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

Bills passed allowing Swain county
to work as convicts on public roads
persons convicted of misdemeanor and
sent to Jail macon and Clay counties
included).
To allow ex Sheriff Griffith to collect
arrears of taxes in Davidson.
To forbid hunting On the lands OF
another in Yadkin county without
leave.
Resolution, placing in the hands OF
the Governor $1,000 to be applied to
the erection of a statue of George Pea
body in 'Statuary Hail. at Washing
ton. Lusk a~ntagonized the resolution,
while eulogi1ing Peabody, and said If
the latter could speak he would say use
the O for schools. Alexander said
he was surprised at any one sntagonlz-
ing this bill. Sutton moved to indefnite
" postpone the resolution. The resolu-
tion was indefinitely postponed.
Bills passed altering times of holding
Superior Courts in Mecklenburg, Gas
ton and Stanley counties, making these
in Mecklenburg the second Monday
after the first Monday in March, fourth
Monday after the first Monday in Sep
tember (9ach two weeks sixth Monday
before the first Monday in March and
thirteenth Monday after the first Mon
day in March each one week.
To incorporate the Peoples Relief
and Benevolent Association (cOlored9
of Charlotte.
Bill to restore to the State the man
agement of the affairs of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railway (HAn-
cocks bilD was made special order for
noon to morrow.
SENATE.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
Alexander, (by request) to authorize
the city of Charlotte to issue bonds for
water supplies.
Clark, 10y request to regulate the
sale Of animal food.
Patterson, toappointa cotton weigher
for the town of L9urinburg.
Ramsey, to amend section 1926 Of
the Code, also a bill to incorporate the
Winston, Salem South Bend r. R Co.
Walker, toimprove the public schools
of North Carolina.
Person, to prevent the hiring of con
victs in competition Of free labor, also
to amend chapter 151 and 559, laws of
1895, relating to cotton weigher of
Edgecombe county, also to pension all
ex-slaves who did service in the Con
federacy.
Earnhardt, to regulate the fees of
of sherifs and register of deeds in this
State, also to regulate the practice of
medicine in North Carolina.
Odom, to give the county commits
sioners of Arson county the exclusive
power to collect liquor tax in said
county.
Geddie, to prevent fishing with wire
nets in the Cape Fear river below Viii
mington.
Scales, to incorporate the Grand
Lodge Knights of Py thias of the do
main of North Carolina.
Justice, to repeal chapter 1854, laws
of 1895, relating to Polk county.
Clark, to amend chapter 267, laws of
1895, relating to tax collectors in Hall
fax county.
By Mr.. Mcneil. 10y request) in
structing the State Treasurer to report
whether there is any unpaid construc
ton bonds Of Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
road remaining in his Office.
Mr.. Clark arose to g question of per
sonal privileges, that of the statement
made by Mr.. Swinson the Enrolling
Clerk, to the newspaper correspond
ents, and he moved that a committee
Of three be appointed by the president
to Investigate the charges made by Mr..
s winson, adopted and Meesrs. Clark.
MCCARTHY and Parker, of Alamance,
vas appointed as the committee. The
said charges being that fifteen hundred
dollars had been paid out during the
first 80 days Of the legislature. When
ak dollars would have been sum ,ient
70 pay for the work done, the eau Of
the %expension of 80 much was because
he had forced on him more clerks than
he needed, and if the work had been
done outside as heretofore fourteen
hundred and ninety-four dollars would
have been saved, not content with this
the eff GERS and the General Assembly |
wero trying to force upon him two ed,
ditional (negro) clerks.
The House passed a bill to abolish
the Cfiea of Enrolling Clerk. this is