The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-19

county.
Winston, Forsyth county. Corpora
Lineback. 62LCto authorize John
RoVd ex sheriff. to collect back taxes.
Lineback. 922. relating TO classified
rates on the railroads. !,
Smith. 623. to furnish the county of
Stanly the reports of the supreme
TaVlor. 624. to repeal the stock law
in portions of Cumberland county.
Young. 525, to reduce the quorum of
trustees of shaw University.
King 626. TO change the county line
between~Macon and Graham counties.
Crews. 62S, TO establish normal
schools for the colored race at Oxford.
Hooker. concerning bridges In Beau
fort county; to amend chapter SO, la as
of 1898.
Crumel, $50, bill to prohibit sale of
liquors at New House, Yadkin
county.
Fl B 341, to incorporate the town of
Biltmore, in Bancombe county. On
third reading, passed by aye and no
vote.
The contested election case of Dixon
vs.. Mewborne, from Greene county,
came up at IL o'clock. MeWbonre was
unseated by q vote of 81 to 80, and
Dixon was sworn In.
TWENTY EIGHTH DAY-SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor r A. Doughton.
Prayer by Senator Parsons.
Petitions were presented, read and
referred as follows:
Franck, petition from citizens of
Adams School House, Duplin county
against incorporation; corporations.
Fortune, petition from citizens of
Cleveland county in relation TO the In
sane Asylum; corporations
The following Senators submitted
reports from standing committees:
Messrs. Westmoreland and Marshall
from committee on printing; Mr.. For
tune from committee on public roads.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The following bills were presented,
read by their title and referred to com
mittees:
Mewborne, bill to incorporate the
Carolina Christian College; referred to
committee on corporations.
Herbert, bill to restore Mitchell
county to the Ninth judicial district;
judiciary committee.
Sanders, bill to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes at Wake Forest College;
judiciary committee.
Farthing. bill G repeal chapter 121,
laws of 1898, In relation to approprIR
tions; finance committee.
Marshall, bill to incorporate the
Pilot Banking and Trust Company of
Pilot Mountain; committee on banking
and currency.
Norris, bill to incorporate Eastern
Carolina Christian Conference; com
miGtee on corporations.
Leaves of absence were granted to
Senators Starbuck, Dowd, Cook, White,
Of Alamance, Sanders and Mercer.
HE CALENDAR RESUMED.
s B III, to require school teachers to
be examined.
This bill abolishes the statute which
gives graduates of Greensboro Normal
School, Cullowhee School, and Nash
vile School the right 10 teach for three
years without being examined by
county superintendent.
The bill passed it's third reading.
H B 341, s B 379, to amend the char
ter of the town of Blltmore, Buncombe
county passed it's third reading
s B 90 substitute for the original bill
to establish q criminal circuit composed
of the counties of Buncombe, Hay
wood, Henderson and Madison; passed
it's second and third readings.
8 B 204, tt establish the the, dividing
line separating Alamance and Chat
ham counties; passed second and third
readings.
SB2 u5, to incorporate town of Burns
vile, Yancey county; passed second
and third readings.
s B 206, to amend chapter 301. laws
1893, relating to the obstruction of
streams in Moore county; passed sec
ond and third readings.
s B 325. to amend chapter 367 laws
1893, concerning the selling of liquor
In the town of Shelby, Cleveland coun
6y passed second and third readings.
8 B 22I, to repeal chapter 9s. laws of
1887, charter of the town of Whittier,
IN Swain county; passed second and
third readings
8 2O7. in relation to the appropria-
tion &c University tabled.
Mr.. Westmoreland introduced the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, We, as Senators elected
by respective districts to transact
such business as may come upon as, do
fully agree that it is our duty TO give
our time and talents to that end; and
whereas, information comes to us that
one of our members has been. on vari-
GUS occasions, under the influence of
intoxicating liquor to that extent that
his seat has been vacant for many days
past, and his constituents thereby de
Drived of proper representation, which
by law and Justice they should have;
therefore be it
ResOLUed. That q committee of three