The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-21

should be the day for the enrollmen,
OF bills, bat it was amended so as 10
permit the presiding officer Of each
branch Of the Legislature to ra,ify
any bulls A. any time. Il also re
quires taat toe enrolling clerk shall
keep completely up with his work.
a resolution TO pay the expenses
of the Arlington COMMITTEES came
up, with-an unfsvorabie report, and
was tabled by a unanimous vote. Us
proposed TO pay "Hooia Boom
Campbell and ais, T. X. Purnell
the committees attorneyJ. Resolu
ton 10 pay Parnsll 1900 for attor
neys and clerks salary was also
tabled.
A revolution Was adopted raising /,
joint committee 10 consider the mat.
ter Of reducing salaries TO conform Il
the decline IN The prices Of farm
products.
On leave Il number o. tills were in.
troduCed as follows:
Mr.. CuDnin9ham-To amend til,
Code by allowing JOind.r in actions
for wages.
Mr.. NelsOn-TO allow Caldwell coun
~ 20 levy a special tax and build $
jail.
Mr.. Dixon, OF Greene--To repeal tn,
law fOrbidding the re- marriage of iii.
vOrced persons; actions for divorce
under this act not to be brought later
than March 81, 1897.
Mr.. sutton, of New Hanover, offered
resolution 10 print 10 900 copies OF
Governor Russell's inaugural address
a livery debate ensued. The resolu-
ton was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
The House decided to adjourn a,
10 o'clock Saturday morning until 1 p
m, Monday, IN order to allow time for
the thorough cleaning of the hall. II
was stated that 20 members are SIGH
and that the hall Of the House is a
grippe laboratory
Committees were announced a. fol.
lows:
immigration: White Of Alamance
White, OF BERTHE, Bryan OF EdgecOmbe
Allen, Hodges, Barrow, Harris OF
Hyde, Chapman, MCPheeters, Lanhorn
Jones.
Salaries and Fees Dixon of Greene
Marlboro, Harris, of Hyde, Holmes
Mckary, Gambler, Elliot, Ensley, Parl
er, of Wayne, Hardness.
Claims Petree, Mears, Howe, Ar
ledge, Rab5itt, Chapman, Foster, Pur
gason, Jones, Watts.
Blind Institution Craven, Mcbride
Terrell Person of Wilson, Young
Pool, Bryan, of Edgecombe, Grubbs
James, McLelland.
Counties, Cities and Towns: Sut
ton of New Hanover, Duncan, Peace
Freeman, Pagan, Terrell, King, Nor
ton, Walters, smith, Cathey.
Penal Institutions: Parker of Per
qulmans, Johnston, Carter, Abernethy
Roberts, Currie, Deweesp, Dayton
Umstead, ConIey, Mckenzie, AIRING
ton, Bryan of Edgecombe.
Internal improvements Bryan o
Wilkes, Wemyss, Aiken, Dancy, Rey
nolds, Morton, Ward, Brown, Reid
Wilson, Crouch.
Deaf Mute Institutions: Person o
Wayne. Abernethy, King, Hauser, Pc
tree, Aiken, Green, Wrenn, Nelson
Duffy, Bryan OF EdgeCombe.
EIGHTH DAY.
The Senate met at II o'clock, Lieu
tenant Governor Rey nolds presiding.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hoover
the journal of yesterday was read an
/ approved.
| Reports of standing committee
were received, among them a substi
tute by the Judiciary committee TO
the resolution in regard to independ
enCe of Cuba
Bills and resolutions were then in
troduced and referred:
By Mr.. Butler, a billto license for
/ eign associations and other corpora
/ tions.
By Mr.. Barker q resolution lOokiD
to the regulation of the public print
ing.
BY Mr.. Smathers, bill to amen
the law relating to the sale of Tobacco
to minors.
( BY Mr.. Abel, bill to amend sectio
/ 1916 of the Code in relation to pre-
bate of deeds.
BY Mr.. Parker, bill relating (
corporations, or creating the same.
Bills of q local character were intro
duced by Senators McCaskey, Wake
Hyatt, Mccarthy, Robson, Sharp, an
Ashburn.
The following were added to CON
mittees: Lyon to Deaf and Dumb
Atwater, to Finance: Barker to Pen;
/ Institutions.
The calender was then taken up an
the following bill passed its thir
reading:
! \ bill to incorporate the town {
: IiIlbank, in Wilson county.
The resolution relating to briber
and corruption was passed and rat
fled, and the following substituted b
the committee on Federal Relations.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
"RcSolrsd, By the Senate, the HOu:
of representatives conCurring, tn,
we are in sympathy with the people
Cuba who are struggling for liberl
against such overwhelming odds, al
we assure our Senators and Repr
sentatiyes in Congress that any a
tion that they may take looking to ii
independence of Cuba will meet oil
hearty approval"
Committee appointed on the part
the Senate: Messrs. Atwater al
Smathers TO investigate charges
br berry.
The following bills were then takt
: up on suspension of the rules, al
tabled:
\ bill to allow physicians uni
March 10 TO register.
\ bill TO define miSdemeanOrs, al
the punishment for the same.
The following were re-referred:
A bill to amend the Constitution
5 the United States in regard to t
: right of suffrage, aud to prevent d
lay in criminal actions.
. The Senate adjourned till II dele
, Friday.
House.
: Prayer By Rev. Levi Branson.
Mr. Petree to fix pay for rasis'
|, of deeds for election returns, to 8
!, thorize pay of registrars and Judges
, elections.
: Mr.. Hancock TO repeal chapter
I laws of 1891.
0 Mr.. Sutton, of New, Hanover, to p
: vent the spread of contagious disea
s among live stock.
p Mr.. Adams to amend section ls02
!, the Code and to amend section 1901