The news & observer., 1897-02-21

| cial tax, passed
To levy special tax for school district
No 1, Wake Forest township, passed
TO provide for the working of public
roads in Halifax county passed.
To authorize the city of Greensboro to
| issue bonds, passed.
To amend section 1913 Of the Code, in
relation to Sunday trains, to allow ex-
press matter to be transported on Sun
days, passed second and third reading
To amend a resolution of the General
| Assembly, ratified 10th OF February,
1877, relating to the county Of Cumber-
land. passed second and third reading
Resolution in favor Of Williams &
Co, for $500 for stationery, etc, pass
ed second and third reading
To authorize the commissioners of
Brunswick county to levy special tax
passed second reading.
To allow tax collector Of Brunswick
county further time to settle tax, passed
second reading.
To allow Nash county to levy special
| tax, passed second reading.
To authorize Allegheny county to levy
special tax, passed second reading.
To authorize Yancey county to levy
special tax, passed second reading.
TO authorize Caswell county to levy
special tax, passed second reading.
To incorporate Elizabeth College Com
pany, for the education of white fe
males, to be sentenced in Charlotte, n.
c., passed second and third reading.
To incorporate the American Trust and
Savings Bank, to he located al Charlotte,
n. c., passed second ana third reading.
A.. Ian lF COS
relating to log inspectors.
10 prescribe the liabilities Of railroads
in certain cases. This is the Fellow
Servant Bill" Every Senator was in
favor of the bill, and without any re-
marks the bin unanimously passed sec
o1d and third reading and now becomes q
law
TO investigate the complaints of Mrs
Pattie d. b. Arlington, and appoints a
committee of Senators McCaskey, Max
we'll and Mr. Person, of the House. This
is the same matter that was up in 1895
Mr.. Smathers thought it was due the
gentlemen against whom charges have
been made, and it was also due Mrs. Ar
rington that the investigation be had.
Mr.. Anderson was opposed to the in
vestigation because ii would be a waste
OF time and money, and it s something
that this legislature has nothing TO do
with at ALL Are we here to investigate
the conduct of persons? / think not.
We are here to make laws for the good
of the people Of the State, and not to in
vestigate the charges Of Mrs. Arlington.
She has her redress in the courts; If not
what are the courts for?
Mr.. Parker. of AIamance, did not see
how this legislature could help Mrs. Ar
rington even if she had been wronged.
Mr.. Parker moved 10 table. Upon this
Mr.. Ray demanded roll call, which was
sustained. The motion to table was lost,
ayes, IT; noes, %. Previous question
called and ordered on third reading of
original bill. Mr.. Atwater demanded
roll call; sustained Bill passed third
reading, ayes, 20; noes. 10.
Vote on the Arlington Investigating
committee on passage third reading:
Ayes-Alexander Cannon, Early, Ged-
die, Henderson. Hardison, Hyatt, Max
well, Merritt, Newsome, Odum, Person,
Ray, Ramsay. Robertson, Sharpe, of Will
son; Shaw, Snathers, Walker, Whed-
bee
Noes. Anderson, Anthony, Ashburn,
Atwater, Barringer, Barker, Butler,
Dickson, Grant, Justice, Lyon, Moye.
Mcneil. Parker, Of Alamance; Patter-
son, Rollins, Scales, Sharpe, of lredeli;
Utley.
Ayes, 20; noes, 10,
Vote TO table Arlington resolution:
Ayes-Anderson, Atwater, Barringer
Butler, Dickson, Grant, Justice, Lyon,
Maultsby, Moye, Mcneil, Parker, Of
Alamancc; Parker, Of Randolph; Patter-
son, Scales, Sharpe, OF Iredel, Utey.
Noes-Alexander, Ashburn Barker,
Cannon, Early, Geddie, Henderson, Har-
olson, Hyatt, Maxwell Merritt, New
some, Odum, Person, Ray, Ramsay,
Robertson, Sharpe, of Wilson, Shaw.
Smathers, Walker, Whedbee.
Ayes, II; noes, %.
BY leave the following bills were IN
troduced:
BY Mr.. Rollins: To allow Madison
county to levy special tax.
BY Mr. Person: TO prevent dscrimina-
ton in jury list.
BY Mr.. Butler: To improve public
school system in North Carolina and
moved to print 300 copied; adopted.
At ] 40 the Senate took a recess until
3 o'clock p. m.
SENATE-AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 3 o'clock
p. m., Lieutenant Governor Reynolds pre-
siding.
Bills were disposed of as follows:
Joint resolution to pay subcommittee
who visited the different asylums their
expenses. Passed.
To authorize deputy clerks of courts
to probate wills, deeds, etc. Passed
TO repeal section 1888, and to amend
section 1889 OF The Code by striking out
the words, may at his discretion" and
insert in lieu thereof the word, SHALL
Passed.
To better secure the enforcement of the
criminal law, this gives the Board of
County Commissioners the power to en-
ploy local counsel to assist the solicitor in
capital cases. Passed.
To amend sections 1899 and 1900, by
striking ont in line two the word twenty
three" and insert in lieu thereof the word
"ten," in section 1890; in section 1900
efriLxn nut in line thran tho WORD