The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-17
SENATE.
NINTH D~AY-JANUARY 10.

Senator Fuller requested that q bill
to repeal chapter Is, laws of 1891 IRE,
lating to emigrant agents. be taken
under immediate consideration. Hs
said that this was a Democratic meas.
ure; that the tax of 81, 900 on emigrant
agents was excessive, and that by
passing his bill the majority party
would but add another laurel to the
brilliancy of the Democratic campaign.
The chair ordered that the bill be placed
upon to morroW's calendar.
The introduction of bills was next in
order, the following bills being intro
duced: By Senator J 3rome, to extend
powers of Justices of the peace, and to
amend section s72 and 673 of the Code;
! by Senator Bryan, to provide for the
cross.indexing Of wills, also for the re-
lief of William Watson; by Skinner,
for the relief of Ct. w. Grimes; by
Hairston, to license foreign corpora
tions, companies and associations.
The calendar vas next taken up, and
the following bills passed first reading:
To appoint q cotton weigher at Dunn,
Harnett county; to increase the mum
Der Of commissioners Of Jones county;
that no bills shall be introduced after
the Is b of February, 1899, unless by a
two, thirds vote Of the house in which
it is to be introduced; to amend the
charter of Salem; for the relief Of w.
M. Rainhardt, a disabled soldier; for
the relief of A. J. House, a Confederate
soldier t. repeal chapter Is, laws 1895,
to repeal chapter 1876, laws 1897; to in.
corporate the Citizens Bank Of Eliza
beth City to provide for the appoint
ment Of commissioners in Washington
county to amend chapter los, laws Of
1897; for the relief of William Watson,
Clerk of the Superior Court OF Craven
county.
On committee on appropriations are
the following Senators: Travis, Mason,
Bryan, J rome, Thomas, Campbell,
Lindsay, Skinner.
The following is the full text of the
bill to repeal the election laws which
passed the Senate today: IAN act to
repeal chapter 159, Of the public laws
of 1895, and chapter 1875 Of the public
laws of 1897.
1.-The General Assembly do enact: L
That chapter 159, of the public la ws Of
1895, entitled an act to revise, amend
and n olidate the election laws OF
North Carolina, aud 185 Of the public
laws of 1897, entitled an act to amend
the election laws OF North Caroline, be,
and the same are hereby, repealed"
HOUSE.
The folio wing oils were introduced:
b. O7ermsn. to authorize clerks of
superior C@urts to issue execution
against sureties upon bonds to stay
exs"utiou 0Y Nicholson. to tax upon
a convicted defendant in q larceny
case the value of the stolen property.
to be taxed as other costs in the case;
by Ray of Cumberland, to strike out
section 6, chapter 169, public lave 1897,
which creates county board of equiliza
ton; by Davis, to amend chapter 4S4
public laws 1897; by Trotman, to amend
section 1897, of the Code, so as to con
stitute a lien on the mare for season
of her colt; by Moore, to amend section
2,O79, the Code by striking out the
words Tin his county )" by Moore, to
amend sections Lie and 1 200 of the
Code, by reducing from % to 8, the
number of pe,remptory challenges; by
Marlboro, to repeal so license tax on
horse and mule dealers; by Thompson
to allow Lexington to issue $50, 900
Of bonds for weterWorks, electric light
plant, etc, also to amend chapter 425
laws 1891, allowing executions in the
stay law; by Curtis, to amend sections
1 Sac and 1 S47, the Code, so as to fix
the same tolls for roller Touring mills
as for other mile; by Nicholson, TO re.
peal section 1 333 the Code, in rega d
to buying or selling pretended righte
or titles; by Willard, to provide for
submission to the voters Of New H An.
over, next Nay, the question OF the
issue of $50 OCO in bonds for road i'm.
provemeDi by J Istice, to amend chap
ter 345, acts 1895, by striking out
French Broad" by Leigh, to incor,
porate the Eliz lbeth City 6 Camden
Ferry; by Bryant, to forbid bird hunt
ing in Granville, save by consent of
land owners; by Tharp, to prohibit
hunting and fishing in Wilkes, save by
land owners consent: nv Gattis. to re
@z@BSUCCE|S:;sS:; ).