The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE-FoRTY-THIRD DAY.
sill we're introduced as follows:

not within thirty days given the Agrl'
cultural department.
Cunningham, to impose q $40 penalty
for killing m~ockiDgbirds or roboIDg
their nests.
McCrary (~resolution), in behalf of
Sylvester SCoval, an American clGiz9n
under arrest II Cuba.
Cram, to amend the charter OF MaEtn-
eWs, In Mecklen0uTg county.
Ward, TO forbid eX Confederate sol
diers from receiving pensions while In
mates Of the Soldiers Home.
Dockery, to amend the charter Of
G-eenviIle.
Sewers, for relief of Clarence Call,
sheriff Wilkes
Craven, to impose a fine Of $25 a day
for non removal Of obstruc ions so
passage Of fish in streams.
Sutton OF New Hanover, to allow
the Wilmington Street Railway to con
solidate with the Wilmington, N9w.
bern s. Norfolk Railway running to or
from Wilmington.
Lyle, for relief of the sheriff of Macon,
also to require the attendance of ali
children between the ages Of s and IA
at school.
Nelson, to provide for working con-
victs on the roads Of Caldwell.
Chaplin, to amend the charter Of
Dunn.
Bryan, to repeal chapter 395, public
laws Of 1895, allowing wire nets to be
placed across the mouth of Cape Fear
river.
Chilcutt, to provided for the commit
ment Of defendants by Justices to the
public roads, the term to end when the
amount Of fine and costs is worked
out.
Chilcutt, to extend ward of the city
Of Greensboro, and providing for the
election of aldermen by each WARD on
O separate ticket.
Sutton, of Cumberland, TO establish
the relation Of master and servau be-
tween municipal corporations and their
employees.
Young, to pay the colored A. and NJ
College its pro rata share OF the land
script fund.
Dancy, of Edgecombe, to require
railways to carry bicy Giles as other bag
gage.
Whittier, to amend charter of Berry
vile.
Hauser, to amend the Code, section
1927 so as to make the stock Impouud
ing fee so cents, and Is cents a day for
caring for impounded stock.
HlemRn, to allow Concord to vote on
the issue of bonds.
Hancock, to make 81 so per 1 900 feet
the legal price for gas, not TO be ex-
ceeded; said gas TO have "a candle
power by q burner being five feet per
hour; and requiring gas plant owners
to furnigh sworn statements as 20 the
quantity Of gas furnished a city Or
town.
~Yarborough, to extend chapter sol,
acts 1891, until 1900.
Dockery, TO designate holidays de
CAB Januery l. January 19. February
%, hay 10, May %. May 80, July 4,
first Monday IN September, December
25, and all Saturdays from II noon
until II midnight
Currie, to make misconduct at rell-
giouS worship g mI6demeanCF. punish
able by $50 fine or thirty days imQris
onment
Currie, to allow Lum6ertion to vote
on sewer bonds.
Pool, Co Incorporate the Liberal Ari
cultural and Industrial Institute at
Elizabeth City.
HilemsD, 20 require cotton mills to
pay their employees TIE second SstUr-
day night following their employment,
and making IL unlawful Ia longer with
hold their wages; the Cffense TO be a
mlsdemeanOr; the penalty hue Of i'm
prIsOJDent.
Peace, to amend the charter Of the
Southern Trust and Gu6nO Company,
giving it all the power granted to the
Bank Of Henderson.
Price, to repeal the road improve
ment Law, so far al Union county is
concerned.
Pool, to incorporate Roanoke Insti
tute, of the Roanoke Baptist AssOcia-
ton.
Price, to provide for road improve
ment IN Union county.
Sutton, of Cumberland, to amend
section 1928, the Code, by adding the
words land eny married woman who
undertakes to engage IN business or to
contract and deal as if she were @ feme
sole without having first having be
come q practitioner, shall be guilty OF
a misdsmeanor. and upon conviction
shall be fined $50 or imprisoned thirty
days, y ct the courts discretion"
Peace, to incorporate Price Hall
Lodge. A. T. and A. NJ.
LTsk, TO make the Railroad Commits
sion a State Board OF equalization OF
all taxes
The ball TO appropriate S. 600 to- the
rolling exposition, known as ''Ncrth
Carolina on Wheels" came UP as a
specia! order, but was re-referred to
committee.
The bill 70 require the railways to
give the Railroad Communication and
their Clerks free passes, and 10 give the
Commission jurisdiction Of telephones
and street cars came up and Yves de
feaVCd.
SENATE.
PETITIONS.
Scales, asking that provision be
made Tor the treatment Of INDECENT in
%eDrlates; also, petition from cit z q Of
Greensboro asking that railroads be re-
nlIred To cRrFy hicunIna % hnnnnrn