The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-17
THE PEOPLES RULE
The DtIl to Annul the o. Year
Lease Passes the House.
LET TAXPAYERS REJOICE
THE RAILROAD LOBBY WAS OUT
GENERALED ONE TIME.
a LARGE ATTENDANCE

There was Applause That VIII
be Re- echoed From Noun
tain to Sea.
The House met at 10 o'clock and Rev.
Dr. ". C. Norman offered prayer.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
By Roberts, to prohibit the sale of
rouor Within two miles of political speak
incs. this not to apply to cities and towns
where there is a police force.
By Roberts, to incorporate Redmond,
Madison county.
By Hancock, to amend the charter OF
Newbern, giving it six wards, with
councilman to be elected every four years
from each, the first election taking place
May LIST next; five councilmen to be APP
pointed by the Governor within five days
after the election of the six; the eleven
councilnnen to elect Mayor to serve four
years. also a chief of police, also two ser
gents of police, who in the mayors alb
sence from the city hall, shall have pow
or TO take bond or collateral fer appear
ance before the mayor. BY Hodges, to
allow Beaufort county to levy special
tax. BY Leak. to allow Arson county
To oomnlete repairs of Jail and provide
= 6ro-esc9ne without further issue of
bonds. By Iawhon. to protect wild tur-
KEYS in Moore county By White, to pro-
vide that if any person shall perform the
marriage service who is not authorized
he shah be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be
fined or Imprisoned BY Price, to allow
any Justice of the peace to provide him.
self with q seal, and to attest by the same
his official signature, and making any
official act so attested by seal valid In
any county. and be received and acted ON
without further attestation of its genu-
ineness. the fee for such seal TO be ten
cents for each attestation, in addition to
the fees now allowed.
Bv Mr.. Gambler, to allow preachers
30 vote without ninety days residence IN
county. and thirty days in township.
By Mr.. Plott, to establish public
school ait Hayesville.
BY Mr.. Chillcutt, to better drain Reedy
Fork creek in Guilford and Forsyth.
By Mr.. Harris of Halifax, to provide
for working the public roads in Halifax.
By Mr.. Hauser. to allow the people of
LAGRANGE to vote on the liquor question
By Mr.. Chapman, to allow DIR. J. b.
Bullock to practice medicine without
license
BY Mr.. Peace, TO reduce the fee for
imponn,ling stock in Vance.
By Mr.. Marlborough, to drain lowlands
of Rattlesnake creek in Caswell county
BY Mr. Meares, to establish dispen-
sary ia Bladen county.
The bill to provide for the government
of the penitentiary came up as unfinished
business, but at the request Of Dockery,
its inbroducer, was informallyp assed
over.
The bill providing for the payment Of
special venire in capital cases. It has
caused a great deal OF trouble, and has
been back and forth between the Senate
and House three times, and in the hands
of two conference committees. 1t came
over from the Senate with many addi
tions to the list of excepted counties
The House refused TO adopt the report of
the conference committee, and it was
again referred to the conference COM
mittee.
Mr.. Mckenzie said the bill was origl-
naIly drawn at the request of Rowan and
Buncombe, but that a flood of amend
ments had been sent in.
Mr. Lusk said he wanted the provisions
to stand for Buncombe and Rowan.
Balls passed their third readings incor-
porating Wintersville, Pitt county III
members yotingt.
To allow Greene county to levy special
tax.
To allow jackson county to levy special
tax.
To elbow Wash county to levy special
tax to pay debt
To allow Yaneey to levy special tax.
To allow Parquimans to levy special tax.
To allow Pennsylvania to levy special
tax
To allow Nash to levy stock law tax.
To allow Caswell 30 levy special tax.
To ineoracrate Saratoga, Wilson coun-
ty.
To allow Nash to levy a road tax.
To provide that in any county where
there is law to work the conyicts Of a.
county, the convict who has moved his
case shall be worked IN the county from
which he moved 1t.
The House took mp bill to amend The
Code regarding costs in justice Of the
peace courts, 50 that noe ounty shall be
liable for any costs in a trial exclusively
in the jurisdiction of a justice peace.
Mr.. Cook, who introduced the bill, ex-
plained it, the text Of his bill being:
That no county shall be liable to pay
any costs in any action e. proceeding ex-
clusively and originally thin the juris-
diction Of justice Of ne peace. Nh.
Cook fsyored it.
Messrs. Lusk, schulken and Sutton of
Cumberland opposed.
Mr. Lusk asked if there was not more
inducemnt to justice of the peace TO
get costs from a county than from some
vagabond
Mr. Cook said case in the 103rd
North Carolina Reports showed the need
of this law
Mr.. Schuken said that justices of the
peace and constables would get up friv-
olous cases by collision. cases not coming
under the jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace.
Blackburn said this was a good bill;
that Mr.. Schulken misconceived its OBJ