The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-17
FIFTH DAY.

FIFTH DAY.
MONDAY, Jan. S.-At 3 o'clock D. m.
the Senate was raped to order by
President King, and was opened with
pray er by Rev. n. Ne veil, a member
OF the Senate.
The journal OF Saturday was read
and approved.
T. Vi. Cheek, of Orange. Senator
from the Eighteenth district, was sworn
in by President King.
INTRODUCTION OF PETITIONS.
Mr.. Battle, by request, regarding the
appointment Of Justices OF the peace.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jones, from the committee on
judiciary reported a subststItute for
Senate oil No II regarding probate Of
wills, also recommended the passage
Of Senate bill No. y to repeal an act
regarding entries.
The chairman of the committee on
penal institutions reported favOrably a
substitute fer the bill regarding the
payment of transportation Of convicts
to their homes at the expiration Of
their terms Of imprisonment.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. POsey, to repeal chapter ga,
laws of 1887. By Mr.. Davie. to prevent
the sale of deadly weapons to minors.
Bv Mr.. Stack. TO repeal chapter 48, Of
the Code, in regard to possession Of
land. By Mr.. CranOr, TO amend sec
! GOA 500 of the Code. BY Mr.. CraiIOr,
author z ng the issuing OF an attach
| ment where actual service cannot be
! made upon the defendant. By Mr..
Lucas. regarding the pay Of county
treasurcrs. By Mr.. Aycock, to pro
vide for the completion, enlargement
and maintenan e of the normal and IN
dustrial school at Greensboro. By Mr..
MCLAUGHLIN, OF Cumberland, to amend
| the charter of the Aberdeen and Rock
ford Railroad Company By Mr.. Bat
tie, to amend section 1871 of the Code.
! By Mr.. Battle, to amend section 80 Of
the Code. By Mr.. Fields, to amend
| chapter 50 of the laws of 1885 relating
! 70 actions Of claim and delivery of per
| sonal property. b Mr. Mcdowell of
/ uecAI, uUuig, 10 opJaUiIvh Ii oyG[em u
! Topographic reporting in the several
.nrt Of Nor:h CarHl1na Bv Mr.
BlalOck, changing the line between
Mitchell aud Caldwell counties, By
Mr. Aycock, to pay solicitors an an
nual salary.
A resolution was Introduced by Mr..
Mcdowell and passed. providing for
! the appointment of a joint committee
| t. ascertain the cost and report the al
visibility of properly indexing the
| Colonial Records.
A concurrent resolution BY the House
and Senate was passed, providing for
the election Of = railroad commissioner
to succeed Major Wilson, whose term
will expire by limitation. Said election
to be held January IL.
The substitute for the bill regulating
to the PROBATE Of will was taken up.
Passed to its second reading.
Senate bill No. IL, to repeal the act
=" <4rdlng the entries of land on navig
able streams, was reported from the
committee on judiciary with the rec I'M,
mendation that it pass Passed to
second reading.
Mr.. Potter said the people want the
relief provided by the bill. It Is badly
needed
The bill was ordered passed to third
reading.
Substitute for Senate bill No %. pro
viding for the payment Of railroad fare
of a convict to hl8 home at the eXpira
| ton Of his term of imprisonment passed
to second reading Mr. Cooper offered
an amendment providing that the
| State pay the railroad fare of convicts
| TO their h )mes, if the cOnvicts so de-
| sire" Mr.. Day objected Mr.. Cooper
| favored amendment. Amendment was
| lost.
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment pro
vidIng that the cost Of transportation
be paid out of the Communication fund
of the convict due by the State, if there
be any.
Patterson favored the bill as it came
| from the committee.
The amendment was lost,
Sandlfer offered an amendment pro
viding that the convict be allowed to
select any other place than his former
home, providing the cost Is not greater.
Cooper favored the amendment. He
did not think a man should be com
PEELED to return to his home if he does
| not care to return.
Adopted, ayes d, noes %.
The vote came up on its third read
| ing and it was passed, 81 TO IL.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, Jan. 9-The House was
called to order by speaker OVerman at
1890 a. m, and was opened with
pr4yer by the Rev. DR.. Carter, of the
First Baptist Church Of this city.
The i~5urnal of Saturday was read
and approved.
Mr.. Jetton, of M~ecklenburg. who
had been detained at home by sickness,
came forward, qualified, and took his
Under the call for petitions, etc, Mr..
Midget. of Dare, presumed ae3n1T a Petltion
authority to levy a special tax to re-
I;ava The Indebtedness of the county
Mr.. Mcneil reported ~unfavorably on
Hn;Iaa resolution AZ. And also I'm
favorably on the House resolution in
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