The commonwealth., 1897-02-11

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at the Goldsboro oil mill at 5000 an
nually.
By Mr.. Morton. resolution that 1t
is expedient that some method be de-
vised for the protection OF the youth OF
the state against the blighting influence
of the deadly cigarette and its trust.
Therefore the judiciary committee be
instructed to prepare and present to
the house for its consideration bill to
establish a general dispensary system
for the state, regarding the cigarette
traffic and consumption.
The senate bill to establish uniform
standard of time for the state was tabled.
The resolution raising committee
to consider the reduction of salaries to
conform to prices of farm products was
passed.
By leave Mr.. Sutton, of Cumberland
introduced bill providing that parents
and guardians shall cause their children
and wards to be duly vaccinated before
they are two years old, except children
certified by physician to be unfit sub
jects, the penalty tor failure to be 70.
Municipal authorities of any city or
town shall require vaccination and re-
vaccination of all inhabitants whenever,
In the Judgment of the local or the
state board of health, it is necessary,
and manufacturing companies, schools,
and state institutions are at their ex-
pense to have such vaccination done
whenever the local or the state board OF
health deems it is necessary.
The resolution declaring that the
contested election case of Broughton
against Young, from Wake, should be
promptly taken up, was defeated, 81 to
ga strict party vote.
The bill to make ten hours days
labor in all factories employing oyer
five persons came up with unfayorable
report.
TWENTY TY-EIGHTH-SATURDAY FEB. 9TH.
SENATE.-A petition was presented
by various Christian temperance unions
for the establishment of a reformatory.
The petition was signed by about l,OOO
prominent women in all sections of the
state.
Bills and resolutions we're introduced
as follows:
By Senator Sharpe, to put Nash
county in the Eastern criminal circuit
also the Edgecombe county road law
The latter provides that no persons
LIVING in towns shall pay road tax, but
be taxed for the improvements OF streets
in the corporate limits.
The bill failed to passages, l
noes, 80.
The bill passed to authorize Edge
combe county to levy special tax:
The bill to renew and keep in forc'
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and Charleston railroad came up.
Senator Newsom offered the followin.
amendment "Provided the railroa,
shall pay all money due certain partie
in the state."
Senator Scales thought the amend
ment would constitute the general as
sembly collection agency, and move
the matter be recommitted-carrie
The bin was taken up to add Cum
berland county to the Eastern crimina
circuit.
| On motion of Senator Scales the bi
was referred.
j The bill passed to amend section 22O
of the code. It provides that no pei
son, persons or corporation, non-res
idents of the state, shall catch fis
within any waters OF the state withou
first obtaining license from the treas
urer of the state, said license to COS
81, 500 per annum, violation OF this &C
to be misdemeanor and punished b
fine of 500 or six months imprisor
ment, or both fine and Imprisonment
!. in the discretion OF the court, fines an
license fees to 60 the public schoe
, fund.
HoUsE.-Among the bills and rese
lutions introduced in the house wer
the following:
By Mr.. Murphy, to amend the Cod
so that materials furnished a corpora
ton to Keep it going shall not hav
priority over a previously recorde,
mortgage, although they do not adj
to the plant nor enhance its value.
By Mr.. Hancock, a resolution t
abolish the Office of enrolling clerk.
By Mr.. Ormsby, to give county com
missioners more time for meetings.
By Mr.. Murphy to make bastardy
mlsdemeanor.
By Mr.. Lawton, to allow Moor
county to issue $4,000 more of bonds
By leave, Mr.. Johnson introduce,
the following bills:
To require all bankers or officers an
directors of railways and state banks O