The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-07
unanimously referred to the committee
on Education

''1nuonu county and OF Warrer
township to keep registration, passed
and was ordered to be engrossed.
House bill 511, to amend section 1868
OF the Code, providing for an equal dis
trlbutlon OF the school fund, on motion
OF Mr. Merritt was laid on the table.
house bill 513. to authorize the town
OF Edenton to build market house.
passed its second reading ayes SO, nays 0.
senate bill PA, amendments to house
Dill %, relating to replacement of books,
etc, destroyed in the court houoe in the
destruction of such buildings by fire,
was up for concurrences. On motion of
Mr.. Anderson, concurrence was not had.
and the senate was so notified.
House bill $50, relating to the REQUIRE
ment from the introducer of bill to
endorse clearly the subject of the bill;
was tabled.
House bill 5e4, to amend section s7s7
OF the Code, relating to fees of solicitors
Tor felonies and misdemeanors; with the
amendments of the committee was dis
cuss ID, but on motion of Mr.. Mckenzie
wons over.
Mr.: Adams explained the object of
the bill. In capital cases aud in some
other cases, such as perjuries, defama
ton OF women and others when the Ia
Dor OF the solicitor is very great, the feel
is fixed at $40, whether there is convic
tlon or not. In other state cases the fee
Is made $40 instead of 81 under IL
present contingencies.
House bill 597, to repeal chapter 1f,O
laws OF 1891, relating to actions against
railroads. On motion of Mr.. McCurry
was laid on the table.
Mr. Spruill submitted the report from
the committee on Inauguration, which.
on motion of Mr.. Mckenzie, was unani
mously adopted.
Mr.. Spruill said, after the question
had been submitted to the House. and
adopted, that the committee in defray-
ing the expenses of various kinds attend.
Ing Inauguration, had not spent one
cent of the States money, and had de
termlned not to do so, until their act had
had received the sanction of the General
Assembly.
Mr.. Adams had leave of the House to
withdraw House bill 502, bill intro
duced by him to incorporate tho town of
Moncure.
Senate bill 215. House bill 57l, to re.
peal an act to incorporate the town of
Klllquick, in Edgecobe county, passed
its readings, and ordered to be en-
rolled.
Senate bill 217, House bill $50, to
incorporate the Commercial Security
company, passed its readings, and was
ordered to be enrolled.
Senate bill $780, House bill 617, to lie
galize the marriage of David S. George
and Mary z. Myers, of Yadkin county,
passed, end was ordered to be enrolled,
(The parties had been united in marriage
by one who had not been regularly or
dained as minister of the gospel, and
to settle al doubts of legality this form
OF legislative sanction had been appealed
to.)
Senate bill 255, House bill GIG, to au
thorlze the Madison county commission
ers and magistrates to elect tax col
leCtor, passed, and was ordered to be en-
rolled.
House bill $50, to incorporate the
Bank Of North Carolina, capital stock
$40, 900, may be increased to an amount
not to exceed $5OO,0O passed and was
engrossment.
House bill COL, to repeal chapter IS.
laws 1881, on motion Of Mr.. McCurry
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Anderson moved to take from the
table House bill 511 in relation to an
equal distribution of the school fund.
Objection was made, and on a division,
the House refused to take it from the
table.
House bill GOT, to change the boundary
line between the counties of Graham and
Macon was taken up, and on motion was
re-referred.
House bill COS, to equalize the tax on
| bars, billiard rooms, etc., on motion OF
Mr.. Mckenzie was laid on the table.
House bill 623, to incorporate the En-
terprise Mills, Kings Mountain, passed
its readings and was ordered to be en-.
crossed.
House bill 625, to authorize Buncombe
county to fund its bonded debt-to fund
| its bonds at 6 per cent. interest, the
amount of bonds not to exceed the
| bonded debt, 10 run twenty years,
| payable in gold, not to be sold at less
than par value, a tax to be levied to pay
| interest, passed and was ordered to be
engrossed.
House bill $50, allow w. II Queen TO
peddle without license in the counties
of Swain and Jackson, not to peddle in
toxicatiug liquors. Queen is disabled
man. The bill passed, and was ordered
to be engrossed.
House bill 644, to in incorporate tn,
Jones Mica Company, Mitchell county
passed and was ordered to be engrossed
Senate bill 221, House bill $40, t.
amend section 1852 of The Code, on mo
tion of Mr. Graves was laid on tn,
table.
Senate bill $50, House bill 637, in re
lation to corporations, on motion of Mr.
Satterfeld was laid on the table.
Senate bill 236, House bill $40, tt
was ordered to be enrolled.
Senate bill 292, house bill 641, t,
amend section 3341 of the Code relating
to weights and measures; passed ant
was ordered to be enrolled.
House bill 665, to renew chapter 293
laws of 1891-renews the charter of tn
Parrish warehouse and banking com
pany-only extends the time for organ
izing; passed and was ordered to be en-
crossed.
Senate bill SO, house bill 443, to amen,
chapter 40 of the Code. The board Q
railroad commissioners, the running O
one or more fast trains on railroads
| stopping only at certain places, must ru
one train every day except Sunday, bu
amended 80 as not to exclude a Sunda
train if deemed necessary or advisable
not to apply to the Petersburg road fror
Weldon unless that road be rechartered
Mr.. Alien said it was thought by sew
eral members that this legislation wa
necessary; others thought it might saw
litigation and trouble. 1t was recon-
mended by the commissioners as rathe
cautionary than necessary. The bi
passed its readings and was ordered
be enrolled