The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-05
TWENTIETH D~AY-sENATE

TWENTIETH DAY-SENATE.
Senator Paddison, from ladies of
Warsaw, ags inst the repeal of the
liquor law In that town; aIgo one from
clLlzens Of the same town on the same
matter.
The following reports were made:
SB 2O4, Paddlson, to establise the
line between the counties of Alamance
and Chatham; favorably.
BIS; s B 153, Hoover, for the re
lief OF the clerk OF the Superior court
of New Hanover sounty favorably.
s B113, Westmoreland, to amend
chapter 101, laws of 1891, with refer
ence to the corporation of the town of
Hub; favorably.
s B 205. to incorporate the town OF
BurnsvIile, in Yancy county; favor
ably. Also senate bill, Sc, to incor
porate the Southern Mutual Mauufac
lures Fire insurance Company favor
ably,
s B IT'S, by Hurley, to restore iona
than E Duncan to citizenship; I'm,
S B 154. Cook; II B 48, to repeal
chapter 129 laws of 1898; favorably.
Also, s 4, to amend section 601 of
the Code of Civil Procedure.
Also, SD 1S9, TO repeal chapter 523.
laws of 1898; favorably.
SB 224. by Abel, to amend section
1899 of the Code; favorabiy.
The following bills were reported as
enrolled:
To amend section 1717 of the Code.
To amend chapter 293, laws of 1898,
amending the charter Of the Louis
burg Saving Bank.
8 B 157; II B 6, by Black, to fix the
fees Of solicitors and receiverships in
cases of infants,
Fowler, 8 B 1853, Fl B 90, to amend
chapter $50, laws 1885; unfavorably.
Adams, 2O6, TO amend chapter
3O1, laws 1898, relating to obstruction
of certain streams in Moore county.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced:
Wall. s B 23O, to amend the charter
OF Salisbury; also S 231, to let pub
~licatiOn of the county exhibit to the
lowest bidder.
Long, s B 232. to require railroad
companies to redeem unused tickets.
Gambler, SB 233, to authorize the
Secretary of State to supply jackson
county with certain reports.
Senator Lindsay, S B 234, to curtail
"OTh duu OADGHE0 Ill COI1ISCHlOu "4SA
local legislation.
Senator Stephens, 8 B 235, to incor,
porate billiard Presbyterian chuIC h in
Caswell county.
Senator Hurley, S B 236 to author
ize the commissioners of Montgomery
county to sell half of the Jail lot.
Senator Adams, 8 B 237, to amend
the charter of Southern Pines.
SECOND READING.
SB 90, to regulate the charges of
auction sales of tobacco on floors of to
bacco warehouses, taken up. This DILL
adops the Durham schedule of charges
for selling tobacco-vIz, ten cents per
pile for each pile of tobacco under one
hundred pounds weight, and at the
rate of ten cents per hundred for all
weight over one hundred pounds in
addition to the ten cents for the first
hundred pounds. The bill provides
that the auction fees shall be fifteen
cents per pile for each pile of on hun
dred pounds or less, and twenty-five
cents for each pile in excess of n
hundred pounds. Another provision
is that the g oss commission on sales
shall be q per cent. The bill is to 90
into effect in october 1895.
The DILL passed its second reading,
and. under a suspension of the rules.
passed its third reading by a vote of
35 to 5
HOUSE.
Mr.. EWart filed dispositions in the
contested election cases of Norman
and Smith VS.. Payne and Carlye.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Bills 286, 256, 3S1, and 274 were re
ported favocably bills 2O2 and 3O7
were reported unfavorably by the com
mittees to which they were referred
Mr., Self, of Chatham, got his bill re
ported without prejudice.
Mr.. Mckenzie reported bill 364 for
the committee on pensions, recon-
mending the placing of John w.
Queen, of Macon county, on the pen
sion roll; f~avorably.
Mr.. Grizzard, from the committee
on the judiciary, recommended that
house bill IS, by Mr.. Campbell, ta
abolish the death penalty, do not pass.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee
on the judiciary, recommends a substi-
tute for house bill 234, in regard to
amending che Code, and recommends
the passage of the substitute.
Bill SO was reported unfavorably by
Mr. Howard for the committee
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