The news & observer., 1897-02-21
eNances.

Cook, as chairman, made a report as
follows:
1.-The special committee to whom the
memorial herewith reported and Senate
resolution 532, House resolution $40, con-
cerning the appointment of special
committee of inquiry as TO fraud concern
ing the lease Of the North Carolina Rail
way were referred, beg leave to report
that after carefully considering the SEN
ate resolution and memorial they are Of
the opinion that the matters therein set
forth properly belong to and are cogniza-
bic by the judicial department and rec
ommend that the House do not concur"
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Person of Wayne, to make it
discretionary with the State Treasurer
whether he viii pay any annual appro-
priations, monthly, quarterly or annually.
BY Mr.. Gambler, to provide dispensary
for Asheyilie.
BY Mr. Parker of Perquimans, to pro-
tect timber cutters and sellers in that
county.
By Mr.. Currie to prevent careless raft
ing Of humber in Lumber river.
By Mr.. Cunningham, to require land
owners on Hyco river to get rafts out of
the same.
BY Mr.. Spruill, to require railways TO
carry bicycles as baggage.
BY Mr.. Watts, to allow Alexander TO
levy special tax to build court house and
sail.
BY Mr.. McPeeters, to incorporate the
1verson Lumber and Land Company, In
Yancey and Mitchell counties.
BY Mr.. Meares, to allow the court clerk
of Bladen county to be absent Mondays.
By Mr.. Brown, to pay railway debt of
Pollocksville.
By Mr.. Hileman, to amend the Cabar-
rus road law.
BY Mr. Hileman, to relieve the mana
gers of convicts in Cabarrus from pen
atty for escapes
BY Mr.. Hileman, to pay solicitors $500
per month after January /, 1898.
By Mr.. Hileman, to provide that the
Treasurer shall collect from all persons or
incorporators doing a banking business
under State license, 1 per cent. of the cap
itai stock which has actually been paid
In by the stockholders, and that he shall
use this fund to pay guarantees against
any loss to the State; banks which refuse
for ten days to pay this / per cent. shall
be closed and a receiver shall be appoint
ed
DJ MI. A&tWFeSSs 10 DTUIGGL IS1 anu
certain game in Cherokee.
By Mr.. Harris, to incorporate the Scot
land Neck Training and Industrial School.
By Mr.. Grubbs, to allow Forsyth
county to levy special tax, if the people
petition for 1t.
BY Mr.. Adams, to extend the Raleigh
road district three miles in each direction
from the city limits
BY Mr. Clanton, to incorporate East
vile, Cabarrus county.
By Mr.. Alexander, resolution to ad-
journ February 22nd in honor of General
George Washington.
BY Mr.. Ensley. to repeal the act allow
ing Jackson county to build a bridge
across Tuckaseegee river.
BY Mr.. Dixon of Greene, to provide for
working conyicts on the public roads of
Greene. Wilson, Wayne and Pitt counties.
By Mr.. Pearson, to keep the Catawba
river open as a highway for hoatage
BY Mr. Cunningham, to make an item
ked statement of an account, properly
verified, prilna facie evidence of its cor
rectness.
BY Mr.. Ensley, to allow Jackson
county to build an iron bridge across
Tuekaseegee river.
BY Mr.. Reynolds, to prevent the OBJ
struction of certain streams in Mont
gomery county.
BY Mr.. Cunningham, to incorporate
Joseph b. Cheshire. Jr., A. A. Watson,
#. j. Murdoch. 7 r. Ingle, G. Il. John
son, W. A. Erwin, Robert Strange, w. J.
Green, MeNeely DuBOse and Theo. f.
Davidson, trustees of st. Mary's School
at Raleigh or such other place as they
may determine.
D. r. ~ - fara
veying lands in dispute S5 day, instead
Of SO.
BY Mr. Green, to incorporate the Elk
Park and Bakersville Turnpike Com
pany, with $4,000 capital stock.
Mr.. Duffy: To prohibit the sale Of
liquor within two miles of Marines school
house, 0nslow county. ITO allow men
to sell wine OF their own manufactura
from grapes of their own raising)
Mr.. Sutton OF Cumberland made an
ether inefectual attempt TO induce the
House to reconsider it's action in adopt
ing the joint resolution to distribute the
Colonial and State Records. He said
there was only $50 sets, and in a few
years they will be very valuable.
Mr. Robers, rising to question Of per-
sonal privilege. said the charge made
by the News and Observer that his coma
mittee acted on bills without quorum
was false.
Mr.. Sutton Of New Hanover, also spoke
along the same line, and said he had, al
meeting OF the committee pulled from
his pocket the bill to amend the charter
OF Wilmington. had said it was not objec.
tionable, and did not injure any Of the
best interests of the city OF Whining
ton, and that it had been reported favora
bly, unanimously.
Mr. Walters said that he and the Other
fve gentlemen who made the statement
had never read the charter of Whining
ton in question. repeated il, that bin T.
amend the charter had been referred *
the committee Of which Mr.. ScnuIken was
chairman. that Mr.. Schulken had turDef
fllis over TO him; that he was informed
by Mr.. Sutton of New Hanover thu
Governor Russell wished to see the bill
that he gave it to Schulken to hand to th'