The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-31
uousE PROCEEDINGS.

The House met at 1880 O'Clock and
Representative Green offered prayer.
TIhe committee on Privileges and Elec-
rions submitted majority and minority
reports in the case of Broughton against
Young, from Wake, cOlored, the sitting
member.
Among the bills and resolutions in
PRODUCED were the following:
BY Alexander, resolution, appropratng
81 900 towards the erection of a statute
Of George Peabody in Statuary Hall IN
the Capitol at Washington.
BY Lusk, resolution, to allow Mass
Helen Foust Lewis the use of the House
for a lecture on woman suffrage.
BY Lyle, to regulate the time of hold
ing courts in the Twelfth district.
BY Lyle, to make it unlawful to re-
move any mineral from the lands OF an
other.
BY Lusk. to repeal the charter OF West
Asheville also to provide for representa-
ZION of this State at the Tennessee Cen
tennial.
Lusk's bill regarding the Tennessee
Exposition provides that for the purpose
of making an exhibit there board OF
managers is created composed or une
Governor the Board OF Agriculture, ana
nine other citizens selected by the Gov
ernor; the Board OF Agriculture is au-
thorized to make an exhibit, and to use
for this purpose any funds 1t may nave
on hand or to its credit in the Treasury
and to further carry out the provisions
of this act the sum Of $4,000 be appro-
priated out of any funds IN the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Bill passed third reading chartering the
Stone Mountain Railway.
To authorize commissioners Of Rich
mond county to levy a special tax.
Uassed third reading (ayes and noesl
To authorize the commissioners OF
Cherokee county to issue bonds. Passed
second reading (ayes and noesl.
To incorporate Youngvlle Colored
Military Academy.
Mr.. Dockery got reconsideration for his
bill tabled few days ago to move the
Carolina Savings Bank OF Charlotte to
Monroe under the charter gotten four
years ago, without paying any new IL
cense fee; passed second and third read
ings.
Resolution to let Miss Lewis speak
Friday, February 18th in the Hall on
Woman's Suffrage.
To amend charter OF the Carolina Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company, passed
second and third readings.
To require the commissioners OF Craven
counties to refund illegal taxes collected
during 1895; passed second and third
readings.
To place Joseph n. Long on the pension
roll.
To place Mrs. Sarah Aknox, of Bruins,
wick county, on the pension roll; passed
second and third readings.
To authorize clerks of criminal courts
to take probate Of deeds; passed second
and third readings.
TO incorporate Bank of Kinston; pass
ed second and third readings.
To require one-half OF the voters in.
stead of one-fifth, to have q stock law
election; passed second and third read
ings.
TO incorporate the town of Stark, in
Montgomery county; passed second and
third readings (ayes and noes.)
To prevent affarys taken from the table
at the instance Of Cook. Motion TO table
again by Sutton, carried.
To allow the commissioners OF Mont
gomery county to levy a special tax.
passed second reading tayes and noes).
To pension b. l.. Fritz, of Yancey
county; passed third reading.
TO make SANDER punishable criminal
ly; passed second and third readings.
After current announcements, the
House at 112 o'clock adjourned to meet
Monday at $50.