The news & observer., 1897-02-11
THE NEWS AND OBS ERv ER FEBRUARY H. 1897.

power to control the road. The horse
that pulls the plow ought to have the
fodder. Mr.. Parker remembered 20
years ago buying stock in this road at
1888 per share. 1t is now worth $25
The State receives $25, ,332 annually as
dividends. An administration that does
these things ought to be sustained. Per-
son, of Wayne, said the people had sent
Republicans and populisrs here to change
everything Mr.. Sutton, of Cumberland.
said the bill simply put it in State con-
troll Mr.. Ward said the management
tried to change management by the new
bylaws. Mr.. Johnson, Of Sampson, was
excused from voting, as was Mr.. PlOtt.
Bill passed its second reading by vote
of 75 to %. Mr.. Duffy objected to its
third reading, but the Speaker refused to
hear him, saying he objected too late.
Passed third reading.
A & n. G. Railroad bin on second
reading:
Ayes Messrs. Abernethy, Adams, AL
len, Alexander, Arlege, Arlington, Bah
bitt, Bailey, Blackburn, Brown, Bryan,
Of Chatham; Bryan, of Edgecombe;
Bryan, of Wilkes; Burgess Chandler,
Carter, Chaplin, Chapman, Chilcutt.
Clanton, Cook, Cox, Craven, Crews,
Crumpler, Currie, Dancy, Daniels, De-
weese, Dockery, Drew, Duncan, Elliott.
Ensley Pagan, Ferell, Foster, Freeman,
Grubbs, Hancock Hare, Harris, of Hall
fax Harris, of Hyde; Hauser, Hodges,
King, McBryde, McCrary, Meares, Nor
ton, Ormsby, Peace, Person. of Wayne;
Person, of Wilson; Petree, Pinnix, Pool,
Price, Purgason, Rawls, Reynolds. Ro
ar4c 81,
Spruill Sutton, OF Cumberland; Sutton.
of New Hanover; Ward, Walters,
Wemyss, White, of BERTHE; White, of
Randolph; Williamson, Wrenn, Yarbo-
rough.
Noes Bunch, Conley, Creech, Cum
ningham, Duffy, Eddins, Ferguson, Gal
lop, Hartness, James, Jones, Lawhorn.
Leak, Lyle, Mckenzie, McPeeters, Muir
ply, Nelson, Parker, of Wayne; Smith,
Walters, Watts, Wilson.
Mr.. Crumpler introduced bill to revise
public school system.
Several other bills were introduced by
leave as follows:
McCrary, to create a school district on
the line between Davidson and Randolph.
Mr.. Lyle, to provide for working public
roads by taxation.
Mr. Adams. TO place Geo. u, GRADY, of
Raleigh, on the pension roll.
Bill to amend charter OF Wellington and
road from Windsor to Ohoskie. Capital
road from Windsor to Ohoskie Capital
stock S1a5,0O0, but may be 100000.
Passed final reading.
CrumpleT's bill to revise the public
school laws, creates the State board Of
education out OF the Governor, president
of the University, president State Normal
and Industrial school, and three profess
sional teachers, to be elected biennially
by the other members of the board, the
board to recommend a course OF study
in the public schools, and course of
reading and professional study for teach
ers; to grant first grade hfe certificates:
to meet in Raleigh at the Governor s
call, not over 20 days in each year; the
office OF county examiner rs abolished
after the first Monday in next July; the
county commissioners, clerk and register
shall bienially elect three men Of good
business qualifications as county board
OF education; and the latter board, clerk
and register, shall biennially lect county
supervisor of schools; the county boards
TO elect a district board of FIVE; apportion
school fund, establish schools; third grade
teachers certificates to be established; !;
county supervisors to be paid not over
SS per each day actually at work.
At o'clock the House adjourned I'M
til 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.