The news & observer., 1897-03-06
sDNATE-NfGHT SESSION.

| county Passed
Resolution in favor of ]. l.. Nelson, of
| subcommittee on education. Passed.
To regulate working public roads in
Tyrrell county. Passed.
10 amcnd section 2104 of The Code,
relating to fertilizer analyses. Passed
shecond reading.
To authorize the treasurer Of Wilkes
county 20 pay school claim Passed.
No incorporate Bethel Hill Institute, in
Person county. Passed.
To repeal chapter $50, Public Laws
1893 relating to Haywood county. Pass
ed
10 amend the charter of St Augustine
School, at Raleigh Passed.
10 create public school district in
Rockingham. Passed.
To amend an net to incorporate the
Moore County and Western Railroad
Company Passed second reading.
TO incorporate the BIaden and Colum-
hus Railway and Lumber Company.
Passed.
To Incorporate the Duplin and Wayne
Railway and Lumber Comuany. Passed
To create a State Board of Education
The hill provides that the Railroad Conn
missomers shall constitute the Board
Of Education. but shall not receive any
more salary than they now receive; it.
shall be their duty to eqmlize the prop
erty in the State Passed the second
reading. aud went over until tomorrow.
To amend chapter III. Laws oftS72- -.
relating to making wine in Jones county
Passed.
To prevent damming waters in Beaver
Dam creek, Jones county Passed.
To create Beaver Dam township. in
Washington county. Passed
To authorize Randolph county to sell
the county home. Passed
To regulate the impounding of live stock
in certain counties. Passed
To pay Starkev Hare S20.S0 expenses
to State farm. Passed
For the benefit of public schools in Tyr
rell county. Passed.
SPECIAL ORDER,
To revise and consolidate the cha ster of
the town OF Wilson This bill was report
cd unfayorahly by the committee on Cor
porations. \ minority report was filed,
and recommended the passage.
Mr. Grant said that the Democrats We're
in the majority when the committee met.
Mr.. Ray corrected him to say that not
one single Democrat voted on the bill in
the committee either one way or the 9th
or. McCaskey interrupted to say that
the Democrats voted by a rising vote.
Mr. Ray denied it and he defied any man
to prove that a single Democrat voted
either by rising or by viva voce vote.
Grant showed by his speech that he
did not care whether the committees re-
port was upfa vorable or not he would
vote for the bill because it was a Re
publican measure and though the Popu-
list on the committee voted it unfavorable
he would still support the bill.
Mr.. Anderson, Republican, said that
there appeared before the committee Of
which he was chairman several parties
Of different political parties who opposed
the passage of the bill, and that was the
reason it was reported unfavorably, he
desired to say that it had been intimated
that the large number of Democrats ON
the committee being present was due
the unfayorable report. in reply to that
he said that all members were notified
by him to be present, and it was not
the fault of the Democrats that the Re
publican members were absent, and the
report Of the committee was due from the
fact that prominent Republicans and
p0pulists appeared before the committee
would stand by the report of the COM
mittee as he believed the report Of the
cmomtte was reight and just.
Mr.. Sharpe, (of Iredel) said he wanted
the bill passed, but finally stated that he
did not know whether it was q good
measure or not from his speech it was
gathered that his object in wanting the
bill to pass was it would make the rep
resentatiye from the county one of the
commissioners.
Mr.. Justice, Democrat, said he was OPP
posed to the bill and that he was present
at the committee because he was a mem
ber, and it was a duty he owed the people
of the State to raise his voice against
: truning over cities and towns to negroes
and irresponsible parties and he expected
to do so as long as he lived, he asked
the Senator from Wilson (Sharpe) who
Mr.. Person was that is named for one
Of the police commissioners? Sharpe an
swered he was the member of the House
| from Wilson. Who is Mr.. Bach? He is
citizen of Wilson. How long has he
lived in the town? Not long, / believe,
hut has been in the county for some time.
Who is the man Peacock, named as a
commissioner? Oh, he is a colored man.
Well, said Mr.. Justice this is the class
of people yon want to rule your town.
Mr.. Justice moved to table the bill
which motion prevailed and the bin was
killed.
To grant discretionary power to the
State Treasurer Passed
To incorporate Snow Hill Railway
| Company Passed second reading.
To amend sections 1,739 and repeal
,739, to apply to Durham and Rocking
ham counties. Passed.
Substitute for House bills 352 and 434,
Senate bill 1896. This is to take the
| asylums at Raleigh, Morganton and
| Goldsboro out of the present hands and
give over to the cooperation crowd allow
ing the Governor to appoint the directors
! Mr.. Person offered an amendment to