The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-14

fate Oeanly Hall industrial school. in
Stanly county; to allow an increase of
salary of the road supervisor Of Raleigh |
township to 1900; to incorporate New
Wllkesboro Land Company; to amend
the charter of the Good Samaritan So
clety of New Be1ne; to amend the char
ter OF the Salem Water Supply Com |
pany, to change the name Of Toisnot to |
Elm City; to amend the act inaorpo-
rating the Atlantic, Tennessee & Virginia |
railway so that taxes paid by the road |
shall go to the counties which made sub |
scr1ptlons; to prevent the use Of seines
and nets IN Allegheny county Save in
New rlver); permitting Montgomery's
Superior Court Clerk to be abs mt GER
tain days; to allow county convicts to
be employed on other publ, works as
we'll as roads: to define felony; to incor-
porate the Bank of New Wilkesboro.
Mr. Peebles, rising to question of
personal privilege, disclamel any in
tentlon of saying anything personal in
the course OF the debate on the Railway
Commission bill, SO far as Mr. Morton,
MIR Ray and others were concerned. He
said this because he feared his remarks
had been misconstrued.
MIR. Morton thanked Mr. PEBBLES for
his pleasant words and said there was
entire harmony all around.
Bills Passed Second Reading.
Allowing New Hanover to issue bonds
Tor the construction Of court house;
to allow Haywood county to levy spe-
clal; to allow Allegheny to levy spe,
clal tax; to amend the charter of Morgan
ton; to incorporate the town Of Parkers-
burg Sampson county; to allow Pamlico
county to levy special tax
The bill to amend the Constitution so
that Solicitors shall be elected by the
vote Of the people of the State and not
IN their respective districts, came up
with a favorable committee report. Mr..
Sutton explained the bill, and on his
usotlon it was made a special order for
next Thursday at noon.
The committee on railways made a
favorable report on the bill to SO amend
he charter of the Atlantic & North
Carolina railway as to permit its exteu-
sion westward from Goldsboro to some
point on the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
railway and thence to some point on the
South Carolina, Virginia or Tennessee
| line.
The bill to increase the public school
tax to l6 2-3 cents on property and SO
cents on the poll came up, with favor
able report, and was, on motion Of Mr.
Alexander, passed over, several of the
committee being absent. He stated that
the committee were unanimously in
, Iavor of the bill
The bill to impose tax Of S., 900 an
nually on dealers in pistols, &C., was
tabled.
The House took up, as special order
the bill to pay solicitors 81 800 annua
salary. This is the bill which passed
!, the Senate fortnight or more ago. Th'
s House committee recommended 81, ,00
salary.
Nj. Pritchard said he favored payin,
Solicitors salary. Some districts ar
o much larger than others. What i
. needed is an equalization of salaries. 81
> offered an amendment giving the Solici
\ tors 500 for each county. 81
: thought the bill good one, which woul
: save the State money by cutting o1
y frivolous prosecutions He paid hig
compliment to the Solicitors.
8 Mr. Skinner said he had found it yer
- | ulluCuit W OtClic DIS W bllIS ulhbIoi. u
= was compelled to dissent from the re
port of the committee. He moved ths
- Mr.. Pritchard's amendment be tabled
= as this would carry the bill with i
" Upon this motion Mr. Holman called th
: ayes and noes The roll was as follows
y Ayes 33, noes As, SO the motion to tab
y did not prevail.
~ Mr.. Bryan, of Wayne, said his view
! on this important bill were very decided
He believed the subject very difficu
one to deal with. The question was tt
r. just arrangement of salaries. NJ
n Pritchard's amendment had been tho
he oughly discussed in committee. The
r was no doubt on the part Of the cOmml
ID tee as to the justice and proprety
w making Solicitors salaried officers The
s. are no districts in which Solicitors {
not get approximately the amount name
q. by the bill. What is to be done is
n, fix the salaries as near as may be on
Nv Just basis. He believed in ample So
ey aries, but the people demand only ia
IS, COMPENSATION for services. He allud
OF to the small compensation Of the judg
at and of the need of an increase since u
10 der the Railway Commission bill tn
'" | CdQuOt nave paS0Co oAA oAAO ACoNto.
ell Mr.. Holman suggested that, as t
ell house was light to-day the further co
20 sideration of the bill be postponed a
~; that it be made the specla! order +
le; next Monday evening at o'clock. II
~ was ordered.
ar Bill to increase the school tax to
to cents on property, and 70 cents on
Dr. poll was tabled,a as was also bill prov
ty, ing for the payment weekly wages OF
IN eratives in factories; a bill IN regard
dr. croppers and tentants; bill amendl
an the law in regard to working pub
an roads; a bill for the relief OF a.
sue Swindell; bill to prevent gambling.
ter The bill amending the law regulate
the the term of county Commissioners '
in opposed by Mr.. Nc. Clure and Mr. Il
sh- man, who thought it was sometimes
ain cessary to turn out the CommlSslone
ent Mr. Bryan of Wayne said he thou|
, TO the bill had some merit, but dld
eral wish to press his views. Mr.. Prll
de- found the present law and moved to ia
kes the bill. This the house did, by
7 a., animous vote.
, A There was some discussion on
lty; to protect buyers of seeds from frat