The news & observer., 1897-02-23
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Assignment Act Discussed
IN the House.
INSANE ASYLUM BILL
ar. TpryyST TNTSIyIp
ASYLUM
MANY BILLS OF PUBLIC INTER
EST PASSED.
a BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE
Several Bills Disposed Of--A Public
Prir4ire. sill introduced--Other
ills of Local In
tereSt.

follows
Bv Brewer. to provide for furnishing
the laws 10 the Railway Commission.
To exempt Surrey county from the pro-
visions Of chapter rs, acts of 1887.
BY Aldrige, to regulate the construction
Of barbed wire fences in Polk county.
By Brewer, to allow sale of liquor in
Pilot Mountain.
BY Crumpler. to allow Sampson county
TO employ convicts on its public roads.
By Wilson. to allow the people Of Gas
ton county to vote on the removal of the
court house from Dallas TO Gastonla
BY Johnston, to provide for public foot
ways in Sampson county
BY Burgess, to pay road oyerseers for
putting up road and sign posts.
BY Burgess, to prohibit the shipment
of white shad out of the State between
April IL and January L; the penalty be-
ing $50 fine and so days Imprisonment.
By White. of Alamance 10 add that
county to the provisions of chapter $50,
acts Of 1889.
BY Ward. to incorporate the United
Sons nd Daughters of Mutual Friends.
BY Green. to allow Mitchell county
commissioners to adopt additional road
laws.
BY johnson. to provide for the appoint
ment of additional county commissioners
upon petition of II electors (half to be free
holders) and statement that the county
affairs are being improperly managed
By Lusk, to amend the charter of Ashe.
vile. so that the people win elect all of
fcers.
The calendar was taken up.
Bills passed to allow Concord to issue
bonds upon a vote of the majority Of the
people.
Resolution by Creech, that the House
adjourn at ? p. m, in memory of George
Washington.
To incorporate the town of Redmond,
Madison county.
To allow Charlotte to issue $4,000 in
bonds to pay for water works.
To incorporate the New Hanover So
,ciety for the Prevention of Crime (com-
posed of the mayor, county commission
ers and a committee of five chosen by the
public charities of New Hanover.
To allow Robson county to levy an in
creased tax.
To forbid ex-Confederate soldiers who
are inmates of the Soldiers Home from
receiving pensions while there, and giving
them the option as between remaining in
the Home or receiving pension. (Bill
recommended by the joint committee on
pensions.)
To Incorporates Stone Mountain Rail-
way.
To amend the road law in Ashe and to
provide that Watauga's roads be built
up as they were prior to the adopting of
the Mecklenburg road law in 1895.
To amend the charter and extend the
corporate limits of Winston.
To give part of White Oak township,
Bladen county, the stock law.
BY leave Sutton, of New Hanover, in
troduced bills to incorporate the Bladen &
Columbus Railway and Lumber Com
pany and the Duplin & Wayne Railway
and Lumber Company.
Pinnix, on behalf Of the engrossing
committee, presenting the bill making APP
preparations to the insane asylums, saying
it was in such shape as not to make
sense, owing TO amendments. The chair
man of the Finance committee and the
engrossing committee were directed by
the Speaker to make the bill read proper
ly and as intended
Bills passed:
-eial tax.
TO allow Rutherford county to levy
speciay tax.
To allow Monroe township, Union
county. to levy a special road tax, and
to require the commissioners to allow, on
petition. other townhsips to vote on road
al oil 70 no
{ tenced to the road, and allowing those so
sentenced in other counties to be en-
ployed in Union.
To amend the charter of Enfield.
TO establish a stock law in Cross Creek
township, Cumberland county. (Wem-
yss vote no and did not like the bill. The
tax rate is 10 of i per cent?
The Speaker announced the following
as assistant enrolling clerks to begin
February %. J. r. White, of Bertie;
James G. White, OF Randolph; w. FL.
Quick, W. IT. Young, James Blythe. The
House confirmed the appointments.
Bills passed to allow Dare county to
levy special tax.
To drain Parker's Greek, Davie county.
TO afeorporate Dudley. Wayne county.
Parker, of Wayne, said there were petit
tons against the bill)
WheI the resolution to distribute 800
copies of the Colonial Records came up
there.was protest by Harris, of Hyde.
Hancock said if it were not corrected
there wGuld have to be a reprint Of the
records, st a cost Of thousands OF dollars.
1t was centended that the ratification
could not. be stopped, so the Speaker
signed H.ncock had a supplemental reso-
lution which he said he would introduce
Bills passed:
To. allow Rutherford TO employ con-
victs on the=public roads or on the streets.
Toallow .}aswen county to levy special
tax to pay Gebt.
The insane asylum bill, which is to he
reported by .the committee changes the
names as follows: The State Hospital
for the Colorf.d Insane IL NAron4o..., L.