The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-16

prove the granGOr6 hand- writing.
To protect deer in Hyde county
during seven months of the year
passed. .
Hancock introduced a bill to abrogate
and report the character of the Colds.
boro and Morehead Railway Company,
to which letters patent were issued by
the Secretary of State and filed in
Wayne county, October 80, last.
At 2 o'clock the House took a recess
until 2 80 p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
The House met at 7:3O p. m.
Bill, to repeal the charter of Shelby
was tabled.
The following bills were passed:
To protect pigeons in Lenoir county.
To protect birds in Currituck.
To protect fish in Rockingham.
To amend the charter of the Toxa,
way Company in Pennsylvania county.
To prohibit the sale of spirituous
liquors within two miles of the Hender
son Cotton Mills in Vance county.
Resolution, urging Senators and Rep
reeentatives in Congress to secure the
repeal of the Civil Service law.
Torepeal chapter 81, acts of 1895, so
far as it applies to Stokes county.
Bill to reduce the salary of the State
Librarian from 81, 900 to $500 came up
with a favorable report. Lusk asked
who introduced it. He was informed
Currie was the author. Currie did not
attempt to explain it, but said he intro
duced it by request. Lusk moved to
table the bill. Ca this motion McKen-
zie demanded the yeas and nays and
the call was sustained. The vote was
yeas 46, nays Al. There was consid
cradle amusement during the vote.
(Che bill was drawn by Hall, one of the
House employees.
Bill to repeal chapter 400 Of the pub
lie laws of 1893 was supported by Cha
pin, who said it was the purpose to
make a land grant color of title, was
taken up. Lusk said there was a pref
ty tolerably hot discussion on this bill
in the Judiciary committee, which
reported it tavorably. HI opposed the
bill, saying it was unfair. Sutton, of
| Cumberland, said it was far reaching,
and moved to recommit the bill to the
Judiciary committee, which course
was taken.
The following bills we're passed:
To allow Randolph county to sell the
county home in order to buy another
site near Asheboro.
To make fee for impounding stock in
stock law districts 10 cents instead of
so cents-in Buncombe, Vance, Hay
wood, Tyrrell, Surry, DAvie. Cum
berland, Halifax, Wilkes, Madison
counties.
To amend the Buncomba road law,
and providing graded schools at Waite
Vile Cumberland county.
To prohibit the shooting of wild fowl
in Dare county from a boat battery.
McCrary said that one of the great
est questions which would come before
this Legislature was the matter of the
annulnent or ratification of the lease
of the North Carolina Railroad, and
moved that the public printer furnish
copies of the old lease, and the new
one, ten to each member. Lusk said
a committee should prepare this mat
ter for the public printer. McCrary
then said he would bring up the mat
ter regularly to morrow.
SENATE.
PETITION.
Alexander, by request, petition from
employees in Victor Cotton Mills in re-
lation to hours of labor.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Newsom, to amend chapter %. pri,
vate laws of 1895, relating to Newbern
Railroad Company.
Newsom, to amend chapter "a. laws
of 1855
Dickson, to complete road provided
in chapter 1854, laws of 1898, for Mills
Creek, Wilkes county in Ashe county.
Dickson, to amend chapter 134, laws
of 1895, as applied to Ashe and Wa
tauga.
Alexander, to make an a~ppropria
ton for new Deaf, Dumb and Blind
building.
Maultsby, for the relief of D. W.
Powell, late Treasurer of Columbus
county (~relieves him and his bond from
So, 584 60, less dividends from the re
ceiver of the bank.
Early, to appoint cotton weighers
for seaboard and Garysburg.
Taylor, to prevent discrimination in