The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-05

error. Ihe report OF the committee was
not even sunanimons. He protested
against the change. The bill bad been
rushed through the Senate and rushed
over here. The change was bad one.
Mr.. Alexander said the committee was
to 2. The change would give another
Democratic Senator. Mr. PEBBLES made
the same statement. Mr.. Bryan spoke
| OF what the committee had done in re-
gard to the bill. Mr.. Pay said immed
ate action on the bill was necessary.
! He said Iredell county was safe in the
matter. His district had only two ma
| Jority in 1880, while the Iredell district
had $50 majority. Mr.. Holman said his
county (IredelD was put with two stroug
republican counties. He moved to
| table the bill, but withdrew this in order
| that MIR. Earnhardt might speak. The
| latter opposed the bill. The bill which
made the first apportionment was all
right Rowan was now proposed to be
| put with Davidson and Forsyth, strong
Republican counties. Mr.. Holman re-
| newed his motion to table. Il was lost.
36 to 49, The bill then passed its Sec
ond reading. An effort was made to sus-
pend the rules and put it on it's third
reading.
The House Apportionment.
The bill to apportion the membership
OF the House was taken up. This has
already been published). 1t passed SEQ
ond and third readings by unanimous
vote.
A Proposed County.
The bill to create new county, to be
named alliance" out of parts of Hert-
ford, Northampton and BERTHE, was
taken up, with an unfavorable report of
the majority of the committee. Mr.
| Wood stated that at the request Of about
800 or 1000 citizens of the territory in
question he had introduced the bill For
the purposes Of convenience the people
desired to have the new county, or to
have the privilege of voting on the ques-
ton of formation of the county. Mr..
Sutton spoke in favor of the bill If a
this one. There were three large coun-
ties, extending $40 miles along the Vir-
ginia line. Tie proposed county would
be large one The people of the other
counties were willing that it should be
formed. Mr., Scott moved to table the
bill. The vote was sc to 42, so the House
refused to table. Mr. PEBBLES said this
bill would prove bad measure. He was
opposed to new counties. The bill failed
to pass.
Bills Passed Third Reading.
To remove the county seat of Bruns-
wick county; to amend the charter of
Greensboro; to amend the charter of
Mt. Holly q Denver railway; to extend
the provisions of section II $50 Of the
Code to the Washington & Kinston rail
way; to incorporate the Blue Ridge rail
yay, TO amend the laws regarding pub
the oharsr fW Of Wihst6Sha S3apfty 6 atHehd tH hhdfthRd thRda
CT ar4er Of Thomasville; to incorporate
!, Roseboro, Sampson county; to establish
J graded school at Henderson; to amend
} the charter of Murfreesboro; to provide
for subscriptions to the ThOmasvllle
Silver Vail and Pee Dee railway; te
, provide for better roads IN Fran K
linton township, Franklin county
to give Statesville a graded school t(
amend charter of Smlthfeld; to incor
; porate the Northampton & Hertford rail
way; to incorporate Whiteville, Colum
bus county; to incorporate the Souther
p land Seminery; to incorporate the Ire
! | u6ll 1dEQ duu SOlSUI uStlOh Ooibp Ill
, to allow Charlotte to issue $500, ,O0'
q in bonds, (Mr. Grier's amendment Wa
\ withdrawn limiting the issue to $3.50,
OOO); (resolution) to allow the State Ii
9 -arian to sell extra copies of th
+ Colonial Records; to allow Crave
q county to levy a special tax
e to charter the town Of Sunset Park, Bun
4 combe county; to levy special tax il
= Rutherford county; to authorize com
- missioners of Hyde county to levy
% special tax; to amend chap. IS, privat
~ laws of '91, to extend the corporal
~ limits of Norwood; to allow commits
- sioners of Robson to levy special ta1
~ ~ to amend chapter 159, laws of '87, reIs
~ ~ tive to Southern Pines; to establis
- - graded school in District No. 1 to il
~ 40 corporate Asheville, Cranberry and Pu
~ ~ askl City Railroad Company; to inco
w w porate Hot Springs, Webster an
IL savannah Railroad Company;
incorporate Vale Crucis, Shawnee
lie haw and Elk Park Turnpike Compan,
le to amend charter of Raleigh Street Raj
p way county; to allow Wilmington Ligl
q. Infantry to issue bonds to build an q
al mory: to amend charter OF Murfreesbo
to improve method of laying out al
N grading new roads in Rutherfol
ne county; for relief of Treasurer of Moo
'e- county; to incorporate Little Bluff al
Sc Aaxton Railroad Company; to incorpc
ne ate Winston Trust Company.
rv Passed Second Reading.
n To allow Alexander county to levy
bit special tax to pay certain funds in t
ok State Treasury.
ng HOUSE--AFTERNOO SESSION
7st To Dyke the Roanoke River.
as, Bill for reclaiming low lands of Roa
we oke river by allowing directors Of pc
mt tentiary to send not more than o
ar. hundred convicts mot employed) to
'ba commissioners of the counties throu
,s which the road runs, who shall empl
;s them for work upon the river to preve
We oveIiows.
IN Capt. PEBBLES made an argument
air the bill and showed how it would I
tes the entire State to do this work.
,av Wood made a strong argument for
,o3 passage of this bill and gave the reast
for its passage. Mr.. Patterson said Il
the laws OF 1889 provided that until
penitentiary is self-sustainlng 1t can