The news & observer., 1897-02-26
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met at IL o'clock, Lieut..
Gov Reynolds presiding. Prayer by
Rev. u. G. Glenn, of this city.
Mr.. Yeager introduced petition from
citizens of town of Crescent in Wash
ington county, regulating sale of liquor.
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr.. Smathers, a bill to repeal chap
ter go, private laws of 1891; also TO
repeal chapter 43, private laws of 1898.
BY Mr.. Smathers, a bill to amend sec
tion 40 of the Code as follows: mo
clerk or any person connected i'll the law
business with him shall act as counsel
or attorney at law or draft any deed
bond or other instrument of writing up
ON which he may be required to pass
either in the private or auditing of same,
and shall not give legal construction to
amy such paper except in the discharge
of his official duty
BY Mr.. Geddie, d bill to regulate the
sale of Equor i'm Cumberland and to es-
tablish a dispensary for the town of
Rutherf0rdton.
BY Mr.. Justice (by reques0, a bill to
aid in the construction of the Winston
Salem South Bound Railroad
By Mr.. Atwater, a bill to amend chap
ter $50, laws of 1889, by striking out all
of section 2 after the word misdemeanor
n line 2 of said section.
BY Mr.. Walker, bill to promote the
dairy interest of this State
BY Mr.. Ray, bill to amend section
347, chapter 10 of the Code, relating to
liquidation of damages.
By Mr.. Grant, a bill to prescribe the
terms upon which foreign railroads may
become incorpora ted in this State and
for other purposes.
The following bills were disposed of:
To permit Chatham county to issue
bonds. Passed.
To amend the acts Incorporating the
town of Marvin in Anson county Pass
ed
To allow Haywood and Jackson coun-
ties to levy special tax ito build a public
road. Passed.
To amend the charter Of the town of
Forest City In Rutherford county. Pass
ed
To incorporate the town Of Redmond
| in Madison county. Passed.
To improve the public roads in Surry
county Passed.
To allow Madison county to issue bonds
and levy special tax. Passed.
To amend the town of Southern Pines.
Passed.
To provide for the working of public
roads in Haywood county. Passed sec
ond reading.
To allow Pennsylvania county to levy
special tax. Passed second reading.
To establish graded school i'm Green
vile, Pitt county Passed second read
ing.
To allow Jackson county to levy special
tax. Passed second reading.
To incorporate the town of Mayodan i'm
Rockingham county. Passed second
reading.
To provide for the working of public
roads in Hertford county. Passed second
reading.
To incorporate the town of Whittier
in Swain county. Passed second read
ing.
To allow Madison county to construct
public bridge. Passed second reading.
To amend the charter of the town OF
Edenton.
To esta blish graded schools in Hickory.
Passed second reading.
To incorporate the town of Saratoga
As
To aid in the construction of the VIM
ston-Salem South Bound Railroad, re-
quires the Governor to employ surveyors
TO locate the line and to furnish conyicts
to grade the road, the State to take
stock in the road in payment for use OF
the convicts and whatever money is ex-
pended by the State in the construction
of said railroad. Passed second read
ing.
To amend chapter 81 of the Code In
relahon to Pharma ceutieal Associations,
Inns bill is that no druggist can be em-
ployed IN any town or city OF more than
QUO inhabitants, to fill prescriptions un-
less he be a licensed and registered
pharmacist, but for smaller towns they
need not be licensed. Opposition to the
bill and at the request of Mr.. Mccarthy
1T went over until tomorrow (Friday.)
To protect creditors and innocent pur-
chasers of personal property mortgaged
in other States. Passed second and third
reading.
To regulate the appointment of cotton
weighers for the city OF Raleigh. Mr..
Whedbee made motion to make this bill
a special order for tomorrow after the
Railroad bill was disposed Of. Mr.. Utley
opposed it. saying the bill should pass,
the people of Wake county wanted it,
/ have made fair fight l wish / could
say the same for the cotton exchange
Mr. Whedbee said you pass this bin and
you throttle the interest Of the cotton
buyers. They should have a voice in
saying who should be cotton weighers,
he said the Senator of Pitt NMoye) who
was in favor Of the bin knew nothing
OF the bin that he was always meddling
in business that he knew nothing Of and
had nothing to do with. Mr.. Ashbun
offered the following amendment: Pro-
yided that the cotton weighers shall be
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