The news & observer., 1897-02-09
SENATE.

SENATE
The Senate met at o'clock D. M, Lieu
tenant Governor Reynolds presiding
Prayer by Rev. DIR. w. G. Norman, of
this city.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
Shore, Barker, Atwater, Wakefield, Hy-
att, Henderson, Maxwell and Parker OF
Alamance.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Nc
Caskey from the citizens of GAINESVILLE
township. Martin county, asking that the
pension roll.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
By Mr.. McCaskey, bill concerning the
Agricultural Department and College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The inn
portant part Of this bill is to take the
Department of Agriculture and the Col
lege out of the present hands and give
it to the Populists and Republicans; it is
not vet decided which party will take
it. The important point about the bill
is to repeal chapter 374, Public Laws Of
1895:
/. That the Department of Agriculture
and the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts shall be under the control
of sixteen commissioners, and that the
president of the State Farmers Alliance
be one of this number and the president
OF the college shall be ex officio mem
ber Of the board. OF the other IA mem
bers, one shall lie elected from each Con-
gressional district and the other FIVE to
be from the State-at-large. The said
board shall be nominated by the Gov
ernor to the Senate, and TO be confirmed
by that body. The term of five Of the
commissioners shall be for two years.
five for five years and four for six years,
to be designated by the Governor in his
nomination
2. That the management and control
of the North Carolina College of Agri
lculture and Mechanic Arts and the care
and preservation of all property shall re-
side with and be vested in the board Of
| commissioners. 1t being the intention Of
| this act to abolish and destroy the exist
ence Of the entire Board OF Agriculture
as it now exists, and to substitute there
for the board of sixteen commissioners.
9. That the board of commissioners
herein established shall have all powers
and perform all the duties heretofore ex-
ercised and required of the Board Of
Trustees and Board of Agriculture.
A. That Immediately upon the ratif-
cation OF this act the Secretary Of State
shall furnish the Governor a certified
copy thereof, and Immediately upon GER
tification by the Senate the Secretary OF
State shall notify each commissioner of
his appointment, and the commissioners
shall assemble in the city of Raleigh on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of March, next and
shall proceed to organize under this act
and enter upon their duties.
5. The number and time OF meeting
Of the board shall be fixed by that body,
and the members shall receive 81 per
diem and travelling expenses.
g. That all vacancies occurring under
this act shall be filled by appointment Of
the Governor and confirmed by the SEN
ate. if that body is in session at the time
of filling the vacancy, if not in session,
the Governor shall appoint and the ap-
pointee shall hold until his successor is
confirmed by the Senate, and if the SEN
ate should fail to confirm the nomination
the Governor shall within ten days after
the adjournment of the Senate fill the va
cancy
BY Mr.. McCaskey, a bill to furnish BIZ
bles to prisoners in jail; also bill to repeal
all laws allowing grace on notes and
| drafts; also to place James e. Brown
| on pension roll.
BY Mr.. Clark, to regulate transporta-
ton of bicycles; also to provide for work
| ing public roads in Halifax county.
| BY Mr. Lyon, a bill authorizing the
clerk of the court OF Durham county to
appoint Mrs. Sallie ID. Brown guardian
of the infant children of the late J. G..
Brown, without giving bond.
BY Mr.. Alexander, to change the name
Of the Louise Yarn Mills of Mecklenburg
county to the Louise Mills.
| BY Mr.. Lyon, to elect the superintend-
ent of the Durham county home by vote
of the people.
BY Mr.. Grant, a resolution in favor
Of the arbitration treaty now pending in
the United States Senate. BY suspension
Of rules the above resolution was taken
up and adopted.
BY Mr.. Butler (by request, a memorial
| from the president of the North Carolina
Railroad and directors emphatically de-
nying the truth of the statement of Mr..
| Hoffman in his letter to Governor Rus
| sell In regard to the lease of the North
| Carolina Railroad. The memorial was
| signed by Messrs. s. B. Alexander, Lee