The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-07

The Senate was called to order at IL
O'Clock, and opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Bagley, of Greensboro.
The following petitions We're Of
fered:
Senator Paddison, from ladies of
Warsaw, against the repeal of the Ii
quor law in that town; also one from
citizens of the same town on the same
matter.
|. NEW LAWS.
The following bills were reported as
enrolled:
To amend section 1717 of the Code.
To amend chapter 2S3, laws of 1893.
amending the charter of the LOuisburg
Savings Bank.
157, senate bill, 6, house bill, by Black,
to fix the fees of solicitors and re-
| ceiverships in cases of infants.
Fowler, senate bill l5S. house bill 20.
to amend chapter 359. laws 1885: un-
favorably.
Adams, senate bill 2O6, to amend
chapter 30l, laws 1893, relating to OBJ
StructiOn of certain streams in Moore
county.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
were introduced:
charter of Salisbury; also senate bill
23l, to let publication of the county ex-
hibit to the lowest bidder.
Long, senate bill 232, to require rail-
| tickets.
Gambler, senate bill 233, to authorize
nf Sfat TO
| son county with certain reports.
Senator Lindsay, senate bill 234, to
curtail work and expense in cOnnec-
tiOn with local legislation.
Senator Stephens, senate bill 235, to
| incorporate Hilliard Presbyterian
church in Caswell county.
Senator Hurley, senate bill 236. to
authorize the commissioners of Mont
gOmery county to sell half of the jail
| lot.
| Senator Adams, senate bill 237, tC
amend the charter of Southern Pines
| BILLS on SECOND READING.
80, senate bill, to regulate the charges
of auction sales of tobacco on floors OF
! tobacco warehouses, was taken up
This bill adopts the Durham schedule
of charges for selling tObaccO-viZ, ter
cents per pile for each pile of tobacco
under one hundred pounds weight, an(
at the rate of ten cents per hundred fOl
all weight over one hundred pounds in
addition to the ten cents for the first
hundred pounds. The bill provide.
that the auction fees shall be fifteeI
cents per pile for each pile of one hun
dred pounds or less, and twenty-fiv,
cents for each pile in excess of one hun
dred pounds. Another provision i
that the gross commission on sale
shall be ~, per cent The bill is to g,
into effect in October 1895.
Considerable discussion was indulget
in on the measure. Senators SigmOn
Forbes and Abell were for a re-refer
ence Of the bill to the committee TO
further consideration.
Senator Bellamy, who introduced tn
bill, said he was from tObaccO-grOw
ing district containing sixty thOusan'
populations district which took tn
prize for tobacco at the Worlds Fai
over all competition. He had met tn
parties who had been here, and the
, had all expressed themselves as salts
fed with the provisions of the bill. II
read a number of letters from partie
favoring the bill, which were of char
acter similar to this:
NASHVILLE, n. c., Jan. 26.
Hon. J. c. Bellamy:
IL hear so much about your tObacc
bill that | want to say to you AGAR
2 press your bill. You have a man u
: there, Mr.. who is doing all b
= can against it, and is calling on som
: men here to get few good POpulist
J to go there and prevent the bill frOI
= passing. A few warehOusemen an
= their bosses are doing all they can {
send up some of our friends to wor
e against the bill. Mr.. belong
e to their ring, and is sent up as the too
: that he has always been. You knO'
that what the ring opposes is to our lI
q terest as farmers, and We ask you
4 take care of our interests. If thOs
. who oppose our interests want to lea,
+ the state, let them 60"
: These letters were presented b
: Senator Bellamy as a part of his r.
e marks.
a The bill then passed its second reat
e ing, and, under a suspension of II
rules, passed its third reading by
vote of 35 to 5.
e The senate adjourned till this mOrl
d ing at IL O'Clock.
l. HOUSE.
The House was called to order at
q a. M, and was opened with prayer
III Rev. Mr.. Jones. of Greensboro.
$ The journal was partially read al
&C approved.
Mr.. Ewart filed depositiOns in t
b, contested election cases of NOrm'
s. and Smith VS.. Payne and Carlyle.