Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Bill Forbidding Preferences in
the Assignment Act Tabled.
VIII Star.

SGlIuuldlc lOSdl ldAOo III III dl diS-
tricts; to prohibit sale of immoral
and obscene literasure in the State:
to protect the State from fevers
by prohibiting sale of second land
clothing; 10 prohibit sale of liquor
unless under police supervision;
to amend the act establishing a
Railway Commission; to increase
the duties of the Railway Com
mission in relation to the Inter
State ommerce Commission; to
increase the public school fund
from fees in the Secretary OF
States office; to authorize mayors
of towns to solemnize the mar
riage ceremony; to consolidate
school districts nineteen and twen-
ty in Wilson county; to increase
the public school fund in the State.
The bill to change the line be-
tween Chatham and Alamance
counties by restoring to Chatham
the land taken from her and given
te Alamance by the Legisla' ure of
1895, passed second reading.
House bill requesting Gov. Rus
sell to ascertain the salaries OF
railway officials, was placed Oh
the calendar.
Bills were introduced in the
House to prohibit fish traps in
Neuse river; to provide that the
existence of life estate in any land
shall not be bar to the sale fol-
partition of such land; to allow
Richmond county to issue bonds
to pay floating debt; to allow Cum
berland county to hire out con-
victs.
A bill passed amending the act
creating a colored Normal Schoo
at Fayetteville and naming as new
trustees and managers, r. z
Baxton, F. P. Williston, D. A
Bryant, Nicholas Brown and Jas
R. Deal, who shall have full con-
troll and appoint principal ane
teachers, that school to have its
pro rata share of all school money
from any source, and shall not b.
removed from Fayetteville.
The bill to amend the law az
to the registration of pharma'
cists was taken up. It provides
that the word Registered" be
stricken out and the word Lii
censed" take its place. Hancock
said the bill was for the purpose
of saving the trouble of sendins
to the secretary Of the State AS
sociation to see whether tht
druggist was registered or not
that if "a druggist was indicted
this was necessary. The bill ap'
plies to towns of five hundred OF
upward. The bill passed it!
several readings.
The bill to amend the charte:
of Edenton, dividing the towl
into seven wards instead of four
aldermen to elect the chief o
police, passed.
The bill amending the charter
of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
way, by allowing the straighten
ing of curves, passed.
Mr.. Hauser asked leave to have
the Senate's free silver instruc
ton resolutions placed on lh'
calendar. He made a motion II
suspend the rules. The Demo
Gratis voted aye and the Republi
cans no. The motion was lost.
A bill to regulate the assign
ment law, forbidoing preferen
ces, was tabled.
A bill passed amending th'
charter of the Fayetteville (
Albemarle Railroad, changin!
the names of the corporators an,
allowing FIVE years in which t.
begin work.
Governor Russell refused t.
Interfere with the sentence o
M.nroe Johnson, who is to b
hanged in Charlotte Monday.
The directors OF the Mort
Carolina Railroad met here to
day. Only routine business wa
transacted. They meet againin tn
morning. Ex>President Alexan
der says no action will be take
regarding the lease.
| A short session of the Hous
was held Tonight. A bill allow
ing Craven county to issue S35.
1000 IN bonds and exempting fro
poll tax active fremen of Viii
mington.
Raleigh, N. c., February 81
Senator Butler arrived this morn
ling. He is here to take charge c
the majority Populists, and Sc
that there is no more warning
Congressman Skinner boasted las
night that Butler was destroye
land his party ssgutted. /" Ever
element in the State antas
lonistic to Butler is now bein
rallied here in "a suprem
effort to crush him. 1t is I'll
purpose to get a majority of th
Populist Legislators against But
Ter so as to prevent the minorit
from being called boilers. The
hate this word and say it pui
them in the public pillory.
The legislative committees la.
night heard at great length arg,
ment for and against the estat
lishment of a liquor dispensar
IN Vance county, and agree