The commonwealth., 1897-02-11

voring Reid and Ransom, the sitting
members.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
By Mr.. Aiken, to protect insect eat
Ing birds.
By Mr.. Pagan, to amend the charter
of the Dennis Simmons Lumber Com
pany.
By Mr.. Blackburn, to forbid minors
entering and loafing in bar rooms.
By Mr.. Plnnlx, a resolution to request
the bursar OF the university to report,
as required by law.
By Mr.. Hancock, to provide for and
promote the oyster industry OF North
Carolina. Ordered printed.)
By Mr.. Hodges, to repeal the charter
of the GAINESVILLE and Washington rail-
road.
Mr.. Smiths bill to protect the lives
OF railway passengers provides that any
person who maliciously places any OBJ
stacles upon the track of any railway
with intent to wreck or damage or dis
place any railway engine, train or car,
with intent to take thezife~of any per-
son travelling on any such train, and
any person who shall mallciously re-
move any part of any railway track or
roadbed thereof, with intent to damage,
displace or wreck any train, etc.: or with
intent to take the life of any person
travelling on such train etc., shall, upon
CONVICTION, be imprisoned in the pen
itentiary for life; but if by reason OF
any Of offences named above any person
loses his life any person causing
such loss of life and every per-
son abetting or aiding in the commits
sion of the offence shall suffer death
nor shall it be necessary to prove ex-
press malice. Any person who makes
an attempt to commit any of the above
offences shall be imprisoned not less
than five nor more than thirty years.
On motion of Mr.. Cook the house
took up the Mecklenburg election case.
The report of the majority, signed by
Mr.. Cook as chairman, and the minor
ity, signed by Messrs. Duffy, Cunning
ham, Furguson and Creech, were read
Messrs. Cook and Blackburn spoke
in support of the majority report
Messrs. Duffy, Hartness, Reed, one OF
the contestees, and Nelson In support
OF the minority report
A vote was taken on the motion to
| adopt the minority report. The vote
was-ayes, 80 noes, y.
Mr.. Cook moved the adoption OF the
majority report and called the previou:
question. The yeas and nays we're de
manded on the motion to adopt the re
port. It was adopted-yeas, II nay
80.
Mr.. Cook moved that Clanton ant
Williamson, both republicans, conn
forward and take the oath of office
There was applause by the republican
as they advanced. The speaker admin
istered the oaths.
NIGHT SESSION.
! The House met at 7 80 O'Clock.
| Bills were passed as follows:
Making it a mlsdemeanor for an
person, intoxicated Or otherwise, to ir
terrupt or disturb any school entel
tainment, picnic, political meeting G
any lawful Assem- blage.
The bill to repeal the stock law i
Halifax county was tabled. It was
bill of Arlington, colored, who tried t
work it through.
Geologist Holmes was invited to e,
hibit tomorrow evening in this ha
magic lantern views of North Carolln
roads and scenery, this to follow Ger
eral Roy Stones address on "Goo
Roads"
The bill passed to relieve David "
Powell, treasurer to Columbus count.
and his bondsmen of So 500 which We
In the bank of New Hanover when
failed.
By leave, Mr.. Cox introduced bills t
prevent the spread of disease anon
live stock and to regulate the workin
of roads in PITT county.
TwFNTY-sEvENTH DAY-FRIDAY. FEB.
SENATE.-There was little done i
the Senate. A message was receive
: from the Governor and it was ordere
that 500 copies be printed.
HousE.-Among the bills and resi-
lutions were the following:
By Mr.. Pool, to make Palemon Joh1
WI. Griffin, w. B. Culpeper, Hug
Cole and r. S. Pryor trustees and mar
ayers of Elizabeth City coIored norma
school.
By Mr.. Cunningham, to allow certai
, benevolent orders exemption from il
surance tax and supervision, this il
Guiding Masons, Odd Fellows, Rows
Arcanum, Knights of Pythias, Progre.
| sive Endowment Guild. Roval Renaf