The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-14
SUCCEED SWANSON
They Don't Dare Yet appoint
the Two Negroes.
TO PROTECT PUBLIC WATER
EwART is MADE A CIVIL JUDGE
WITH INCREASED SALARY.
DULL DAY IN Both HOUSES
duffy Protested Against Action OF
ko9 u, Re e ence TO the Thlr-
~ Days Notice Required TO
Eep al Charters.

~ Days Notice Required TO
Rep al Charters.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, and Rev.
Levi Branson, d. D., offered prayer.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Jones, to allow Alexander to levy
special tax.
BY Brown, to protect fish in Trent
river.
BY shulken, for relief of ex-Sheriff Nc
Phail, of Columbus.
BY Gallop. to regulate hunting and
fishing in Currituek.
BY Morton, to tax cigarettes 10 cents
a package.
By Harris, of Hyde to prohibit the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in that county.
BY james, 10 protect deer and turkeys
in Pender.
By Ward, to declare ordained minis
tiers and justices Of the peace public Of
iicers.
BY Schulken, to provide for publishing
500 copies Of the public and 100 copies
of the private laws OF 1897.
BY McBryde, to amend The charter Of
Lumberton
BY Leak, to allow the working of CON
victs on certain roads in Arson, and to
protect the health of the people of
Wadesboro.
The resolution introduced yesterday by
Parker, Of Wayne, setting forth that the
requisite 80 days notice was not given
on the bill to repeal the charter of the
Goldsboro and Morehead Railway Com
pany, was taken up, and was indefinitely
postponed, Duffy protesting against such
action.
The bill TO provide for and promote the
oyster industry of the State came up.
Harris. Of Hyde. found fault with the
provisions Of the bin in regard to license
for dredging, insisting that the bill inn
posed tax on those who take oysters
for private use. Hancock insisted these
were not taxed. The bin passed it's second
and third readings.
The Speaker announced as assistant
enrolling clerks, appointed by Iieut-Gov.
Reynolds and himself: Ell. 4. Jones, A.
" Miller. j. G. Maxwell. A. S. Bryd, A.
@. Lehman, T. B. Wimbish A. Spruill,
d. V. Carroll. On motion of Lusk the
House confirmed these appointments.
Bills passed allowing Washington coun-
ty to levy a special tax to build an iron
bridge at Mackey's Ferry. THE House
being so light that only 90 votes were
cast
To allow Brunswick county to levy
special tax.
To incorporate the Commonw ealth In
surance Company Of Wilmington.
To repeal chapter 297, acts of 1895,
so far as Fender is concerned, this be-
ing the act allowing a county to vote
tax of 20 cents on the 800 for public
schools
To protect deer in Tyrell, to forbid any
nonresident to get permission before
hunting, and to require a tax Of 50 for
each bear killed
For relief Of ex-Treasurer o. IA. Du-
rant. Of Brunswick, who lost $500 By
the failure Of the bank of New Hanover.
To ray w. III. & r. s. Tucker & Co.
SID for cleaning carpets, putting down
new mating and killing microbes.
To protect partridges and wild turkeys
in Iredell, and making it unlawful TO
hunt them when the ground is snow
covered.
To amend section 2,940, Of the Code,
SO that petitioner may elect to file his
petition in the Superior court Of the
county where the indictment was found
upon which the conviction took place, or
in the county wherein he is an actual
and Roma ide resident at the time of
filing his petition. which application shall
be heard by the judge at term.
Bill to allow John w. Thompson to
practice dentistry in the Thirty-ffth
Senatorial district, which was tabled a
few days ago, was on Deweese's motion.
taken from the table. Bryan. Of Wilkes,
and PIatt favored it, while SchuJken and
I1Iygyl Af fttnYtafar,1 :.
II proposed to encourage persons who
violated the law. The bill failed to pass.
Bills passed providing that in all actions
brought by heirs-at-law or minor children
defendants in actions to plead any de-
Tense which might have been pleaded by
an executor in other words to plead the
statute Of limitation in case an executor
or administrator failed to make that plea
for them.
To abolish August term of Caswell
Superior court.
To establish Glover township, Nash
county.
To allow Sunday trains to carry ex-
press matter of all kinds.
TO protect squirrels in Perquimans.
To incorporate Dread Nat FL. and T..
Company OF Kinston.
To abolish tax collectors Office in For
Syth.
To create Office of tax collector in
Meeklenburg
To allow all justices Of the peace, no
taries, clerks of Superior and Inferior
courts power to take and certify acknowl-
edgement of all granters and the private
examination of married women (Onslow
and Iredell excepted)
BY leave, Parker, of Perquimans, in
troduced bin to allow that county to
levy special tax.
Lusk, bill to appropriate $1,000 an
nually to the Lindley Training school at
Asheville.
Sutton, bill to protect public water
supplies by requiring all companies sell
ing water to take precautions to protect
the supply from contamination and that
IN cases where the supply comes from
small lakes or streams, not over fifteen
miles long a sanitary inspection shall
be made weekly, or oftener if the board
OF health advises failure to do this being
punishable by 500 fine.