The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

bills had been properly engrOsSed.
Nj. Henry, from committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns, reported 81 B. 198, to
incorporate the town New Wlkesboro,
and recommended it passage.
Mr.. Henry, from same committee,
recommended that the petition to incor-
porate Paint Rock do pass. There was
an error and the petition was sent back to
the committee.
Mr.. Cofield, chairman, committee on
Sa aries and Fees, reported in regard t.
resolution Of instruction to COMMITTEES to
fix a fee for O.. NJ. Busbee, Esq, who was
Attorney for the Railroads Investigating
Committee. The resolution allowed Mr..
lsbee $500 for legal services. Tue
compensation of members of the commit
tee Will be fixed later.
h. B. SO, i regard 20 public school
fund &c, recommended that it do not
pass.
Mr.. Hood, from committee on Banks
Aad Banking, re commended the passage
Of 81. B 1872, a bill to charter the Poop els
Bank of Asheville
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Henry, to designate the price to be
paid for puOlic printing at IS per cent Of
present price.
DR.. Stancill, to print extra copies Of
report Of Board of Health.
Mr.. Lowery, of committee on Enrolled
Bills, reported the proper enrolment OF
certain b lis.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Message received that the Senate had
passed bills to regulate fees of sheriffs,
etc., in relation to personal property, to
relieve sheriffs and amend chap. II, laws
Of 1889; to pay solicitors; to amend chap.
SOB, laws Of 1889, in regard to roads; to
amend sec. 2, chapter 81, laws Of 1888;
to amend charter of Morganton; to amend
an act % incorporate Carolina Insurance
Co., of Wilmington.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED.
Leave of of absence to Tatum, O: Bladen;
Wiley, of Guilford; Bryan of Wayne;
Bass, of Wilson; Wood, Of Berthe; Pig
ford, of Sampson; Lowe, of Durham
PEBBLES, Of Northampton.
PASSED THIRD
The bill to incorporate the Regents of
the Orphans House of the Presbyterian
church was adopted, after Mr. Hood, of
Mecklenburg, had made a speech explain
ing the praisewo1thy objects Of the bill.
The bill to pay judges and c~AnVasser>
Of Lotions such compensation as the
Board of Commissioners may decide upon
was amended by reading " OF to exceed
$I.OO" and hen the bill passed it's third
reading
To repeal section 1O2 of Chap. 3, laws
of 1887. The bill provides for a change
Of the time of meeting of road supervisors
from August TO February, which was the
custom under the Old rule, was reported
favorably and Er. Mann urged it adop-
ton.
MI. Cox, of Pitt, advocated letting tha
law remain as it is. He had been 4
supervisor OF roads, and he did not believe
it necessary to nave a February meeting.
Then the roads are in a bad condition, ano
he thought it best not to change.
Mr.. Scott moved a reference to the
committee on public O is. MIR. Alex
ander took the sane view. Capt. PEBBLES
defended the action of the committee,
belle ged that, particularly in the East, Il
was Necessary to secure work out OF the
itineraDt .popu aCiOn. In the early part
of the year they are located. Il dli not
Sc reference to the com Mite o. roads.
l. was referred 70 thu cuElm;--oe.
The bill to extend the charter o. the
Petersburg Railroad Company was read.
Capt. PEBBLES explained the charter was
to extend 80 years and it was about to
expire. He had eXamin3d the bill care
fully and there was nothing Objectionable
and it was expressly provided that they
shall pay axes. ar. Holman sent for
ward an amendment providing that moth
in the charter shall exem9 5 any property,
stocks, g., from taxation.
Mr.. Gnmer asked if there was any
thing in the old charter limiting prices for
passengers and freight.
Capt. PEBBLES sad hat Nj. Holman's
resolution was not necessary. Nj.
PEBBLES was willing to allow the matter
to rest over. 1t was s. ordered
A joint committee of three Senators
and five Representatives we're ordered ap-
pointed to suggest trustees of the Uni-
versity.
The bill to give to four townships in
Person county al the taxes on the Lynch
burg and Durha n Road collected on that
road. Il is provided that this shall not go
into operation until approved by commits
sioners and justices. Maj. Yancey ex
planned this, and h ped it would pass.
MI. Henry raised OH sctions and wanted
it divided pro rata as to the property. M.
Ray thought the bill unconstitutional
that no authority wa given to collect this
money for general purposes and apply it
to special townships. Passed its second
and third reading.
Mai Yancey moved % reconsider bill
No. 9, Incorporating the Peoples Bank
of Roxboro. Capt PEBBLES said one grrat
need was money. We ought not to leg.s
late adversely against State banks Nav@r
since N ali, would a bsnk lend moLey
without receiving its discount il advance.
1t was reconsidered.
M HeGry replied to Capt. PeeOles that
be C.dn'r want to prevent Discount at
interest III advance. Capt. PEBBLES nsked
what was the difference at a bank be-
tween interest and discount. Mr.. Henry
sal. "They say there is none but n
protest against extortion upon the peo-