The news & observer., 1897-02-25
AS TO SICK ANIMALS.
THEY MUST BE SOLD iF SICK
WHEN KILLED.
The Pigford Sanitarium for the Treat
ment of Negro Consumptives--
Against Steel Traps.

The following bills were introduced;
Bv Spru3ll. to create Beaver Dam
township, Washington county.
BY Ward to reduce the pay of legisla-
tors to SO a day; TO allow Mt Airy to
levy special license taxes.
By Young, to make $4,000 appropria-
ton (additionan, out of the general fund
for the colored State normal school.
To allow Clerk Long, of Richmond
Superior court, to be absent from his Of
fee certain days.
BY Burgess, to repeal chapter POI, pub
dc laws OF 1898.
BY Emsley, to amend chapter 120, acts
of 1893. and chapter So private acts of
1895.
BY Dockery, TO amend the charter of
the Moore county and Western Railway
so as to require the commissioners of any
county which subscribed to the road to
issue bonds
BY Somers, to amend the charter of
Wilkesboro.
BY Currie. to protect Lumberton's
artesian wells.
BY Blackburn. TO change time of hold
ing courts in the 10th district.
Bills passed to amend the charter OF
the company which proposes to develop
the water power of the narrOws of the
Yadkin.
Babbitt said he wanted the Halifax
county supplemental fence law BILL lie
said it was absolutely necessary to at
Send to this at once Gambler objected,
saving to-day. when so many members
had gone to the Newbern Fair, it was
tacitly agreed that only private bills be
taken to-day. Babbitt said unless the
hill was passed there would be no farm
ing in Halifax THIS year. Young said II
an aftempt were made to take up this
hill to-day there would be no quorum
and that no business would be done. he
said they would go out by the windows
or in some way. Babbitt moved 10 make
IT a special order at IL a. IN. tomorrow.
Arlington. of Halifax, objected. The
House decided not to make 1T a specal
srder.
A bin to provide a cotton seed weigher
for Goldsboro came up. Person, OF
Wayne. SAID the cotton seed dealers OF
Wayne were complaining of the way
cotton seed were weighed in Goldsboro
Parker. of Wayne, said that Person had
not kept his promise to give oil mill men
a hearing ON this bill. He said the farm
ers did not want the bill passed, and
read n letter against the bill from W. h.
Cox. Popul:st. chairman OF Wayne coun-
nv commissioners. He said Person had
changed the bill. which formerly applied
to the Goldsboro oil mill. Person called
an Republicans to vote for the BILL Far
ker asked for a re-reference so the farm
ers could have hearing. The House re-
fused to re-refer The bill then passed
its readings.
Bills passed:
TO allow Cumberland county to fund
its bonded debt.
TO provide cotton weighers for Fre-
mont and Mt. Olive.
For relief Of Y. II. Long, clerk of Rich
mond county.
To provide that in Beaufort and Le-
noir counties the commissioners may
instead Of ''shalP' publish the county
financial statements.
To change court house of Castor coun-
ty from Dallas to Gastonia.
A bin to turn stock loose in Moseley
Hall townsnhip, LeReir county. came
up. 1t is Hauser's bill to allow hogs to
run at large from November to January
/ cattle during December. Hauser spoke
in favor of the bill. Brown said it was
bad bill. Alexander moved to table, and
Babbitt seconded the motion. The ball
went to the table, Hauser alone voting
against it.
Bills passed to amend the Vance law
so partridges can't be killed between
October -, March.
To incorporate Prince Hal lodge A.
It. and A. NJ.
To amend the charter of the Southern
trust and Guarantee company.
To allow the sheriff of Surry to col
lect taxes before March 10.
To authorize the Governor or the peni-
fiary directors to have the streets arounG
the capital square, by convict labor.
To establish a free ferry at HdhraH
between the State farms where the
State maintains ferry.
To amend the charter cf tte Dennis
Simmons lumber company
To prohibit obstruction Of iirayer creek
Jones county.
To allow ]. NJ. Y orth 70 give deed
to certain lands to the Worthwhile Man
ufacturing Company.
To incorporate the town Of worthwhile.
TO amend the charter OF the Moore
county railway by allowing townships
which vote aid to the road to issue G
per cent bonds, running 80 years, and
payable at Raleigh the county commits
sioners to levy tax to meet the interest
on the bonds.
To prohibit taking OF clans from the
waters Of Brunswick county between
April 10 and November 10.
To work Northampton's roads by tax
alton.
To incorporate Central Industrial In
stitute at Columbus, Polk county.
To amend the charter Of Laurinbnrg.
To allow Lumberton to issue S20,OOO
In bonds for water works, and street I'M
provements, &c.
To work Bladen's roads by taxation.
To allow administration of the late
sheriff MurTill, of Onslow, to collect ar
rears Of taxes.
To allow treasurer of Bladen county to
pay registrars and judges Of election at
last election $3.50 a day and messengers
81 day and 5 cents mileage one way
(Resolution) that no bills be introduced