Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-04
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Simmons Lices- Regulator.

sary IN RutherfOrdton, to pro-
mote the dairy interests; to amend
the Code relating to liquidation of
damages.
By Smathers, to amend section
ITO of tho Code to read, "No
clerk or any person connected in
the law business with him shall
act as counsel or attorney -at-law,
or draft any deed, bond or other
instrument of writing upon which
he may be required to pass either
in the probate or auditing of same
and shall not give legal construc-
ton to any such papers except in
the discharge of his official duty"
By Butler, to protect employees,
passengers and shippers on rail
roads, and to elect Railway Com
missioners by the people.
The House tonight passed bills
for the relief of commissioners of
Pender county, and to provide for
road taxation for Bladen.
The election committee this
evening reported in favor of
Young, of Wake, as agains t
Broughton. The Governor is
said to favor Sutton, of Cumber-
land, for Railway Commissioner,
SO he can appoint Walter Henry
Judge.
In the House-Bills introduced
by Hauser TO provide for the
election of Railway Commission
ers by the people and give the
Commission the right to prevent
the reduction of the wages Of
any railway employe whose an>
nual wages are less than So, 900,
the penalty being $40 for each
case and also providing that no
railway shall charge over q cents
mile for first class and cents
for second class fare between
any two points in the State. un.
der penalty of 800 fine, this to
apply to roads classed as Stand
ard" by the Railway Commission
By Duffy, to protect .turpentine
workors by fining any person
$50 who adultcrates spirits of
| turpentene with kerosine oil, or
thirty days imprisonment, or
both.
Bills passed to amend the
charter of the North Carolina
Diarymen's Association, so as to
allow it to offer premiums, the
State to give 500 annually, to
change the time of holding Su~
perior Courts of Craven, to
amend the law regarding restor>
alton of citizenship, SO that pc
titioners can file petitions in the
county in which convicted Or in
the one in which he resides; to
make it a misdeneanor for any
lperson not duly licensed to per-
form the marriage ceremony.
| The bill to make $5, 900 adds
tional appropriation to the Uni
versity for Water supply and fol
protection against fire was taker
| up. Dockery read the report o1
the joint committee which visited
the University. Hauser attemp-
| ted, just as Dockery began read
| ing, 10 move to table the bill
but was ruled out Of order. The
report of the committee showed
that the property is. worth $500,
1000, that the income does no
: meet expenses. the deficit las
lyear being $3.50, pass high tri
| butte to the conduct of the 4O(
, students and the quality of theil
work, Dockery spoke in supper
| of the report, saying that sun
! recommended was the bottom
amount to enable the Universit,
to hold it's present position. H
said unless SIS 900 was given th
University would go backward
, and the State would feel that. HI
! said the State Treasurer said to
day that the State could we'll in
+ crease the appropriation. Chair
: man johnson, of the Financ
! Committee, said the committe
; could state that the total appro
priations made by the Legisla
ture for all purposes would =
$40, 900 to $50, 900 less than thos
made two years ago. He sal
there would be total Of appro
a priations Of $50, 900 or $50, ,QG