The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-24

adjourned until Monday morning at II
o'clock.
SENATE.
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY-MoNDAY Fer
Lieut-Gov. Holt raped the Senate
to order at 20 o'clock.
PASSED SECOND READING.
To incorporate the New River Oyster
company.
PASSED THIRD READING.
To fund the debt of Onslow and lew
O special tax; to authorize the AIhe-
marie and Raleigh Railroad Company
to change the location of it's main line
near COnetOe so as to connect with
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad Com
pany, provided that no depot at which
trains stop shall be abandoned; to in
corporate Catawba Hotel and Belt
Railway company of Marion; to amend
chapter 252, Private laws of 1889 in re-
lation to Battery Park Hotel company,
so that said company may open a bank
in Ashevile and have branches at 9th
er places, provided that it cannot re-
ceive more than the legal rate of inter
est; to declare the Tyson & Jones
Buggy Company an incorporated COM
pany, and to give it the right to en-
large it's privileges and capital; to
incorporate the Enterprise Lumber
Company, of Fayetteville; to incorpo-
rate Robson Institute;
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION,
to amend article 4, section 81, of the
Constitution, to give the Legislature
power to increase the jurisdiction of
magistrates. Mr.. Avery argued that
this give the Justice of the peace no
more power, but gave the Legislature
a right to do so. If the jurisdiction is
to be increased it ought also to give
them power to increase the punish
ment. The amendment to be submit
ted to the voters at the next general
election
PASSED SECOND READING.
To incorporate Brunswick, Western
6 Southern railroad passed second
reading by 26 to 9; to allow the vii
mingtOn, OnslOw and Eastern Carolina
railroad to change its name.
The bill to amend the charter of the
w. O. & E. @. r. r. Co., enabling
them to buy the E. Carolina Land &
Railway Co. Mr.. Gilman spoke in re-
gard to the bill, and said that the pro-
posed consolidation was new to him.
He wanted time to confer with his peo-
pie. Mr.. Bellamy said that the w. o.
& E. Carolina r. r. Co. had completed
it's road to Jacksonville; that the E.
Carolina Land & Improvement Com
pany own a charter to New Berne, and
are ready to consolidate and build the
road through from Wilmington to
New Berne, and that everything was
right in the charter. Mr.. Gilman
wanted the officers of the E. Carolina
Co. given notice before it's passage.
Passed second reading.
Bill to incorporate GlendUn and
Gulf Manufacturing and Mining Com
pany, with headquarters at present in
Raleigh, passed second reading.
Ex-senator KOpe Elias was invited
to a seat upon the floor, upon motion
of Senator Williams.
PASSED SECOND READING.
Bill to incorporate Grimm Brown
stone and Improvement company in
Moore county passed second reading;
that the Fayetteville Light Infantry
may purchase an armory not to exceed
$40, 600 without taxation. Senator
Green, of Harnett, referred, to the
glorious record of this company, hav-
ing served in every war since 1872.
On account Of it's age and valued ser
vice, he believed it ought to be exempt
from taxation.
Bill to incorporate Redin Springs
church and camp ground, passed
third reading.
TENANTS AND LANDLORDS.
Bill to amend chapter SO of the Code
which provides that if any person shall
entice cropper or tenant to leave his
landlord and violate contract, suchper-
son shall be liable to landlord for
amount due by tenant for advance
ments, &c. DR.. Twitty said that this
was a bill to produce law suits, and the
bill went over.
PASSED THIRD READING.
To perpetuate the oyster landmarks
Of Onslow county. Senator Gilman
urged the passage of the bill.
Adjourned.