The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-19

The Senate opened at 4 O'Clock the 1t
Governor presiding,
DR.. Garter offered prayer
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Scales fixing as quorum of com
mittees one third OF the members Of COM
mittees.
] Mr. Hyatt to place Jas. +. TIoskins on
| pension roll.
| Mr.. Robertson to prohibit the sale and
! manufacture of all intoxicating liquors
In Bladen county.
Mr.. Atwater TO report the number Of
/ pages now employed.
| Mr.. Person to amend section 1918 OF
the Code, granting removal from Mayors
| court to Justices court, and to amend
section J., chapter 2S5, laws of 1895,
| relating to punishment for crime.
Mr.. McNeill to amend section 5, chap
| ter 1876, laws OF 1895, and 20 prohibit the
| sale OF liquor within 2 miles of Mt. Pleas
ant Baptist church of Wilkes county.
Mr.. Anderson for the relief of J. G..
Grant, ex-sheriff of Henderson county.
Mr.. Smathers In regard TO election OF
u. =. Senator.
Mr.. Anthony to appoint II. Caviness a
Justice OF the Peace.
Mr.. Mitchell by request in favor OF Jas.
I. Moore, to pay him 5000, balance of
fees claimed for ierying on property of
sureties OF sheriff of Wake county.
Mr.. McCaskie presented resolution
from citizens OF Plymouth against any
change In charter OF that town.
Mr.. Clark to prohibit the sale OF liquor
within 200 feet Of any church in North
Carolina. Also to amend chapter 1914,
laws of 1895. Resolution in regard to
live stock in Halifax county; also in re-
gard to salaries OF solicitors. Also to
amend section 1901 OF the Code in rela-
ton to farm products. to amend chapter
1914, laws OF 1895, prohibiting hunting
In Union county.
THE CALENDAR
Mr.. Smathers' resolution that Mt noon
Tuesday the Senate proceed to elect a
L. s. Senator, unanimously passed sec
/" 0nd and third reading.
To abolish the extra term of Superior
court in Washington county, passed Sec
ond and third reading.
\ bill to prevent the sale of concealed
weapons, having an unfavorablc report,
was tabled on motion OF Mr.. McCaskie.
Bill to amend section 1905 of the Code,
unfavorabie report, tabled by McCaskie.
Bill regulating the probate fees on crop
lein. 1t makes the probate fee 10 cents,
registration fees 20 cents. Mr.. Anthony
said his bill at first applied only to Cleve-
land county. At the request of the Judi
ciary committee he had made it embrace
the whole State. The law as it now
stands $1.05 for crop lein, little fnstru-
ment no bigger than chattel mortgage
This bill reduces the fee to 30 cents. MIR.
Smathers thought IL wise to reduce the
fees. Mr.. Sharp said in his county a crop
lein was as long as deed conveying
land, and this was too sweeping reduc-
ton, Mr. Whedbee said a crop lein was
about the same as q chattel mortgage,
though in some places land was included.
Mr.. Smathers said this law wouldsapply
only to crop leins not including realty.
He was willing to except Wilson county If
Mr.. Sharp desired. Mr.. Cannon said in
his county the fees ON these leins were
onorous burdens, and this bill ought TO
pass. Mr.. Moye moved to amend by max
ing these fees % and so cents. Mr..
Scales said it was not crop lein If land
was included Mr.. Clark said the Of
ficers had printed books, and there was
little labor. The Register of Deeds of
Halifax county made $4,000 to $1,000.
Mr. Justice said he had always advised
that it a mortgage upon land was includ-
ed in the crop lein it then beca me mort
gage upon land, and ought not TO pass
as a crop ein. Re-referred to Judiciary
committee by vote of 80 to IL.
To permit VIM. NJ. Watson, c. S. c.,
of Craven county, TO be absent from his |
Office on the End, 3rd and 4th and 9th
Mondays of August, 1897, and 1898,
passed second and third readings.
Bill to amend section 1916 of the Code,
Zone man voted for it and one man voted
against it, Mr.. Justice explained by re-
quest that there is sometimes no subscrib-
ing witness TO q deed, who can
he summoned, and the grantor re- l
fuses to go before the clerk and admit |
the deed. This bill permits the proof |
of the handwriting of the subscribing
witness Passed second and third read l
ings.
The Cabarrus Savings Bank was incor- |
porated, the bill for that purpose having |
already passed the House, second read |
ing. Mai. Grant objected-thought the /
bill ought to go before the judiciary COM /
mittee. Mr.. Smathers requested Maj. /
Grant to withdraw objections. At this 4
iuncture, Speaker Hileman walked in I
upon the floor of the Senate, and asked |
Mai. Grant to withdraw objection. Maj. |
Grant complied.
Mr.. Mitchell felt like Maj. Grant, but, |
accepted the assurance of Hileman that |
the bill was alright. He feared it gave |
the bank the privilege to charge six per |
cent interest. Here Speaker Hileman |
again made a dash on the floor, and as
sured Mr. Mitchell that the bill was cal |
right"
A resolution came over from the |
House that when we do adjourn tomOr- |
rnw we ad iOnrn in honor Of Gen. ROht. |