Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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There was quite a debate on a
bill to the charter of Warrenton.
Senator Fowler, Populist, de-
clared that he would vote for no
charter changes for political rea-
sons. The bill passed.
Bill to validate certain deeds
and mortgages was tabled.
The State temperance bill was
made special order for next
Tuesday at noon.
HOUSE.
In the House w. B. Flemming,
Populist, was sworn in as a mem
Der for Warren county.
A resolution was introduced
providing for night sessions af-
ter next Monday.
Bills were introduced to estab-
lish public burial grounds in the
State.
To repeal the appropriations
to the State Guard.
To provide for the maintain
ance of the Insane Asylum at
Raleigh.
To improve Wakes public
roads.
To provide that payments on
mortgage debts must be entered
on record, and that $40 shall be
the forfeiture for failure to so
enter payments as satisfactions.
To amend the B. & L. Asso-
citation law.
Bills passed incorporating the
Peoples insurance company.
To amend the charter of the
Wilmington and Southern rail
way.
Amending the charter of Ra-
leigh street railway.
To allow six trustees of Shaw
university to constitute a quo
rum.
To extend the time for the or
ganizatiou of the Holly Springs
land and improvement company,
Incorporating the Retreat at
Charlotte.
To regulate sale of liquor at
Shelby.
1t was private bill day and a
great number of bills were pass
ed and an even larger number
tabled. Among the latter we're
the following:
To reduce the appropriation to
the State Guard.
To simplify taking of testi-
mony.
To reduce costs in criminal
prosecutions.
To require barrooms to have
no screens and to regulate their
hours of opening and closing.
To prescribe duties of solicit
.ors and regulate their salaries.
A special committee of z on
appropriations was created.
MONDAY.
In the Senate to-day (the 35th
of the SESSION. bills were intro
duced to provide for revising and
digesting the public laws.
To amend the code regarding
standard keepers,
To amend the act of 1898 re
|garding fremens associations.
To amend the constitution by
prohibiting any public officials
from taking free passes from
railways.
To provide for the display and
arrangement of the farmers ex-
hibit at the Atlanta exposition.
TO change name of the town of
Elm City to Toisnot.
Bills passed to amend the stock
law Of Chatham.
To incorporate the Carolina
Fire Insurance Company, of
charlotte.
To put convicts on Warren
lcounty's roads.
To amend the charter of Sails
bury.
To amend Mecklenburg's game
law.
To incorporate the Raleigh
Mutual Saving and Deposit Com
pany.
The bill to create another cause
Iof divorce was tabled.
In the House a resolution was
offered to raise d special commit
tee to consider a reduction of the
salaries of commissioners ano
fees of all State and county
Ioficers.
Bills were introduced to com.
pel taxpayers to list their solvent
credits.
To consolidate and amend the
Icharter Of Raleigh.
To provide for a public schoo
tax in the various school dis
ltricts.
To repeal the bastardy law.
To regulate sales of Jamaic;
lginger.
To change the dividing line be
tween Greene and Pitt counties
To allow Currituck to levy
Especial tax.
TO amend the code regarding
abatement of action.
To regulate hours of labor il
manufactures.
; To incorporate the Roanoke
| Railway and Bridge company.
To incorporate the Morgantol
and Shelby railway.
To protect owners of timbe
, trees.
To inforce the payment of take
lon inSOlvant dabtS.