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

Congress to vote agalnss the Conger
Lard bill and for the Paddock Pure
Lard bill. Federal Relations.
Mr.. Greene, of Harnett, a bill to
repeal chap. 4O3, laws of 1887. Ju,
dietary.
The morning hour having expired,
leave of absence was granted M7ssrs.
Rose, McLerty and Mclean on account
OF illness.
The bill to amend chapter IS, pri-
vate laws of 1889, passed third read
ing, WAS ordered engrossed and sent
to the House. On motion of Mr.
| Turner the bill was reconsidered and
recommitted to committee on Corpor-
atoms.
A message was r93eived from the
House transmitting a message from
the Governor accompan ed by a state,
ment from the Secretary of the Board
of Trustees of the Trustees to be
elected 1T this session of the General
Assembly. They are:
lst. 20 to succeed those whose
terms expire Nov. Sd, 1891.
I'd. Three to fill vacancies eau sed
by deaths of P. Q. Cameron, E. H.
Davis and W. w. L4noir.
I'd. Four to fill vacancies caused by
designations of W. H. Chadburn, A.
G. Avery, Rober5 Bingham and Joseph
Davis.
Ain. One to fill vacancy caused by
removal from The State of Eugene
Grissom.
The bill to repeal cha 3ter So, private
laws of 1885, was repo ted favorably,
passed second and third readings,
ordered engrossed and sent to the
House.
Fne resolution of instruction to Sec
rotary Of State was adopted.
The bill to amend Sec. 1927, Chap.
8, was reported ~favorAbIy. After
amendments 50 as to include Fender
county, The bill was referred to the
Judiciary Committee on motion OF
Mr.. Wilcox.
The resolution in regard TO the
oyster intere sts was taken up, and on
motion OF Mr., Gilman, was referred to
the Committee on Fish and Fisheries,
as was also Senate bill 81 on the same
question.
The bill to declare the Carolina
Construction Company a duly incor-
porated company passed second and
shird readings and vas ordered sent
to the House without eugrossment
The bill to declare the Great Fails
Water Power and Manufacturing
| Company q duly in incorporates com.
pany was, as amended by the COM
mi.tee, reported tavorahly, and came
up on second reading. NJ. Williams,
of Pit, was opposed to giving corpor
atoms special powers.
They had no souls, as the great
Jefferson had declared, (aad he dared
any one to dispute his words) He
vas opposed to class legislation be
cause he was o Democrat, and this was
too much for him. He wanted to
see money come into North CAROLINA;
he wanted to see manufactures estab
lished; but he did not want &c see the
Legislature giving outside corpora
tons special privileges. He Was op
posed to the bill and waxed warm in
his structures upon corporations.
At the conclusion of his speech he
was the recipient of a beautiful boquet
| of yiolets from the ladies in the gal
lery, with a note bearing the words:
b" From the ladies n the gallery as a
compliment to your speech"
On motion OF Mr., Parker, the pre-
vious question was called and sus
tanned.
MI. Williams then amended, limit
ing the charter to 80 years. The
amend ment was lost. The bill passed
second and third readings, and was
ordered sent to the House without en-
grossment.
The resolution asking the Attorney
General for information in regard to
the obstruction of Dan river was
adopted.
The bill to amend chapter 124, Sec.
l, was taken from the calendar, passed
second and third readings, and ordered
sent to the House.
The President announced the APP
pointment of the following commit
tee:
On PENsIoNs-Mr. Lucas, chair.
man; Messrs. Atwater, Culbreth, Dur
ham, Grigsby, Mitchell and Walser.
The bill in regard to the renting of
property by guardians was reported
~favorably, passed second and third
readings, ordered engrossed and sent
to the House.
The bill to amend chapter 3l8. laws
of 1889, was reported favorably,
passed second and third readings, or
dered engr 1ssed and sent to the House.
The oil to amend the election law
was reported favorably.
Mr.. Williams was opposed to any