The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-11

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ment was adopted that the bonds
shall not be exempt from taxation.
and then the bill passed.
The bill 10 allow Macon county TO
a special tax for the improvement. Of
it's public roads passed: also one to
allow Montgomery county 20 levy
special tax and one to allow Chero-
kee county TO ley fpeeial tax.
The bill passed repeating the act
passed by the last Legislature ap-
pointing a taz collector for Wake
| county.
Bill passed amending the act ere
ating the Colored Normal school OF
Fayetteville, aud naming new trus-
tees and managers; K. 2. Buxton,
F. P. Wllliston, d. a. Bryant, Nicho-
las Brown and JAS. K. Dsal-those
who shall have full control of it and
appoint the principal and teachers;
that the school have all its pro rata
share of all school money from any
source. and shall not be removed
from Fayetteville.
Bill to amend the charter of Ed
enton was taken up. 1t divides the
town into seven wards, instead Of
four, the aldermen to elect the chief
of police. Elliott spoke in favor Of
| the bill, saying there was vagrant
population and much disorder in
Elenton. Dixon, of Cleveland, ask
I'd if the bill did not provide that a
voter should have resided IN the
ward only Is days and offered an
amendment making it 30 days. This
| amendment Elliott accepted; Ed
dins said a member of the com mittee
said the bill was rushed through the
committee and was not even read.
He said that Elliott had told the
committee the bill was only to make
seven wards. and that there was
some management Of Edenton's af-
! fairs. Dockory said the migratory
population never elected the chief of
police who pandered to this element.
He said the bill did not in the least
attack the RI ght of the citizens. Sut-
ton, of New Hanover, said the peo-
pie of Edenton desired the bill.
Passed second and third readings.
McCrary's bill to regulate assign
ments came up with an unfavorable
report. McCrary said the commit
tee stood to 2 on the bill.
At 1:30 o'clock the House adj journ-
ed until 7:3O p. m.
| NIGHT SESSION.
The House met at 1880 and al
once took up bills The following
passed: To incorporate the Win
gate High school, in Union county
to allow Swain county to levy spe-
cial tax; to give active tiremen Of
Wilmington exemption from pol
tax; this applying to those who an
swer not less than fifty per cent OF
the alarms; to incorporate the towr
of Whittier, Swain county; to amene
the charter of Roanoke Watel
Power and Navigation Company; tc
allow H arnett cou 1ty to. issue bonds
and levy special tax; to change tn
date of the apportionment of schoo
funds in Stokes to October l
, A bill to permit 1000 copie
, of the sketches of North Caro-
lima regiments compiled by Waite
Clark and A. C, Avery came up
Sutton, of Cumberland favored it
> Lusk wanted to know the cost, AM
if the Information was correct. d
said he had read some Of the mate
rial to be used in the volume, an
knew it was untrue. He declare'
he opposed the bill. The bill was re
ferred to the JUDICIARY committee i
order to look into the cost. Bills t.
pay judges and registrars of elec
, tions ST. per day for their service
, was referred to committee on elec
ton law.
Bills passed as follows: To allo,
$ Pamlico county to levy special taz
to allow the commissioners of Crave
to issue bonds amounting to $35, 90
and levy l. tax to meet interest an
create sinking fund, the bonds t
be used in paying for bridges acros
J.: Neuse and Trent rivers; to for bi
I any one to hunt without permissio
d on the lands of another in Stoke
county; to protect deer and pa
tridges in Dare county; to amend th
: charter of Mocksville.
y The Speaker added Hancock to tt
: committee on railroads, and Dunca
to committee on penal institution
l. At 8 o'clock the House adjourne
g until 10 o'clock this morning.
WEDNEsDAY-25th DAY.
= - Senate
- Called to order at 10 o'cloc
prayer by Senator Utley.
! Mr.. Alexander, by request, pei
\ ton from employees at Victor Cote
y Mills in relation to the hours Of !
"a Dor.
l. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
a Mr.. Alexander to make an appr
priation for new D. D. and B. bull
c. ing.
in To repeal chapter 3O3 Of the la
I'd of 1S95-the Chatham and Alaman
9. county fight began. Mr.. Parker,
il AIamance, offered an amendment
be the shape of new section. 9TH
this act shall not take effect un
ne ratified by one-fourth of the vote
ar in the proposed territory" Mr.. N
as Carthy moved to table amendmer
te AS this would carry the whole bl
}. Mr.. Atwater begged the Senator n
.s- to kill by tabllug. Motion to tax
ty lost by vote Of % to 10. Capt. p
ker made another argument sgai1
is Mr.. Atwater's bill. Mr.. Atwater
to piled. Mr.. Atwater offered
IRE amendment that the matter sho1
ty, be settled by one fourth of tn
er, voting, instead of 'one-fourth
the qualified voters" Mr.. Par]
oct accepted. Amendm ent adopted.
to amended, bill passe d thi,d and Fl
7er reading.
yht Justice of the Peace elected
Am November-(shall qualify within
days after notice from Clerk of
nd Court, and validates all acts done
in Justice of the Peace) Mr.. Cl
ms, thought this bill would be uncon
md tutioual. Mr.. Scales said this
Vas simplv fixed the terms. which