Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-01-21
THE LEGISLATURE
The Senate'S Mild Cuban ResOlu-
Bills introduced land
Several Passed.
THURSDAY

SeFerdl faSS6O.
THURSDAY.
BY Senator Sharp. to abolish
the Office of cotton weigher in
Edgecombe.
BY Senator Butler, to license
foreign associations and other
corporations.
The following were appointed
on the part of the senate as the
committee on senatorial bribery
investigation: Senators Atwater
and Smathers.
The following Cuban resolu-
ton, as modified by the commit
tee on feleral relations, was
adopted.
Resolved by the senate, the
house concurring, That we are
in sympathy with the people of
Cuba who are struggling for
liberty against such oyerwhelm-
ing odds, and we assure our
senators and representative in
congress that any action they
may take looking to the inde
pendence Of Cubacwill meet our
hearty approval.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Bills were introduced as fol>
lows;
By Mr.. Sutton. of Cum berland.
to carry out the true intent Of
grautors and testators and to
abolish the rule in Shelly's case
by providing that whenever az
estate in land is conveyed to one
for life it shall not be construed
to confer fee simple estate
upon the life tenant.
By Mr.. Sutton, of New Han
over, to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases among live
stock in North Carolina. 1t
provides for three commissions
ers forming the North Carolina
live stock sanitary board
Mr.. Dixon of Cleyeiand, filed
the papers and notice of contest
by A. ]. Field of Granville, for
The seat now held by w. J.
Crews.
Mr.. Cunningham fled the
papers and notice of contest by
n. B. Broughton for the seat
from Wake now held by James
Fl. Young.
The bill passed making the
unlawful taking of a legislative
bill or other paper felony.
The bill passed in regard to
suits Or actions of quo warranto,
providing that in trial for title
to any county Office or other
local Office it shall be sufficient
for the person desiring to bring
such action to give bond to save
the state from costs, and such
suits shall be placed by the clerk
at the head of the docket or
calendar,
The bill passed providing that
the terms of Justices of the
Peace elected last sNovem Der
shall end on the first Monday in
December. 1898; also the bill to
levy a special tax of 25 cents on
the 800 in Robson county to pay
| the floating debt.
The bill passed DO vote of n
to "a democrats voting no) pro-
viding for new jury lists next
July in all counties in the State.
The resolution to create a com.
mittee to investigate the charges
IN the enaiorial contest was rat
fled
The committee on agriculture,
mechanics and mining was an
nounced, with Mr.. Aiken, chairs
man,
| Mr.. Luske asked if the expires
sion in the original was no.
charges of fraud"
FRIDAY.
Special to Viii. Messenger.
| SENATE.
i Raleigh, N. c., January 49,
The follows bills and resolution,
were introduced:
i BY Senator Smathers, tt
. amend The Code relating tt
challenges ofjurors.
, By Senator Person, to maxi
wire fences lawful fences il
Edgecombe; also to enact Cur
few law for all towns and cite
in North Carolina.
By Senator Moye. to establish
scale of fees for registers o
deeds.
By Senator Anthony, to amen'
The Code regarding chatte
: mortgages.
: The following senators wer
/ added to committee: Senator
t Whedbee, on salaries and fees