The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-12
HOUSE.


county-ayes 90, noes 0.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. L. Branson, city.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and put upon their pas.
sage:
III B 11O5, to repeal the laws of 1891
in relation to the passage of fish in
CataWba river; passed second and
third readings.
ri 1923, in relation to Mrs. AIRING
ton.
RESOLVED, by the house of represen-
tatlves, the senate concuring, that a
special committee be appointed with
power to send for persons and papers
and make q full investigation of the
matter and report to this house before
adjournment; passed second and third
readings.
The tellers made a report on the
election of judge, solicitor and clerk
for the criminal court of Madison,
Buncombe, Henderson and Haywood
counties.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Bill making the same appropriation
to the cOlored Agricultural and Me-
chanical college at Greensboro as here
totOre made, So, 900 a year for the next
two years, was reported faVorably, and
passed it's second and third readings.
For the support and maintenance of
the North Carolina College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts-makes
the same appropriation as heretofore
made, viz $40, 900 a year for the next
two years.
Mr.. Mccall introduced a resolution
to pay Mrs. s. A. Williams the balance
due her husband for pay as a member
of this house up to the time of his
death. The resolution passed unani-
mously.
Bill to create a new township in Hay
wood county.
Bill to provide for the maintenance
and support of the Eastern hospital at
Goldsboro, appropriates for 1895,
$37, 500, and $45, 900 for 1896, introduced
and advocated by Mr.. Monroe.
PASSED SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.
Bill to locate public road in Wilkes
county.
To amend the charter of Burns
Vile.
Tocreate Walnut township in Wilkes
county.
To prohibit the sale of liquor within
one mile of Bush school house, Cald-
well county.
To provide for working the public
roads In Orange county.
To amend the charter of the town of
East Bend, in Yadkin county; all
passed their second and third readings
and were ordered to be engrossed.
PASSED THIRD READING.
II B 1915, to repeal chapter 487 of
the laws of 1891, by Mr.. GallOp, of
Currituck, abolishes the Office of game
keeper.
II B 1910, to survey and locate the
line between the counties of Ashe and
Wilkes; explained and discussed by
Messrs. Hopkins and Henderson. The
bill was amended by Mr.. Henderson
and tabled on motion of Mr.. Hopkins.
The following bills passed the House
without discussion:
Act relating to catching oysters.
To drain Fishers river in Surry
county.
To fix official bonds of register of
deeds for Pamlico county.
To t~ranscrlbe court records Of Bla-
den county.
To remedy damage by fire, passed
op).
To amend section $50 of the Code in
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To authorize commissioners of Hyde
county to make title to land.
To protect the owners of timber by
giving seller a lien on timber cut on
his lands.
To place Andrew Mcintosh, a cripple
Confederate soldier on the third class
pension list.
To prevent fast riding and driving
over Curtisford bridge, Wilkes county.
To regulate the collection of taxes in
Forsyth county provides for town
ship collectors explained by Speas.
To authorize commissioners of Jack
son county to levy a special tax for
payment of jail and court house,
passed second reading.
To define the boundaries Of towns
and cities situated on navigable
streams.
T.. incorporate the North Carolina
Lumber company.
To authorize commissioners of Tran
sylvainia county to levy q tax to build
a bridged across French Broad river.
Resolution to require report as to
salaries of officers of Insane asylum.
To repeal chapter 265, laws 1898, in
regard to a~bolishing a township in
Wilkes county.
H B 1913, to repeal chapter 529,
laws of 1891.
s B 20, to prevent the adulteration
and ~misbranding of food. Mr.. Nc
Clammy explained that in the opin-
ion of the AGRICULTURAL committee it
was a good bill and ought to pass. The
bill passed second and third readings.
PAsQUoTANK FERRY N MITCHELL
COUNTY RAILROAD.
A bill to repeal private laws of 1873
and IA relating to a ferry in Pasquo-
tank county was discussed with much
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