The news & observer., 1897-01-26

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O'Clock by Speaker Hlleman.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Carter.
PETITIONS.
Mir. Bingham, to change the county line
between Mitchell and Natagua counties.
MIR. Conley, to incorporate GIenwood
Methodist church. Mcdowell county.
Mr.. Babb.tt, not to remove hod and
trap nets out of Neuse river below New
bern.
Alr. Drew, to place Joseph Long on pen
sion roll.
Mr.. Plott, to incorporate Leagwood
Chapel, Hickory Grove church, Marshall
Chapel and Bethel church in Clay county.
MIR. Drew, to place Stephen Herrett on
pension list.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mir. AleCreary, to amend rule IL, sec
ton isl OF the Code SO as TO allow the
grand children OF certain ex-slayes to IN
her4t property and become distributes.
AIr acLreary, to regulate assignments.
Mr.. brown, to amend chapter 4-i, laws
of 1850.
Alr. Nelson, to prohibit the sale of Ii
quor IN certain porrlons OF CaldWeil
county.
A.r. Drew, to place Stephen l.. Herritt
ana Joseph Long on the pension roll.
MIR. harris, OF hyde, 10 levy special
tax IN hyde county.
Mar. Cook, 10 prevent anrays. ANY
person who shall use language 10 anouher
or Others calculated and intended TO pro-
woke a breach of tue peace shall be guilty
of a m4su eIneanor.
Mr.. Cook, 10 punish slander, make II
misdeneanor, punishable by fine and
imprisonment
Air. Cook, to amend section 1900 of the
Code in reference to Sunday trains. Ito
amend the Code section 1913 by striking
out in line 5, q and Z of the section the
words "eirher with or without passen-
gers, and except such as shall be run Tor
carrying passengers exclusively, ana by
inserting IN lieu thereof the following
words: And passengers with their bag
gage and express freight Ia an express
car exclusively
Mr.. Lusk, to authorize clerks of criml-
nal and circuit courts to take private ex-
amiuations, and to probate wills, deeds,
etc.
Mr.. Cathey, to instruct our Senator's to
support bill permitting the election oi
Senator's by the people
Mr.. ,Dockery, TO charter the Eastern
Hospital for the colored insane.
Mr.. Dockery, for the government Of the
penitentiary.
MIR. Ensley, to place Jerry A. Williams
on the pension roll.
MIR. White, of Randolph, to incorporate
certain churches in Randolph county.
Mr.. Hare, for the relief of certain tax
payers of Murfreesboro, who suffered by
fire.
Mr.. Alexander, for the relief of Dr.
Jas. a.. Leying.
Mr.. Freeman, to protect stock-raising
Mr.. Green, to change county line OF
Mitchell and Yancey counties.
Mr.. Ransom, to amend section 20ll OF
the Code. (Change eighteen" to "twen-
ty.'0
Mr.. Rawls, to incorporate Mt. Zion
Baptist church
Mr. Crews, to incorporate Blooming
Star Lodge.
Mr. Peace, to relieve tenants and re
quire landlords to pay for guano an Ger.
tain cases.
DIR. Alexander, to protect cattle OWL
ers in Tyrrell.
Mr. Bingham, TO change the dividing
line between Mitchell and Watauga
counties.
Mr.. Burgess, concerning registration
books of Camden county.
Resolution to appoint joint committee
to make changes in election and county
government laws, passed second and
, third reading.
Bill to repeal chapter 207, laws OF
1895, in reference to working public
roads in Watauga county, passed second
and third reading.
To require all bills making appropria-
tons to be passed upon by the Finance
Committee, provoked some debate. Mr.
johnson, chairman Of the committee,
showed it's necessity, but McCreary and
Lusk opposed it and the bill was defeated.
Bill to permit divorced parties remarry
tabled.
House then adjourned to hear DIR.
Curry, and after his address adjourned
till 10 o'clock to-day.