The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-31

on finance.
The committee recommended that
house bills 81, SO. 23e, 50. e3s, and 2es
do not pass: they were tabled.
For bill 22, they suggest 4 substitute,
and recommend the passage Of the sub
stitute.
They recommend the passage OF bill |
2S9 as amended, and bills 21e, III, and |
1874. Bill III provides for the working |
OF public roads in Lincoln county by
convict labor.
Bill leo was referred to the commit
tee on finance.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were then
introduced:
49,. resolution. by French, to ascer
tain the expenses Of Mr.. Groom in the
contested case of Groom VS.. Ward; re-
ferred 10 the committee on finance.
NEW BILLS.
New bills were then introduced a.
follows:
337, by Ray, to provide for the just
distribution of the school fund of the
state by the state board Of education
among the several counties on the basis
of school population. Referred to com
mittee on education.
$40, by Chilcutt, to amend laws OF
1885, chapter $50. Referred to COM
mittee on judiciary.
245, by Henderson, to repeal chapter
345, laws 1898: referred to the commit
tee on the judiciary.
$50, by Williams, of Craven, to amend
chapter 66, private laws 1863; referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
| 353, by Mccall, to amend laws Of 1885,
iu reference to public roads, referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
| 354, by Petree, to amend laws Of
| 1893. To committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Ray moved that the calendar be
placed at the disposal of the speaker.
| The chair said he would not like to
take the responsibility except by
unanimous consent of the house. This
| consent was given.
Mr.. Ray asked that bill liz be re-
referred to the judiciary committee
that parties might be heard who had
arrived since the bill was passed on by
the committee. Request granted.
AZ, senate, 249, house bill, to legaliZe
the marriage of A. j. and Mary j.
Privatt being under age when married
Passed third reading and ordered to be
engrossei.
2, senate bill, 222, house bill, was
called up and tabled.
80, senate, 247, house, authorizing the
Secretary of State to forward the
Judges, solicitors and other officers al
copies of laws that affect the courts a:
soon as they are properly enrolled ant
signed.
Bill $50, that chapter 800, laws o
!. 1S9O,be amended was referred to judlcl
airy committee.
rs, senate bill: 256, house bill, an &C
to repeal chapter l02 of the laws o
. 1893; passed its second reading in thu
house.
25, senate bill; 33l, house bill; pass
ed it's second and third readings, ant
was ordered to be engrOssed for sigma
lures.
3lS, bill to procure furniture for tn
North Carolina Insane Asylum, femal
department, apprOpriates 1884. Thi
bill had been drawn by the request o
the committee on the insane asylum
and unanimously recommended b.
that cOmmitte.
+ Mr.. Young moved to refer 1t to tn
committee on finance.
This motion was discussed by Messr:
Monroe, Abbott, Lusk, French, Young
PEBBLES, Turner, and Darden.
Members of the committee testifie
: to the immediate necessity of the az
: preparation.
The amendment was voted down.
= The bill was amended by strikin
= out the words "for fire projections" an
= it passed its third reading and was OF
. dered to be engrOssed.
TO repeal section IA of the cOnstitu
ton; tabled.
q, house bill, to amend charter {
- Murfreesboro railroad company SO q
y to extend line from MurfreesbOr
= to Chowan river. The bill provide
- that no towns or townships will b
called upon to aid in the constructiO
of the road. The bill passed its secOn
Z and third readings and was ordered
g be engrossed and sent to the Senate.
u Resolutions by Alexander of Tyrrel
-. to protect the taxpayers of the Stat
. provides that where contests of ele'
r. tiOns occur, neither contestant NJ
10 !. contestee shall receive any pay unit
- after the contest is decided. The RESI-
:. luton was tabled.
80, house bill, to form a new count
ont of Richmond county, made speci
!: order for next Tuesday at IL o'clock.
20 SO, house bill, to amend section IL.
VI UHC COuC, Ny ALL ICColi
~ mended by the judiciary, passed i
y second and third readings, ordered
be engrOssed and sent to the senate.
d "a, joint resolution in favor of il
!" structing U. S. Senators was tabled.
~ Resolution giving the use of the ha
~ to colored citizens for emancipatiC
~ meeting was taken up and passed.
- Personal PRIVILEGE.
n Mr.. PEBBLES rose to question
:; personal privilege and said:
re 'Mr. Speaker, | rise to question
ly personal privilege. l desire the clel
De to read from the issue of The Dali
W CAUCAsIAn, dated January 10, 1895.
le The clerk read the editorial in TT
he CAUCASIAN headed "ObstructiOnists
t. Resolution fixing time of meetir
m was tabled.
De 225, house bill, to aid public schoo
by local assessments. Mr.. Turner e
or planned that this applied only to cou
to ty of Mitchell. Passed its second al
so third reading and referred to cOmmi
he tee on education.
ed Bills PIG and 215, introduced by N
Cox, were referred ia committee
Mt finance.
ne Bill 1O3, was referred to commit
of on propositions and grievances.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
OF were granted to Messrs. Huffms
RS, Stikeleather, Morrow, Williams,
IS Craven, Hopkins and Strickland.
10 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
de The Senate, through its messeng
VI announced that the senate had pass
'es the following bills:
ol 81, to repeal the stock law of n,
ne Hanover county. The bill was REFER
no to committee on corporations.
OF 101, to amend code. Referred
DE committee on judiciary.
re- 81, senate bill, 355, house bill to anne
the charter of the Tuckaseige Mini
company was taken from the calend
passed its second reading and was
ny ferred to committee on cOrporatiO
ng 6S, bill to charter Swain Lumber a