The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-09

Hardison, to regulate the hours of
labor in factories.
R Rollins, to regulate the sale of deadly
weapons.
Scales, to print and distribute
sketches of North Carolina regiments.
Scales, to extend the time of holding
Guilford Superior Court (naking the
spring term three weeks instead of two
weeks).
Ramsey, to amend section 2l15 of
the Code, giving twelve months within
which to enter caveat to probate of
will.
Ramsey, to amend section 1888 of
the Code, in relation tt husband ten
ant by curtesy.
Ramsey, to amend section 2l59 Of
the Code, allowing caveators WHO are
unable to give bond to bring suit.
Hardison, to carry into effect the ed
vocational provisions of the Constltu
ton 10y having four months schools,
having commissioners to levy taxes
sufficient to carry il into eff ct; also,
compulsory education between 8 and
Is years..
Moye, to define public schools ard TO
increase days taught Ito permit neigh
borhood subscriptiOn).
Shore, to allow n. W. Craft to kill
birds on his own premises any time in
the year.
Ramsey, to place Andrew J. House
on the pension roll.
Lyon, to incorporate GIlead Presby
terrain Church, Caswell county.
Lyon, to repeal section 1888 and to
amend section 1879 Of the Code.
Lyon, to amend sections 1899 and
1900 Of the Code.
Lyon, to better secure the enforce
ment of the criminal law.
To distribute the Colonial Records
came up. Nearly all the Senators went
up to the clerks desk TO nave the
schools in their counties included in
the distribution. (The bill gives copies
to all present and ex State officers;
Judges, Clerks Of Superior Court, State
institutions, libraries of other States,
members Of General Assembly, to the
colleges, graded schools with libraries).
Bill to authorize the Treasurer of
Yadkin county to pay John T. Kirk
$I1 Sc due for te aching. Passed second
and third readings.
To extend the time of collecting
taxes in the city Of Asheville-from
March till May. Passed second third
readings.
To amend the charter of the Caro-
lima Insurance Company. Change the
name to Piedmont Fire Insurance Com
pany of Charlotte, capital stock au-
thorized 800, 600, and other changes)
Passed second and third readings, after
Mr.. Alexander had moved to change
from ninety nine to thirty years
To prohibit commissioners OF Baden
county to levy additional school tax n
Hollow township
HOUSE-TwEETY FOURTH DAY
Among the bills introduced we're the
folio wing:
White, of Randolph. to repeal sec
tions "a and So chapser 116 acUs 1895.
Gambler, to incorporate d ,miny Val
ley Institute, Buncombe county.
Arledge, to allow the town of Saluda
to levy a tax of rs cents on the $1OG for
improvements.
Lusk, to allow graduates of Asheville
Normal ,and Collegiate INSTITUTES for
young women, to teach in the public
schools of the State.
Haus2r, to prohibit fish traps in
Neuse river.
Sutton, to provide that the existence
of a life estate in any land shall not be
a bar to a sale for partition of such
land.
Dockery, to allow R edmond county
to issue bonds to pay the floating debt.
Wemyss, to allow Cumberland coun-
ty to hire out It's convictB.
Fergerson, to repeal chapter $50,
puolic laws 1895.
DOckery, to amend the charter of
!, Laurenburg 80 that the C ,mmissioners
aud officers be elected by the people the
frat Monday in May.
The bill to allow Edgecombe county
} to issue $16 900 in bonds and levy
special tax to pay for bridges, came up
on third reading. An amendment was
adopted that the bonds shall not be
exempt from taxation, and then the
bill passed.
The bill to allow Macon county to
levy a special tax for the improvement
of its public roads, passed.; also one to
allow Montgomery county to levy a