The Robesonian., 1897-02-17
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
TUEsDAY.-House met at 10 o'clock.
Among the bills introduced were:
White-To repeal the act of 1885 to es
tablish true meridian in the various
counties of the State for the correct re-
tracing OF surveys.
Eddins-To require deeds in trnst
and mortgages to be cancelled ofrecord
within ten days after they have been
paid
Currie-To extend the corporate linn
its of Maxton.
Leak-To revise the charter of Nor
ven.
Dockery-To amend the law regard
ing of analyses of fertilizers.
The bill to make it indictable to in
terrupt public speaker came up and
caused a lively debate, and after several |
amendments was offered the bill passed |
to third reading.
The calendar was then taken up and |
among the bills passed We're:
Altering times of holding Superior
Stanly counties, making those in Neck
lenburg seco II Monday after first Mon
day in Marcn, fourth Monday after first
Monday in September leach two weeks);
sixth Monday before first Monday in
March and thirteenth Monday after first
Monday in March leach one week.
The resolution placing in the hands
of the Governor 81, 600 to be applied to
the erection of statue of Geo. Peabody
in Statuary Hall at Washington was in
definitely postponed.
WEDNESDAY. - House met at 1G
O'Clock. Among the new bills were:
Hartness--To provide that in case of
suit for damages brought against
person resident of another State, who
tached where there is unliquidated
damages.
McCrary-To create a short form Of
agricultural liens in North Carolina, al
lowing the creditor to sell enough of
the property at pub lie auction, after 20
days notice, to recover the debt and in
terest.
Lusl5-To amend the act of 1895 es-
| tablishing a criminal circuit to be com
posed of the counties Of Buncombe,
Madison, Haywood and Henderson, by
| striking out the word ''criminal;" that
the Judge in addition to his present jul
risdiction, shall have also as to all civil
actions and special pleadings and all
civil business ori iginating or pending Ill
| any of these counties concurrent equal
| jurisdiction, power and authority with
the Superior Court judges; that there
| shall be two extra terms of Buncombe
court, of two weeks each, beginning on
the third Monday in June and the first
Monday in October, these to be civil
terms and to be presided over by the
circuit Judge as provided i'll this bill;
that in compliance with request OF COM
missioners Of any of these counties to
hold a special term, the Judge to re-
ceive $500 more annually.
Lusk-To restore the rules of evl-
dence in the making of sales of real es-
tate for taxes as they were prior to 1888.
Cook made report for the special
committee on the bill regarding the
lease of the North Carolina Railroad,
offering q substitute for the original
bill, asking that it be adopted for the
bill; asking that it be printed and thai
it be made the special order for mex
Friday. Blackburn protested that thl:
was too short time. It was statet
that the House would be light Friday
owing to the absence of committees
Cook then moved that the bill be mad
E the special order for noon next Tues
, day. It was so ordered,
The bill of Hancock to place the AT
p lantic and North Carolina Railroad II
the hands of the Governor PISSED th
, House after considerable debate pr
and con.
; Crumpler introduced bill to revis
the public school system.
Several other bills were Introduce
=. by leave, as follows:
> | NoC,o1.,r To orooto school d1StrI(
u on the line between Davidson al
S Randolph.
Lyle-To provide for working publ
8 roads by taxation.
II THURSDAY. House met at 10 o'clocl
l. Among the bills introduced wer,
l. Currie-To extend the time for tt
organization of the Lumber River Raj
e road Company; to extend the time IL
IL the organization of the Bank of Lun
IL berton; Allen-To incorporate Wort
vile, Randolph county.
il The 'fellow- servants" bill Introduce
D by Hartness passed second and thu
10 readings It gives any employe OF
l. railroad the right to sue for damag
10 and prevents any waiver OF such rig
" to damages.
It Bill passed prohibiting bird hunti1
in Mecklenburg, Carteret, Beaufo1
J. ROCKINGHAM, Union and Haywo
L with owners consent, the penalty
ing So; to allow ex-Sheriff Grant,
9 Davidson, to collect arrears Of taxes.
l. Senate bill to allow pensions to pt
sons who hold over $500 in proper
K. was referred to the pension commltte
a. Bills passed to incorporate the lie
at Bank, of Rutherfordton; to permit ii
'q to be caught in any manner in Colu
,d bus county, Lake Waccamaw excepte
u The bill appropriating $1,000
II 'tNorth Carolina on Wheels "
!y ordered printed. It was formally
~ ~ ported.
ne At the night session the Senate re
"A. luton to investigate charges of fraud
the matter of the last lease Of the No
Carolina Railroad came up. BIackbI
20. moved to table and attacked the reso
raj ton, but Withdrew his motion and
ex- resolution was referred to the spec
"a , committee on the lease of the road.
as The resolution requesting the &C
mittee appointed to investigate
ra charges of bribery in the senator
vas contest to report by February 13, ca
up, but it was shown that the req
It 8 could not be made on that date, so
Up. resolution then passed and the date
vii fixed as the 10th for the report.
lall FRIDAY-House met at 10 o'clo
ate Among the bills and resolutions we
;oLi Pearson Creating q commission c.
the posed of Governor Russell Julian
ife, Carr and w. A. Hoke to procure S
sed able design, with oil necessary spe,
nes cations, for a monument in Ralei
av- upon site chosen, in memory of q
nes Vance; that the commission may
eks operate with the Vance Memorial A
one citation; that a report be made to
ge next legislature; that 81, ,0G0 be APP
l priated for necessary expenses.
g in Eddins-To extent the time
the organization of the North Caro-
'ck Slate Company, in Stanly county.
,,,,+ Aiken-To reduce the tonnage ta
o;ss fertilizers to go cents per ton.
sIH Ward-zTo xeduee--the- salaries.