The news & observer., 1897-02-19

| GE1I11O@NS.
BY Mr. Scales, petition asking that pro-
vision be made for the treatment OF
indigent inebriates; also petition from cit
iZens of Greensboro asking that railroads
be required to carry bicycles as baggage.
The bill to establish q dispensary for
Wayne county was made a special order
for to-day immediately after the expira-
ton of the morning hour.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follaws;
BY Mr.. McCaskey, bill for the relief of
Thomas Basnight and others.
By Mr.. Parker OF Randolph, for the re-
lief of consumptives at Southern Pines.
3 i. Mr.. Yeager, 10 amend chapter 245,
Laws of 1895, relating to partners.
| BY Mr.. Rollins, to provide for the repre-
! sentation of North Carolina and the cit
! liens thereof at the Tennessee
Centennial. This bill provides for the
appointment of a board of managers.
composed of nine members, INCLUDING
the Governor and the Board of Agri-
I culture 1t also appropriates $4,000.
| BY Mr.. Alexander, bill in relation to
hyP stock in Halifax county.
| f}y Mr. McNeill to prevent the pollu-
| ton of streams from saw dust, which
are inhabited by fish,
| BY Mr.. Mitchell, to change the time of
| holding the fall term OF Franklin court,
and to make it a two weeks term.
| BY Mr.. Cannon, to amend page 80 of The
| Code, relating to local option in South
| port, n. G..
| BY Mr.. Yeager, for the relief of Calvin
| Tessell, and others.
BY Mr.. Henderson, to incorporate and
establish two literary societies at Shaw
University.
| BY Mr. Anderson, to amend section
| 2017 Of The Code; also to authorize the
exchange of Circuit Criminal Courts,
and to employ stenographers.
BY Mr.. Anderson, to amend State grant
No. 3641.
| BY Mr.. Justice, to amend the charter of
| the Commercial Bank of Rutherford
| county.
| BY Mr. Gedd:e, to amend section 4,
/ chapter 3d. Laws of 1896, in relation to
voting ON stock law.
| BY Mr.. Hardison, to prohibit the sale of
| liquor within two miles of certain church
es in Craven county.
BY Mr. Shore (by requesO, to amend
section 932, to prevent fraudulent suits
BY Mr.. Mccarthy, a joint resolution
that W hen the Senate adjourn next Tues
day i23rd), that it do mot meet again till
| Thursday Doth, at III O'Clock, so as to
| give the members an opportunity to visits
the Newbern fair. Adopted
| The following bills were disposed of:
To incorporate the AshevilIe and Bilt-
more Street Railway Company. Passed.
/ Mr. Grant offered the following reso-
| lution:
"That the President of the Senate APP
point a committee Of seven to investigate
the memorial of the president and direc-
tors Of the North Carolina Railroad, rela-
| tive TO the lease of said road to the South
ern Railway, Adopted.
| The following is the vote:
| Ayes-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
| Anthony, Atwater, Barringer, Butler,
| Cannon, Clark, Earnhart Early, Geddie,
| Grant, Henderson, Hardison, Justice,
Maultsby, Maxwell, Moye, Merritt, Me-
Carthy, McCaskey Newsome, Odum,
| Parker Of Randolph, Patterson, Person,
Ramsey, Robertson, Rollins, Scales,
Sharpe of Wilson, SRathers, Utley, Wal
ker, Wakefield and Yeager-36.
Noes-Messrs. Ashburn, Barker, Dick
| son, Mitchell, McNeill, Parker Of Ala
nance, Ray, Sharpe Of Tredell, Shaw and
| Whedbee-10
To establish a reform school for young
| criminals in this State.
/ MIR. Mitchell offered an amendment
that this act shall not go into effect until
| submitted to a vote of the qualified vot-
ers of the State"
On the vote on the amendment, Mr..
Ray demanded the roll-call Sustained.
Mr.. Anderson was opposed to the
amendment because he believed lit was Of
| fered to kiln the bill. / am in favor Of
going ON record on every measure that
comes before this body. The only objec-
| ton of the opposition of the bill is that
of economy. / say that to establish such
| a school would be the most economical
measure we could adopt We pay for
the young criminals in the jails in the
penitentiary and every place where they
are confined. This being the case, then
| why not establish these reform schools
| where they would be made good citizens,
| and also learn trade to be useful to the
| State. 1t cost more to send and keep
| them in the jails and penitentiary / am
| in favor Of punishment for crimes, and
| will say that by having reform schools, we
protect morals as well as punish the Grim
| inals. The school is for that ry pur-
noes. The amendment was lost, ayes q,
noes &c.
Mr.. McCaskey moved the previous ques-
| ton, which was ordered. The bill passed
| it's third reading, ayes SO, noes 10.
| The following committee was appointed
| to consider the memorial of the presi-
dent and board of directors OF the North
| Carolina Railroad, relative to the lease to
the Southern Railway: Senators Grant,
| Whedbee, Mccarthy, McCaskey, Butler,
| Alexander and Abel
| To repeal section Bill, chapter 80. of
| The Code, relating to notice required be-
fore private prohibitory liquor laws can
| be passed.
Mr.. Utley favored the bin because it
was in the interest OF the churches that
| the laws, as they now stand, should be re-
/ peaied.
| Mr.. Ray said he was prohibitionist
and that he had always voted for pro-
| hfbition measures, but that he now OPP
| posed the repeal of the act, in the interest
/ of the churches.
Mr.. Utley offered a substitute, as fol-
| lows:
1 That eao+snY1 O11f