The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-31
tons OF its institutions in such way as
would be for the benefit and advantage
of the whole people.
RIPokrs OF COMMITTEES.

EEPokTs OF COMMITTEE
ls3, senate bill, Abel, TO allow farm
ers TO chip partridges and other game
committee, recommending that the
substitute do pass
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC.
ls2, senate resolution. White OF Alex
ander, TO display the national Gag from
the capitol; placed on the calendar.
lsa. senate bill. Cook. 10 repeal chap |
ter 5a3, laws Of 1893: and senate bill |
100. TO repeal chapter i36, lsss; and |
senate bill, 1871, TO amend section - OF
the Code relating 10 rights Of sub-com- |
mittees.
ly2. senate bill. Lindsay. TO prevent !
competition Of high schools with priv
ate schools in North Carolina.
1873. senate bill, Abell, relative 10
public printing.
Senator Bellamy. senate bill 1873. TO
provide for collection of taxes.
Senator Moody, senate bill 200, TO
regulate the sale of fresh dressed
meats: also senate bill POI, 10 regulate
the sale of cigarettes in North Caro-
| lima.
BILLS on SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
1893, senate resolution, 10 instruct the
committee on printing 10 let out the
public printing to the lowest bidder
was taken up.
Senator NEWBORN offered the fol-
| lowing amendment: After giving ten
duys notice in a newspaper In Ra-
| leigh" Senator Marshall amended by
adding irresponsible bidder Both
| amendments were accepted by Senator
Abel.
This resolution precipitated a debate
of extended length, which was charac-
teriZed by all the venom and bitterness
of partisanship that could be injected
into it by the Democratic members.
The clear intent of the senate is now,
and always has been, to let the print
ing to the lowest bidder.
1876, senate resolution, to unfurl the
National flag from the Capitol during
the session of the legislature, was
adopted.
| 60, senate bill, to allow an increase
of taxation for public schools in the
city of Charlotte passed its third read
ing.
l27, senate bill, to amend section L.
273 of the Code, was tabled.
100, senate bill, to amend section
,l65 of the Code relative to fugitives
from justice passed its second and
third readings. The amendment pro-
vides for dealing with criminals who
, may, while in one state Gust on the
! state line) be guilty of what may be
. crime in another state. An example
!, was cited in the recent affair in which
two men, while in the state of North
6 Carolina, killed a man in the state of
Tennessee, and there had been trouble
| icti
= 8, senate bill, relating to issuance OF
8 notes or other evidences of debt, with a
. substitute by the committee making
such issue of notes or scrip by any cor
lpOratiOn or company, payable in cash
i, at the option of the holder, passed its
second and third readings. The inten,
of this bill is to do away with certain
O. abuses INDUCED in by various com
y panies and corporations toward theil
. employees. Certain companies in tn,
E State, it is alleged, issue scrip or du,
, bills to employees for wages. The scriI
:, is non-transferable, and must be pre-
sented at the cOmpany's store for re
demption; and the company had beer
reserving the option, of paying thi
: scrip, partially at least, in merchan
), disc at the company's prices. The bill
- makes the scrip redeemable in cash, i
| ii.
= Senator Moody offered resolution
providing that Sergeant-at-Arms Hal
liburton, shall accompany the joint
O. committee on insane asylums to Nor
: canton, with power to send for per
- sons and papers for purpose of maxim,
Investigation of certain matters there
passed its second and third readings
The Senate then adjourned till thi
# morning at II O'Clock.
20 HOUSE.
o. The House was called to order at l
IS a. m, and was opened with prayer b.
,e Rev. II. w. Norris, senator froI
N Wake.
ID AT 10 10 Mr.. Turner moved to dis
% pense with further reading of tn
journal, and the journal as far as it wa
read was approved.
te Petitions were called for-none.
G. NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
:r were introduced, as follows:
IL 81, senate bill; 355, house bill, wa
u referred to the committee on the judi
ciary.
y 359, resolution of inquiry, Wootel
d in reference to the salaries paid prC
fessors at the University and Othe
IL state schools, and asks if their salarie
u may not be reduced; referred to tn
Us committee on finance.
10 $50, resolution, Wooten, in regard t
salaries paid officers at Insane Asylum
u and inquiry as to whether they ma
;, not be reduced; to the committee 0
'ii finance.
IN 36l, Lusk, to provide for the bett,
administration of justice in the SUPP
rior courts of North Carolina; referre
of to the committee on the judiciary.
in r1 TO ho
of tlOnment of the public school fun(
rk referred to the committee on educ
" ton.
375, by Young, to repeal sectio
he %, public laws of 1889. Referred
81. committee on education.
1g Personal PRIVILEGE.
Ne Mr.. Hunter, of Madison, arose to
X question of personal privilege,
n. which he read an article in the Ash
nd vile Citizen, based upon report
it. his speech in the News and Observe
which report he denounced as III
r. fair
on PASSED THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were then take
zee up and passed by the House.
$50, house bill, by Turner, bill
provide for public schools by local a
sessment, submitting assessment to
vi, vote of the people, applies only
u Mitchell county. Bill passed its thi
reading and was ordered to be engros
ed and sent to the senate.
or IS, senate resolution, 245. house res
ed n. oIu'.oh uirec'ihg the sc
pw and officers of the superior courts ,
.ed copies of laws, passed its several rea
ings, and ordered to be engrossed f
RI ratification.
~, house bill, substitute for this b
nd permits sheriffs and tax collecto
no throughout the State to collect ba
ar taxes till December 25, 1896. Mr.. A
70, exander explained that the bill simp
ms. extended the time one year. The b
nd passed its second and third readin