The state chronicle., 1893-01-11
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDlNCx
OF THE SIXTH DAY.
Joint Session and the votes Counted
For state Omcer>-Rili- AID Re,o-
luiions slntroduced-Comn
AppOintments

Appointments.
FRIDAY, Jan. 10 The senate met At
lo: u. IN and was opened with prayer
py Kev MIR Boone, Of this city
The } ,urnal of yesterday was re ad and |
app OWED.
MI Stack was granted ten days leave |
OF absence
Mr. Day was granted indefinite leave
OF absence
Petitions were presented asking for
the r. peal Of the mere hants tax from n,
merchants OF Newport; for the appoint
nut If james G ID rsett, James Z Fur
gerson and ) G Ross as justices Of the
prac and to incorporate NJ unit Carmel
Baptist church in Wilkes county.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Bills were introduced and referred as
! follows:
BY Mr. Gatling, BY request, to restore
| to the ak lists all lands which have not
been thereon for three years and to collect
the taxes on the same Referred to Ju
dietary committee. THIS bill provides
for the appointment of land commits
sioner by the state board Of educa-
ton whose duty it shall be- to
| Investigate and wherever he finds
land which has not been on the tax lists
~ three preceding years, he must take
steps To have such land put on the tax
list and collect the back taxes The ma
chinery is provided to # ct this obirct
By Mr.. James, to amend section 1885
OF the Cole by striking oui the follow
ing: Provided, that upon special con
tracts in wrltirg, sigLed by the party to
Re charged Herewith. or his agent, so
great rate as 8 per cent may be
SLOWED" F" Referred to committee on
propositions and grievances. The bill is
Intended to reduc: the rate Of interest
from to per cent.
By Mr. Jones to repeal chapters %
and 356 Of tie laws 1891, relative to
executors and administrators pleading
the statute Of limitation Referred to
the Judiciary committee
By Mr Mcdowell, by request, bill
making it n misdemeanor for any person
20 treat. furnish or give either directly or
indirectly any spirituDus, vlnous, or malt
lQuors to az adulC or minor except at
tue place of residence of the person so
,reatlng, furnishing or giving, r. ferr.d
70 committee on Prop Jsltlons and Griev
LDc, S.
b, Mr. Phillips to prohibit the sale of
liquns within Que mile of Pleasant Hill
Method 81 Episcopal church ID Randolph
county Referred 10 the committee on
Prop ,sitions and Grievances.
=, BY Mr McLsuc Min, of Cumberland, ,
= 10 amend the charter Of the Aberdeen
and II 'kh,h railroad company. Refer
z red 10 the Committee on IL .Crn al improve
Iurnts
!. By Mr.. Pettigrew, to authorize the
,mmissioners OF Washington county I,
= levy a special tax. Referred to the
u finance committee.
b. Mr. Means, to amend section 40 O.
d the Code by r,qu ring fees OF clek q
u sup rior c"ur's, TO be paid or rendered
- before issuing extcu ions. II fcrIed t
the Jud 'claiy Comml,tee
b, Mr. Mans, - facilitate the probat
OF deeds whore the grautor resides In II i
state, but not IN the county where tn
= aud lies by allowing the probate to b
:. tikeu before a judge of the supreme o
u superior court, clerk OF the superior o
3. Iterior cou-t notary pubic j lstice o
VI he peace # any unity Of this state
r ferred to the judiciary Committee.
= BY Dir Stao to auihorIze r J Dal
y ou, late sheriff Of Stokes county to col
!. let arrears Of taxes for the years 1856
. 1887 1888, 1889 and 1890 Referred t
tue Finance Committee
By Mr Balock, to amend chapter 490
laws Of 1891, by striking out in line thrt
"A the words -''traps and gigs Pace
d On the calendar.
By Mr. Mclaughlin to amend the con
stitution 80 as to reduce the persona
: property ex, mption from $500 to $3.50
e. Referred to judiciary committee
ne BY Mr.. Copper making it a misdemes
Q nor for any person to be drunk or intox
- ~ icated in public place and giving m :
I'd istrates jurisdiction 70 fine aud iupriso
Il, and put the persona convicted TO wor
y, on the public roads RI ferred to con
y mittee on Propositions and Grievances
BY Mr Lucas, to amend chapter n
n, laws Of 1887, relative to fishing in tn
IN Cape Fear and other rivers, by iusertin
er the words "and from 6 o'clock p IN o
~ n Thursday to o'clock p. M n Friday
W. Referred to committee on Proposition
Dn aud Grievances
By Mr. Day, TO requir" the chief clerl
Y of the senate and house 10 prepare al
, furnish TO the stcreta y Of s ate at tt
eni Of each days session complete II
by title and numher, Of al bills and res
lutions ordered for enrolment during Il
4 day; the St cr.tary Of state To enter al
II blls and reSOlatinns in sime way N
book and check otf as they are Re celvt
In his otfice anu At the erd Of eaC
week the secretary Of state to no lfy Il
pI esldlrg officer of each house Of SUI
hills as have not been received by hlI
O Referred u committee on Enrolled Is II
. By Mr. Nj d well. TO amend sect''
3S4l of the Code So as not To r,q ire Pc
sons using W, ights and mea-ures u ha
them al Jl-ted every TWO years bg t
stand ,ri keeper Of the crunty ferr'
our t. committee on Props. .tlons and Grle
arces
BY Mr. Pettigrew to incorporate t
Beaufort county bank Rcftrrtd q to
AY committee on Banking and Currency
Mr.. Leath thtrWoud introduced ser
tyc of resolutions requesting the S. majors a
representatives III congress To vote 10
graduated income tax; to put firmi
AMI mechanical implements on the +
s.: for the free Coinage of silver, ma
no' tainiug the ratio bel ween gold and sll
AZ viii place silver on tqu4lity with go
y OF [, amend the law so hat the Unl
s. rates shall not have Jul dIciion OF 81
between residents anu non residents
cept when the sum in controversy IS
-. ten thousand dollars and over that s,
Referred to the committee on Fedt
Relations
MIR. B own introduced a resolution
appoint.a j int committee TO lnvest'e
the offices of the house and senate
ascertain the amount of help need
Adopted Messrs Brown ana Camp
constitute the senate branch OF this c.
mitree. :.
. By Mr. Brown, aresolntion to adJo
sin. die on February Is. Laid on
t ,blc.