The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

Senator Butler asked him it
the poll tax Of the disqualified voter
did not go to educate and qualify his
children. The amendment Waa lost by
a vote of 6 to 40.
HOUSE.
The House took up the public print
ing bill.
Mr.. Justice demanded the yeas and
nays upon his amendment, that the
work should be awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder, and be confined to
North Carolina. The amendment was
adopted, yeas So, nays IS. The bill as
thus amended passed it's readings.
The next bill taken up was the one to
establish a bureau Of labor and print
ing, under the charge of a commits
sioner, with an assistant, who la aprac
tical printer. This was a pendant to
the bill just disposed of. The Demo
cratic caucus will select the commits
sioner with 81, 500 salary and the as
sistant (salary 5000. Actual travelling
expenses are allowed in the collection
of statistics, etc. MI. Williams, OF
IredelI, offered an amendment, which
was adopted, reducing the salaries TO
81 200 and $500 respectively. Mr.. Over
man offered an amendment, striking
out provision allowing employment OF
assistants to collect statistics. He said
the bill carried So 500 for expenses.
His amendment was adopted. He then
made a motion to reduce the appro,
priation from So. 800 to $4,000. This
was adopted. Mr.. Clarkson offered an
amendment providing for the election,
after 1901 by the people Of the Com
missioner of Labor. This was accepted.
It also pays the cost from the general
fund of mailing the reports. This bill
passed.
The next special order taken up was
the insurance law bill. Mr.. Allen, OF
Wavpe. interrupted the reading to say
he hoped there would be postponement,
es be favored the combination OF the
duties of the railroad commissioners,
insurance control and supervision Of
banks and building and loan assocla
lions. Finally, after debate the bill
was made the special order for Thurs
dav at noon, Mr.. Allen making the
motion, and Mr.. Boushall c~onsentlnG
, not to press immediate consideration
A bill passed to allow Davidson
1 county to pay rewards for hawk scaIps
A bill was taken up to elbow tn
holding of local option elections IL
+ towns and counties at any time Of tn
wear. but not oftener than once n tw'
years, and not in the year IN which
general election is held. Amendment
. we're sent in excepting Transylvania
it and that no election be held IN PersoI
until after 1890 (he bill referred to
o Evangelist Lees bilD, excepting BERTHE
Craven, Cumberland, Pitt, Jones
Gates, Beaufort, Washington, Edge
t combe, Polk and Rowan. At thl
d stage Mr.. Carroll asked consent t
n Withdraw the bill. It met, therefore
lc the same fate as in the Senate.
Bills passed to establish a ~dispensar
le at Clayton; to allow Tarboro to estal
ID lish water works and sewerage; ais
1t bill to allow it to establish electri
n lights $40, 900 for the former and Sic
le 900 for the latter.
The bill to give Mecklenburg a di
pensary was taken up with a unan
mously favorable report. Mr. Ransc
he said he favored the bill. and hoped tt
lie House would unanimously pass it. N
On Clarkson said he heartily concurred
;" what Mr.. r lnson said, and that a m
at iority OF over 200 Of the white citiEeI
ce of MeckIenburg demanded the passaj
TO- of the bill. Mr. Stevens said he doubt
req the wisdom of the measure, partiC
ty larly at this lime, but he deferred
m the wishes of the people of Meckle
burg. The bill passed it's second al
he third readings by a unanimous vote
SENATE.