The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23
H~OUSE-FIFTY FIFTH DAY.

Bills passed:
To allow sale Of st. Peters church.
Randolph county.
To keep cattle out of the streets of
Sparta.
To create new township in Allegheny
county.
To incorporate Roanoke Institute.
To allow Jackson and Haywood
counties to levy special tax for road.
To levy special school tax in Wake
Forest township, Wake county.
To allow Craven county to levy
special tax.
To allow Raleigh township school
committee to issue bonds for school
houses.
To incorporate the Bank of Littleton
To amend the charter Of the Bank Of
Rutherfordton.
ing and other improvements at the col
ored deaf mute and blind institution
here; $11, 500 for each of the years of
1e97-96 The vote was unanimous on
the passage Of this bill.
The bill to increase the annual ep
preparation to the State Guard to $12
900 came up with favorable report, was
re-referred to the Finance Committee
and made a special order for to night.
The bill to appropriate SO, 900 for
each of the years 1S97-'9S for the deaf
mute school at Morganton, passed after
some debate, Dixon, of Gle veland,
making the statement that the strong
est argument the Democrats met dur
ing the late campaign was the Republi
can Populist liberality in 1895 10 max
ing appropriations to institutions, and
that he hoped the fine record would
not be broken.
Bills passed to allow a colored physi-
clan to be employed at the colored in
stitution for deaf mutes AID blind here
and to establish graded schools at
Washington.
Schulken, chairman of the epecial
committee to investigate the charges
of fraud and bribery in the election of
United States Senator, made a long re
port. 1t contained the examination of
many witnesses, sworn and examined
by the committee. Some of the evidence
caused q laugh, particularly that part
In which Senator D. Reid Parker said
he had discovered that he had g pecu
liar fitness for the position of Commits
sioner of Agriculture. Y @ Morton's
statement vas that D. M. Morrison,
Chairman Of the Republican Commit
tee of Richmond county, had told him
he could have a 81, 400 revenue place at
Washington If he voted for and used
his influence for Pritchard. Senator
UGley said that in the Branson House
one night q Populist boIter said there
we're 300 good places to be given out to
the friends of Pritchard Morrison de
MED all Morton's assertions. Parker,
OF PeTqulmans, denied the statement
Of Senator Utley.
Dockery brought his bill to permit
the use Of filters" or worthless sub
stances In fertilizers. Its text is as
follows:
Whenever any commercial fertili-
Ter or t~ertllizing material shall be an
ally zed as required by law and such an
alysis shall show the presence in such
fertilizers Of hair, hoofmeal, horn.
leather scraps, mari, or other deleteri,
GUS materials known as filters, publ
cation shall be made in the monthly
Bulletin by the Department of Arri.
culture showing the result of s1ch
analysis and calling the attention of
the public, and the presence in such
FERTILIZERS OF such substances and the
same shall be seized and condemned as
provided by law In other cases."
Mr.. D1ckery offered the following
amendment: Strike out the words
mari or other deleterious materials
known as filters and substitute "or
oGner substances non-available for
plants, u which contains ingredients
mat go to make up the required or
guaranteed analy sis. The amendment
was ADOPTED anC the bill passed.
Inc special order for II 80 o'clock