The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-20
DONE IN COMMITTEE.

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A large number of bills were disposed
of yesterday.
The Joint Committee on Deaf, Dumb
and Blind institutions appointed the fol-
lowing committee TO go to Morganton
for the purpose of inspecting the insti-
tuition there: Senators Mcintyre. Fields
and Butler; Representatives Barnhill,
Ransom, Boggs, Hendren and Hoffman.
The committee left on the afternoon
train.
PROPOSITIONS AND GRIEVANCES
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances decided at its meeting yes
terday that it would recommend no
change in the general bird law. Mem
bers wishing the law modified will in
troduce bills applying to their counties
only.
Bills to permit no hunting of birds in
Edgecombe, Iredell. Lincoln and Bun
combc counties without the written per-
mission of the owners of lands hunted
on We're passed on favorably.
COUNTIES. CITIES AND TOWNS.
The committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns acted favorably on the following
bills
S. b. 172, H. B. 49,: To encourage
the killing of certain wild animals in
Graham county.
S. 3. 162, H. B. rs: To repeal chap
ter SOS, laws of 1897.
To repeal chapter 900, laws of 1897
as to the cotton weigher of Edgecombe
county.
S. B. 200: To change dividing line
between Wilkes and Surry counties.
To change the name of Chocowinitie
Greek to Chocowinitie river.
S. b. 1913. FL. B. 165: To change the
charter of Fayetteville.
S. B. 16S. III. B. 166: To authorize
BERTHE county to issue bonds.
To change the name of the town of
Harriston. Pitt county.
S. B. 100, III. 3. 90: To repeal the
charter of the town of Dudley, in
Wayne county.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The Judiciary Committee held long
session and passed on the following bills
yesterday:
S. b. 1O1: TO provide for the cross
indexing of wills. Favorably.
S. b. IA, III. B. 63: To repeal chap
ter 500, laws of 1897. Favorably
S. 3. JAG, II. b. 70: To amend chap
ter 154, laws of 1897. Fayorably.
S. B. 115, Ii. B. 1913: A joint reso-
luton asking for information from the
Secretary of State as to fees of county
officers. Unfavorably.
S. b. 100: In relation to bankruptcy.
Favorably.
S. B. 125: To validate oaths where
the right hand is held up. Favorably.
S. b. 113, III. B. al: For the relief
of the Superior court clerk of Clay coun-
ty. Favorably.
S. b. 147, II. B. 112: To repeal
chapter 2S7. laws of 1895. Favorably.
S. B. 100, H. B. 100: To repeal chap
ter 1917, private laws of 1895. Favora-
bly,.
S. B. 1G9 Fl. B. 1877 To repeal chap
ter 30, public laws of 1897. Fayorably.
s. B. 1871, Fl. B. 40: To repeal chap
ter 421, laws of 1897 Unfavorably.
S. B. 100, Fl. B. 249: To repeal chap
ter 267, public laws of 1897. Fayorably
S. b. 191, H. b. 253: To amend chap
ter 335, laws of 1897 Recommended
referred to Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
S. 3. III, II. B. 49,. To amend sec
ton 2, $50 of the Code. Favorably.
PENSIONS.
The Committee on Pensions acted ia
vorably on the bill to permit ex-Con-
federate soldiers to peddle without Ii
cense.
CORRECTIONS.
In the report of the debate on the reso-
49, L. r
tor Glenn was made to say. Counsel
told me there was nothing in the case"
1t should have been COMMITTEE" &c.
In the synopsis of Senator Justices
bill it was said that the State" would
pay for bonding administrators, sc. 1t
should have been Estate"