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

counties; passed second and third read
ings.
Resolution providing for joint COM
mlttee of House and Senate on cleo
ton law, tabled, the election law hav-
ing already passed.
The following bills passed second
and third readings:
Resolution by Mr.. Hunter, appoint
ing February 9th as the time to go
into the election of a Judge for Madi-
son, Buncombe and Henderson.
Senate bill, to repeal chapter 523,
laws of 1898.
Bill by Winborn, 70 amend section
GIG of the Code, in regard to defend
ants giving bond to secure fees of
office during the pending of a contest.
Act for protection of ~inn-keepers
against dead beats explained by Ewart.
Wooten moved to amend by adding
''the keepers of restaurants" The
bill as amended passed.
S B 169, to admit the Farmers ALI
ance to the same privileges as other
benevolent societies In the matter Of
insurance.
To amend section 1165 of the Code,
relative to fugitives from justice.
To providefo o cotton weigher for the
town of Mooresville, in Iredell county.
To repeal chapter 473, laws of 1898,
relating TO drainage of lands In For
syth and Davidson counties; takes the
business out of the hands of the land
owners and puts it into the hands of
county commissioners; passed second
and third readings.
s B 344, to incorporate Fayetteville
Compress Company; placed on private
calendar.
Bills to amend and re enact charter
of the New Wilkesboro Land Company
and change to the name of the North
Carolina State Company.
To amend section l., private laws of
1893.
IL, to amend COZ of the Code of
Civil Procedure.
II B 1864, to declare the Raleigh
Water Company a duly Incorporated
company and to ratify, amend and en-
large is powers.
Bill to amend section 2, chapter z,
private laws Of 1898.
SPECIAL ORDERS
Senate bill to amend section 2, chap
ter -321, laws 1891, reduces salary of
Railroad Commissioners from 81, 900
to 81, 800, made special order at 1 o'clock
Wednesday.
To amend act Incorporating North
Carolina Slate Company.
s B 243, to amend the Code in re-
gard to selling and buying prisoners
drugs and liquors.
The following passed second and
third readings:
8 II, bill defining butter and to
regulate the sale thereof, requires oleo-
margarine and butterine to be labeled
as such.
s B 149, act for the improvement of
public roads of North Carolina, allow
ing any county to levy a tax Of Is cents
on 800 worth Of property.
II III, to incorporate and consol-
idate Pine Fiber Company.
s B IL, to amend COZ of the Code Of
Civil Procedure was referred to the
judiciary committee.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced
by unanimous consent:
White, to put r. T. Brown on the
pension list.
Wooten, for relief of a late sheriff of
Duplin.
Baker, to amend law of graded
schools of Rocky Mount,
FORTY FOURTH DAY-SENATE.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. J. W. Carter, of
the First Baptist church this city.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were introduced, read by
their titles and disposed of as follows
by Senator's:
Cook, petition from citizens of Fish
ing creek township, Warren county,
in regard to the repeal of the stock
law.
Mewborne, petition from citizens of
Brinkleyville township, Halifax county,
against the stock law.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills and resolutions
were i'm oduced, read by their titles,
and referred as follows:
Hamrick, to amend section Is of
the Code, concerning plank roads,
turnpikes, n >canals.
Fowler, resolution asking that a
message be sent to the House of Rep
~resentatives to concur in the appoint
Lnent of a committee consisting of two
Senators and three Representatives to
confer upon the railroad bill.
Wall, to amend section 81 of the
Code, relating to justices of the peace
issuing process out of his own county.
Fowler, to prohibit the sale of liquor
within three miles of Glencoe High
school, in Sampson county.
Farthing, to prhibit the sale of intox
icating liquor whiting one mile OF Fair
view M. E. church, in Watauga
county.
Mewborne, to amend the charter of
the town of Newbern.
Grant, to prohibit the sale of intox-
icating liquors whiting two miles of
Casey Chapel church, in Wayne
county.
Cook, to amend section 2S12 of the