The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-02

To amend the charter the town of Mt.
Airy. Passed.
To allow Beaufort county to levy a spe-
cial tax. Passed second reading.
70 provide for working the public roads
of Nash county. Passed second read
ing.
To incorporate the Newbern Mutual
Fire Insurance Company. Passed second
reading.
To incorporate the Toxaway Company
of Jackson county. Passed.
TO amend chapter 31S, Laws of 1893,
Private Laws, by striking out Evil
mington, Dell, and inserting North Car
DINA. Passed.
To incorporate the Chatham Traction
Company. Passed
To amend the charter of the Dennis
Simmons Lumber Company. Passed
To incorporate the Commonwealth In
surance Company, in the city of Whining
ton. Passed.
To incorporate the trustees of ST.
Mary's School, OF Raleigh Passed.
To amend the charter OF the town of
Elizabeth City. Passed second reading.
Mr.. Moye, from the Committee on Pub
lie Printing, made a report from the
a the lowest bidder be abolished. and that
the bill of Mr.. Butler, appointing Guy V.
Barnes public printer be adopted. The
report goes on to say that the printing
under Stewart Bros. has cost the State
nearly $4,000 more than for the previous
two years, and part of the work was
done IN Richmond, Va, when it should all
nave been done in this State that they
recommend the adoption Of their (minori-
tyl report.
The report further says that the print
ing should be done in Raleigh
To repair stock law fences in Robson
county. Passed second reading.
To provide for working public roads of
Wilson county. Passed second reading
For the relief of sheriffs and tax collec-
tors. This is not a general bill; it only
applies to certain counties in the State.
TO incorporate and establish two lite
nary societies in Shaw University, at Raj
eigh. Passed
Resolution to allow Assistant Engross-
ing Clerks mileage. Passed.
TO amend chapter 267, Private Laws Of
1891, relating to the town of WhiteviIle.
Passed.
To prevent persons from fishing in pri-
waite ponds without permission from own
err. Passed.
To incorporate Boonville High Acad-
| envy, in 1adkin county. Passed.
10 amend chapter 327, Laws 1895, to
extend the time TO complete the public
| roads IN Wilkes county. Passed.
To provide for the removal OF obstTuc-
t1ons to ish in Catawba county. Passed.
10 aid the construction Of the Winston
Salem Southbound Railroad. Passed.
To regulate the public printing. The
bill abolishes the lowest bidder act and
appoints Guy Barnes, OF this city, public
printer, and requires the work to be done
IN Raleigh and by union labor The
majority committee reported unfavora-
bly, ON this bill, the minority committee
recommends the passage of the bin.
and recommend the adoption OF the same.
Mr. Shore moved TO postpone the mat
ter until tomorrow night at o'clock.
Motion lost
Mr.. Grant favored considering the Hill
| at once, as lit was no use postponing II
The question recurring on the adoption
| OF the minority committee report. passed
second and third readings.
Mr.. Wakefield rising to a question of
| personal privilege, said that the article ap-
pearing in the News and Observer Of SIM
day, February d, was false; that he had
never received a letter from Senator
Prlbchard, nor had Senator Pritchard
| ever said anything to him in regard TO
| the lease Of the North Carolina Railroad
! say this in justice to the Senator and
| to myself There was no resolution in
troduced in the caucus while / was pres
ent. The morning the bill came ND in the
Senate | went to Col Andrews. We went
outside the chamber door, and / told him
was in favor of his substitute If his
| company would give per cent, and ask
| Ell him to give me, as an honest man.
| II he thought they would give per cent.
| Ills answer was that he had no idea they
would. | then told him l would vote for
the substitute, because | thought it right
| as an honest man, / would support it.
| He said Il believe you, and you are right
| to vote for it. My colleague came to me
! and told me things that put me to think
| ing
Mr.. Barker. who was also named in
| the article, said that he endorsed all that
| Mr. Wakefield had said.
| Mr.. Early and Mr.. Odum did the same
thing. The last named gentleman said
| the article was beneath his notice.
At ] 80 the Senate took a recess until
$3.50 p. m.