The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-02-18

lexamine tho public roads in Mecklen
burg county, 80 as to Improve the pub.
lie road laws of North Carolina.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Senator Butler, to revise and i'm.
prove the public school system (5OC
copies ordered printed).
By Senator Ashburn, to regulate the
sale of fertilizer.
By Senator Person, to compel en-
ployers and corporations to pay en-
ployes every week, where they hire
them with the understanding to pay
weekly.
By Senator Henderson, to enlarge
the powers Of the railroad commission
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduced
were the following:
By Mr.. Hartness, to provide that in
case of suit for damages brought against
a person resident of another state who
has property in this state it can be at
tached where there are unliquldated
damages.
By Mr.. Arlington, to provide for a
ferry across Roanoke river st Halifax.
By Mr.. McCrary, to create short
form of agricultural liens in North Car
olina, allowing creditor to sell enough
of property at public auction after
twenty days notice to cover debt and
interest.
A report from the special committee
on bill regarding lease of the North
Carolina railway was made, offering a
substitute for the original bill, asking
that it be adopted as the bill and that
it be printed and be made the specla
order for next Friday.
Mr.. Blackburn protested this was too
short time.
Mr.. Cook then moved that the bill
be made the special order for noon
next Tuesday and it was so ordered.
At noon the house took up as spe-
cial order the bill introduced by Mr..
Hancock to "Restore to the State the
Management and Control of the At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad"
There was quite a lengthy discus
sion.
The bill passed its second reading
Is to %, and also passed its third read
ing.
Mr.. Crumpler introduced bill to re-
wise tho public school system. 1t
creates a state board of education out
of the governor, presidents of the uni
versity and state normal and indus
trial school and three professional
teachers to be elected biennally by all
the members of the board, the board to
recommend the course of study in the
public schools and the course of read
ing, professional study for teachers,
to grant first grade certificates. The
office of county examiner is abolished
after the first Monday in next July.
County commissioners, clerk and reg
lister shall blennially elect three men of
good business qualifications as coun-
ty board of education and the latter
blennially elect county supervisors of
schools, also district boards OF five to
apportien the school fund, and to es-
tabIish schools. The third grade teach
ers' certificates are to be abolished and
the county supervisor is to be paid not
over So for each day actually at work.
THIRTY-sECoND DAY-THURsDAY,
FEB. 11TH.
SENATE.-Bills and resolutions were
introduced as follows:
BY Senator Clark, to incorporate the
Bank of Enfield.
BY Senator Yeager, authorizing the
governor to furnish convicts to work
certain roads and cut canals in Wash
ington county.
By Senator Scales, relating to per-
sonal property makes it mlsdemean-
or for persons to 60 to store and get
goods to look at and not return or pay
for them.
At the night session the bill was TAX
en- up to prohibit the use of free passes
by officers.
Senator Butler favored the bill, say
ing every two men who rode on rail-
road paid the fare of another person,
who rode on free pass that men who
use free passes are always men who are
amply able to pay their fares.
Senator Ray offered substitute that
all railroads in the state shall furnish
to each state officer free passes good
during his term of Office.
The substitute was lost-ayes, 16;
noes, %. The bill passed its second
reading-ayes, 81 noes, 19.
Senator Clark, chairman of the spe-
cial committee to investigate Swinson's
statement in regard TO the enrolling
clerks Office, sent forward the report of
the committee, that Swinson said he
d,d mt maka the statements IA thev