The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-19

amend section 1887 or the Code or NORTH
Carolina, relating to divorce.
Mr.. Sutton, to prohibit foreign cor
porations from doing business here
without a license from North Carolina
to repeal chapters 1875 and 159 laws OF
1895, relating to the appointment OF
two extra commissioners and permit
the people to elect five; to fund the
bonded Indebtedness of Cumberland
county; to abolish the act requiring
candidates to file sworn statement OF
their expenses.
Mr.. Chaplin, to amend chapter SO
laws of 1895.
Mr.. earthly, to authorizs commits.
sioners Of Swain county to work jail
men on public roads; to prohibit the
sale of liquor within four miles of For
ney's Greek Baptist church and Cold
Spring Baptist church.
Mr. Wilson, to incorporate the Har.
din Cotton Mills, in CASTOR county.
Nh. HaUser, to provide a means to
enable any one to change his name
(after 80 days notice the court can
make change).
MIR. White. of Randolph, to prohibit
the sale of liquors within three miles
of Ebenezer church, Randolph county.
Mr.. Roberts, to allow sheriff of Madi,
son to collect the back tax for the years
Of 1893, '94 and '95.
Mr.. Chaplin, for the relief of J. M.
Ballard, a wounded Confederate sol
der
Mr.. Petree, to permit deputy regis
ters of deeds to issue marriage license.
Mr.. White, to amend chapter 2O6,
laws of 1898, relating to the Cashie and
Chowan Railroad, by adding after the
word lands" in line three, of said
act, the words mot excluding one hun
dred thousand acres"
Mr.. Peace, to fix the bond of the
register of deeds of Vance county Ito
make it So, 900 instead of SIS, OOO.)
Mr. Wemyss, to place James Calder,
OF Cumberland county, on the pension
roll.
Mr.. Aiken, for the relief of V. B.
McGaha, sheriff of Pennsylvania
county.
Mr.. Lyle, to protect iron bridges of
Macon county.
The Speaker announced that mad
vertently he had announced the com
mittee on investigating the charges of
bribery in connection with the Senate
rial fight before the bill had passed it's
third reading. 1t was recalled, put
upon its third reading, end passed
unanimously.
4 resolution to print 800 copies of
he @ Jvernor's Message was adopted
Promptly at noon the Senate, with
Lieut.. Gov. Doughton at the head, en-
cred the House Of Representatives,
nd were seated. The Lieut. Governor
allied the joint session to order, and
irected the principal clerk of the Sen Z,
'te to call the roll of the Senate. Forty {
I've Senators we're present.
The principal clerk of the House
hen called the roll of that body. One
undred and twelve were present. {
The Lieut.. Governor appointed Sena I
)rs AtWater and Anthony as tellers
n the part of the Senate. The Speaker
ppointed Messrs. Cook, of Warren, t
nd Nelson, Of Caldwell, as tellers on t
ne part Of the House.
There we're clerical errors from {
rankin, which were corrected.
There were errors from BERTHE, some
Otes being returned for D. L, D. R,
aniel Russell, and the tellers tabulated b
lese votes, giving all to Daniel L.
usseu. There were many other mis- 8
Lkes and discrepancies in the returns, c
Ut they did not affect the result ap
ceciably, and the tellers counted the d
0te as it was by townships when there t
as conflict in the returns.
the vote for State officers was counted T.
i'd announced and the new officers
! sworn In. n
SENATE. =
The Senate met at 1890 pursuant to
Lieut.. Gov. Doughton
'esiding. b
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mcneil, #
Ynator from Wilkes. a
A petition was presented by Mr.. Rob a
tson from the citizens of BIaden
unity in regard to school tax in Hol tt
W township, in that county. 81
The following bills and resolutions
are then introduced and referred to b
committees: n
By Mr.. Robertson, a bill to prohibit al
e county commissioners of Bladen RI
unity from collecting the special Al
hool tax in Hollow township. Of
By Mr.. McCaskey, a bill to establish al