The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-09

to prevent the destruction OF GER
tain game birds.
A bill to prevent the destruction
of certain game birds in Warren,
Vance, Chatham and Halifax coun-
ties passed its several readings.
HoUsE.-Mr. Williamson, q bill
to impose and regulate = tax on for
eign corporation.
Mr.. Byrd. bill to abolish the
tax on marriage license.
The bill req airing county snper>
intenden ts to ascertain the number
of dumb and blind In the counties
below the age Of rs aud report some
to principals Of asylums for euch IN
fortunates passed the readings.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. LIST.
| SENATE.-Senator Mercer of
IEdgecombe introduced q bill to
allow Edgecombe county to levy
| special tax for the Improvement OF
| roads by townships.
Bill passed for establishing 3
motto for the State.
HoUsE--Resolution to establish a
! national park in Western North Car
DINA passed. Most of the business
before the House related to local in>
terests.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2ND.
SENATE. resolution was adcp>
ted requesting Senators and Rep:e>
sentatives in Congress to use their
in fuence in favor of the Nicaragua
Canal bill.
A bill providing for the appropria>
ton of 81, 500 for furnishing the Gov
ernor's mansion, and 81, 800 for COM
pleting the same, passed second and
third readings.
A bill passed providing for the IN.
dexing Of the Colonial records and
appropriating $500 for same.
HOUsE.-Senate bill authorizing
the Wilmington Light Infantry Com
pany to issue bonds to the extent of
$4,000 in bonds Of $500 each, bear
ing 6 per cent. redeemable In 20
years, passed.
Bill to amend charter of Salisbury
making liquor license $500 passed.
The dog bill! was discussed at
length and referred to committee.
FRIDAY, FEB. .3rd.
SENATE-Mr. Leach, Ia bill to
! bring the counties of Warren and
Halifax under the act allowing the
hunting of 'possums.
Most of the work of the session
wes on local interests.
HoUsE.-Mess. Taylor and Hitch.
in Of Halifax introduced bills, the
former to print certain records rela.
tive to Confederate soldiers; the
latter against the formation of oath
bound organizations.
Senate bill to incorporate the town
of Rocky Mount Mills passed.
Local interests also claimed the
attention Of the House for the
uost part.
SATURDAY, FEE. 4th.
SENATE.-Bill to Incorporate the
William L. Saunders Historical So
ciety passed its various-readings.
HOUSE, Petitions we're presented
on various subjects. Many of them
related to the manufacture and sale
Of liquor.
Much of the time of the days
session i'll the House was devoted
to the discussion of the bill appro-
priatlpg $500 annually to the Gull
ford Battle Ground.
MONDAY Fen. 9th.
SENATE.-Joint resolution for ma.
tional park passed It's readings. 1t
requests Senators and Representa-.
yes in Congress to use their efforts
for the park in Western Carolina.
Communications were read, one
from Secretary Of State Of Indiana
asking the Legislature to urge Sena-
tors aud Representative in Congress
to use their influence for the estab-
lishment Of new cabinet Office to be
known as Commissioners of Labor.
One from Colorado asking for CO.
operation for the retention of the
bounty on Sugar
HOUsE.-Little was done in the
House except for local interests,