The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-03-12
PASSED.

paving the expenses OF Morganton asy-
lum.
THIRTY NEW BILLS
we're introduced during the morning
hour as follows:
H B 1910, Stikeleather, to authorize
the collection OF tax collectors In Nash
county.
lib 1871. Campbell, to repeal chap
ter 80, local laws Of 1856 and 1875
FL B 1912, French, 60 provide a stock
law for a part of New Hanover county.
81 B1343, French, to allow the county
commissioners OF New Hanover to sell
old court house.
H B 1874, Smith of Robson, to
amend the stock law Of Robeson county,
II B 1916, in relation to the ex sheriff
Of Robson county.
H B1346 PEBBLES, to define train rob
hing and fix the penalty of the same,
II B 1347, PEBBLES, to incorporate the
town of Laska.
II B 1348, Winborne, in regard to the
probate of wills.
H B 1348, Crawford, to prohibit the
sale OF liquor neal Nesbltt's Chapel
Mcdowell county.
II 1850, Johnson, to amend chapter
90. laws of 1889.
81 B 1851, Johnson, to authorize the
superintendent of the penitentiary to
purchase Caledonia farm.
81 B 1851, Brown, act relating to
working the public roads in Jones.
III B 1853, Williams of Craven, to
amend section 1879 of the Code.
81 1854, to give relief to citizens OF
Rocky Mount.
HB 1856, to give relief to the people
of Edgecombe county.
FL B 1886, to punish bribery IN politi-
cal conventions.
81 B 1857, tt regulate the sale OF
liquor in New Berne.
II B 1858, Young, to incorporate Bid,
dleville, in Mecklenburg county.
:: III B 1859, to create an additional
term of the Superior Court OF Wake
) county.
H B 1860, Petree, bill relating to the
!, practice OF medicine in Stokes county.
H B 1861, Phillips, of Randolph, TO,
/ prevent killing Of birds and turkeys In
Randolph.
H B 1862, Rascoe, to amend chapter
Is. private laws Of 1898
Turner, Of Mitchell, to aid public
; schools.
81 B 1884, to prohibit the sale of
liquor in two miles of Stoney Hill
church. This last act was put upon it's
immediate passage, and passed the
w CHNAAES III q ANOAON W w ~
: crossed and sent TO the Senate.
REVENUE ACT.
The House went into a committee Of
che whole on the revenue act with Mr.,
French In the chair.
, A considerable discussion spTaDg up
Ion q motion 70 strike out sixteen
cents" and insert twenty cents by Mr..
White Of BIaden. It was claimed by
Mr.. Monroe and others that this would
destroy the constitutional equation be
tween the poll tax and she property
tax.
An amendment by Mr.. Lusk to
change % cents for State purposes"
to '212 cents for State purposes pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Julian introduced a bill to pro
vide for the Soldiers Home; (apprO
pirate 50, 500 annually for the supporH
Of the HOme.)
Mr.. Stephens, TO incorporate Mt
Carmel M E Church, Union county.
PASSED THIRD READING.
The House then passed the following
bills:
For the relief of J.. g. Kenan, ex
sheriff Of Dupti CO lnty.
81 B S75, to transfer r. III. Sisk from
fourth TO second class Of pensioners.
To construct a turnpike from Paris
Gap IN Rutherford { o Hickory Nut
Gap in Henderson; TO incorporate
town Of South CASTOR IN Halifax
county.
H B 721, to amend section 2, chap
ter S99, public laws Of 1891, In regard
to the election of trugte g Of the insane
asylum at Morganton; abolisbes the
Office of directors and substitutes trus
tees.
RI B 1867, 20 amend charter Of Nor,
canton and leave the question OF
license or no license TO be decided by
the people.
STATE ADOPTION OF SCHOOL BOOKS
This bill provides for the repeal of
section 1888 of the Code and section
% chapter 1919 of laws of 1889, and Ca
! acts that the county boards OF educa
ton in the several counties of the
!; State shall adopt q series of text books
which Nhali be used in the public
schools Of their respective counties for
a term of three years, the said adoption
to occur at the meeting Of said boards
of education on the first Monday In
June, 1896. and every three years
thereafter. IG requires the county
boards of education so FIX the price of
books and record the same on their
minutes.
The bill was advocated by Meesrs.
fCox of Pitt, Hunter of Madison, Camp
, bell of Cherokee, White Of Biaden and
opposed by Messrs. Smith of Gates,
Smith Of Ssanly n Howard Of Edge
) / coIube.
The bill passed it's second reading by
$ a vote OF Sc to Is
Bill to prohibit the sale of liquor
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