The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE. L
A CONDENSED REPORT OF
What the Lawmakers are Doing.

What the Lawmakers are Doing.
From Wilmington Messenger.
FORTIETH DAY-TUEsDAY, FEB. 23RD
u SENATE-Among bills and resolu
tlons introduced wepe:
BY Senator Newsom. to provide TO
working the public roads of Hertiord
county.
| By Senator Utley, TO provide for ad
dltional equipment, repairs and sup
port Of the university and normal and
industrial school. This carries an ap
preparation OF s., 900 for the universlty y
and $12, 500 for the normal and indus
trial school.
To incorporate the Bank Of Enfield
The bill to provide for additional
equipment of the university was taken
up.
Senator Atwater opposed appropriate
ing an additional sum and demanded a
roll call, which was sustained and the
bill passed-ayes, 80; noes, 10.
The bill to provide for additional
equipment, repairs and support of the
normal and industrial school was next
taken up. It gives this school $z5, 900,
the same as the university receives.
The bill passed its readings without a
dissenting vote.
The bill passed to incorporate colored
grand lodge, Knights of Pythias of
North Carolina.
HoUsE.-Most OF the time in the
House was spent in discussing private
bills, mainly those relating to the cities
of Wilmington and New Berne.
Among other transactions were bills
By Mr.. Dixon, of Cleveland, to sub
nit to the popular vote the question of
dispensary for that county.
A resolution by Mr.. Lusk, that after
March 1st no bills or resolutions be IN
troduced.
By Mr.. Green, to submit to the pop
ular vote at the next general election
the question of state aid to higher edu-
cation.
By Mr.. Hancock, to reduce the bonds
of sheriffs to so per cent. OF the assess
ed taxes.
By Mr.. Cathy, to promote public
education, by providing that if the
courts annual the 99-year lease of the
North Carolina railroad and it is leased
at greater sum than the present one,
the excess shall be apportioned by the
state board of education among the
various counties on per capita basis.
FoRTY-FIRsT TDAY-wEDNEsDAY, FEB. 13.
SENATE.-Bills and resolutions were
introduced as follows:
By Senator Person, to supply public
laws to all justices of the peace.
By Senator Moye, to require license
to carry concealed weapons.
The following bills passed:
To make water courses twenty feet
wide and eight feet deep, lawful fence.
To extend the time to compromise,
commute and settle the state debt.
To repeal the charter of Margaretts-
vile, Northampton county.
To regulate official bonds in Edge
combe county.
To place the registers of deeds bond
at S., 5000:
To amend the charter of Selma, al.
lowing the town to tax druggists for
selling liquor.
At the afternoon session bills passed
as follows:
To amend the charter of Rocky
Mount.
To amend The Code, by adding that
any justice of the peace failing to keep
a record of his criminal and civil trials
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor.
By leave Senator Person introduced
a bill to assist in the maintenance OF
Pigtord sanltarium for the treatment OF
negro consumptives.
HoUsE.-There were only forty-fve
members present, others being at the
New bern fair.
The following bills were introduced
b. Mr.. Ward, to reduce the pay of
legislators to So per day.
By Mr.. Young, to make a 1900 ap-
preparation (additionaD out of the gen
eral fund for seven colored state nor
NAL schools.
Bills passed as follows:
To provide that In Beaufort, Colum-
bus and Lenolr counties the commits
sioners "nay" instead of 'tshall" pub
lish county financial statements.
To amend the charter of the Dennis
Simmons Lumber Company.
To work Northampton's roads by
taxation.
To allow Lumberton to issue $4,000
in bonds for water works. street inn
provements, etc.