The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-01-27


grounds from the ravages of poultry,
by making it o misdemeanor to allow
poultry to go on or remain on such
ground after one days notice by its
owner.
Meares-To pay registrars and judges
Of election ST. 80 each for services last
election day and ST. so each to persons
who carried election returns of election |
to the county seat; that not to apply to |
counties where such officers have al |
ready been paid.
The bill making it misdemeanor to |
| wilfully disturb a political meeting
| came up on third reading, and after
con, it was re-referred TO the judiciary
committee.
The special order, bill to incorporate
the Moore County & Western Railroad
| Company was taken up and discussed
| After several amendments it was passed
to its second reading by vote of 80
[ to g.
| Bill to allow register of deeds to ap-
point register who can issue marriage
| licenses was tabled
Bill to reduce the pay of registers of
deeds to 10 cents per sheet for recording
election returns passed, as did bill to
J incorporate Hamlet, and bill to allow
Caldwell county to levy a special tax
and build a jail
A bill to give hotel and boarding
house keepers a lien upon all baggage
of guests and power to sell the same
within 80 days, provided the board is
not paid, was taken up Mr.. Lusk said
it was clearly unconstitutional, as it
violated the homestead law, that hotel
keeper had no right to seize property
unless it was worth over 500. The bill
had favorable committee report, but
was tabled by unanimous vote.
The bill to reduce salaries Of clerks of
the House from So to S4 per day came
up with favorable report. Mr.. Sutton,
of New Hanover, moved to table. Lost,
ayes 81, noes II.
By unanimous, consent Mr.. Schulker
introduced a bill to incorporate the
town of Vineland, Columbus county.
SATURDAY. ouse met at ~ o'clock.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
Murphy-To protect game and song
birds
Nelson-Resolutio instructing Sen
ators and Representatives to vote for
the free coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to 1.
Harris, of Hyde-To repeal the road
law in Hyde.
Deweese-To require corporations to
. file charters.
Daniels-To promote temperance.
, Deweese-To authorize sherltfs to
make tax bills.
F., fiauser-Io amend the railroad com.
mission act, by electing the railroad
commissioners by popular vote; tC
: to SlS yearly, and make the rates Of
. passenger fare Il and cents per mile
>. to make telegraph charges 10 cents fol
Il ten words and cent for each additiona
word; also bill to suppress trusts ant
combines, by imposing penalty OF for
1 feiture of charter by those out of thu
|, State, and for those in the State no
! over So, 900 fine or imprisonment; als'
: resolution requiring the Governor t.
o get information as to the largest salarle
o of railroad officials and employees, who's
5 salaries exceed sf2, 500.
Dockery-T provide for public roa'
supervision ESQ copies ordered print
II eN.
White. of Alamance-To make tn
l. terms of registrars of deeds four year
s after the election in 1898.
Gallop-To prescribe the time i
IS which mortgages may be recorded.
of The bill to reduce the clerks salarie
in the House to four dollars day wa
+ passed; the amendment to reduce tn
salaries of members tC three dollars
ct dav was lost, as the Constitution pro
N vided for the compensation of men
bers.
W Representative Dockery introduced
le resolution that each member return
the treasury one-fourth OF his salary
L. There was an hour and half of dl
u cussion, and the resolution was finall
lie lost. The Populists voted against 1
IN Deweese require sheritfs to kee
ne descriptions of all prisoners.
as MONDAY. met at II o'clocl
T. Among the new bills introduced were
ne Mchary-To regulate assignment
by providing that all conditional sale
c. assignments, mortgages OF deeds
Id trust which may be executed to secu
he any debt, obligation, note or boz
IN which gives preferences to any credit
of the maker shall be absolutely void
k: to free existing creditors.
all McRay-To amend The Code so as
sc allow Grandchildren of certain e
slaves to inherit and become distrib
of tors Of their estates.
Cook-To prevent affrays; to punl
eal slander and to amend The Code
rd reference to Sunday trains.
Lusk-To authorize clerks OF GRIN
DIS nal Circuit Courts to probate deeds a.
take private examinations of femini
n covert
,ss Freeman-To protect stock-raisi
alt and improve the same.
Peace-To provide that land-owne
oh shall pay for one-fourth of the fert
izers used by tenants, unless when t
vs. land is rented he tells the tenant he W
le not Day for anv fertilizer.
Brown-Providing that the board
lor county commissioners shall appoint
to- the first Monday in April each yea
lp' township road supervisor, to ha
IN charge of all road work and to be ps
~ ~ for his time.
m' Hare-To return for taxes for Is
er- H those persons whose property "
er- burned at Murfreesboro, October 10.
pIni' Ranson-To change the age wh
~ ~ road duty shall begin from 1S to
years.
The resolution requiring the ref
vas ence of all appropriation bills to
IN finance committee failed to pass.
nee The bill to allow woman dlvo
her if her husband is in the penitentla
ply was tabled It seems to have be
or drawn to cover a special case.
At noon, in compliance with reso
ad- ton, DR.. j. l.. NJ. Curry agent OF
ap- Peabody fund, addressed the Legis
ent ture in the hall of the House and /,
Mr.. most brilliantly introduced by Rel
hat sentative McRary, of Davidson, v
ed termed DIR. Curry ga beacon light
education in this generation"
rial Curry expressed his thanks for
,or- honor shown him and in the asst
t to ment of the subject of the addres
Education. This was the third t
son he had been invited to address the L
arm islature. When he finished there
be great applause, and by rising vote
own Senate and House thanked DIR. Gu
en- for his admirable address, and he
then rendered an informal receipt
sons Governor Russell and others than
nire him for his words.