The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-03

OF DIS substitute, lost.
Nr Morgan was heard attentiyelv.
His speech VIII appear in to-morrow's
CHRONICLE.
Ayes II, Neys % The original bill
passed thlrd reading. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Forty-Seventh Day--March 2nd.
Speaker Doughton called the house to
order at O'Clock, and Rev. A. &. Perry
offered the opening prayer
Petitions were presented as follows:
Mr.. Bryan, Of Wayne, from the citizens
OF Seven Springs, asking the repeal of
the prohibition act; Mr. Hickman, from
the citiZans of Brunswick county, asking
the removal Of the court house; Mr..
Long, OF Columbus, FROM the citizens of
Waccamaw township, Brunswick county,
asking to be annexed to Columbus
county; Mr.. Bass, asking for prohibition
Of the sale Of liquor in two miles of Lu-
CANA postoffica. and asking chat such
sale be not prohibited.
Resolutions We're introduced as fol-
| lows: Mr.. Brinson, relative to salaries
of State officers; Mr.. Holman, in favor Of
f. S. Burkhead; Mr.. Long, of Colum-
bus, that no bills be introduced after
March 4th; Mr. Sutton, to provide for
three daily sessions Of the House.
Bills were introduced as follows: Mr.
Cole to incorporate the town of Albion !;
Mr.. Mcclure, to correct land grant No
145; Mr.. Skinner, to amend the charter
Of the Nag's Head Hotel Mr.. PEBBLES, to
provide for valued policies of insurance;
Mr.. kearns, to Incorporate church in
Randolph county; Mr.. Hood, t, author
ize the treasurer OF Mecklenburg to pay
school claim; Mr. Brake, to incorpor.
ate the Rocky Mount land and improve
ment company; Mr.. Reed, to charter
Sunset Park, Buncombe county; lMr.
Hickman, to change the county seat Of
Brunswick; Mr.. Sutton, amending the
fence law in White Oak township
Cumberland county; Mr.. Ross, te
repeal the sale Of liquor il two miles o.
Lucama; Mr. Morton, for relief Of W. l
Gore 4 Co, of Wilmington; Mr. McGilI
to give Clear Greek, Cumberland county
the benefits of he Arson county cotto1
Law; Mr.. Greer, to incorporate the Car
DINA Savings Bank; Mr.. Scott, to incor
porate the Union Normal Institute, Ala
nance county; Mr. Gill, to incorporat
the Farmers railway; Mr.. Anderson, o
. Henderson, to amend the Code in regar'
= to the making Of public roads in Hen
d. rson and Polk counties; Mr.. Denny, c
Surry, to incorporate the Danvile Gran
ito City and Western Shortcut rallW&
: company; Mr.. Holman, to exempt pei
, itentiary guards from road duty.
5 The official result Of the JOINT electio
{ Of trustees Of the State University WI
u declared and was ordered spread upo
i The Journal. The report as made by i
it A axander fer the committee, was ado
b tea.
Orphans Courts.
/. AS q special order MIR. Skinner's b
a fot the motion Of orphans courts
g. audit and huance II the varion5 count
u v IS taken up, with a favorable repol
Mc PEBBLES said that while the prese
IL " was defective, he feared tha b
might cause too heavy costs. He
sired the bill read by sections.
Il )lmau offered an amendment, exec
ting Iredeli county from the provisio
OF the BILL This was followed by a re
u
It. Williams moved to table the bill, but
10 the r. quest Of Mr.. Skinner withdrew
Sc the latter gentleman stating that the /
was worthy Of careful consideration.
nv declared that he bill was great Wo
ad OF reform, which it would be an hor
ad to the Legislature to do. He S;
Oh that despite the criticisms {
verse to this Legislature, it b
w. enacted some wise aud patriotic me
IN ures. He urged the Importance Of
bill aud pressed it upon the bonds.
~ power given to Clerks are too great, a
he III support of this he cited she cases
He Connelly in Iredell, aud Upchurch
off Wake. Orphans were deprived, in
ith aggregate, OF large sums. But the &C
ain mon, popular prejudice of the Ho
not would be armed against the bill beca
it would be called lawyers measu
ar LII truth the lawyers had picnic "
sed the Clerks with whom they had intluer
There is great trouble in giving gu
do. dians' bonds. What is needed III ke
md ing of trust funds intact and inviolt
ost Mr.. Alexander opposed the bill, say
ION his people desired no more Courts.
to Cofied favored the bill and desired
for his county. Mr.. Vestal offered
ing amendment providing that the elect
tier of the judges of the courts be left to
people. Mr.. Alexander moved to ia
nee The bill, and on this Mr.. Skinner
manded the ayes and noes. The re
Mr.. vas ayes 81, noes 25, SO the bill Wen
The the table.
81. The Machinery Bill.
This bill was taken up as spe
lent order and passed its second reading
out motion of Mr.. Holman it went over
ton its tni.d reading until tomorrow.
end Clerk to the Commission.
.eu' , Mr.. Skinner sent to the clerks
Mr' and had read, resolution endorsing
ma B. G. Beckwith and Recommending
ster as suitable person for clerk Of
= ih Railway Commission, Mr.. Alexa
otn, spoke in support of the resolution,
nseu ing it was merely asking the Commls
oop- to consider his claimss Mr.. Hol
said the matter was premature, en-
RAISING and matter OF bumcombe
was willing to vote for resolution
thanks for Mr.. Beckwith's services.
were then moved to table. Mr.. AleXa
ouio thereupon asked permission TO With
dop the resolution. This the House