The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-16

Of his salary as Professor of Latin at
the University. amounting to 81 700.
Bryan, of Chatham, to submit to the
qualified voters of that county theques-
ton of working the public roads by
taxation.
Hancock asked that resolution to
GUST Enrolling Clerk Swinson be placed
on the calendar. Mckenzie and others
objected. Hancock moved that the
rules be suspended and the resolution
go on the calendar. A division was
called for, and the Speaker declared it
adopted, ignoring McKer zie's inquiry
if 81 votes were not necessary to sus-
pend the rules.
Bills passed establishing a new town
ship in Surry; to leave to the people
the question of the line between Ala
nance and Chatham, (White, of Ala
nance, saying this was perfectly salts
factory, and Bryan, of Chatham, say.
ing that while it was not perfectly
satisfactory, yet it was all that could
be gotten.)
A bill to extend the stock law in
Wayne came up leaving the question
to all qualified voters. Passed second
reading.
Bills passed to make it a misdemeanor
to drive over bridges in Macon at a
gait faster than q walk.
Bill to pay special veniremen in cap
ital cases 81 per day, came over from
the Senate, the latter body having
added several counties which were OBJ
je ctionable to the House. Mckenzie
made a motion that the House refuse
to concur in the amendments, andthat
a committee or conference committee
of three be appointed. The Speaker
named Mckenzie and Cook and Par
ker, of Perquimans, as the committee
of conference.
By leave, Johnson introduced the
following bills:
To require all bankers or officers and
directors of railway and State banks
or other corporations created or char
tered by the legislature to take an eff
cial action; the State Treasurer to pre-.
pare the form of oath, and send the
blank form to each officer on or before
January 1st of each year.
Bill to make chapter 294, acts of 1893,
discretionary with the State Treasurer,
instead of mandatory.
Young introduced a bill providing
that the Superintendent of Public In
struction shall ascertain the entire
amount of money now apportioned in
aid of the colored State normal schools,
and he shall divide this sum equally
among the several schools and the
State Treasurer shall pay this proper
tionate amount.
Grubbs introduced a bill amending
the Code in regard to restoration to
citizenship by providing that 1.-The
petitioner may elect to file his petition
in the Superior Court of the county
where the Indictment was found upon
which the conviction took place, or in
the county wherein he is an actual and
bona ide resident at the time of filing
his petition, which application shall be
heard by the judge at term
Brewer introduced a resolution rails
ing a special committee to which shall
be referred all bills relative to Con.
gressionalI districts.
Bills passed allowing Anscn county
to levy a tax for 1897-98 of 10 cents on
the 500.
Cunningham. by leave. introduced a
bill for the relief of Sheriff Hughes, of
Orange.
The resolution introduced by Han
cock and aimed at Swinson, provides
that the offce of Eorolling Clerk, if in
law such Office exists, be abandoned;
that the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House appoint two
principal enrolling clerks" who are
to have entire control and supervision
of all bills, to be paid SIS per diem; and
the necessary assistants to be appointed
by the Lieut. Governor and Speaker
at S. per diem; this resolution to apply
to the election Of officers at this session
Bills passed to relieve the estate of
Smith Lewis, in Buncombe, worth sew,
eral hundred thousand dollars, by
allowing them to sell it.
Bill to establish a ~dispensary at Wax
haW, passed.
Bills passed repeating the act of 1885,
regarding the public schools of Fayette-
Vile; allowing the sheriff more time
for settling taxes; to allow Beaufort
county to levy a special tax to build
bridges. d.
Ru lanun Mr. Hancnck ~introdr1cnd q