The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-28
RESOLUTION OF CENSURE

RESOLUTION OF CENSURE
Offered by Smith of Stanl y--Smith of Gates
Wonders as to the Whereabouts of the
Bill--A Committee of Investigation Ap-
pointed--The Caucasian Waiting.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2lsT-l0TH DAY.
The senate was called to order at | |
O'Clock a. m. by Lieut.-Gov. X. A.
Doughton.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
AmmOns, senator from Madison county.
The journal of Wednesday was par
TALLY read, and on motion of Mr..
Forbes furth YER reading was dispensed
with.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE
ere submitted by Senators Hamrick,
Sigmon. Herbert, Starbuck, Long,
Mitchell, Abel, Moody of HayOOd /;
Marshall.
THE COMMITTEE ON EN ROLLED BILLS
through Mr.. Starbuck reported sundry
bills properly enrolled which were rat
flied by the signature of the president
of the senate, and the following acts
| were ratified.
An act to protect travellers upon pub
| lie roads from barbed wire fence.
| An act to restore six per cent. as the
| legal rate in the State of North Caro-
lima.
An act to incorporate the Carolina
Mutual Insurance Company of Char
lotte, n.
Resolution to pay the funeral expen-
ses of the late S. A. Williams, repre-
sentative from Warren county.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced, read the first time
and disposed of as follows, by Sena-
tors:
WestmOreland, bill to re-enact chap
ter 327, laws of 1898 committee on cor.
pOratiOnS.
White, of Alamance, bill to amend
sections 3137, 3l3S and 3l39 of the Code
relating to Pharmaceutical assOcia.
ton; committee on public health.
| Cook, bill to repeal chapter II of the
Code in relation to inferior courts; alsC
bill to provide for the election of jus.
tices of the peace: also bill to amend
chapter II, first volume of the Code
and provide for local self-government
all referred to committee on judiciary
| PaddisOn, bill to amend section 21li
of the Code, concerning public roads
public roads.
Taylor, bill to amend the COnstitu.
tiOn of North Carolina concerning
homestead exemption; judiciary.
Grant, bill to amend the Code in re-
latiOn to search warrants; judiciary.
| Long, bill to amend section 3, chap
- laws 1898; judiciary. Also bill t.
erect a public ferry in Columbu:
county; propositions and grievances.
Moody of Haywood, bill concerning
erection of mills and mill dams; prop
OsitiOns and grievances.
Long, bill to amend the jury law o
North Carolina. judiciary.
I Abel, bill to amend section 1862 o
the Code concerning the registration
of deeds probated before notaries pub
lie; judiciary.
Hoover, bill to allow the Farmers
Alliance to the same privileges as t.
insurance with other benevolent assO
Citations; calendar.
This bill was introduced early in tn
session, favOrably reported by the com
mittee and passed its several reading
in the Senate, but got lost.
THE CALENDAR
was taken mp and the following bill
and resolutions were disposed of:
PASSED SECOND AND THIRD READING
: and ordered to be engrossed and trans
mitted to the House for concurrence
Bill to allow the Farmers Allianc
the same privileges as to insurance a
other benevolent associations enjoy.
; Bill for the relief of Rev. Solomon
Pool. This bill pays ten years interes
, Inadvertently left out of bill passe
by the General Assembly in 1887.
PASSED SECOND READING.
Bill to prevent the adulteratiOn an
misbranding of articles of food.
Mr.. Hoover objectrd to this bill &c
, ing on its third reading, and it wa
, place on the third reading calendar.
-AssED SEVERAL READINGS,
and or dered enrolled for ratification
Bill to confer certain privileges o
, the Atlantic and Danville RailrOa
company, and to subject the same
, certain rules and restrictions.
THE DEAD-HEAD TRIP TO NEwBERN.
There being lull in the business {
the Senate, numerous requests wer
: made for leaves of absence until Tues
, day, it led to Mr.. Cook making me
tion to take from the table the Hous
} resolution to adjourn and go to tn
Newbern fair. The motion was defeat
ed. The request for leaves of absen
=, still continued. Another motion t
adjourn was voted down.
Mr.. Starbuck said he was surprise
: that such a proposition should com
before the Senate. That Senators shOul
for a moment entain proposition
: cease the work they were sent here
perform and go off to the Newber
fair on free passes. He did not thin
!; it proper.
1 Mr.. Mewborne said he would great
regret any action by this General A:
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