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

EIGHTH DAY, THURSDAY, JAN. Is.
The Senate met at IL o'clock a M,
was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Holt and lad in prayer Rev.
| Mr.. Pettinger, Rector of Good Shop
herd Church Of Raleigh.
The journal of Wednesday was
read and approved.
Petitions were introduced as fol
lows
Mr. Morgan, a petition asking for
the passage of a law making it unlaw
full to fish with q Dutch or pod net with
in one mile of the outside MINDLESS of
any seine in operation in Croatan
| Sound Fish and Fisheries.
Mr.. Grigsby, asking for the repeal
of chap. 256, laws of 1889, by J. B.
Woodie and others. Judiciary.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced as follows :
Mr.. Avery, a bill to make probates
and registration valid in cases where
Superior Court clerks are parties and
have appeared before Justices of the
Peace for probate prior to the Ist day
of January 1891. Judiciary.
Mr.. King, a bill to incorporate the
Greensboro Street Railway Company.
Corporations.
Nj. Gilman, a resolution from the
Alliance Of Onslow county, asking
that before an election for u. S Sen
ator is held, the Assembly pass reso
buttons instrueting our Senators in
Congress to support the financial re-
forms as SCI forth in the Sub-Treas,
ury plan. Federal Relations.
Mr.. White, providing that sales
of property under execution or court
DEGREES shall be advertised at the
court house door and three other pub
lie places in the county for thirty days
or longer if SO adjudged by the court.
Judiciary.
Mr. Grigsby, a bill to repeal chap.
256, laws of 1889. Judiciary.
MI. Bellamy, bill to amend chapter
IL, vol. 2 of the Code of 1883. This
bill relates to cruelty to animals and
provides that upon conviction for any
such offense, a fine of not more than
$50 and imprisoned not more than
thirty days. Judiciary. Also a bill
to enable the Young Mems Christian
Association of Wilmington to issue
bonds to erect suitable buildings FL
nance
The different committees reported
bills and resolutions as acted upon.
Indefinite leave of absence was
granted Senator'S Speight and Greene
of Wake, on account of illness,
A message from the House was re.
ceived announcing its concurrence in
the Senate proposition to appoint a
| committee of Conference in announc
ing the appointment of the folio wing
on the part of the House.
Messrs. Gilman, Skinner, Wiley,
Mann and Scott.
AS members of the Senate branch
the President appointed Messrs. Tur
ner, Morgan and Bull,
A message was received from the
Governor transmitting a letter from
the commissioners of Dare county,
asking for speedy relief from the dep
relations of oyster pirates.
The morning hour having expired
Mr. Aycock moved to reconsider the
vote on the bill Incorporating the town
of Centre vile. Carried, and the bill
was referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
The bill to amend the Constitution
of North Carolina vas reported unfa-
vorably, and upon motion, laid on the
table.
The bill to relieve w. R. Gordon
was laid upon the table.
The bill torelleve sherifs by amend.
ing section 4, chap. 1T, laws of 1889
passed second reading.
The bill to pay Solicitors an annu-
al salary was reported favorably. Mr..
Audrey moved to amend by making
the salary So, 900 instead of $1,000.
He would vote for the bill, forgetting
all local interests (for the salary of
! the Solicitor of his district would be