The news & observer., 1897-02-23
SENATE.

NIINA i II.
The Senate met at IL o'clock m. Lieut..
Governor Reynolds presiding. Prayer
by Rev. w. G. Norman, of this city.
The following petitions were presented.
BY Mr.. Scales, from citizens of Ashe-
boro for Legislation in favor of indig-
ent inebriates; also from citizens of Ashe-
boro for the aid and cure of inebriates;
also from citizens of Wilmington for aid
and cure of inebriates; also from the
Kings Daughters Of Winston for legis-
lation in favor OF INDECENT inebriates.
BY Mr.. Scales, from citizens of Guilford
county. against the lease bill.
By Mr.. Hardison, from citizens of
Onsow county for the removal of oh
structions in Harris Greek; also against
the lease bill.
BY Mr.. Mcneil, from citizens of Ashe
county for The cure of inebriates.
+ Us and resolutions introduced as fol-
lows:
By III. Ut'oy. to su bogize the co'lcc-
tion oi tak taaes due he city of Raj
eigb
~ Nr. Iilav 10 amend the charter OF
tha t0na of Afcx II Wake county.
Eg Mr.. Person. = bin 70 lessen the
mfu nance of pr sone :.
~ Mr. Hardison. a biH place Amos
Jones. Of Onslow county on pension roll
also q amend see3on .. cbaptcr go.
| laws or 1898; relating 10 the stock law
| in Craven county.
| BY Mr Hend >on, a b.Il to protect
public schools tn The State.
BY Mr.. Geddo 3 hill 10 prohibit sale
Of liquor in miles 0f Bluff Plosby .3n
and other churches il Cumberland c0u1-
| ty.
BY Mr.. Butler, bin to repeal chapter
| $50. laws of 1885.
BY Mr.. Sharpe QredelD a bill to pro-
hibit the sale of liquor within 2 miles
of Trinity church, Iredell county
| BY Mr.. Butler, a bill to amend chapter
223. laws of 1895, relating to cotton
weigher for Sampson county.
/ BY Mr. Butler, a bill to regulate the
/ public printing.
/ BY Mr.. Moye, a bill to repeal chapter
/ 324 and chapter 363, relating to fees
Of clerk of court ana register of deeds
lof Pitt county.
| By Mr. Smathers, to place Alex. Han
ner ON pension ROLL also to prevent fish
ing in certain waters of Haywood county;
/ also to protect fish in waters Of Hay
| wooa county; also allow commissioners
OF Haywood and Jockson county to levy
/ special tax to build bridge
| BY Mr.. Newsome, a b;ll for the relief
| of Solomon Shiller
| BY Mr.. Patterson, bill. to prohibit
/ the sale of hqtor in m les of Marks
Greek church in Richmond county.
| BY Mr.. ClarE. a bill to amend chapter
81. section 20, private laws of 1851.
The following bills passed.
To incorporate the town Of Clyde in
/ Haywood county.
| To provide for working public roads
of Halifax county.
| To establish a system for working
public roads of Vance county.
| To allow Mitchell county to levy spe.
cial tax.
| TO establish graded schools in Mon
| roe.
| To allow Haywood county to levy spe-
cial tax.
To authorize Madison county to levy
special tax.
| To levy special tax in school district
! No. /, Wake Forest township.
To allow Greensboro to issue bonds.
To allow Brunswick county to levy spe-
cial tax.
4 - pAOfFde iOI pI1HtiuS lit ldNS VI
1897.
! To allow Dupln county to levy special
tax.
/ To allow Nash county to levy special
! tax
/ To allow Allegheny county to levy spe-
cial tax.
+ To allow Yaneey county to levy special
tax.
To allow Caswell county to levy spe-
cial tax.
/ To allow Halifax county ITO levy special
tax passed second reading.
/ To allow Anson county to levy special
/. tax, passed second reading.
| To amend the charter Of the town of
Durham and to issue bonds, passed sec
ond reading.
For working public roads of Chatham
county, passed.
To empower the city Of Charlotte to
acquire real estate, &c, to better regu-
late the water supply, passed second and
third reading
To enable the city Of Charlotte to en-
force the collection Of taxes, passed sec
ond and third reading.
TO incorporate the bank Of Brevard
in Transylvania county, passed second
and third reading.
To provide for exchange of circuit Grim