The news & observer., 1897-02-07

rowed shall not be one-tenth part of the
actually paid in capital stock. But the
discount of bills of exchange drawn in
good faith against actually existing
values and the discount of commercial or
business paper actually owned by the
person negotiating the same shall not be
carried over as money borrowed
| Young introduced bill providing that
! the Superintendent of Public Instruction
| shall ascertain the entire amount of
money now apportioned in aid Of the
| colored State normal schools, and he
shall divide this sum equally among the
! several schools and the State Treasurer
shall pay this proportionate amount.
Grubbs introduced bill amending the
| Code in regard to restoration to citizen
| ship by providing that ''the petitioner
! may elect to file his petition in the Supe-
| rior court of the county where the indict-
ment was found upon which the conyic-
| ton took place, or in the county wherein
| he is an actual and bona fide resident at
the time of filing his petition, which ap-
plication shall be heard by the Judge at
| term"
| Brewer introduced a resolution raising
a special committee to which shall be
| referred all bills relative to Congressional
districts.
| 1t was found when the ratification Of
| bills was in progress that there were
I two bills precisely alike, and the enroll
| ing committee endorsed this fact on
| one bill. Both were ratified and steps
will be taken to nullify one.
When a bill came up to allow Rich
mend county to issue $4,000 in bonds
| to pay for bridges, and to fund its debt.
Dockery took occasion to attack the
democratic bonds of county commission
ers, and to say that they had in retiring
| left very many counties in debt, but that
he believed the commissioners of Rich
| mond were honest and have done the best
| they could.
Bills passed allowing Anson county to
levy tax for 1S97-'9S of 10 cents on
the $100. a
Cunningham, by leave, introduced a
| bill for the relief Of Sheriff Hughes, of
Orange.
| The resolution introduced by Hancock
| and aimed at Swinson, provides that the
Office of Enrolling Clerk, if in law such
Office exists, be abolished; that the Presi-
| dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
| House appoint two principal enrolling
1 cleTkS, WHO are tu nave eIttTt COutTOl
| and supervision of the enrolment of all
bills, to be paid $5 per diem; and the ne
/ cessary assistants 10 be appointed by the
Lieutenant Governor and Speaker at So
| per diem; this resolution to apply to the
| election of officers at this session.
| Bills passed to relieve the estate of
Smith Lewis in Buncombe, worth several
hundred thousand dollars, by allowing
| them to sell it. This includes several
acres in the heart of Asheville)
| Bill to establish dispensary at Wax
haw was antagonized by Blackburn, and
said it was unfair to the liquor dealers
to thus crowd them out of business.
without leaving the matter to the quail
fled voters; since any township can vote
| to do away with bar-rooms, ETC.; and he
declared liquor dealers, like any other
business men, have rights. He said
many of these dispensary bills would
come up. He wanted all such submitted
to the vote of the people. Alexander said
he hoped this local measure would be
passed. McCrary expressed his belief
that the dispensary law was a good
thing, and was the best way of controll-
ing the liquor traffic and would aid the
public schools. Price of Union said the
people of Waxhaw wanted the law; that
druggists there were selling liquor in vio-
lation of the law.
Mr.. Hancock took DR. Alexander's view
of the case.
Mr.. Lnsk said the committee was unan-
imously in favor of the bill and he said
he saw no reason why Mr. Blackburn
took the two drugstores at Waxhaw into
| his bosom. 1t puzzled him. The bin
passed.
Bills passed repeating the act of 1880,
regarding the public schools of Fayette-
| vile; allowing the sheriff more time for
settling taxes; to allow Beaufort county
to levy a special tax to build bridges.
Jones, of Allegheny, rising to a question
of personal privilege, said the News an,i
Observer had charged that he went rid
ing with Senator Pritchard; that he did
not ride with him; that he did not refuse
| to vote for Senator; that owing to feeble
health he had to leave the hall the day
Pritchard was elected; that he was elect
ed by all parties as an independent Dem
ocrat; that his Democratic friends in AL
leghany had asked him to vote for Dem
ocrat; that he thought he was best serv-
ing his people by not voting at all.
Mr.. Jones read his rebarks with great
difficulty, while members crowded around
and some suggested the clerk ought to
read. 1t was quite long document, and
he emptied the vials Of his wrath upon
the editorial head.
BY leave, Mr.. Hancock introd lced a
bill to aid "North Cardinals Rolling En-
position" appropriating to it $2,5Oo; the
bill being accompanied by petition.
Mr.. McCrary got lave to introduce a
bill to annul the charter Of the Narrows
of the Yadkin Water Power and re-en-
act it.
Bill passed to allow Saluda to levy a
tax for street improvement
| At 2 o'clock a motion was made to ad-
journ until $3.50 Monday.
Mr. Cook said that there ought to be no
such delay; that if business was not dis
posed of in the next ten days, many bills
would never see the light. So the ad-
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