The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
TWENTY SEVENTH DAY-sENATE.

Petltions and memorials were pre-
scented and disposed of as follows:
Snipes, petition from citizens OF
Warrenton against any amendments
TO the charter Of he town of Warren
ton; TO the committee on corpora
tions.
Sanders, petition from citizens of
Monroe asking repeal of sectiOns5 s.
z and 8. chapter IS, laws of 1898; com
mittee ON corporations.
Mn. Grant, memorial from the N. y.
Conference of the n e. Church South,
In reference to legislation concerning
higher education, Read In full and
referred % committee on education.
MI. Adsms, petition from ctlGene OF
Moore county, aekHng the reappoIne-
ment of Q. W. Moore IS q Justice Oh
the peace. Committee on justices OF
the peace.
REPORTS DE- COMMITTEES.
The following Senators submitted re,
ports: Meesrs. Fowler. Back, Cook,
Adams and Moody Of Haywood, from
committee op[j4diciary; Messrs- Nc
CasksX BdParsOns, fish and hsherlesi
Dowd. Dula, Adams, corpora
tons; Messrs. Farthing. Grant, hur
lev education: Nessrs. RIce. m 4Jor1tY
report, and White OF Alexander,
minority report from commltVee on
finance.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Senate bill. TO repeal sections g., z, 8,
9. 10, IL and Is chapter 10 private
laws of 1898 Judiciary.
Bill to amend and continue IN force
the charter of the Fayetteville Cotton
and Compress Company. Committee
on corporations
Stephens. bill to declare valid q GER
tain iced made by Trinity College.
Grant (by reQuesA, bill to amend,
reyise and change the charter or the
city of Raleigh, Wake county. Judi
ciary.
Stephens, bill to amend section 1859,
of the Code. Judiciary.
Dowd, bill TO protect birds IN Neck
lenburg county. Judiciary.
Sigmon. bill to promote the lumber
and timber interests of n. @. Judi
dietary.
Also, a bill to incorporate the Mutual
Savings and Trust Company. Cor
po~ratiOns.
Marshall. bill for the relief of Stephen
Whitaker for aid he furnished the
Western North COrolina Railroad.
Finance.
Hurley, bill to amend section 1904 of
the Code, IN regard 20 the election OF
tie State Librarian. Judiciary.
Abel. bill for the relief of Rev.
Solomon Poole. Finance.
Adams. by request, bill to authorize
the Treasurer OF Randolph county 20
pay John A. Wilson amount due him
as a public school teacher. Judiciary.
White, of AIamance, bill to prohibit
the killing of opossums between Feb
ruary and October I'm the county of
Alamance Committee on Judiciary.
Cook, bill to investigate present com
binatiOns and to devise legislation 10
prohibit the same. Committee on
propositions and grievances.
THE CALENDAR.
H B $50, 8 B $40, 10 let the public
printing Out to the lowest bidder, was
taken up for concurrence in certain
house amendments, as follows: To re-
quire the bidder to deposit q certified
check for $500; also, TO require the
contractor TO execute q bond in the
sum of S. 600; also. that all bids shall
be opened In the presence of such bid
bers, as may choose TO be present.
Amendment ~cOncurred In.
H B %, 8 B 207, 10 authorize the
board of commissioners of Mitchell
county TO fund and settle it's public
debt. Passed second reading by a
vote of 80 TO o
8 B 148, to incorporate the Bank of
Greenvlle. Passed its second and
third readings.
s B 200. to amend the charter of the
town of GAINESVILLE, Martin county,
changing boundaries. Passed second
n third readings.
r. 20 of instruction to our Sena-
tors and Representatives In Congress
requesting them to use all means in
their power to cur such legislation
as will give us the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to /.
MIR Cook submitted the following
amendment: Strike out the word
silver and insert, of all the silver pro
duced from the mines In the United
states; and such other financial and
further legislation as will increase the
value or currency sufficient to meet all
d needs OF trade and commerce.. linn
tied TO the extent that the purchasinp
q D paying power of the dollar.
whether of silver, gold or paper shall
Rt all times be equal.
Moody, Rep, of Haywood, moved
TO lay on the table. Upon a call of the
roll the motion to table was lost, ayes
g, noes 80.
voting in the affirmative were
Senators Black, Cook, Grant. Moody
OF H4ywoOd, Rice, Sharp, Sigmon,
Walls
nos voting in the negative were
Senators AOell, AmmOns, BeIIamy,
Gambler, Carver, Daley, Dowd, Dula,
Barthlng Fortune, Fowler, Franck,
Herbert. Hoover. Hurley, Lindsay,
MARSHALL, McCaskaY. Mercer. New.