The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-29

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nual reports to the railroad commission.
ers, now also required, sufficient, sborgat
Ing the necessity of making two reports.
Inc DILL passed its several readings and
was ordered to be engrossed.
House bill 119, to amend the Code in
leiation to ne admissions of persons not
olrectly or indirectly interested in trial
On motion OF Mr.. Spruill it was laid on
the table. oA
House bill 276, relating to the careless
handling OF baggage, etc, was taken I'M
ana passed its second readings and was
ordered to be engrossed.
Appeals from the commissioners are tn
go direct to the supreme court
Senate bill 55, house bill 27S, to amend
the laws of 1885 and to levy a special
tax IN Washington county. Passed its
shird reading, and was ordered to be en- .
rolled, w
House bill 35, bill to Continue in
force the charter of the Hickory Nut Gan
Turnpike company o. motion of Mr..
Vance, of Buncombe, was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Vance, of Buncombe, and Mr..
Rucker. OF Rutherford, both stated that
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posed to the bill
House bill 81, to amend chapter 527.
laws OF 1891, in relation to prohi-
bltion laws affecting Sunnyside school
house and Winatead alliance school in
Person county, and providing that they
be included IN the omnibus liquor bill.
On motion of Mr.. Holt it was referred
to the committee On Propositions and
| Grievances
House bill $50, to amend chapter Ais,
laws of 1887, for the protection of fish in
Herttord county, was taken up. There
had been an unfavorable report on the
bill and Mr.. Holt moved it be laid on the
table.
Mr. Taylor, of Hertford, said the bill
had been reported favorably and asks
that 1t be re-referred. Upon the state
ment of Mr.. Ray, chairman of the corr
mlttee on Propositions, that the adverse
report had been made inadvertently. al
opposition Was Withdrawn an1 the bill
passed It's several readings and was or.
dered to be engrossed.
House bill l45, to require timber get
tiers to repair damages made in their op
erations to roads and bridges, was taken
up, the substitute and amendments EN-
bracing some additional counties. were
adopted.
MIR. Long opposed the bill as involving
| class legislation. 1t strikes at the priv,
leges of the citizen. and makes him con
tribute unequally to the burden of keep
ing up the roads.
Mr.. Kitchen gave his experienc &c of
lumber men. They destroy roads, tear
them to pieces and render them impassa
Die. These lumber men are not citizens,
pay no tax and escape all responsibility
Legislation ought to lay hands on such
| men.
Mr.. Tay lor, OF Hertford, said the tres
| passers We're not of North Carolina, but
of other states. There was a very large
timber interest. Foreign comp panies from
Virginia and Maryland are engaged in il,
but these hands are called on to work on
the road. In his county they had made
the best road in the county.
Nr. Norwood asked if MIR. Tayior was
not engaged in the timber business. Thai
gentleman replied "Yes;" the law dis
eliminates. MIR. Bair moved to lay the
bill on the table; the motion, on divis
ion, was lost.
Mr.. Ray said there might be injustice
in the practical operations of the bill,
and moved its reference to the Judiciary
committee to examine into its constitu
tionality, and it was so ordered by the
house.
By consent, Mr.. Kitchen introduced q
bill to ''ensure the listing of solven.
credits" and on his motion the bill was
ordered to be printed and referred to the
committee on Finance.
House bill 226, to fix the standard OF
weights and measures was on its read
ing, the substitute of the committee
adopted, and then the bill was passed
over informally.
House bill 123, to amend an act to in.
corporate the bank of Madison, Rock
ingham county, failed to pass its second
reading for want of quorum voting.
On motion of Mr.. Allen the bill in re
lation to free passes was made the specia
order for Wednesday next at 12 o'clock
House bill 176, bill to renew and ex
tend the charter of the bank of Kinston
was announced but not considered. the
required tax receipt not being attached
70 the bill.
House bill 245, to incorporate The
Hatchee Lodge. No. 81, A. F. and A. M
Old Fields, Warren county, passed ii.
readings and WIS ordered to be en-
crossed.
House bill 266, to change the line be
tween the counties Of Burke and Cald
we'll, on motion of Mr.. Wood, was laic
on the table.
House bill 1879, to amend the charte
of the Raleigh and Western railroad
company, validating all previous legisla
tion, passed Its several readings and Wa
ordered to be engrossed.
House bill 267, to amend section Bill
Of the Code was laid on the table.
House resolution 2S4. calling for in
formation from the Bursar of the Uni
versity in regard to the number of fret
students, of the sons of ministers, of th'
number of notes taken, of the amount
due on said notes, ETC., for 1891.
MIR. Kitchen said that the resolution
should include the last four years Th,
institution had not been making reports
Mr.. Holt said he would not amend
but offer substitute. 1t was not fai
to call on new president to give &C
count of the acts of his predecessor
The substitute was adopted and tn
resolution as substituted passed and Wa
ordered to be engrossed.
House bill $50, for the relief of l. NJ
! Foust, asking reimbursement on war
rant for $25, issued and attached to
bill which failed to pass.
Mr.. Robertson said as the bill wa
never a law the question of retundin,
should be referred to the judiciary com
mittee; and it was Sd ordered.
House bill 332, to allow George Blan
kenship, blind, from Yarcey county, t
|, attend the asylum for the blind on tn
usual terms, passed its several reading
and was ordered to be epgrossed.
Senate bill ITO, house bill 31S, for th
relief of J.A. Cole, of Johnstopicounty, t
pay him $50 out Of the school fun5
: passed and was ordered to be engrosseC
House bill 119. in relation to the dis