The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28
! laH The hin On tie tnhle.

Senator Long and senator New borne
we're paired Long for the bill and New
borne against it,
The vote wa. declared re be tie,
and Lieut.. Governor Doughton voted
no
HoU>E.-Usual opening.
The election bill came up and after
discussion and passing OF second read
ing it was made special order for to-
morrow.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2OTH
SESATE.-U sual opening. The tenn
perance bill was taken up and on the
final vote it was lost by vote OF - to
d.
HoUsE-Usual opening.
At the hour of eleven, the special
order was reported, the bill being one
to establish a new maximum schedule
of charges for the handling OF leaf
tobacco by tobacco warehouses.
This bill is to regulate the charges
and expenses of handling and selling
Leaf tobacco upon the floor of tobacco
WAREHOUSES as follows: For auction
fees, Is cents on all piles Of 100 pounds
or less, and % cents on all piles over
| 100 pounds. For weighing and hand
ling, 10 cents per pile for all piles less
than 100 pounds. For all piles over
100 pounds, at the rate of 10 cents per
100 pounds. For commission on gross
sales Of leaf tobacco in said warehouses
not to exceed . per cent
Section 2. That all leaf tobacco sold
upon the floor of any tobacco ware
house in the State of North Carolina
shall first be weighed by some reliable
person, who shall have been first duly
sworn as to particulars that are peril
nent.
Section 8. That the proprietor o.
each and every warehouse shall render
to each seller of tobacco at his ware
house bill plainly stating the amount
charged for Weighing and fsandiin"
the amounts charged for auction fees
and the commission charged on sUcl
sale, and it shall be unlawful for an,
other charges or fees to be made or ac
copied
Mr. Ellis sent up an amendment t
strike out 10 cents and put in Is cents
THURSDAY, FEB. DIST.
ATE..-UsuaI opening.
It was moved to reconsider the Hous
, resolution to adjourn and give member
, an opportunity to attend the Newberl
fair The motion was lost. The mat
. ter occasioned a breezy colloquy o.
the matter OF free passess Senate
Starbucl< charged that Senators ha
passes in their pockets to and iron
Newbern, and he regarded it as Outra
+ geous for PopuIists and Republicans t
, accept passes over the railroads, fo
doing which Democrats had bee
blamed.
: Senator Abel said he was surprise
) to see Populist Senators acceptin
2 passes. Other Senators expressed thei
views on the question, and consiberabl
feeling was stirred up.
Senator Rice moved that the Senat
adjourn until Saturday. The motor
was tabled
HOUsE-Usuai opening.
Various bills and petitions Of a pr
vate nature We're passed upon
Mr.. Crews asked Tor reading of IT,
following resolution
, "WHEREAs, The late Fred Douglas
departed this life on the goth inst.
and, whereas, we greatly deplore th
! same; now, therefore,
"Res0lrpd, That this House adjourn
{ at Il m. IN respect to the deceased
"Resolred, That a copy of this resc
luton Ice spread upon the journal q
the House
Before putting the vote the resolution
was changed 50 as to provide that til
House would not adjourn at II O'Clock
/ but when it did adjourn, it do so in re
j spect to the memory Of the late Ere
! Douglass, The motion was put an
carried-ayes, 81 noes. %.
FRIDAY. FEB. 22ND.