The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

The House met at 10 a. m. and rep
resentative Dixon offered prayer.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
By White of Randolph, to repeal Sec
tons 81 and So, chapter 49, acts 1895.
By Gambler. to incorporate Hominy
Valley Institute, Buncombe county.
By Arlcdge, to allow the town of Sa-
luda to levy tax of IS cents ON the 800
for improvements.
BY Lusk, to ALLOW graduates of the
Asheville Normal and Collegiate Insti-
tute for young women, TO teach in the
public schools of the State
BY Hauser, to prohibit fish traps in
Neuse river.
BY Sutton, to provide that the exis-
tenee of life estate in any land shall
not be bar to sale for partition of
such land.
BY Dockery, to allow Richmond coun-
ty to issue bonds to pay the floating
debt
BY Wemyss, to allow Cumberland coun-
ty to hire out its convicts.
BY Fergerson, to repeal chapter $50,
public laws 1895.
BY Dockery, to amend the charter of
Laurenburg so that the commissioners
and officers be elected by the people the
first Monday i'll May.
The bill to allow Edgecombe county
to issue $4,000 i'm bonds and levy spe
cial tax to pay for bridges came up on
third reading. An amendment was adop-
ted chat the bonds shall not be exempt
from taxation, and then the bill passed.
The bill to allow Macon county to levy
special tax for the Improvement OF it's
public roads passed; also one to allow
Montgomery county to levy a special tax
and one to allow Cherokee county to levy
a special tax.
The bill passed repeating the act pass
ed by the last legislature appointing tax
collector for Wake county.
Bill passed amending the act creating
the Colored Normal school OF Fayette-
vile. and naming new trustees and man
ayers; r.. p. Buxton, #. p. Williston,
d. 4. Bryant, Nicholas Brown and JAS
r. Deal-those who shall have fun con-
troll of it and appoint the principal and
teachers; that the school have all it's
pro rata share OF all school money from
any source, and shall not be removed
from Fayetteville.
Bill passed changing the name OF the
Drummers' Deposit bank to the Wilkes
county bank, at Wilkesboro, and extend
ed its charter.
Bill to provide for the immediate cross
indexing Of all wills was re-referred
lAnother bill of the same tenor was
tabled a few days ago.
Bill passed allowing Clerk Watts, Of
Cherokee Superior Court, to absent him
self from his Office three months for
medical treatment
Bill to amend the law as to registration
of pharmacists was taken up. 1t pro
vides that the word registered be strick
en- out and the word licensed" take its
place. Hancock said the bill was for the
purpose Of saving the trouble OF sending
to the secretary Of the State Association
to see whether the druggist was register
ed or not; that if druggist was indicted
this was necessary. Hancock was asked
il all pharmacists were not given a GER
ti6cate. He answered yes, and added
that the bill was drawn up at the in
stance of the State Pharmaceutical AS
ISOLATION. and that it was prepared by
his brother who was for ten years the
president Of the Association. He said
the bill applied to towns of 500 or up
wards and that the Board of Pharmacy
had appeared before the committee and
advocated the bill. Alexander said he
wanted the bill passed over SO the matter
could be looked into by the committee
on Health. Hancock said the committee
on Judiciary had unanimously approved
ii. Alexander said he was glad to know
the lawyers had gotten into the medical