The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18

able goods and live stock. Passed
second and third reading.
To amend section 2, chapter n 3,
laws OF 1889, relating to pens 8.
The law as il now stands will 5. J.
low an old disabled Confederat s: N
the pension il they own land or =
thing to the value of 800. Th. : III
az amended does allow il. p ID
second and third reading.
Adjourned at $50 until noon g.
day.
The House met at 10 and Rev. ar.
J. w. Carter offered prayer. The
House was light, only seventy-two
members being present
| Among the bills being introduced
and passed were the following:
BY Mr.. Purgason, to make it a
misdemeanor to give or sell intoxi-
eating liquors to any habitual drunk
ard.
To amend tho stock law in Wayne
by leaving 1t to q majority OF the
qualified voters in the territory in
teres
Mr.. Cox, by leave, introduced a
re resolution that all private pension
bills be retained and acted on SO as
10 be incorporated in an omnibus
bill. 1t was re remarked that the SEN
ate and House committee had agreed
on this course of procedure. Mr..
Cox replied that no less than five
such bills had passed this very day.
The resolution was adopted.
Sutton's bill empowering the Gov
ernor in extraordinary cases to con-
vene special courts for the trial of
capital cases, and to also convene
the Supreme court to hear appeals
in such cases. when taken up. 1t
was SO amended as to provide that
the courts shall be convened only
at the request of the sheriff and the
chairman of the county commits
soners of the county in which such
court is to be convened. The bill
then passed as amended.
A resolution was adopted re-
uuesting Senators and members OF
Congress to use all possible efforts
to secure the repeal of the tax on
fruit brandy.
BY Ferrellto enlarge jurisdiction
of magistrates. 1t repeals chapter
152, acts of 1891, and provides thai
"the punishment for all assaults and
batteries and affrays, where ne
deadly weapon, or serious damage
is done and where a deadly weapon
is attempted to be used or is used
J but no permanent injury is inflicted
shall be a fine not exceeding $50 Of
Imprisonment for 80 days. 1t re
peals chapter 2G, acts of 1891 ant
chapter 10, acts of 1898. 1t furthe
: provides that whenever any persol
shall be convicted of carrying con
, cealed weapons before any justic
of the peace it shall be the latter
duty to fine the defendant not les
: than $40 or imprison him not les
| than 80 days if he cannot pay it
: and the Justice of the Peace shal
Q not have authority to suspend tn
: judgment of imprisonment, and o.
appeal to the Superior court if ther
: be conviction, the Judgment shall NO
{ be any less than that of the Justlc
3 Of the Peace. The common law mis-
: demeanor of forcible trespass sha
: hereafter be punished by fine nc
: exceeding $50 OF 80 days imprisor
: ment. That larceny and recelvin
Il where the value of the goods doe
q not exceed $40 shall be misdemear
It or, cost are to be included In q
r cases.
5. At this point the House took RI
! cess until 1880 p. m.
y NIGHT SESSION.
u The House met a 1880. The ca
endar was at once taken up and tt
Senate bill to establish a unifor
3 standard of time for the State WI
!. for the second time tabled.
i The resolution introduced by Hal
10 cock to establish the Office of enro
10 ling clerk and oust Swinson can
V up and caused lively debate. Th
= was participated in by Messrs. Ha1
cock, Blackburn, Lusk, Dockery ar
u others for the resolution, and Messr
~ Ward, Ferrall, Newton and othe
II against the passage of the bill.
u Hancock finally called the prev
y Gus question. The call VI
a. sustained. Ward demanded II
W yeas and nays. There was a gre!
a. deal of explaining of votes. II
40 vote was ayes 81 noes 81. as follow
III Ayes, Messrs. Alternately, Adam
Aiken, Allen, Alexander, Arledg
q Arlington, Babbitt, Bailey, Barro
10 Blackburn, Brown, Brewer. Bfya
G. G. of Chatham, Bryan, of Edgecomt
IN Bryan, of Wilkes, Burgess, Candle
m m Chaplin, Chapman, Chilcutt, Clanto
ro Crews, Carrie, Dancy, Daniels, L
IA weese, Dockery, Duncan, Ellio
@ O. Eusley, Pagan, Freeman, Grubt
. Hancock, Hare, Harris, of Halifa
.. Harris of Hyde, Hodges, How
IA IA Lusk, McCrary, Meares, Ormst
~ Peace, Person of Wayne, Plnn
.e- Pool, Rswls, Roberts, Some
oe Spruill, Wymyss, White, of A
ms nance, White Of Randolph, W
'le hanson, Marlborough, Young!
mt Noes, Chapman, Conley, c.
Craven, Creech, Crumpler, Dix
IN, of Cleveland, Duffy, Eddins, F
ad rell, Gallop, Hartness, Holm
-. James, King, Lawhon, Leak, LJ
Oh McBryde, Mckenzie. McPeete
ess Morton, Parker, of Wayne, Pri
:c1 Purgason, Reynolds, Smith, Wa
iro Walters, Wilson-3l:
l.. Ward sent up an amendment
10 the third reading; that the princi
chief enrolling clerk said he paid
per day and assistants the Sal
zen This was lost. The resolution Il
dis passed third reading.
A resolution requesting NO
ich Carolina Senators to secure the
her ificatiou of the treaty of arbitratl
in was adopted.
sth- A bill was taken up requiring
the no persons, company or corpora,
being now residents of this >
of shall catch fish by seines, nets,
su. without taking out license.