The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-07

Justice, of Mcdowell; Justus, Kenneth
Leigh, Lowery, Maitland, Mcfarland
Mclean, of Harnett; Moore, Nicholson
OF Beaufort; Nicholson, of Perquimans
Overman, Patterson, of Caldwell; Pc
tree, Pritchard, Ray, of Macon, Roun
tree, Smith, Snipes, Stubbe, Sugg
Tharp, Thompson, of Davidson; Wall,
White, of Davie; Williams, of Dare
Williams, Of Graham; Williams, Of
Yadkin; Winston, Wright-49.
Noes: Abbott, Allen, of Columbus
Austin, Barnhill, Beasley, Boggs,
Boushall, Bryan, of Granville; Cara
way, Cochran, Crumpler, Currie, OF
Moore; Curtis, Davis, of Franklin
Davis, of Haywood; Eaton, Ellen,
Fleming, Gambill, Giles, Harrison,
HartselI, Heuser, Henderson, Hen
dren, Huffman, Holland, Holman,
James, Johnston, of Sampson; Lane,
Lyon, Mcintosh, Mauney, Mclean, of
Richmond, Mcneil, Nichols, Noble,
Patterson, of Robson; Powell, Ran
son, Reeves, Reinhardt, Robinson, Tar.
kentoD, Thompson, of Onslow; Trot'
man, WEIGH, White, of Halifax; Whit
field, Willard, Williams, of Iredell
Wilson, Wren-55.
Keep this list and remember how
your representatives voted. The rail
road representatives were there, taking
notes and it required some courage to
oppose their wishes.
W~inston's amendment to section "a,
taxing dispensaries, came up. This
vas q much discussed section in com
mittee of the whole, and there was an
amendment 20 the amendment Offered
by CRAIG to provide that all the dis
pensary tax shall go to schools. The
section as amended was adopted.
The bill then passed second reading,
Sc to- Overman gave notice that he
would Cffer his resolution as a substi'
tute for the sections imposing the in
come tax. He also made a motion that
the bill be made special order at the
end of the morning hour Monday. The
order was so made.
The bill for the support and main
tenance Of the State Guard came up,
as a special order. 1t carried an ap-
preparation of $16 600; salary Of Adju-
tant General 81, 900, and he is to be
brigadier general Of the brigade OF
troops when called into active service;
enlIstments to be for three years. Ray,
of Macon, made the point that the bill
had not been before the special com,
mittee on appropriations. 1t was so
referred.
Bill passed to give Guiltord county
the M~ecklenburg road law.
The bill was taken up to allow the
commissioners Of any county, upon pc.
tition Of one third Of the voters, to
ORD er an election on local option not
oftener than once in two years, such
election to be held in August instead
of June. (Chis was the substitute bill
prepared by Mr.. Allen, Of Wayne. for
the committee). Mr.. Ray, Of Macon,
offered an amendment to except Macon
and Allegheny. Mr.. Carroll said this
DILL did not in the least interfere with
any prohibition county. Amendments
were adopted excepting also Graham,
Transylvania, Davidson, Surry, Per
son, Davie, Johnston, Mitchell, Stokes,
Lincoln, Duplin, Guilford, Jones,
Cherokee, Cabarrus, Arson, Hender-
son, Gates, Camden, Alexander, Beau
fort, Craven, Montgomery and Fender.
The bill then passed.
Bills passed to change the time OF
holding the spring term of Nash Supe-
rior Court; to pay Kerley and Southers
in the election contest from the Thirty
first district; to establish a dispensary
at Salem
The school bill was taken up.
Section 80 was amended so as to re
quire one fifth of the children of a
school district to attend school or the
school should close, except in districts
containing as many as $50 children.
Section 81 was amended by requiring
the treasurer to keep the school fund
separate and distinct from all other
funds.
Section 70 was amended by requiring
one third instead of one fourth of the
qualified voters of an incorporated town
to call a special tax collection.
Pending consideration Of section SO
the Senate adjourned.
Senator Glenn, who was in the chair,
spoke of the uniform courtesy and
ability of Lieut.. Governor Reynolds,
and said that he thought that come
suitable token of the Senate's apprecia
ton of the Presidents services should
be given. Upon motion, he appointed