The news & observer., 1897-02-27
HoUsE-NIGHT SESSION.

Of II. Of the State To provide for work
ing delinquent taxpayers on roads of
Rowan and LenOir counties. To incor-
porate Collettsylle, Caldwell county.
To incorporate Dudley, Wayne county.
To allow Beaufort county to levy spe-
cial tax and issue bonds. (Hodges, of
Beaufort, and four others voting nO.l
TO amend charter Of Carthage. To in
corporate the Mountain Retreat Ass0-
citation, among whose members are
Weston II. Gales. Rev A. G. Dixon, to
establish a town in the mountain section
for the encouragement of Christian
work and living. To incorporate the
Carolina, Chimney Rock and Tennessee
Railroad. To amend the charter of the
Moore County and Western Railroad.
To incorporate the North Carolina Land
and Timber Company. To allow Hay
wood and Jackson counties to levy a tax
to build a road across the Balsam range
of mountains. To repeal chapter 81,
public laws 1S6S-'69, and chapter 1853,
private laws 1893. To repeal the charter
of the GAINESVILLE and Washington Rail
way. (Hancock and Cook favOring and
Pagan opposing; the latter saying the
people of Plymouth want to rebuild the
road from Plymouth to Washington, all
the rails Of which had been removed
save about a mile at Washington; Cook
saying the road was "nigger and wob-
bier Pagan presenting petition in favor
of the road by PlymOuth's business men;
Hodges saying the road would never be
built. To amend the charter Green's
boro. To levy and collect stock law tax
eS in LenOir county.
a motion was made by Sutton, Of New
Hanover, to take up on third reading the
bill to amend the charter Of Wilmington.
BY vote of 4S to q the motion pre-
vailed. Johnson demanded the yeas ari
nays on the passage of the bill Black
burn and Sutton conferred Sutt)n
rushed to the Speakers desk and said
few words Then he took the floor and
said: "As the bill can't be found and as
business is being delayed, / anpMilhng
to let the matter go over"
Bill to allow justices of the peace 10
commit defendants to work on the roads
to work out the amount 0f their :ine AMI
costs, came up with an unfavOrable re
port Chilcutt said he wanted it for
Guilford And amendment was adopted
that it apply only to that county. Lusk
said that the jurisdiction OF a justice of
the peace was not over 30 days and the
bill should limit the time to that period
He offered an amendment TO this effect,
which was adopted. Dare was included,
and the bill was recommitted
To amend the charter Of the Raleigh
Il Castor Railway, by allowing straight
ening Of tracks, passed
The bill to amend the charter Of VIII
oo1fnI
ond reading. 1t was put on third read
ing. Sutton, Of New Hanover, and Han !
cock rushed here and there rallying thu !
faithful The bill passed Hancock !
then moved to put the ''clincher" on the !
bill, and by a vote of 80 to 81 this was
done Some POpulists voted with the
Democrats against this bill
Bill introduced by Parker, Of Wayne, (
to prevent minors from entering and loaf
ing in bar-rooms and billiard rooms was
taken up, and he spoke earnestly in sup.
port of it. johnson offered an amend
ment including bowling alleys. The
owner of such place is made guilty of |
a misdemeanor with $50 penalty If he |
allows minors to enter such places after |
notice from the parents or guardians OF !
such minors
Sutton said it was an admirable bill. !
He said it might have been made a law /
long ago.
Blackburn offered an amendment max !
ing minors equally liable.
Mr.. Parker said he was ashamed of /
Blackburn for offering such an amend !
ment as this, which was clearly intended |
to defeat the bill.
Mr.. Blackburn defended his amend !
menu; said that it was to protect the boys !
and the bar-keepers too; that it would I
keep boys from lying around bar-rooms; |
that the bar-keepers had rights.
Mr.. Bailey offered an amendment re-
quiring the notice to be i'm writing.
Mr.. Sutton said that personal notice !
was better.
Mr. Lusk asked if Mr.. Blackburn would |
support an amendment to keep the men /
out Of barro0ms,
Mr.. Blackburn, amid great laughter, |
said, no.
Mr.. Lusk said the bill was all right, and |
Mr.. Blackburn's amendment was all |
wrong. He cited a case in which widow !
had begged him to get a law passed to |
keep her boy and other women's boys out |
of bar-rooms. He said the bar-keeper was |
the master of the situation, and could |
Keep Vne DOSS out. ne SStlu duOuSduuS |
of brol1en-hearted mothers would rise |
up and call this legislation blessed if it |
enacted this law.
Mr.. Blackburn's amendment was lost
by an overwhelming vote. So was the
amendment as to notice in writing. That
as TO bowling alleys was adopted, and the
bill passed its readings.
To work Cherokee's roads by taxation.
To incorporate the American Trust and
Savings Bank, at Charlotte.
At 1910 the House adjourned until 10
a. m. to-day.
SENATE SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at o'clock,
and the following bills were disposed of:
To fix the time of holding the courts in
the Fifth judicial district. Passed.