The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-25

penitentiary was SO successfully gov
erned for twenty-five years was good
one.
Mr.. Duffy reminded Mr.. Dockery OF
the fact that the democracy was not
dead and would never die. He added
that Mr.. Dockery himself confessed this
was a revolutionary measure.
Mr.. SchuIken said he knew of no
such division of pie as Mr.. Dockery
alluded to and wanted to know when it
was made. (Mr. Dockery said it would
be made after this bill passed) He
said that after the republicans had
gotten in by aid of the popullst party
it was high time the latter went in the
asylum-upon seeing what fool it
had made of itself (Applause). He op-
posed the bill.
Mr.. Hodges, boiling populist, said if
Mr.. Schulken really knew nothing of
the-division of this pie he must Indeed
be Rip-Van-Wlnkle; that the repub-
licans had all the pie they wanted and
the minority populists more than they
could consume that if the majority
populists would rescind the resolution
not to take pie they would be given pie.
The bill passed-ayes, SO; noes, 36.
Aiken, republican, voted "no" and so
did the majority populists.
The bill to give the fusionists control
of the agricultural department and the
agricultural and mechanical college
was then taken up, putting 1t under
control of sixteen directors, fourteen of
whom shall be nominated by the gov
ernor.
THIRTY-sIxTH DAY-wEDNEsDAY,
FEB. nth.
SENATE.-Bills as follows:
By Senator Hardison, to prohibit tho
sale of liquor in two miles OF Cole, In
Craven county, and in four miles of
Stumptontown in Onslow county.
The special order was taken up, be-
ing the bill to establish reform school
for youthful criminals. It. provides
that two schools shall be built, one for
white and one for colored, to be placed
where the most money and land is given.
The bill passed its second reading
ayes, Al ; noes, 8.
Among the transactions of the after
n oon session were:
To incorporate the Bank of Pitt
County.
To provide a dispensary tor Louis
burg.
To repeal sections of the Code re-
quiring thirty days. notice to be given
before prohibltory liquor laws can pass.
By leave Senator Moye introduced a
bill to establish graded schools at
GreenvilIe.
HOUsE.-Bills
BY Mr.. Ormsby, to require sheriffs
in sale of mortgaged land for taxes to
give notice of such sale to mortgage.
BY Mr.. Parker, of Perquimans, to dl-
vorce the Agricultural and Mechanical
college from the agricultural depart
ment and put it under control of four.
teen directors.
By Mr.. Dixon, Of Cleveland, to pro.
tect freight shippers by requiring rail.
ways to pay cost price Of goods if there
is great delay. Il
BY Mr.. Dancy, to incorporate the
auxiliary board of health of Edgecombe
county.
BY Mr.. Bryan, of Chatham, to give
the governor the appointment of the
clerk of the railway commission also
to repeat the act making SIC, 900 appro-
priation for the geological survey also
to repeal the act Of 1891 making 81 5 600
appropriation to the university also to
protect coal miners.
By Mr.. Lnsk, to allow judges of su-
preme and criminal courts to appoint
stenographers and regulate their pay.
Mr.. Mckenzie rose to question Of
inquiry, saying he was informed that
last Friday a bill passed -the>house to
repeal the stock law in Halifax county
during certain months in the year
that a motion was lodged to reconsider /;
that to-day's journal showed the bill
had been ratified and he wanted to
know what were the safeguards thrown