The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-16
HOUSE-FIFTLETH DAY.

HOUSE-FIFTIETH DAY.
The following bills were introduced
Wilson, to allow Gastonia to vote a
donation to CASTOR county to erect a
court house and Jail GsstOnia,
Hauser, to provide for election or
Railroad Commissioners by the people,
and give the Commissioners the
right to prevent reduction Of wages
of ANY railroad employee whose In
nual wages are less than g 600, the
penalty being $50 for each case; and
also providing that no railway ehall
charge over q cents pes mile for first
class fare between any two points
in this State, under penalty of 800;
this to Apply to reads as standard"
by the Railway Commission.
Duffy. to protect ~turpentlne> work
ers, by filming $50 any person who aduI
terates spirits Of turpentine with kero
sene oil (or 30 days Imprisonment or
both).
Bryan, to protect land owners in
Chatham, by t~orbiddiug people lnstock
law territory to Craze stock outside.
Cunningham, to incorporate Bethel
Hill Institute, and to forbid hunting
in Person by non residents.
Brewer, to change time of holding
courts in Surry so as not to conflict
with Federal courts at Greensboro.
Canlev, to renew the prohibition act
for Old Fort.
The DILL to charter the Winston
Salem South Bound Railroad was taken
up. McCrary's amendment to force it
to 60 through the town of Lexington
was overwhelmingly voted down and
the bill passed second reading.
Bills passed
To amend charter of North Carolina
Dairymen's Association 80 as to allow
it to offer premiums, the State to give
it $500 annually.
To amend charter of Wilkesboro, so
as to allow annual elections on liquor
licenses to be held.
To change time of holding Superior
Courts OF Craven.
To amend the law regarding restora
tion to citizenship, so that petitioner
can file his petition in the county in
which he was convicted or the n in
which he resides.
To amend charter of Mt. Airy.
Bltto appropriate S. OOOto the Roll
ing Exposition" or North Carolina
on Wheels, came up. Passed second
and third readings.
Bills passed:
To allow Dare's county clerk to be
absent certain Mondays.
To repeal act forbidding fishing with
Dutch nets in PamlIc0 county.
The bill to make $4,000 additional
appropriation TO the University for
water supply and protection against
fire was taken up. Passed by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Alexander.
Arlington Bailey, blackburn, Brown,
Bryan, of Edgecombe, Bunch, Burgess,
Gambler, Cathey, Chilcutt, ClRntOn,
Cook. Conley, Craven, Creech, Crump
Ter, Cunningham, Currie, Dancy, Dan
iels, Dixon, of Cleveland, Dockery,
Duffy, Duncan, Eusley, Freeman,
Gallop, Grubbs, Hancock, Hare, Har-
ris, of Hyde, Harris, of Halifax, Hart
ness, Hodges, Howe, James, Johnson,
Jones, KING, Lawhon, Leak, 'Lusk,
Lyle, Mckenzie. McLelland, McPeeters,
Meares, Murphy, Nelson, Parker, of
Wayne, Peace, Pearson, Person of
Reynolds, Roberts, Smith Spruill, SUIT
ton, of Cumberland, Sutton, of New
Hanover, Ward, Walters, Wemye3,
White, of Alamance, White, of BERTHE,
White of Randolph, Williamson, Will
son, Marlborough aud Young-76.
Noes-Messrs. Abernethy, Aiken.
Allen, Babitt, Barrow, Bingham, BRYAN,
of Chatham, Bryan, of Wilkes, Carter,
Chapman, Deweese, Drew, Eddina
Fagan, Terrell, Foster, Green, Hauser'
Morton, Parker, of PeTquimans, Plott,
Price, ROuntree, Somers, Watts and
Whitener-26.
SENATE.
Geddie, a bill to regulate the sale of
liquor in Cumberland and to establish
q dispensary for the town of Ruther
fOrdton.
Justice 10y request), to aid in the
construction of the Winston. Salem
South Bound Railroad.
Atwater, to amend chapter $50, laws
of 1889, by striking out all Of section 2
after the word misdemeanor in line 2
of said section.
Walker, topromote the dairy interest
OF this State.
Ray, to amend section S47, chapter