The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-01-28


This ca,. ed hot deb tie and good
many personalities. The amendment
was offered to put the popnllsts in
hole and certainly did its work. TWAS
adopted-ayes, So; noes, SO; and then
the bill tailed to pass.
SEVENTEENTH DAY-MoNDAY, JAN. 70. /
SENATE.-Among the bills introduc-
ed we're the following:
BY Senator McCaskey, to authorize
the governor to appoint two additional
justices of the peace in any township
wherever, In his discretion, he may be-
Iieve the ends of justice will be pro- |
NOTED by such additional number, their
terms to end the first Monday in De-
cember 1898 for those first appointed
and those for each succeeding term
shall begin on the date above given.
Wherever the governor thus appoints
justices one shall be of political party
different from that of the majority OF
the justices in said township, and such
appointment of additional justices shall
be made by the governor whenever the
resident Judge certifies it to be deslra-
BILE.
i By Senator Clark, to require the reg
istratlon of the names of partners in
business concerns.
!; The president appointed as the COM
mittee on printing: Senators Ramsay.
> Shore, Moye, Parker of Randolph, and
!, Parker of Alamance.
, There wins some discussion of the bill
to incorporate the town of Bridgers-
vile, Wilson county.
Senator Butler said there was bad
habit of Incorporating these cross roads
towns so as to exempt people living III
the limits from road duty and allow
< the sale of whiskey.
The question of visiting the Uniyer-
: sity Wednesday to attend the Inaugural
/: ton OF President Alderman came up.
! It was decided that the senate attend
r in body and that there be night SEES
v sion at O'Clock Wednesday.
The resolution instructing senators
r and representatives in congress to vote
e for free silver was made the special
order for Thursday at noon.
J. HOUSEHOLDS were introduced
| NJ IN Iof1
o ments, by providing that all conditional
sales, assignments, mortgages or deeds
l. of trust which are executed to secure
l. any debt, obligation, note or bond
o which gives preferences to any creditor
o of the maker shall be absolutely yoio
l. as to pre-existing creditors.
% By Mr. McRary, to amend The Cod
n 60 as to allow grandchildren of certain
l. ex-slaves to inherit and become distrlb
20 utors of their estates.
l. By Mr.. Cook, to prevent ARRAYS; t.
81 punish SANDER, and to amend The Cod
ID in reference to Sunday trains.
NJ By Mr.. Lusk, to authorize clerks o
u criminal circuit courts to probate deed
a. and take private examination of mar
OF ried women.
Sc By Mr.. Cathey, a resolution urgin
the present congress to require tn
III election of United States Senators b
g. the direct vote of the people.
% By Mr.. Dockery, to charter the Eas
as tern hospital for insane at Goldsbor
b. and to provide for government OF tn
IL insane.
By Mr.. Peace, to provide that th
b. land owner shall pay for one-fourth {
,r- the fertilizers used by tenants, unIc:
when the land is rented he tells Tia
ke tenant he will not pay tor any fertili;
er ers.
By Mr.. Brown, providing that boaro
no Of county commissioners shall appolr
:, on the first Monday in April each we:
H. township road supervisors, to ha,
ar- charge of all road work and to be PAL
for their time.
as By Mr.. Ransom, to change the az
when road duty shall begin from Is {
~ 81 years.
be The bill to allow women divorce
~ their husbands are in the penitentiar
he was tabled.