The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
A CONDENSED REPORT OF
What the Lawmakers are Doing.

From Wilmington Messenger.
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY-TUESDAY, FEE. IL
SENArE.-A petition was presented
for the establishment of & co!ore6 nor
NAL school at Charlotte.
Bills and resolutions were Introduced !:
By Senator Person, to incorporate
auxiliary boards of health; also to eS-
tablish board of steam locomotive ana
boiler inspection for each county Of
the state.
By Senator Ramsey, TO give suitors
time to bring suit after adverse decis-
ions of supreme court.
By Senator Grant, to authorize the
acceptance Of bonds given to railroad,
express and telegraph companies,
when given in All indemnity company
perfectly solvent
The special order vas taken UP, be.
ing the bill to provide for the general
supervision ct railroad, steamboat,
canalboat, express and telegraph COM
panies, Ito make passenger rates p
cents for first class aud 2 cents for
second class per mile, and to reduce
freight rates in proportion, also for
bids any Issue of free passes to public
ofhcers).
Senator Mccarthy moved to table
the bill. The roll call was demanded
aud the bill was tabled-ayes, p noes,
23.
The bill passed to revise the jury
lists OF the state.
HousE.-Among the bills introduced
were:
b. Mr.. Roberts, to prohibit the sale
of liquor within two miles of political
speakings, (this not to apply to cities
and town where there is police force. }
By Mr.. White, to provide that if any
person shall perform the marriage SER
vice who is not authorized he shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor ana
upon conviction shall be fined or inn
prlsoned.
By Mr.. Price, to allow any justice OF
the peace to provide himself with a
seal and to attest by the same his Off
clal signature and making any official
act so attested by seal valid in any
county and to be received and acted on
without further attestation of Its gen.
uineness, the fee Tor such seal to be ten
cents for each attestation, in addition
to the fee now allowed.
By Mr.. Chandler. to allow preachers
to vote without ninety days residence
in the county and thirty days in the
townships.
By Mr.. Harris, to provide for work
Ing public roads IN Halifax county.
By Mr.. Hauser, to allow the people
of Lagrange to vote on the liquor ques-
ton.
By Mr.. Meares, to establish a dis
pensary in Bladen county.
Bills passed as follows:
Incorporating the town of Winters
vile, Pitt county.
To allow Greene county to levy spe-
clal tax.
To allow Nash and Perquimans coun-
ties to levy special tax.
To incorporate Saratoga, Wilson
county.
To allow Nash county to levy road
tax.
To provide that in any county where
there is law to work convicts of the
county, convict who has moved bis
case e.iaii be worked in the county
from Which he moved 1t.
Al noon the special order, the bill to
annul The lease of the North Carolina
railroad. came up. There was a ma.
joriiy report ;avoring the bill, signed
py SIX OF the seven members Of the
special committee and minority report
signed by A:keu (repubilcar) OF tie
committee.
The vote was 5a to 62, so the minor.
ity report failed to pass. There was &
ratt} ng solley of applause as the result
OF tnc :o.e was announced
NIGHT sEss!u.
At 80 O'Clock !iia house met a;,d
at oncc .ook ;1p the calendar.
Bills passed as follows:
To incorporate the Mutual Benevolent
Associa;i ion.
To amend the charter OF thu Atlantic
and c.osti, Carolina Railway ~ that
the presence of the state PROXY shall he
necessary 10 mike a qncr.:.n
The bill to provide Tor tho iusioiiisfs
taking charge Of the i,en:tentlary Came
up and was explained by Its author
Mr.. Dockery, who said it simply rein.
states the democratic law Of 1893, and
that the republicans ought to control
the penitentiary because it is largely
composed cf republicans; that in divi-
sion of spolls it fell to the republicans
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