacks onViile. .Onslow county
to incorporate the Wilson " Carolin,
railway company to authorize Mellow
ell to levy q special tax, to amend th
charter or the Greensboro, Roxboro
Eastern railway; to amend the charte
of Jonesboro, Moore county; to wor
Forsyth's public roads by taxation
to allow New Berne to issue improve
ment bonds; to incorporate Dobsou
Surry county; to authorize the town c
Durham to issue school bonds.
A Change of County Territory.
A bill to annex part OF Beaufort count
to Pamlico was taken up. Mr.. Skiupe
supported the bill.
Mr.. Galloway said the territory i
question was that out of which it wa
proposed to form the county Of Rjcl
lands. He warmly favored the change
Mr Brinson offered an amend tneu
providing that the change shall becom
u part of the territory OF Pamlico onl
upon vote of a msj jority of the Inagls
trates and commissioners OF the county
Mr. skinner accepted this amendment
The bill as amended passed its st con
and third readings.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
| lege.
The Senate bill making an appropria
tion to the Agricultural and Mechanica
| College Oi Ti5, 600 annually was take
up, with a favorable report. Mr. Holma'
offered an amendment making the az
preparation $40, ,0oD. Mr.. Sutton oppo.
ed the amendment, saying the aom init
tee knew what it was doing in reporting
in favor Of $15, 600. Messrs. Alston
Skinner aud PEBBLES spoke against th
amen tment, the latter saying the Stat
had Just received an Inheritance CT $3577,.
900.
Mr. Wood said the high salaries of tn
teachers were the reason why the colleg
neede! money. Mr.. Watson offered a
amendment to make the appropriate
s., 600 Mr. Morton favoring the hi
as it stood said appropriation would ell
able the college to provide additions
, accom- odation. and to double the nun
, er CT studeuts. Mr.. Watson's amend
ment was lost. Mr.. Holman's amend
, ment was adopted, ayes So, noes q
} The bill passed its second and thin
readings,
, SENATE.
5 FOrty.eishth Day.-TueSday, March
Sou.ta mo. ot 10 O'clock Iiputenay