The news & observer., 1897-02-25
SENATE.

until 7:3O p. M.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieut. Gov. Reynolds at II o'clock M.
Prayer by Senator Ashburn.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
as follows:
BY Mr.. Hardison, bill supplemental
oyster industry.
BY Mr.. Person, a bill to supply public
laws to all justices of the peace.
BY Mr.. Early, bin to amend chapter
245, laws of 1895, relating to fish.
BY Mr. Atwater, bill to give Chat
ham county certain volumes of Supreme
court reports.
BY Mr. Barringer, bill to incorporate
the Palmersville Academy in Stanly
county.
BY Mr.. Scales, bin to incorporate
Mair's chapel, in Guilford county.
BY Mr.. Abel, bill to amend chapter
343, laws 1891, relating to stock law.
BY Mr.. Mitchell, bill for the relief
of Sheriff H. G. Kearney, of Franklin
county.
BY Mr. Wakefield, bill to incorporate
the North Carolina Land and Lumber
Company.
BY Mr. Smathers, bill to amend chap
ter 331, laws of 1895; also to amend sec
ton 217, of the Code; also to regulate
the manufacture and sale of liquor in
Haywood county; also to provide for
working public roads in Haywood county;
also to authorize the Board OF Alder
men of Wayesville and commissioners
Oh Haywood county to relocate the
stock law lines; also to amend section
3,7S2, OF the Code.
BY Mr.. Ray, to promote the interest
of public schools in North aCrolina.
BY Mr.. Moye Thy requestl, to require
license to carry concealed weapons.
Mr.. Scales lodged motion to recon-
slider the vote by which House No. AZ
passed. This is the bill relating to fishing
with nets and seins in Neuse river.
The following bills passed:
To amend chapter $50, laws of 1880.
To make water courses 20 feet wide
and s feet deep a lawful fence.
TO incorporate Hope Fire Company, in
the town of Greenville.
TO amend chapter 194. laws of 1895,
relating to improvement of public roads.
To provide Chatham county with GER
tain volumes Of Supreme court reports.
To amend chapter 343, laws of 1891,
relating to stock law.
TO improve the public roads in Char.
Iotte townships in Mecklenburg county.
To extend the time to compromise,
commute and settle the State debit strikes
out 1882 and inserts 1899
To amend chapter 265, laws Of 1895,
TO furnish Graham county with certain
Supreme court reports.
To amend chapter 6, section 254, laws
pf 1889, relative to public schools in the
town of Littleton.
For relief of the Croatan Normal school
in Robson county.
To amend the charter of the town of
Pollocksville, in Jones county.
To amend chapter 427, laws of 1895,
relating to the county commissioners Of
Jones county.
TO embrace Mcdowell county in Crimi-
nal Circuit court.
To prohibit the working Of females on
the streets and roads of Vance county
and town Of Henderson.
To amend chapter So, private laws of
1895, relating to Incorporated towns. This
bill is to repeal the charter Of Margar-
ettesVille, in Northampton county.
TO regulate the official bonds Of Edge
combe county, to place the register OF
deeds bond at $4,000.
To amend the charter Of Selma, John
ston county, allowing the town to tax
druggists for selling liquor.
The Senate adjourned until 4 D. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 4 o'clock D.
M, and the calendar was taken up.
To amend the charter Of the town of
Rocky Mount. Passed second and third
reading.
To amend chapter 161, laws of 1895,
comforting jurisdiction on deputy clerks
of courts to probate deeds, win, &c. Pass
ed over
For relief OF E. #. Morrison an ex-
Confederate soldier of Iredell county
Passed
To abolish the circuit criminal court of
Robson county. Passed.
To embrace Mcdowell county in the
criminal circuit Passed.
TO incorporate certain churches in
Guilford county. Passed.
To incorporate the Deep River meeting
To amend section 831 of the Code by
adding that any justice Of the peace fail
ing to keep a record of criminal and civil
trials shall be guilty OF misdemeanor.
To take Vance county out OF circuit
criminal court district, re-committed to
committee.
To prohibit the sale Of liquor in miles
of Parkersburg Academy in Sampson
county. Passed.
To prohibit the sale of liquor in miles
of Big Falls Christian church, Alamance
county. Passed.
To allow Polk county to pay a school
claim. Passed.
To prevent fishing in certain waters
in Haywood county. Passed.
To protect mountain and speckied
trout fish in certain waters in Haywood
county. Passed.
To change the time OF holding the fall
term Of Franklin county court.
70 regulate the sale OF animal food,
makes it a naasdemeanor for amy one to
sell any fowl t.affIe swine &,e that bas