The state chronicle., 1893-02-11
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINcs
VI THE THIRTY.THIRD DAY.

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDIN6,s
OF THE THIRTY-THIRD DAY,
Tne Scotland County Bill Passes the
Senate-The Homestead Exemp.
ton Bill Discussed In the House.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.-The Senate met at
1880 a. m, Lieutenant. Governor Dough.
ton in the chair, and was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Pettinger, of the
church Of the Good Shepherd, this CITY.
The reading of the journal of yester.
day was dispensed with.
Petitions were presented as follows:
Senator Pou, for the appointment of
X. P. Ezzell justice of the peace for
Bentonville township, Johnston county.
Justices of the Peace.
Senator Olive, number Of petitions
from branches of the w. @. T. o., in
different parts of the state praying for
the establishment of juvenile reforms
tory. Education.
Sen6tor Pou, from citizens of Pleasant
Grove township, against the stock law.
Propositions and Grievances.
Senator Pou, by request, from certain
citizens Of Pleasant Grove township,
Johnston county. praying that Edwin 8.
Coates be appointed justice of the
peace. Justices of the Peace.
Senator Pou, from citizens of Benton
vile township, in Johnston comfy, ask
ing that G. b. Tolea be appointed JUS
tice OF the peace. Justices of the Peace.
Senator Sheriff., from citizens of Ca
tawba and Lincoln counties, asking for
the incorporation of certain churches in
those counties. Propositions and Griev-
ances.
Senator Campbell, from citizens OF
Madison county, asking that Little Sandy
Mush township be not attached to Bun
combe county. Counties, Cities and
Towns.
Nj. Battle, from citizens Of Mast
county.
A large number of bills were repor
ted back from the various committed
and placed on the calendar.
The resolution in regard to the ap
pointment of committee of five to in
quire into the expediency of establishing
a foundry at the penitentiary was re
ported back from the committee on rule
and adopted.
FILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Olive, bill to prohibit the sal
of spirituous liquors within two miles o
Leesville Baptist church in Wake county
Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Jones, bill to protect minors
Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Leach, bill, accompanied by
petition, to change the boundary line be
tween the counties of Northampton
Halifax and Warren. Counties, Citie
and Towns.
Mr.. Sheriff., q bill for the supper
and improvement of the Soldiers Home
Pensions and Soldiers Home.
Mr.. Posey, bill to incorporate tn
Andrews High School in the county o
Cherokee. Corporations.
Mr.. Fields, a bill to amend the charte
of the Roaring Gap Summer Resort Con
pany, and to enlarge its powers. Coz
porations.
Mr.. Means, bill to incorporate th
Mount Pleasant Manufacturing Company
Corporations.
Mr.. Pou, bill to provide for the RI
pair of the University -f North Carolin
and for other purposes. n1ucation.
CALENDAR.
Mr.. Jones called up the bill to con
mute and settle the bonds issued by th
state in aid of the Chatham railroad con
pany, and moved to have the same r.
committed. The motion prevailed.
A bill to incorporate the town ofHaml
ton in Rutherford county, passed thir
, reading.
, A bill to abolish the December term
3 the superior court of Sampson count,
passed over informally.
A bill relative to the time of holdir
courts in Cleveland county, passed Sc
ond reading.
A bill relative to the display of the pr
: : ducts of North Carolina at the World
Y Columbian exposition, passed second al
: third readings and ordered to be g
!. rolled.
! ! A bill to amend the charter of Il
I town of Salisbury; passed its sec ond al
!, third readings.
i A bill to confirm and enlarge the po'
. ers of the Wilmington Homestead an
Loan association, and to enlarge its po
ers by giving it banking privilege
70 passed its second and third readings.
I A bill to repeal section 683 of the Go
:, in regard to the contracts of corpor
tions passed its second and third rea'
ings.
3. A bill to incorporate the town OF Ps
: melee in Martin coun3y passed its seco
and third readings.
n A resolution requiring the secretary
state to supply every member OF the g
eral assembly with copy of the cnlon
records; re referred to the committee
library.
A bill to declare the North Carroll
r Lumber company duly incorporat
3 company and to amend and enlarge
charter; passed its readings with amer
ments and sent to the house for conc
% renee.
A bill to be entitled an act to erect
nr county eff Scotland. Mr.. Aycock offel
an amendment providing for the subn
sion of the entire question to the vot
of Richmond county as a whole for th
Y approval or rejection.
Messrs, Aycock, Brown, Battle 6
=, Leatherwood supported the amendme
and Messrs. Mclaughlin, of Cumberla
McRae, of Richmond, Pettigrew
Potter opposed it. The amendment
ot voted down Oy VOte VI II oyoe, A1 ~
Senator McRae, Of Robeson, offered
>, amendment providing that certain
u tions of Robson county be included
the boundary Of the new county,
that the selection of the county seat
submitted to vote of the people OF
Mt new county as the same should be est
lished. He made very interesting spe
in support Of his proposition, say
that the motter of grouping the inh
tants of the Scotch settlements OF
section in separate county under
name of Scotland county had been
tated ever since 1885, and that it VIC
. be unfair to erect part OF those Sct
settlements into q new county with
name, and at the same time to excl
the rest. The amendment was reJec
,k. ayes 9, noes 21.