The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05

90, public laws of 1889. Referred to
committee on education.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
MI. Hunter, of Madison, arose to q
question of personal privilege, in
which he read an article in the Ashe.
vile Citizen, based upon a report OF
his speech in the News and OBSERVER,
which report he denounced as I'M
fair.
PASSED THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were then taken
I'D and passed by the House.
n B $50, by Turner, a bill to pro,
vide for public schools by local assess
ment, submitting assessment to a vote
of the people, applies only to Mitchell
county. Bill passed it's third reading
and was ordered to be engrossed and
sent to the senate.
II B Is, to allow the board OF com
missioners of Green county to levy a
special tax, not to exceed the sum OF
s., 600, to pay off~indebtedness of the
county and to repair bridges. The
bill passed its third reading and was
ordered to be engrossed and sent to
the Senate.
6R IS. II r 235, directing the Score
tary Of State to forward to judges and
officers of the superior court all copies
of laws. Passed. its several readings
and ordered to be engrossed for ratii-
cation.
II B AZ, to change the time of fall
terms of superior courts in the tenth
judicial district. Passed it's third read
ing and ordered to be engrossed.
SD SO, to change the charter Of the
Piedmont bank of North Carolina so as
to allow them to increase the number
of stockholders; passed it's third read
ing and ordered to be enrolled for rati
ication.
II B As, to incorporate the town of
North Biltmore,' Buncombe county.
Passed its third readingon call of ayes
and noes, and was ordered to be en-
crossed and sent to the Senate.
II B 1913, to relieve John W. Nc,
GregOr, ex sheriff of Arson county,
with favorable report from committee.
Passed it's second and third readings
and was sent to the Senate without en-
grossment.
II B %, by Mr.. Turner, to allow the
county of Mitchell to compromise their
debt. Passed it's three readings and
was ordered sent to the Senate with
out engrossment.
81 B IL, being substituted by another,
was laid upon the table. So were
House bills 81 and SO, both being re-
ported on unfavorably.
II 81, substitute for this bill per-
sherifs and tax collectors throughout
the State to collect back taxes till
December 25, 1896. Mr.. Alexander ex-
planned that the bill simply extended
the time one year. The bill passed it's
second and third readings and was
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Lusk asked for the printing of
200 copies of his bill relating to employ
ees in factories, fixing the hours and
ages of labor. The request was gran
ted.
SPECIAL ORDER.
II B 62, for the protection of girls
and the promotion of chastity, pro-
poses to make 10 instead of 10 the age
of consent in females.
A minority report, signed by Messrs.
Winborne, Ray, PEBBLES. Hunter, Nc
Cauley, Duffy, Monroe, Robinson and
McClammy, opposes the change in the
law.
Mr.. Crummell gave notice that he
should move to amend by inserting IA
instead of twelve.
Mr.. Smith: The time for debate on
this question has passed. The British
law fixes the age at sixteen. The ten
years of age is old common law doc
trine. It's origin is found in pagan sex
worship in the dark ages. It got into
the common law of England. 1t was
done to find material to fill houses Of
prostitution to crafty the abnormal
sexual passions of members of Parlia-
ment. A great howl for reform was
raised in England and the change was
made from - to 16 North Carolina,
South Carolina and Alabama are the
only three States in the Union that
places the age of consent as low as ten
years