The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
SEvgrAL BILLS INTRODUCED m
BOr1 HOUSES.
Resolution to appoint Committee to
Investigate Charges OF Bribery
Passes the House.


Passes the House.
At IL O'Clock the House met and Rep
gesentative Green offered the opening
prayer
A memorial from Asheville Typogra-
shicaI Union was presented, praying that
the Legislature in awarding the pubic
printing require the employment of Union
labor
Bills introduced were as follows;
Ry Sutton, of New Hanover, to repeal
act incorporating Black River Navlga-
ton Company.
BY Ferrah, for displaying the National
flag from the capitol.
by Abernethy, to reduce salaries to CON
form to the prices of farm products.
BY Howser, to priyide for ventilating
the hall of the House.
BY Duncan, to protect fish IN Neuse
river.
BY Brown to change Pollocksville's
charter
BY Pinnix, to forbid hunting in Yadkin
save by consent of landowners.
BY Petree, to pass the school fund ap
portionment made in September instead
Of in January.
BY Ward, to provide for the cross-in-
dixing of mills.
BY Carthy, to allow sheriff of Swain to
collect tax arrears.
BY Conley, for relief OF ex-Sheritf
Gardin, of Mcdowell.
BY Petree, providing that terms of
justices of the peace elected last year
shall end on the first Monday in Deem
ber 1898. BY Pearson, of Burke, to pro-
hibit railroad companies from defeating
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railroad company to purchase or lease
any competing line of railroad or to enter
into any contract with competing line,
calculated to defeat or lessen competition
in this State; that any citizen may bring
suit to annul such agreements by railway
companies, or where the State is a stock
holder, 4 citizen or the Governor may
prosecute)
BY Sutton of Cumberland, to make
the unlawful taking of a legislative bill
Or other paper al felony.
BY Sutton, to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes in this State, and to prohibit
the giving away of the same; the pun
ishment to be fine or imprisonment or
both.
BY Sutton, to protect the public from
baggage smashers. CIT requires also the
provision of suitable waiting rooms, and
for the publication of schedules in news
papers.)
BY Sutton, to provide that in appeals
to higher court, all the evidence shall,
IL desired, be sent to the higher court.
BY Hauser, requiring that vouchers for
the pay of clerks, etc, Of the House, be
not issued until endorsed by the chief
clerk
BY Cox, instructing Senator's and Rep
al, -
efforts against any further extension of
Civil Service reform and to so modify
the present law as to prevent anything
like life tenure in office.
The Senate resolution raising q COM
mittce to Investigate charges of bribery
in the Senatorial contest was unani-
mously adopted.
The resolution requiring the keeper of
the capitol to display the National flag
on the capitol during the legislative ses-
sion was adopted.
SuttGn's resolution providing for proper
ventilation Of the House was, on Dock
ery's motion, referred to the Committee
on Ventilation.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
Enrolled Bills-Hauser, Alternately,
Drew, Hore, McCreary, Dockery, Eddins,
and Bunch.
Propositions and Grieyances.-Black
burn Sutton, of New Hanover, Crews,
Craven, Carter, Crumpler, Cunningham,
and Lyle.
Insane Administration, of Cumber-
land; White, Of Alamance; Alexander,
Whitener, Parker, of Perkuimans; Roun-
tree, Pearson, Dixon, of Cleveland.
Pensions Crumpler, Barrow, Ward,
Chilcutt. Roberts, Adams, McPheters and
Ransom.
Pearson and Green were added to the
Finance Committee.
AT 1920 the House, on motion Of Lusk,
adjourned until 1870 tomorrow, in order
that it might witness the meeting of the
Electoral College