The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-19
SENATE
Adjourned.
Called to order by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Doughton.
D-r-o- ~ D. n r A Woston

the Laws of 1895. in relation to divorce
Che present law permits divorce after
two years separation to parties who had
commenced proceedings before the pas
sage of act. Mr.. Anthony wants to
enlarge it, and permit divorces when
ever parties have lived separate two
years. The one who leaves cannot re
marry.
Mr.. Clark, to amend chapter III,
Laws of 1885, in relation to stock Law.
Mr.. Mcneil, to amend section go Of
The Code, in relation to pauper suits.
Mr.. Moye, to prevent discrimination
between various legal tender bills.
Mr.. Ashburn, of Surry to amend
the Federal Constitution, so that no
State be permitted to restrict the rights
of suffrage.
Mr.. Moye, to prevent discrimination
between various legal tender money.
Mr.. Anderson, to instruct our Rep
resentatives in Congress to vote for the
Cameron resolutions. He asked unan-
imous consent for immediate consider.
alton. Major Grant objected.
Mr.. Clark introduced the following
bill:
Section 1, No public officer, or per.
son elected or appointed TO a public
Office, under the laws of the State,
shall directly or indirectly ask, de-
mand, accept, receive or consent to re-
ceiv9 for his own use or benefit, or for
the use or benefit of another, any free
pass, free transportation, tranking
privileges or discrimination in passen
ger, telegraph or telephone rates, from
any person or corporation, or make
use of the same himself or in conjunc-
ton with another. A person who vic
lates any provision of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall forfeit his Office at the suit
of the Attorney-G General. Any corpo
ration, or agent thereof, who shall offer
a promise to a public officer or person
appointed or elected to a public Office,
any such free pass, free transportation,
franking privileges or discrimination,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and liable to punishment, ex
cept as herein provided. No person,
or officer, or agent of a corporation
giving any such free pass, free trans
portation, ranking privileges OF dis,
elimination hereby prohibited, shall
be privileged from testitying in rela
ton thereto, and he shall noS be liable
to civil or criminal prosecution therefor,
if he shall testify, to the giving of the
same"
The following committees were an
nounced:
Propositions and Ct ievances.-Shaw,
Rep, chairman; Ashburn, r p; Dicks,
Rep; Henderson ~(colored). Rep; Nc
Neil, Rep; Anderson, R9p; Atwater,
Pop; Clark, Pop; Conner, Rep; Alex
ander, Pop.
Corporations.-Mr. Anderson, Rep,
chairman; Maulrsoy, Rep; Sharp of
Iredell, Rep; Mccarthy, Rap; Grant.
Rep; Moye, Pop; Lyon, Pop; Butler,
Pop; E4rnhardt, Pop; Clark, Pop.
Railroad and Railroad Commission.
Mr.. Butler, Pop, chairman; McCathy
Rep; Shore, Rep; Maultsby, Rep;
Shore of Wilson, Rep; Ramsey, Rep;
Clark, Pop; Walker, Pop; McCaskey,
Pop; Maxwell, Pop.
Judiciary. Nj. Smathers, Rep,
chairman; Whedbee, Rep; Anderson,
Rep; Mccarthy, Rep; Ramsey, Rep;
Shore, Rep; Clark. Pop; Butler, Pop;
McCaskey, Pop; Max veil, Pop; Mitch
ell. Pop.
Federal Relations. Mr.. Mitchell,
Pop, chairman; Smathers, Rep; Grant,
Rep; Ashburn, Rep; Rollins, Rps;
Shore, Rap; Wakefield, Pop; Atwater,
Pop; Newsome, Pop; Saaw, Pop.
Deaf, Dumb and BHnd Institution
Mr.. Alexander, Pop, chairman; Maults
by, Rep; Person, Rep; R rllIns, Rep;
Sharp of Wilson, Rep; Shore Rps;
Whedbee, R p; Yearger, Rep; At
water, Pop; Earnhardt, Pop; MIJchell,
Pop; Cannon, Pop; Walker, Pop;
Hardison, Pop; Uatey, Pop.
EngrossIng Bllls.-Mr McNeiIl, Rep.
chairman; Ashburn, Rsp; Dickson,
Rep; MauItsby, Rep; Sharp, Rep; Yea
ger, RIP; Max we'll, Pop; Walker,
Pop; Gaddle, Pop; UEIey, Pop; Bar
ker, Pop.
TO INVESTIGATE BRIBERY.
MIR. AtwaEer offered u Senate resolu
ton to investigate the charges of brlb
cry, and said the puOlIc charges made
reflected upon every Senator IN the
BODY. Mr.. Smathers, Mr.. McCaskie
and Mr.. Grant spoke on the same line,