Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-12
THF GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Fridays Proceedings in The
Senate and House.
Fridays Procee
aedings in The
Senate and House.

FRIDAY, Jan. 6.-The Senate
met at 1 a. m., President King IN
the chair.
The session opened with prayer
by Rev Dir j. J. Hall.
The journal of Thursday was
read and approved.
Nj. Patterson introduced a bill
to establish within the penitentis
ary a department tor the care
treatment, and custody Of the
criminal insane. The bill provides
that all persons accused of crime
who may become insane after com
nitting crime, or who were
insane at the time the crime
was committed, and such persons
who may become insane and dee
velop a deposition for personal vio~
lence, shall be sent to this depart
ment.
Mr.. Means introduced a bill
authorizing the appointment OF
three commissioners to digest and
c.dify the laws enacted at this ses-
sion, the missioners to be all
lowed a clerk at $3.50 per annum,
and each Of the commissioners to
receive 81 500 per annum, and to
report to the next General Assem-
bly,.
MIR. Sandifer introduced a bill
to regulate assignments By requirz
ing the assignee to give bond in
double the value of the property
included in the assignment, re
quiring report to be made to the
Superior court, and that al prop
erty shall be sold at public auco
ton within three months from
date of assignment.
Mr.. Battle introduced three bills
as fellows: To amend section
1912 OF the Code by insert
ing after the word "misde meanor"
in the last line the following: "And
shall upon conviction, and without
any prayer for Judgment, but as a
result of such conviction, forfeit
bis license and the same shall be-
come at once invalid and void; and
no board Of commissioners shall
grant to any person SO conyicted
any license to sell,in any quantity.
Intoxicating liquor, for two years
thereafter. That the fact that any
boy unders21 years Of age is seen
in any hoH,Se where intoxicating
liquor is sold, after sunset and bes
FIRE sunrise, shall be prinaa .facie
evidence of sale to such boy,with
knowledge of his non age.
Sec. 2. That when any person shall
apply tor license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquor he shall take and sub>
scribe an oath in writing before
the chairman Of the board of com
missioners that he has not directly
or Indirectly violated the pro.
visions Of ibis section and
upon conviction for any vio-
lation thereof before the taking
of such oath such person shall be
held and deemed to be guilty of
perjury and punished as by law
prescribed for pe,jary. That upon
any trial tor perjury under this
,etion the record Of u h convic-
ton shall be prinaa ffacie evidence
of the guilt.
Sec. 3. That the sheriff shall
have prepared and furnished to
each person 80 licensed to sell
liquor a copy Of this section as
amended which be shall keep post
ed in some public place in the
room in which he sells liquor dur-
ing the continuance Of such liz
cense. Referred to judiciary CONS
miltee.
Mr., A. K. Smith was elected
enrolling clerk, receiving 125 votes.
there being no votes fer any other
person.
Resolutions requesting Congress
to repeal the ten per cent. tax on
the issues of state banks was taken
up and adopted,
The following resolution. intros
duced ty Mr.. Campbell, was unan-
imously adopted
ResotveG, By the Senate, ne
house Representatives coneurring,
that g committee Of five on the
part of the house, be and is hereby
appointed special joint commits
mittee to take into consideration
andreport upop,by bill or otherwise,
the matter of a proper exhibit OF
the resources OF North Carolina at
the Columbian Exposition at Chi-
| cago,
The Senate sent the same to the
house for concurrence.
Senate then adjourned to 10 a.
| N, ,tosmorrow.
HOUSE.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6.-The house
was called TO order this morning
at II O'Clock and opened with
| prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Cole oi
the Edenton street Methodist
church.
Among the bills introduced te
which opportunity is given to refer
is that of Mr. Shepherd, of Chowan
very important to those living
near the waters of Albemarle sound
the legislature sought to be repealed
was found to work hard ship. and