The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-19

s B 229. to amend section 2017 OF the
Code
Mr.. D0wd moved to lay the bill on
the table the motion TO table prevailed.
8 B 231. to require boards of county
commissioners 60 let by contract to the
lowest bidder among the newspapers
printed In their counties, the printing
of their annual statements of expendi
lures of the county money. and the an
nual statements of the clerks of the 6u-
perior Courts.
Mr.. DoWd offered an amendment
that the lowest bid must be confined to
the newspaper which has the largest
bona fde circulation in the county.
MI. Dula offered an amendment that
the bid be let t the newspaper that
w~ilkdistribute in the county the largest
number of papers regardless of bona
hde subscribers.
Mr. Mewborne moved to lay the
whole matter On the table; the motion
to table prevailed.
s B 233, to furnish jackson county
with certain volumes of Supreme Court
reports; failed to pass second reading.
3 3 235, TO allow commissioners of
Montgomery county to sell one .half of
the Jail lot in the town Of Troy; passed
its third reading.
SB 237, to amend the charter of the
town of Southern Pines, Moore county ;
passed second and third readings;
tabled.
8 B 238. to open certain waters of
Currituck Sound for entry.
By consent, MI. Lindsay introduced
a bill for the relief of the town of
Reldsyllle; committee on finance.
THE CALENDAR RESUMED.
81 B All, $40 8 B 379, to perfect the
prObaClng Of certain deeds heretofore
Rcknow ledged and registered; sent to
committee on judiciary.
SB 243. to amend section 3143 of the
Code In relation to the sale of poison
Prohibits the sale to a minor under II
years. And one making a false repre-
sentation to obtain any poison enumer
ated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by fine not to exceed $50 or
imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days Add spurious liquors as apoison-
GUS drug; passed second and third
readings
s B 244, to authorize the loan of q
sum, not TO exceed $40. 600, from direct
tax fund, for the completion of the
Confederate monument, now going UP
In Capitol square, under the manage
ment of the Ladies' Confederate MOnu
ment Association.
Mr.. Moody, of Haywood, explained
the bill as simply a loan-and made a
strong argument in favor of it.
Mr.. Hoover opposed the bill. He
favored q disposition of the surplus of
the direct tax fund now remaining In
the treasury to pensioning the living
helpless and crippled Confederate sol
diers, or to be used for public school
purposes.
Mr.. Fortune opposed the bill and
favored the useo Of the money for school
purposes.
MIR. Adams moved to make this bill
a special order for Tuesday, February
10. 1895 The motion prevailed and
the bull was made a special order for
that day at IL o'clock m.
s B 249, to incorporate The Retreat
at Charlotte, N. O., a hospital for the
treatment of nervous diseases, under
the general incorporation laws of the
State; passed second and third read
ings.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock, a. M,
Mr.. Lusk, of Buncombe, in the chair,
and was opened with prayer by Rev.
j. e. Woodland, member from Swain.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Onlyone petition was. presented, and
that by Mr.. HarreIson, from citizens
of Royal township, Columbus county.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIi TEES.
Messrs. Wooten, Bean. Bagwell and
Ellis reported IN several local bills
-LSzL. ~ 1900 moEo-~ol -
mittee on corporations. Among them
bills I'd prohibit the sale of liquor at
Mars Hill church, in Caldwell county,
and a church in Mitchell county and
IngoId church, in Sampson county.
Messrs Robinson, Hunter, Buchanan,
Cox, Winborne, Duffy, Smith, of
Gates, Henderson and Taylor reported
on bills that had been referred to the
judiciary committee.
A majority and minority peport
made on the bill to place Mitchell
county in the Ninth Congressional dis
trict.
Messrs. Sutton, Henderson and Smith
reported on bills TO regulate the for
warding of freight by railroads.; to
allow the Southern Railroad to change
their line in Polk county without ad-
taxation.
Mr.. Burnham reported the engross
ment of bills $50 and 302. to establish a
convict system for Wilkes, Mitchell
and Swain counties and & regulate
weighing in Salisbury.
Bill SOC, in relation to railroads Civ
ing free passes, was reported on un-
by Mr. Henderson from
committee on railroads and railroad
commission.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following new bills reaching to
number 65I were then introduced:
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