The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE.

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around legislation that somebody was
to blame for this that something wrong
had been done that the clerk should
have held the bill.
The speaker was called on by Mr..
Duffy and Mr.. Mckenzie for a ruling
and said that after the bill had come
from the senate and passed the house a
motion lodged to reconsider was void
and could not stop enrolment.
Bills were passed as follows:
To levy a special tax to build a
bridge over Roanoke river in Halifax
and Northampton counties.
The bill to make railway passenger
fare II and 2 cents per mile was lost by
vote of 81 to 81.
THIRTY-sEvENTR DAY-THURsDAY,
FEB. Is.
Following are some of the bills and
resolutions, introduced:
BY Senator Rollins, to provide for
tho representation OF North Carolina at
the Tennessee centennial, providing
for the appointment OF a board of
managers, composed Of nine members,
including the governor and the board
of agriculture, and appropriating &c.,
600.
Senator Grant offered q resolution
that the president of the senate appoint
. committee of seven to investigate the
memorial OF the president and directors
of the North Carolina railroad relative
to the lease of said road to the Southern
railway.
The bill to establish q reform school
for young criminals in the state came
up again, and the bill passed its bird
reading-ayes, IS noes, 10.
The bill introduced by Senator Alex
ander to fix 1899 as the time when the
act ratified few days ago allowing
live stock to 60 at large in Halifax
county three months in tho year, shall
go into effect, caused considerable de-
bate.
Senator Clark said his venerable
mother had sealed his lips by entreat-
ing him not to oppose this bill.
One senator stated that while at the
state farms few days ago he saw
droves of hogs and cattle feeding on
growing wheat at the state farms and
found that people had turned them
loose as soon as they heard Senator
Clark's bill had become a law. He de-
clared Senator ClarK's bill the most
outrageous and unjust he ever knew
and said the people of Halifax we're up
in arms about 1t.
A negro senator named Person tried
to defeat Senator Alexander's bill and
a populist said Clark's bill had been
presented to the negroes during the
campaign and that 2,cOO votes were
secured by it. The bill passed-40 to IS
HousE.-Following were some of the
House transactions
I A bill by Mr.. Lyle, to require the
attendance of all children between 8
and IA years of age ct school.
BY Mr.. Dockery, to designate holi.
days QegaD to be: January LIST, Janu-
airy 18th, February 22nd, May 10th
May goth, May 3Oth, July 4th, first
Monday in September, December 25th
and all Saturdays from noon until mid.
night.
By Mr.. Currie, to allow Lumberton
to vote on sewer bonds.
i By Mr.. Hileman, to require cotton
mills to pay their employees the second
Saturday night following their employ.
ment and making it unlawful to longer
withhold their wages, the offenses te
be misdemeapor and the penalty 8
fine or imprisonment.
], The bill to require railways to give
the railroad commissioners and theil
clerk free passes, also to give the com
mission Jurisdiction OF telephones and
street cars came up.
! Mr.. White, OF Randolph, offered ar
amendment to strike out all the frs
section (Which requires free passes to b
given) and the amendment was adopted
yeas, so /; nays, As.
j The bill as amended then came W
on its third reading and passed-yeas
81 nays, 80.
, Bills passed requiring county com
: missioners of each county to meet OF
the first Monday in June and revis'
: the jury lists.
; A resolution which had passed thu
senate came over proposing to adjour,
from next Tuesday until Thursday IL
order to visit the Newbern fair.
/ Mr.. White, of Randolph, opposet
! the resolution and moved to table it.
: The motion to table was lost, and til,
resolution passed its second reading
J yeas, so nays, 40. There was applause
t at this.
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