The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-02-24
WITH THE [AN MAKERS.
Bills General, Local, But All of Some
Importance.
NO CIGARETTES TO MINORS.
Bill to Incorporate Elizabeth College
Passed--To Prevent Discrimination
in Jury Lists.
SENATE.

SlfeeU car conductors.
Justice-To authorize Rutherford to 7
work convicts on public roads. r
Newsom To increase revenue and to |
regulate insurance. i
At the night session the bill appro- |
priating S34, 800 for the relief OF the S
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institute at {
Raleigh, for new building was passed
The bill to pay judges Of elections $2
per day and 10 ct" per mile for carry
ing returns was adopted The follow
ing substitute to this bill was adopted:
"Ihat county commissioners Of differ
ent counties be authorized and en-
powered to pay judges of election, reg
lstrars and messengers SO much per
diem and mileage as they may think
proper and just.
TUESDAY. Senate was called to order
at II o'clock. Among the petitions,
bills and resolutions were
AleIander-A petition for the estab-
lishment of a normal school at Char
lotte for the colored race; a petition
that the appropriation to the firemen's
association of 81, 500 be continued
Justice-A petition from citizens of
Hendersonville in favor of prohibi-
ton.
Persona bill to incorporate the
auxiliary board of health; also to es-
tablish board of steam locomotive and |
boiler inspection for each county of the |
State.
Bills were disposed of as follows: To |
incorporate the Pigford Sanitarium
for the treatment of consumptive ne
groes passed second and third reading
The bill to establish reform school
for the white and colored youthful
criminals of the State, to be located in
the city that will make the best offer
of money lands, etc, was made a
special order for Wednesday.
At the night session there were sew
eral local bills disposed Of.
The Senate's special order, the bill to
reduce passenger and freight rates.
failed to pass by vote Of "a 10 %.
WEDNEsDAY-Sena met at II clock.
The bill to take the government of the
penitentiary out Of the hands of the
present directors came over from the
House and by vote of 90 to Is it was
referred to the committee on penal in
stitutions. Among the bills were:
Justice-A bill to amend the charter
| of the town of Forest City, in Ruther-
| ford county.
Persona bill to prevent cohabita-
ton between the races.
Anderson-To change the line be-
! tween Buncombe and Henderson coun-
| ties
| Shore-To incorporate Boonville
High School, Yadkin county.
| Ale1ander-To incorporate Elizabeth
College; also to give the city of Char
lotte further power in the collection of
taxes, where party is believed not to
have made an honest return.
Shaw-A bill to abolish the circuit
criminal court of Robeson county.
The bill favoring a reformatory for
youthful criminals passed q second
reading. The vote stood Al to s.
Several other bills passed of more OF
less importance to the general public.
At the night session among the bills
disposed of was bill to provide for a
dispensary at Louisburg.
THURSDAY. Senate met at II o'clock.
| Among the many new measures intl O.
duced, were:
A petition asking that provisions be
made for the treatment of INDECENT inc
briates; also petition from citizens Of
Greensboro asking that railroads be re-
quired to carry bicycles as baggage
Randolph the relief of consump
tives at Southern Pines; Rollins -Tc
, provide for the representation Of NORTH
Carolina and the citizens thereof at the
} Nashville Exposition. This bill pro
vides for the appointment of a board o
managers composed of nine members
,, including the Governor and the Boar(
, of Agriculture. It also provides $40.
900; Justice-To amend the charter o
| the Commercial Bank of Rutherford
} | county; Geddie-To amend section
0 chapter Is, laws of 1895, i'll relation tt
y voting On stock law.
. Bills disposed Of: The law requir
= ing certain notice before prohibitor,
n liquor law can be passed was repealed
G | to establish a reform for young crimi
0 nails in the State vote, 36 to 10; to in
0 corporate the town of Louisburg; TO
the establishment of graded schools il
Z High Point
Senators Grant, Whedbee, Mccarthy
u McCasky, Butler, Alexander and Abel
Ii were appointed a committee by the Sen
ate to investigate the memorial of tn
president and directors of the Mort
5: Carolina railroad ralative to the leas
h of said railroad to the Southern Raj
f. way.
FRIDAY met at 10 O'Clock
u Among the bills were: Grant-bill
e amend the election law of North Care
u lima; to regulate the challenge CT Jurors
= Maultsby-bill to revise chapter 3
~ ~ section 131, private laws OF 1891; ais
io to regulate the sale Of liquors in Ct
40 40 lumbus county; also to amend chapte
- 267, private laws OF 1891; Parker,
y Alamance bill for the protection
AZ newspapers for the publication of new
" in good faith.
T. Bills passed: To establish dispe1
:, sary for the town of Goldsboro al
u Wayne county; to incorporate the Pc
| ,1o'c TO
ne crease revenues and to regulate insu
LII ance this is the bill which requires 6
fire insurance companies to make co
tracts through their commissio II,
es agents in this State; to restore to Il
to control of the State the Atlantic
q North Carolina Railroad. This b
of gives the Governor power to appoi
-te president and q ma iority OF the director
re- to amend chapter 152, laws of 49,
Id This is TO place all railroads on
N equal footing with those chartered pri
), to 1883; to extend the time to commut
ba compromise aud settle the State de!
,rs committed to the Judiciary comm
ad tee; to extend the time for the organ
cd zation of the Bank of Maxton: to pl
vide for school building for the DIX
and dumb. This bill carries an opp
priation of $50, 900; to provide for a
an promote the oyster industry in Nol
Carolina
J. The bill to prescribe the terms up
which foreign railroad companies sh
er, be allowed to operate railroads a
transact business in the State, was
NC. ferred to the special North Carroll
Railroad committee. This is the fame
Vii ''lease bill" Friday. Feb eth, is
day appointed for the special order.
Me- The bill to add Nash and wills
counties to the Circuit Criminal Go
ok, was passed.
At the night session the follow
nv, were among the bills that passed
amend the act of 1895, relating to