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

II was ordered that 800 copies Of the
bill be- printed.
377, 10 establish new county ont Of
Richmond count: referred 10 the
committee on cities, counties, towns,
and townships.
Also. 319. in relation to the adoption
Of books to be Used in the public
schools referred to the committee on
education.
3-l. Abbott, to amend laws of 1893:
referred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
Also, 3s2, to regulate the sale of in
toXicating liquors: referred to the
committee ON the judiciary.
~, Harris, by request.
3-9, Crews. TO regulate teaching III
the public schools of the state: TO the
committee Oh education.
Also. 800, To relieve officers Of the
public roads Of the state: To the COM
mittee on public roads.
3J1, Mr.. White of Bladen, to change
III" name of Hanging Dog township,
in the county Of Cherokee, TO Campbell
township.
This bill created great deal Of mer
riment.
Mr.. Campbell said the best people Of
the state lived in Hanging Dog town
ship, and they were all Republicans.
He protested against changing the
name.
The bill Of Mr.. Smith, of Gates,
house bill g. then came up on Its third
reading and was discussed and dis
cusScd and discussed, and amended
and discussed by Messrs. Ray and Win
bone, White, PEBBLES and Smith and
others, and after being amended SO "a
to destroy much Of the original force
of the bill, it passed it, third reading
and was ordered TO be engrOssed and
sent to the senate.
80 and 50. house bills, were passed
over unfavorably, II, 50 and - report
ed on unfavorably, were laid on the
table.
The following bills passed second
and third readings:
90. to work Convicts on the public
roads of Mcdowell county: "a, to pro-
hibit the sale of liquors within two
miles of Olivet church, Edgecombe
county; 2li, to allow trustees of Why
! Not Academy to make title; ll9, To
amend sections 5000 and 36l0 of the
code so a. to provide for continuing
the publication of the Colonial Records:
! III, to correct clerical error in sec
tion ,, chapter 413, laws of 1898: IA, to
amend section 1897 of the code by adj
ing "household furniture and jew
elry."
SECOND READING.
The following bills passed their sec
ond reading:
l3l to amend the Code, section 5O3:
| Ill, to allow the working of convicts on
the public roads of Lincoln county:
calendar.
BILLS ENROLLED FOR RATIFICATION.
\ message from the Senate an
nounced the final passage OF the follow
/ ing bills, which were enrolled for rati
, ,fcation:
TO amend the charter of Piedmont
| Bank.
To incorporate the swain Lumber and
Boom Company.
repeal chapter lO2, laws of 1898.
incorporate David Lodge lis, |. O.
q. Fellows.
TO amend section lll4 of the Code of
| North Carolina.
To amend laws of 1898.
To amend chapter 25S, laws of 1891.
Resolutions authorizing the commit
tee on privileges and elections to ap-
point special committees to take teStl-
mony, &c.
The following bills were then taken
from the calendar and acted upon:
1868, to extend the charter of the Har-
riman, Franklin and South Atlantic
Railroad Company: passed its three
readings and was sent to the senate
without engrossment.
), senate bill, to levy a special tax to
build a bridge across Tuckasiege
river, in Jackson county; to the COM
mittee on finance.
/ Bill to amend the code: referred to
grievances.
Bill to allow dentists further time to
register: to the committee on PROPOSE
tions and grievances.
Resolution to pay for black boards ::
to the committee on finance.
9S, senate. to amend the charter in
cooperating the Farmers Fire lnsur-
anCe Company by amending laws of
1889: placed on the calendar.
1856. senate, to make May 80, federal
decoration day, a legal holiday: passed
its several readings.
Bill to restore 6 per cent as the legal
rate of interest: to the committee on
the judiciary.
1875. senate bill. to amend the code
relative to tram roads in Moore cOun-
ty: placed on the calendar at the re-
quest of Mr.. Robinson.
Senate resolution in regard to public
printing, referred to committee on
public printing.
To incorporate girls training schoo
at FranklingtOn, taken up by unani-
nous consent. and passed its second
/ and third readings and sent to the
: senate for concurrence.
l25, house bill, reported unfavorably
and tabled.
l27, house bill, was tabled.
Quite spirited debate sprang up or
Mr.. Campbell's bill, to reduce the pol
! tax of Cherokee county, which ht
I said amounted to $3.50, a disgrace t,
tany civilized country" Much anus
q cratic lawyers, Messrs. Robinson, Win
n borne. Smith, of Gates, and Ray ques
+ tioning Mr.. Campbell on his bill
which, after considerable discussion
n was referred to the committee on fin
p ance.
The reporter has full Stenographi
:, notes of this debate which only wan
! of space prevents his giving to the fax
payers of the State to show who ar
A obstructing the business of Legislation
5 in the House.
4 Senate Res. 1913. House Res. 40 in
structing the committee on printin:
to let out the printing to the lowest re
sponsible bidder was referred to tn
=, committee on public printing.
13O. TO reduce price of marriage Ii
ceI se was tabled.
. Isl. to protect travellers on publ
" roads against barbed wire fence:
' making it unlawful to erect a barbe
+, wire fence without putting rail o
plank on top. The bill was recon-
mended favOrably and applies only t
= Rowan-amended by adding Macor
:. Haywood, Bladen, Rockingham, Greer
:! Davie, Catawba, Caswell, Stoke,
'e Richmond. Rutherford, Pitt, YadkiI
Wilkes. New Hanover.
~ Cn motion of Mr.. French the bill
, with amendments, was referred to tn
20 committee on propositions and grie,
ances.