Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-25
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Simmons LSCes- Regulator.

O1o OOh A1SSIOl, W 1oDSdl bu0
act making $4,000 appropria-
ton for the University, to re-
peal the act of 1891 making an
appropriation to the University,
to protect coal miners, to allow
Judges of the Supreme and
Criminal Courts to appoint
stenographers and regulate pay,
to repeal act Of 1895 requiring
railways to redeem unused
tickets, to locate and settle a
line between North Carolina and
Tennessee, and to pay therefor
three hundred dollars. to provide
for the appointment of a police
justice for Asheville. Bryan's
DILL in regard to miners creates
the Office of mine inspector.
Howe, of New Hanover, rising
to a question of personal privil-
ege, said that yesterday Sutton
had invited him to see the Gov.
ernor, that he went to appear
where any citizen has a right to
go, that when he stated that his
sympathies were with the lease
lat this point Lusk said the
question of personal privilege
was not privilege to bring into
the House his personal grievance
with the Governor) Howe said
the Governor was a public officer
who had accused him of having
been bought by corporation.
Lusk and Harriss said the at
tempt was to assail the Cover
nor.) Howe said bis remarks
could not be anticipated. Russell
had made charge Of bribery
and he demanded an investiga-
ton by tfe House of the charge.
The Speaker asked Howe not to
bring into the House a quarrel or
personal matter. Alexander said
the proper curse Of procedure
was a resolution calling for an
investigating committee, that
Howe had no right TO bring the
matter up in this way. The
Speaker said that to question
of personal privilege only mem>
bers or officers of this House
could be brought in as parties.
Howe said he wanted simply to
say that he was not bought out
toy any corporation.
Bills passed-To allow peni-
tentiary directors to pass upon
the value of stocks or bonds
offered by counties as pay for
convict labor.
AS special order, Hauser's
minority reports on three bills
were taken up, one fixing railway
passenger fares at Il and 2
cents per mile; one providing
for the election of Railway
Commissioners by the people,.
one providing that the charge
for telephones shall be $12 and
SIS annually, that charge for
telegraphic message of ten
words shall be ten cents and one
cent for each additional word;
also providing that no free
passes shall be given.
On motion to table the minori-
ty report, yeas Sc, nays 81, a
''clincher" also put on.
The bill to pay D. L. Patrick,
ex- Professor State University
81, 700 balance on salary, was
tabled.
In the Senate the bill to estab-
lish a reformatory for youthful
criminals passed second reading,
yeas Al nays 8.
Raleigh. N. c., Feb. 18.-Bills
introduced in the House-To
amend the act making suit for
violation of fertilizer tax tag law
void unless notice is within thirty
days given to the Agricultural
Department; to impose ten dol>
lars penalty for killing mocking
birds or robbing nests; to forbid
ex-Confederate soldiers from res
ceiving pensions while inmates
of soldiers home. to require at
tendance of all children between
ages of eight and fourteen at
school; to establish relation eff
master and servant between mu-
nicipal corporations and their
employees, to pay colored A. &
M. College its pro rata share of