The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-03-04

: NxGs 0xOWA x4AOVO4 w 0SAAsAO OS~S $3.50 i
provision making the penalty for the
violation of this law 5000, half to go to
the officer making the arrest. The mo-
lion prevailed. 1t was amended SO $40
goes to the officer and $3.50 to the state.
Taxes on bank stock are to be paid
by the cashier directly to the state
treasurer.
Commission merchants. brokers and
dealers are taxed l per cent. on COM
missions
The tax on dealers in cigars or che
roots 8 cents per 1000, manufactured
tobacco J cent per pound, cigarettes 10
cents per 1000, this not to apply to
and no county Or town
can tax such dealers.
The merchants purchase tax 2-10 of
! per cent.
DAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 10Th.
SENATE.-Among bills introduced
were:
By Senator Utley, to amend The
Code so as to allow women to vote in
local option elections also to forbid the
giving of rewards to any employe OF the
present general assembly out Of the
treasury.
The hour for the special order having
arrived, Senator McCaskey made mo-
ton that the special committees APP
pointed on the memorial of the presi
dent and directors of the North Car
DINA railroad relative to the lease make
a report.
Senator Grant, chairman of the COM
mittee, sent forward the majority re-
port, it being that after careful con-
sideration, they had arrived at the con-
clusion, from examination of various
witnesses, that there was no suspicion
of fraud or intimation of corruption on
the part of any one in the matter of
the lease of the North Carolina railroad
to the Southern in 1895. Then Senator
Grant sent forward his substitute bill,
which Is published elsewhere.
Tie substitute of the majority OF the
committee was adopted-ayes, 26 noes,
p. The substitute passed its second
and third readings, and the clinch-
was put on the vote. The bill was
ordered engrossed and sent to the
house.
At night session the Senate passed
bills establishing dispensaries at Wax
haw, Rutherfordton and Littleton.
SENATE-Some of the bills introduce
ed we're:
By senator Mitchell, to regulate the
pay OF mechanics, laborers and Other
hired help.
By Senator Scales, to change the
name of the Normal and Industrial
school to the Normal and Industrial
college.
BY Senator Alexander, to establish
a normal school for the colored race
near Charlotte.
The bill passed to allow Chowan
Baptist college to confer degrees.
The bill to amend the charter OIL
Edenton was tabled.
To allow graduates of Asheville nor
NAL collegiate institute to teach II
schools of the state without standing
examination.
To regulate the sale of liquor il
Cumberland and to establish dispen
sary.
| HoUsE-Among the bills we're:
By Mr.. Cunningham, to regulate fir
insurance companies by allowing tn
secretary of State to investigate rate.
and prevent discrimination.
By Mr.. Lusk, to make the salary o
the attorney generals clerk 5000.
By Mr.. Chllcutt, to repeal the spe
cial tax on practicing physicians.
The bill to provide a dispensary to
Asheville upon vote of the people o
Buncombe, was passed-76 to ga
ter long and warm debate.
| The supplemental Halifax count.
fence law bill came up as a special OF
der. It provides that the act letting
stock go at large shall not go into ell
feet until January /, 1899.
Mr.. Hancock moved to indefinitely
POSTPONE, which meant the bill coul'
come up no more this session.
Mr.. Mckenzie demanded the yea
and nays and Messrs. Hancock and Sut
ton, of New Hanover stirred like bee
through the hall. The vote on the me
ton to indefinitely postpone was-yeas
40; noes, 81.
I Mr.. Brown said Senator Clark hat
come to him yesterday and said h
wanted the supplementary bill passed
j Mr.. Hancock said Senator Clark ha,
just told him he wanted the supple
mentary bill killed.