The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-02-11
HOUSE.
ihirtieth Day, Tuesday, Febgu-
ary 10Th
HOUSE.

ihirtieth Day, Tuesday, Febru-
AIRY 10th.
House called to order by Speaker
Duughton al 10 o'clock.
After prayer by DR.. Branson, of Raj
eigh, the following bills were intro
duced.
To allow Henderson county to levy
special tax; to incorporate the Oxford
Coast Lire railroad; Mr.. Taylor, to au-
thorize Graham county to perfect the
! public records; to change the dividing
| line between Graham aud Macon coun-
ties; to locate the dividing line between
North Carolina and Tennessee and the
| Graham county line; MI Sutton, to in
corporate the Fayetteville Compress and
| Storage Company Mr.. Bryan,of Wayne,
| to incorporate the Seven Springs Miner
al Water and Improvement Company;
Mr. Morton, relative to the employment
of school teachers by committeeman;
Mr.. PEBBLES, to authorize Northampton
county to levy "a tax topay for The build
ing of Jail.
The following bills passed third read
ing: To incorporate the spray Water
rower and Land company; to validate
deeds Of probate taken before magis
trates, where clerks Of court were parties
to the conveyance; to cure certain in
eaualitics in the jury lists; to iJcorpo
rate the Enterprise Land and Improve
ment company of Cumberland
county; to create an additional
Justice of the Peace for Asheville town
ship, in Buncombe county; to amend the
charter of New Berne 50 as to give pow
: or to suppress disorderly houses and to
secure a better observance of the Sab
: bath; to incorporate town Of Centre
: vile, Forsyth county; to amend section
7 218, Of the Code providing for the SER
! | vice Of summons; to incorporate White
| Plain church, Columbus county; to in
: corporate Beulah German Reformed
church, Davidson county; to incorporate
q Badenboro Presbyterian church; 70 IN.
corporate the East Carolina Land and
I Improvement company; TO declare va
j cant the places of such trustees Of the
University AS do not attend four meet.
Y ings, to protect the water supply OF
x Goldsboro; to incorporate the Charlotte
q Literary and Library Association; t
amend sec 403 Of the Code so that &
|, majority of the members OF the bar cal
X set a calendar which shall be followed
q by the judge presidinS;) TO incorporate
the Caledonia Pottery Company; 10 III
!, corporate the Phoenix Fertliiz r Com
g pany of Wilmington, with 500, 600 capt
., tai; declaring Rowan county under tn
operation Of the Stock Law.
lie The following bill was tabled I
< encourage mechanical! proficiency n th
le State
p The following bills passed second read
n, ing: To paw witnesses before Coroner
d the same as when before Magistrates
Bills passed third reading: Amendiu
ne the charter Of the Atlantic & Wester
OF railway, SO it can be extended to th
'o ChoWan river
IA The Soldiers Home bill was made th
oy special order for Thursday, and the bi
(. 70 give Solicitors salary was mad
OF special order for Friday.
The Railroad Commission.
II At noon the bill to create Railroa
a.. Commission was taken up. The bl
which passed the Senate yesterday WI
10. on motion of Mr.. Jones substituted K
,d. the House bill.
:" Mr.. Pritchard offered substitute Fl
the bill. which was read. 1t provide
-, - for a commission with advisory powe
90 at 81, 500 salary, and was the bill pr
posed by the railroads. Mr. Pritcna
,er spoke at some length ia support OF b
id id substitute, and began by saying th
49, there was nothing political in this mes
of ure. In parts of the State he ADMIT
there was ciamor for Commission, D
during this session not one wei;-foun,d
om complaint against the railways u;
cd ca come up. AS to the election of mag
'0N trates there was difference, an1
~ felt bound to admit this, as he nad be
Ia Ia whipped out on that question. he
90" nressed his unbelief that the railroa
could control the Legislature or the p'
uyy nIe. His substitute provided that
"o peopls should elect the Commisslone
80, f also provided that the Commlssl
Ssey shall take into consideration the cost
He made a detailt statement of WI
aHa ,He railway enterprises had done and w
hoo doing for the Western counties ana
-. c,ared that cast-iron bill %0uio e 81
Oh this this and shut out capital. he of1e1
',nSs lnSs this as a compromise measure; lne ne,
sea wouid strike down the weak raiiW'