The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-18

over Roanoke river in Northampton
and Halifax counties.
To stimulate public school taxes in
rural districts.
To amend the charter OF Enfield.
HoUsE.-Bllls were introduced
By Mr.. Morton, to tax cigarettes ID
cents package.
By Mr.. Harris, of Hyde, to prohibit
the sale OF intoxicating liquors In that
county.
By Mr.. Ward, to declare ordained
ministers and Justices of the peace pub
lie officers.
By Mr.. Schulken, to provide for pub
fishing $500 copies OF the public and
100 copies of the private laws of this
session.
The speaker announced as assistant
enrolling clerks appointed by Lieut..
Gov. Reynolds and himself, B. F. Jones,
A. V. Miller, ]. C. Maxwell, A. S. Byrd,
A. G. Lehman, F. B. -Wimbish, A Spru-
i'll and D. Y. Carroll The house con-
firmed these appointments.
The bills passed as follows:
| Allowing Washington county to levy
special tax to build an iron bridge at
Mackey's Ferry. (The house was so
light that only slxty.two votes were
cast.)
To allow minor children, defendant,
to plead any defence which might have
been pleaded by the executor in other
words to plead the statute of limitations
in case the executor or administrator
tailed to make that plea for them.
To allow Sunday trains to carry ex.
press matter of all kinds.
TO allow all justices of the peace, no
taries, clerks of superior and inferior
courts power to make and certify &C
acknowledgement of all grantors and pri-
vate examination OF married men Con
slow excepted).
THIRTY-Fo UETH DAY-MoNDAY, FEB. 10
News &, Observer.
SESATE.-At the night session the
calendar was taken up. Bill to appro
pirate 1874 ,OC0 for a new buildin g TO-
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind at Raleigh
passed.
To pay judges of election in NORTH
Carolina. The bill provides the pay t.
be $500 per day and 10 cents per mill
for carrying the returns. Mr.. Mcneil
, offered amendment, "strike out two dol
lars and insert one dollar" Mr.. Wake
offered a substitute tor the amendment
strike out $500 per day and 10 cent
per mile and insert one dollar and
cents per mile. Mr.. Abel offered al
amendment to strike out Johnston
county as his county was now provide
J. with law to pay judges of elections
Adopted.
Y Mr.. McCaskey Offered an amendmen
J. to exempt the counties Of Martin
n Washington. Tyrrell, Dare, Beaufor
+ Hyde, 2amlico and Caldwell, from tn
provisions of the bill.
n Mr.. Mccarthy offered amendment
exempt the counties OF Craven, Jone
Onslow, Carteret, Greene, Lenoir, Gun
berland, Columbus, Robson, Rowan
+ BERTHE and Northampton.
Mr.. Grant offered an amendmer
that it be left to the county COMM
: whether to pay the judges of electio
and messengers Or not. Upon the IL
- troduct OF the above amendment a
the other amendments were withdraw
! Mr.. Grants amendment was adopted.
- HoUsE-The bill to provide for tt
turning over of the penitentiary to tt
=, fusionlsts came up. 1t provides for
;, board of nine directors superinten'
# ent to be appointed by the Governor
l all to serve four years. Schulken wan
y. ed the introducer of the bill explain j
a saying he thought the present law
II good one and could see no good reasc
for a new bill Mckenzie said as the
was to be Democratic caucus to-nigI
he hoped it would be made a specl
, order. Freeman, at this moment, mo
ed to adjourn until 10 a. m. to-morro'
The motion prevailed.