The state chronicle., 1893-02-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
REPORT OF THE pROCpEDvNGS
OF THE CWENTY.1BvENTH DAY.

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REPORT OF THE puocpruvNcs
OF THE TWENTY.bRvRNT nav
The Agricultural Statistics R,n A~.,r
GAUGES Debate and Rxplana,,on.
I'm the House.
SATURDAY. Feb. 4.-Tha Sen ate met
TINS morning at 10 o'clock, Lieutenant
Governor Doughton in the chair, and
vas opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Foster OF the Christian church of this
CITY.
The journal of yesterday was rea. and
The following petitions were pre-
sented:
BY Mr.. Cooper, from citizens of Samp-
son county. asking for the establishment
OF colored normal school in said county
BY Mr.. King, by request, a petition
protesting against changing the line be
tween Randolph and Davidson counties
By Ar. Campbell, from citiscns OF
West Asheville, asking that the said
town be incorporated.
The committee on counties, cities and
towns reported favorably on the bill for
the establishment of Scotland county.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Cranor, bill to incorporate Con
cord church and school house in Wilkes
county. Corporations.
Mr.. Morton, bill to incorporate the
Cape Fear Harbor and Coal company
Corporations.
Mr.. Cooper, bill to abolish the De.
cember term Of the superior court of
Sampson county and to provide for the
trial Of both civil and criminal cases at
the February term thereof. Judiciary.
Mr.. Battle, . resolution providing for
committee to inquire into the lexpe-
diency Of establishing fouudery at the
penitentiary. Penal institution.
The bill to establish the county OF
Scotland, was made special order fol
next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
A bill to incorporate the town of Mon
roe in Union county passed it's third
reading and was ordered to be engrossed
| A bill to incorporate the town ofFalls
ton in Rutherford county passed its
third reading and was ordered to be en-
rolled for ratification.
| A bill to incorporate the William L
Saunders historical society of NORTH
Carolina passed second and third read
inga
A bill to require the managers of pena
and charitable institutions of the state t,
report the number Of persons employe,
under them, and the compensation pai,
each, psssed its third reading.
A bill to repeal chapter 22l, laws o
1891, in relation to the sale of spirituou
liquors in CASTOR county. Amended 8
as to refer the matter to the voters @
CASTOR county, and passed its third read
ing.
A bill to establish q new township i
Greene county to be known as Jaso
!. township; passed its second and thir
readings.
A bill in relation to the superior court
in Bladen county; passed over inform
/ ally.
, A bill supplemented to an act to amen
, chapter 549, laws of 1887, to aid tn
; Guilford battle ground company; passe
its second and third readings and ordere
to be engrossed and sent to the hous,
: after being 30 amended as to make tn
!, appropriation to the Guilford bait
ground company in effect $3.50 instead {
$500 year.
On motion OF Senator Cooper the bi
: to allow the commissioners OF Sampso
county to Issue bonds and levy a speci
tax was withdrawn from the finance con
mittee and put upon its immediate pa
sage. Senator Pou explained the bi
/, and it passed its second reading.
Senator King, from the committee q
rules, made report fixing the time
, meeting Of this body hereafter at TO-;
q. m. instead of II q. m. Adopted.
A bill to repeal 90 much Of chspt
327, laws of 1891, as relates to Grave
county; passed its second and thir
, readings.
q A bill to incorporate Sloan acadeu
in Surry county; passed its second al
third readings.
A bill to repeal an act in relation
the Ed. nton graded schoolr passed
second and third readings.
A bill to incorporate the Virginia 81
o North Carolina railroad company pass
. its second reading.
y On notion of Senator Atwater a res
/ luton for the relief of ]. M. Forest, "
=, Withdrawn from the committee on fnan
d and put on its immediate passage. T
II resolution was adopted.
= A bill to incorporate the Hinshaw q
It Medean's company. This was bill
d charter joint stock company compos
Of several citizens of Winston. 7
committee on corporations suggest
several amendments, among which Y
{, one to prevent the company from issui
r common and preferred stock, and a
other compelling it to hold its meetiu
within the state OF North Carolina. Th'
amendments we're vigorously opposed
Senator Jones in several fine speech
n but were 30 strongly supported by Ser
tors Cooper, Brown and Day that tn
together with all the other amendmel
suggested by the committee, were fina
adopted. The bill, as amended, pas.
its second reading.
The bill supplemental to the act in
Y lstion to the Guilford battle groul
> which had passed the senate to day a
been sent to the house, came back "
st q slight amendment, which was C.
Cured in.
At 2o'clock the senate adjourned
!" meet on Monday at 1890 a. m.
House OF Representatives.
v SATURDAY, Feb. 4.-The House '
= called to order this morning at 10
:, o'clock, and opened with prayer by
% Rev. DR.. Hall, of the Baptist Taberna