The news & observer., 1897-02-24

non, Early, Moye, Newsome, Odum,
Walker, Wakefield and Yeager-1O.
To provide for the additional equip-
men, repairs and support of the Nor
NAL and industrial school This bill
carries an annual appropriation of S12,5O0
additional to that already appropriated
This will be total of So, 900. the same
that the University of North Carolina
gets. Bill passed second and third read
ing, with but one dissenting vote.
To regulate the appointment Of cotton
Yeighers for the city Of Raleigh, provides
that they shall be appointed by the Board
of County Commissioners of Wake coun-
ty. Mr.. AbeIl moved to recommit. MIR.
Utley favored the bill, saying that the
bill had passed the House several davs
ago and that it was understood that
the bill should be fought out in the conn
mittee; that the cotton men of the ex-
change. had been before the committee Of
the Senate and had fought the bill. hut
had lost, Now they come in the Senate
and fight the bill This COTTON exchange
don't want the bill to be passed He said
he was here to represent Wake county
and he appealed to the Senators to, stand
TO him. Mfr. Whedbee opposed the bill.
lie had petitions from cotton growers
asking that the law remain as it is; that
they were pleased with the present sys-
tenn; it is wrong for the law to be chang
ed and especially to give it into the hands
OF the county commissioners he Thought
the best thing to do was recommit the
bill as there was not but three members
Of the committee present when the bill
was considered and there not being a
quorum present it should be re-referred.
Bill passed second reading. Objection
was made on third reading.
To incorporate the col0red Grand Lodge
Of X. of p, of North Carolina Passed
second and third reading.
TO amend the charter of the town of
Southport. Passed second and third
reading
To incorporate the town of Redmond,
in Madison county. Passed second read
ing.
The president Of the Senate appointed
the following as the committee ON eIec-
tjon Of trustees Of the University of North
Carolina: Messrs. Rollins, Ramsey, Shaw,
Butler, Scales and Anthony
To change name Of Criminal Circuit
Court of Buncombe, Madison, Haywood
and Henderson counties to Circuit
Court" and the bill allows the judge to
practise law also, Passed, second and
third reading.
To amend section 2,940, of the Code.
relating to restoration of citizenship.
Passed second and third reading
At 2 o'clock the Senate adjourned until
5 o'clock p. m.
SENATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed at o'clock p. M,
Senator Rollins, presiding.
Bills were disposed Of as follows:
To provide the manner in which for.
eign railroads may become Incorporated
in this State, passed second and third
reading
To license foreign corporations and
companies, This bill requires all corpo-
rations and companies to have an agent
in this State on whom all process of law
can be served and that no case shall
be removed from the State courts. Re
referred to r. Il. and r. r. Com
For protection OF fish in Neuse river
from Dutch nets or any stationary nets
or seins.
Mr. Scales opposed the bill being taken
up as a few days ago tbs same matter
""9t up o'A HC N'CHitSJ usNu IL pldctu dl
the foot Of the calendar, so as to allow
some gentlemen, who were vastly inter
ested in the fish business, to be present
and discuss the merits of the bill; now the
bill pops" up again. This is not right
after the promise made that the bill
should not be taken mp until the gentle
men could come. / have petitions from
numerous people in Craven county pro-
testing against the passage of this act:
it was only introduced for the purpose of
breaking up the fish business of Newbern
and build up that of Morehead City, and
all that / ask is that the matter be passed
over until the gentlemen who are inter
ested can be here.
Mccarthy said that he represented
Craven county; and he knew what his