The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-15
STATE CAPITAL.
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZED
AND SETTLED DOWN TO
WORK.
Vance Instructed to Support the
Alliance Demands of Finan-
cial reform.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON RAILROAD
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
Committees Announced and Many
Important Bills Introduced.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Vance Nominated for His Own
Successor.
Vance Instructed to Support the
Alliance Demands of Finan-
cial Reform.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON RAILROAD
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
Committees Announced and Many
Important Bills Introduced.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Vance Nominated for His Own
Successor.
Editorial Correspondenee.l
Raleigh, N. G., Jan, 18th,

lEuitoIhi IoTTtspOnuenee.I
Raleigh, N. G., Jan. 18th, '9l.
The Senate, Lieut. Governor Holt
presidings WAS organized on last
Wednesday by the election Of the
following officers: j. III. Hinnant,
of Wayne, principal door-keeper
Capt. d. NJ. Noble, of johnson, as
sistant door-keeper; r. F. Furman,
of Buncombe, chief clerk; Mike
Bradshaw, of Randolph, engrossing
clerk; G. P. Pell, of Forsythe, read
ing clerk. Little el,e was Gone on
that day, a few unimportant bills
and resolutions only Icing intro
duced.
SECOND DAY THURSDAY, JAN. STH.
The most important bills and res
olutions introduced were as follows:
By Bellamy, Of New Hanover, a
bill to amend section 1916 of the
Code concerning the acknowledge
ment of Deeds.
Mr.. .McLarty. OF Monroe, a bill to
punish persons who use language
calculated to create breach of the
peace. Judiciary.
Mr.. Butler, of Sampson, that a
joint committee on Railroad Com
mission be created, consisting of five
Senators ard eight Representatives.
Mr.. Lucas, of Hyde. that a joint
committee of five Senators and sew
Ell Representativ IS be appointed to
redistrict the State. Calendar.
By Lucas, instructing the Secreta-
ry of State to furnish Senators with
a copy of the Code and Acts of the
Legislature of 1885, 'S7, 80. Adop-
ted.
Bills were intl oduced by:
Mr.. Avery. of Burke. an act to
amend the chapters of the Code en-
titled Asylums and Idiots, Lunatics
and Inebriates. Referred to COM
mittee on asylulns.
Mr.. Arirey, Of Mecklenburg, a
bill! relating to the University and
A. and M. College. Committee on
education.
kTHIRD DAY-FRIDAY, JAN. 9TH.
Among the more important bills
were:
Mr.. Parker, an act for the reliet
of Judges. This bill proposes, in
addition to the salary, that actual
expenses in transaction Of public
business shall be paid by the State.
This is to do away with free railway
passes. Judiciary.
Mr.. Aycock, bill in regard to
sales and renting of property by
guardians, by striking out Sec. 1 $50,
and inserting in lieu thereof an en-.
actmeut requiring all sales ard rem
tails to be made publicly. after 20
days notice, and the proceeds secur.
ed by bond when not a cash sale;
provided, that when lands are rented
for agricultural pu: poses bond shall
not be required. Judiciary.
Mr.. -Ardrey, bill to punish the
making false pretcnses in obtaining
certificates of registration of cattle
and other animals. The bill pro-
poses to punish by fine Off more
than S100 and Imprisonment in jail
for not more than three months any
person who shall by false pretense
obtain certificate of registration VI
better degree than is correct, from
any breeders or any other associa.
tion. Judiciary.
Mr.. Aycock, bill to amend Sec.
80 of the Code, in regard to the
publication of summons by making
the time four instead of six weeks
Also bill to amend Secs. 832 an6
$40 of the Code, in regard to action:
before Justices of the Peace. Judi
ciary.
DR.. Culbreth's resolutions to ap
point five Senators and eight Repre-
sentatives TO fix and establish th.
Senatorial districts of the State wa.
taken up and adopted.
DIR. Culbreth is native of Samp
son and Senator from Columbus.
The Governors message was an.
nolnounced and read. It is Ions
document, making many recommen
dations that would call for consid
erable outlay Of money. Amons
raany other things, His Excellenc,
recommends that State Coard, con
sisting Of the Treasurer and Auditor
: be created for the purpt Sc Of equal
izing values for taxation between
the several counties; that laws com
polling public schools to be open a
least four II. n.Onths and allowing th.