The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-23

Wayne court this lease to for be $21 900
yearly and the company leasing to
take the assets, there being from $751;
900 to $50, 600 running in the treasury,
besides one months receipts; altogether
some s43, 900; SO that the Goldsooro
and Morehead company could pay a
years rent in advance and have a good
balance on hand. Hancock declared
nobody could c~ontrovert these facts
and that he placed them before the
Legislature as the representative of the
State, the chief owner of the road to do
Justice to the interests of the common
wealth.
The bill relating to the A. & n. G.
Road passed second reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Megsrs. Abernethy, Adams,
Allen, Alexander, Arlege, Arlington,
Babbitt, Bailey, Blackburn, Brown,
Bryan, of Chatham, Bryan, of Edge
combe, Bryan, of Wilkes, Burgess,
Chandler, Carter, Chaplin, Chapman,
Chilcutt, Cleuton, Cook, Cox, Craven,
Crews, Crumpler, Currie, Dancy,
Daniels, DeweeSe, Dcckery, Drew,
Duncan, Elliott, Ensley, Pagan. Fer
rell, Foster, Freshman, Grubbs, Hen
Geek, Hare, Harris, of Halifax, Harris,
of Hyde, Haueer, Hedges, King, Nc
Bryde, McCrary, Mearc1, Morton,
Ormsby Peace, Person, OF Wayne,
Person of Wilson, Petree, Pink, Pool,
Price, Purgagon, Rawls, Reynolds,
Roberts, Rountree, Echulken, Somers,
Spruill, Sutton, OF Cumberland, Sutton,
of New Hanover, Ward, Weltors,
Wemyes, White, of BERTHE, White, OF
Randolph, Williamson, Wrenn, Var
borough.
Noes-Bunch, Conley, Crecch, Gun
ningham, Duffy, Eddins, Ferguson,
Gallop, Hartness, James, Jones, Law
horn, Leak, Lyle, Mckenzie, McPaet
ers, Murphy, Nelson, Parker, of Wayne,
Smith, Walters, Watts, Wilson.
Crumpler introduced bill to revise
public school system.
Several other bills were introduced
by leave es follows:
McCrary, to create a school district
on the line between Davidson and Ran
dolph.
Lyle, to provide for working public
roads by taxation.
Adams, to place Geo. G. Grady, of
Raleigh, on the pension roll.
Bill to amend charter of Wellington
road from Windsor to OhCskie. Capital
stock 1926, 900, but may be $500, OCO
Passed final reading.
SENATE.
Petitions were presented rs follows:
Parker, Randolph, from citizens of
High Point, asking that the present
lease of the North Caroline Railroad be
not interferred with.
Utley, from citizens of Apex asking
for an amended charter of the town Of
apex, and that the s. A. L. r r. be
allowed to condemn only so feet of
ground on each side of track from
centre Of said railroad track.
Early, to prohibit sale of liquor with
in three miles of Sheriff. M. E Church,
in Northampton county.
Clark, from citizens of Littleton
against a dispensary.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
Alexander, a joint resolution that a
committee of seven, three from the
Senate eud four from the House, be
appointed to visit Charlotte and ex-
anime the public roads in MeckIenburg
county, so as to improve the public
road law of North Carolina. Referred
to Committee on Public Roads.
At this point Nj. Clark, for the com
mittee, appointed to investigate the
statements made by Mr.. A. L. Swingon,
Enrolling Clerk, cent forward his re
port, which is as follows:
ITO the Senate of North Carolina in
session:
I'VE, the undersigned members OF
the committee, appointed to juvesti
gate the statements made y Enrolling
Clerk, A. L. Swinson, in the public
press, end also the manner in which
his Office has been conducted. By
leave we respectfully report to your
honorable body that, in pursuance of
their duties they held a se~sion on yes.
terday end after hearing Mr.. SwinsoD,
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds and Speaker
Hileman, we are convinced that the
Enrolling Clerk has been grossly ex
travegant in the management of his
office, in that he has employed and re-
tanned on his force a number of assist
ent clerks when they were not needed
that neither Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds nor