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

.:sArs --if,e fn! :nwlns bills ard
res. buttons were in'r.,'::eed:
BY Senator Justice. for Tie relief or
sheriffs and tax collectors.
By Senator Moye, to amend the act
OF 1893 IN regard to trustees and as
signees.
Senator Grant said this was a serious |
question. On his motion the bill was
ordered printed. ....r .--
The bill to incorporate the Stone
Mountain railway passed.
The bill to settle the county line be-
tween Chatham and Alamance counties
was made the special order for next
Friday.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Drummers' bank and extend the time
for organization passed also the bill to
establish uniform standard of time for
North Carolina.
The bill to amend the act of 1891 in
regard to selling cigarettes to minors
came up. 1t prohibits the sale of chew
ing tobacco and snuff also.
Senators Mccarthy, and Sharpe OF
Wilson, and Moye opposed the bill.
Senator Smathers, Its author, spoke
in its favor.
The bill was finally re-referred.
Senator McCaskey's bill to appoint
some justices came up and there was
motion to table. There was long dis
cussion, many senators saying they
opposed appointing any justices since
the laws to elect had gone into effect.
The bill Incorporating Bridgersville,
Wilson county, passed second reading.
The president announced that DR..
Curry would address the senate at noon
Monday.
The senate adjourned until o'clock
Monday afternoon.
HoUsE.-The principle bills and res
olutlons introduced In the house were
By Mr.. Murphy, to protect game and
song birds, making it a misdemeanol
+ to hunt them when the ground is snow
covered.
By Mr.. Reid, to amend the charter
of the Carolina Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of Charlotte.
By Mr.. Device }, to require corpora
tons to file charters.
By Mr.. >Chapin, to allow Harnett tt
Issue bonds and levy special tax.
By Mr.. Hauser, to amend the rail
way commission act so as to elect com
missloners by popular vote; also t.
make rental of telephones from $12 t.
$1S yearly, to make the rates of passen
ger fare i and 2 cents per mile and t.
: make telegraph charges Is cents fo
ten words and cent for each addition
t al word also by Mr.. Hauser, bill t
l suppress trusts and combines by i'm
+ posing the penalty of forfeiture G
: charter by those out of the state, an
for those in the state not over SIS, 90
IS fne and imprisonment also resolr
r ton requesting the governor to get ir
formation as to the total salaries {
O railway officials and employees, who's
e salaries exceed 50 800.
Ry Mr.. Duffy, resolution to pus
l. the election cases of Broughton v
Young, so that the testimony will b
h placed in the commuters hands
r early as possible and that the sui
y committee be empowered to- take ev
r dence.
y By Mr.. Dockery, to provide for pull
lie school supervision, (25O copies o
dered.)
'e By Mr.. White, of Alamance, to mall
" terms of register of deeds four year att,
,r the election in 1898.
r By Mr.. Gallop, to prescribe the tin
l. in which mortgages shall be recorde
By Mr.. Young, to aid the North Ca
n DINA institution for the blind.
t. The resolution of Mr.. Duffy w,
lg taken up. He said the Broughto
of Young case, it seemed, was about to
le postponed until the end Of the sessio
He desired the resolution placed on tt
1T calendar for immediate considerable
t. "Vose it down." cried Lusk. It w
le party vote-ayes, So; noes, 81. I'll
republicans applauded.
Is A bill to promote temperance ",
introduced by Mr.. Daniels. 1t maxi
it unlawful to sell or give spurious
N quors to any unmarried person und
" 81 years of age.
rs The school supervision bill introdu
ed by Mr.. Dockery provides for divl
e. ION of the state into not less tbs
twenty-four nor over forty-eight supe
te vision districts.
H. A bill was introduced by Mr.. Fost
as In regard to laborers' liens, etc., requl
1e ing sub-contractors to notify the age
Ia or owner, in writing, of the nature al
cost of the work contemplated by b
te contract before any labor is done
er material delivered on the premises.
A resolution was introduced nv n,