The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH BIRD.

| SENATE-A railroad commissions
was elected. John Graham, Populist
E. G. Beddingtield, democrat d. III
Abbott, republican, were placed il
nomination. The vote was Abbott q
Graham Is, Beddingfeld Z.
A State Librarian was voted Tor. J. G
Ellington, democrat r. A. Cobb, ant
- Cole were nominated. The vot'
was Cobb 26, Cole Is, Ellington Z.
The vote for these names In thu
House was-For railroad commissions
Abbott SO, Beddingfeld ~, Graham 20
For librarian Cobb 81, Ellington 25
Cole II.
Bills passed:
To establish a dispensary for Vance
county, to be left to the vote OF the
people of the county.
| The bill to amend the charter of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, by allowing the company to dc
business without paying tax, was
taken up.
The bill passed its second reading
ayes, "a; noes, II. Objection was made
to Its third reading.
| Senator Atwater offered resolution
that the senate should not adjourn sine
die until all the bills on the calendar
are either passed or killed-adopted.
To allow the mayors of cities and
towns to solemnize rights of matri-
mony.
A resolution instructing the state
| treasurer to report whether there re-
mains in his Office any unpaid con-
struction bonds of the Raleigh and
CASTOR railroad and why they have not
been paid.
To regulate the sale of liquor in Col
umbus county.
HoUsE-The revenue act was taken
up.
Mr.. johnson, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, moved to re-insert
the section which imposes tax of $50
on each drummer. The section was
reinstated.
The bill to encourage local taxation
for public school came up on Its third
reading. 1t is one which appropriates
100000 from the general fund. An
amendment was introduced by Mr..
Freeman, providing that sos 900 be APP
propriated from the special school fund
held by the board of education and
VS., 900 from the. general fund.
The bill passed Its third reading
yeas, 50; nays, 10.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4TH.
SENATE.-Among the things OF In
terests were the following;
To prohibit sale of obscene and i'm
moral books
A short adjournment was had in
honor of the Inauguration of President
Mckinley.
Taking up the revenue act, the Sec
ton was adopted imposing tax of SIS
on every practicing lawyer, physician
and dentist and ! of l per cent. on all
gross incomes Of over $1,000. It pro-
vldes that no city, town or county shall
levy additional tax. 1t also provided
that any and all persons who shall
write deeds, mortgages, conveyances or
other legal instruments for pecuniary
shall be- deemed practlc-
ing law and subject to the tax imposed.
The section taxing domestic drummers
was stricken out.
At the close of the evening session
The senate went into executive session
to consider message from the gov
srnor nominating John r. Smith, of
Goldsboro, superintendent OF the pen
tentlary and confirmed the nomina-
ion.
HoUsE.-Some bills passed
To allow Halifax to lsvy special |
AK.
To work Halifax county's roads bv
axatiOn.
The bill concerning the College of
agricultural and Mechanical Arts, to
'rganize board of directors, allowing
he governor to name them passed.
Mr.. Lusk rose to question of order
nd said the house was the most dis
rderly body he had ever seen. He
aid it was disgrace to the constituents
f members and the state.
The speaker said that the behaviour
7as certainly discharge; that his ap-
eals for order were not needed.
Mr.. Lusk said that the doorkeeper
ould not manage the members; that
he latter refused to heed him. He adj
ed that the hubbub was SO great that
e could not hear the speech of men,
er SIX feet away.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH. Ii
SENATE-The school bill came up {
J special order and after amendments /
nd debate it was referred to a COM
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