The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-03
Montfort don't want liquor sold among
tnem, and want all lawlessness con,

The bill passed its second reading by
vote OF ayes 70, naysO
house bill $50, to secure the right of
Jury Trial on certain cases, applies to the
oeslre OF railroads and other corpora
lions IN questions involving rights of
way. Trial by jury also affects interests
OF tnose whose property is taken. Can
roads, II the bill passes, be appraised by
JuryS Can roads appeal to the courtsY
1t takes away the existing right of clerks
OF the courts to confiscate through
malice or interest. Now damages NAV
be exorbitant, with no review. unless. as
MIR; spruill said, rights be asserted
in limine.
The bill passed and was ordered to be
engrossed
House bill 395, to amend section 1856
OF the Code, in regard to the acknowl
edgment Of deeds. privy examination of
females no longer needed. Ali may be
taken and probated before Justices of
the Peace.
As amended by the committee, the
Dill passed, and was ordered to be en- i.
crossed.
House bill 4O5 for the relief of Miss
Mamie Bingham, school teacher of
randolph county-pays a certain claim
OF $l1.25 passed and was ordered to be
engrossed.
House bill 40s, to change the line be
tween the counties of Lincoln and Cleve
land, on motion of Mr.. Rowe was laid
on the table.
=, House bill 400, authorizing the trial of
the Issue of fraud in the CONVEYING or
encumbering of land before the deteImi
nation of the homestead when the value
OF the land is less than that of the home
stead. ut permits the trial of the issue
OF fraud before the determination of the
homestead when the land is within the
homestead, but allows no sale until after
such determination.) The bill passed
ana was ordered to be engrossed.
! House bill 416, to protect fishermen in
Perquimans river-not to fish with
selnes or Dutch nets within certain
limits in Perquimans river, passed and
was ordered to be engrossed.
House bill 493, in regard to count,
surveyors, was laid on the table.
House bill 1872 in regard to divorce
amends the Code, so, if wife obtain de.
cree OF separation from bed and board
on the usual charges of cruelty, neglect
! abandonment, and of absent husband
| does not return to the state within three
years, it is ground for absolute divorce
passed and was ordered to be engrossed.
House bill 42O, relating to appoint
nents by the governor to vacancies in
| the supreme and superior court benches.
on motion of Mr.. Schulken was laid on
the table.
House bill 44s, to repeal chapter 1so,
laws OF 1881, concerning the execution Of
deeds by corporations passed and WAS
ordered to be engrossed.
Section 685 of the Code had estao
llshed method of execution which the
act of 1891 repealed The bill passed
to. day coil Dimes the methods of both.
House bill 449, to amend section 21O3
OF the Code relating to dover widow
not entitl to proceeds of sale under ex-
ecution.
On motion of w. W. Kenzie was laid
on the table
House bill 46O, for the announcement
OF sheep acknowledgements of dogs to
list them as other property, each dog
taxed So tax listers to list them at the
same time as other property; tax to be
turned into the school fund in the place
where listed, aroused the usua! biennial
dog fight. Unless the amendment of
Mr.. Watson, of Forsyth, fixing
the tax at 10 cents, or the more produc-
tive one of MI. Holt, fixing at 25 cents.
the lion ard the lamb will not yet come
to lie down together.
The first vote of the fight was the mo
tion of Mr.. Blair to lay the bill on the
table. This was voted down bv an EN-
phatic majority.
Mr.. Vance, of Buncombo, said it wss
apparent to every man that this was not
subject for mirth. He had no obiec
ton to little fun in the discussion, but
sheep raising was subject of great i'm
portance. The records show that there
are in the state 4S1, 900 sheep, and that
there were 423, 900 dogs, larger ma
jority of dogs over sheep. Some of them
were good dogs; more of them were i'll
fed, night-rambling, sheep killing ours,
The bill was drawn with care, so that
private rights might be regarded. II
provides that every person should have
one dog free of tax; even that every
male dog was to be taxed
81 and every female dog 81. The ques-
ton presented is, whether we shall en-
courage sheep, small attention is paid to
sheep. In the opinion of physicians we
consume too little mutton. It is a flesh
conducive to health The sheep is use.
full in the clearing of rubbish of fields
and lands, in drying lands, in treading
them down to put them in proper condi,
ton for culture. In Australia there
were 80, 900, 900 sheep and 1900, 600 car
casses of frozen sheep were shipped
thence to London. With US whole ficcks
of sheep are destroyed in one night. He
knew instances of that kind in sight of
his home, in the still hours of the night
by rapacious wandering dogs. What will
the house do in the face OF such an evil
as this2 The tax is light. The family has
one dog secured as a guard The bill
has the sanction of the agricultural com
mittee. There is Only one objection to
1t; that is, to exempting one dog
from taxation, which ought to be
considered. Millions of sheep, meat,
wool, clothing on the freedom
of the dogs9 With the prefer
ence for the latter, how can a man look
an honest sheep in the facet
He added that he got his statistics
from tne state agricultural department.
Mr.. Watson, of Forsyth, moved to
strike out 81 as tax and insert 40
cents"; and when So occurs to substitute
$50 cents"
Mr.. Holt moved to strike out the pre-
amble, and insert 25 cents in lieu of
81. Mr.. Blair moved to make the bill
the special order for Thursday next,
which motion failed.
Mr.. Robertson said this was very i'm
portant matter. He could not vote for
the bill, but he could vote for the amend
ments. We would hear howl at a tax
of 81; and the howl would not be from
the dogs. From a small tax revenue
would come in time. Mr.. Blair spoke
in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Watson, of Forsyth, said
there were many dogs in his dis
trict. They were friends of his He
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