The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-26

school.
and registrations.
of 1898.
Resolution to pay expenses OF Senate
committees $1O.15 for visiting state
farm.
S B to change time of holding Au-
gust term of Harnett county and
abolish August term of Johnston Su
periOr courts.
For the relief of Wm. H. Lambeth, a
| Confederate soldier.
To place Mitchell Humphrey, Henry
Bass and Geo. E. Knox, on the pen
sion roll.
To authorize the payment of a pen
| sion warrant to Mrs. Gillian.
To incorporate the prison association
| of North Carolina.
To create q township in Cumber-
land.
To authorize the Secretary of State
to furnish the county of Harnett du
| plicates of books destroyed by fire.
To protect fish In Swift Creek,
Wake county.
For uniting the VIM. L. Saunders
and Historical Society of North Caro-
lima.
To create a new township Rocking
ham.
To abolish county board of education
in Cherokee and Clay counties.
To incorporate the United Baptist
Institute of Alexander county.
To relieve clerk of superior court of
| Henderson.
To make Chocowinity creek a law
full creek.
To allow the town of Marion to Sc
cure water supply and release manu-
featuring enterprises from municipal
taxes
The motion to reconsider the bill to
repeal the charter of Kill Quick passed,
and the bill, after being discussed by
Messrs. Hleman, Howard, Burnham
and Turner was defeated.
The following were placed on the
pension roll: James Lewis of Madison
and William Cooper.
BILL TO PROVIDE TOT MAINTENANCE OF
THE PENITENTIARY.
This bill makes an appropriation Of
$14, 1873 II to pay a debt already incur
red S35. 900 10 supplement the resour
ces of the p-enitentiary for its support
during the current year of 1895; and
$25 600 a contingent appropriation for
the year 1896 to be used only upon the
VI ULO OOaGO u IA
~rectors of the penitentiary and the ap
proval of the Governor.
Mr. Ellis moved to strike out the
1926, 900 for contingent fund. A con
tingent fund was set apart 2years ago.
1t was said that we were making the
penitentiary self sustaining. Now
they've spent all the contingent fund
we voted them two years ago, and
they come up here with a debt of
$14,180. The passage of this bill was
advocated by Messrs. EWart, Johnson
Julian. Each of these gentlemen said
the committee had thoroughly investi-
gated this matter, and we could trust
them when they said it would require
much to sustain the penitentiary. Mr..
Ellis said it had been claimed In stump
speeches all over the State that the
penitentiary was self sustaining. and
now this was denied here. The bill
passed it's second and third readings.
Mr.. Henderson moved to Con
slider.
Mr.. Ewart moved to table.
Mr.. Henderson asked for the ayes
and noes. The motion to table failed.
FIFTY-THIRD DAY-SENATE.
Prayer by Mr.. Branson, Raleigh.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
being The Revenue Act" MI. Pad
olson moved that the Senate go into
the committee of the whole. Motion
prevailed and the President called
| Senator Forbes, of Pitt, to the chair.
The bill was taken up by S ctlOns, and
sections 1 and 2 we're adopted.
In~section 3 Mr.. Fortune sent up an
amendment to strike out 16 and insert
20 cents for public school purposes.
Mr.. McCaskey and Mr.. Adams both
amendments to strike out 16 and insert
IS cents for school purposes.
Mr.. Starbuck advocated to increase
school tax and said unless this was
done he would vote against ]appropria-
ton for University and normal
school.
Mr.. White, of Alexander, said this
move in behalf Of the poor children
had no lobbyists in their behalf. The
Senators on this floor had to do their
duty.
:, Mr.. Fortunes amendment was lost.
Mr.. McCaskey's amendment was
adopted increasing school levy to Is
cents.
Mr.. Fortune sent up an amendment
to section Is, providing that any school
teacher who teaches four months a
year shall pay a tax of SIS, and if they
teach eight months a year they shall
pay a tax of $40.
Mr.. Fowler opposed this amendment
as ridiculous, and an outrage upon the
poorly-paid teachers. He thought it
about al well to tax preachers and peo-
pie who went to prayer meeting.
Mr.. Fortune spoke to. his amendment
and thought that as lawyers and doc
tors were taxed, so should school
teachers be.