The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-23
THE DISFRAXCH|SEMENT BILL
The House Passes it by Vote Of
81 TO 27,
SHORT FORM OE AGRICULTURAL
lien Tor forty.0ne Counties Promote
Comfort OF Trayelors on Railroads
Test Possession Of State Prison.

bills passed TO regulate the action 10
test tho possession Of the State prison
and 10 pay mileage and per diem TO the
uew board; to authorize Clay and Pitt
counties TO levy special, taxes, and TO
promote tho comfort Of travellers on
rai'roads. The special committee ap-
pointed early in the session TO inves-
tgato Governor Russell's suspension
~ j. w. Wilson and =. Ohio Wilson.
railroad commissioners, from their Of
nee, has decided that the evldenco be-
fore tie Governor did not warrant the
suspension Of Major j. w. Wilson.
Tho cnse of =. Otho Wilson is still
under confederation.
lHtRrY.sEvESTH DAY. In tho Senate
the following bill was introduced:
Justice, to abolish the Office of county
Treasurer. The calendar was taken up
and tho following bills were passed TO
hnond chapter 2Sf. laws Of 1898, to al.
low tho Wilmington Il Weldon Rail
foad Company to consolidate with the
Niiantlc Coast Line aud other roads; to
provide short form of agricultural liens
ana cAHtte mortgages in Johnston and
lredell counties, to require tho supreme
Court 10 fllo written opinion Oh all
assignments Of error, decisions or ludg.
section 3i91 of 1889, TO exchange SUI
nreme Court Reports aud laws Of North
Carolina with the governlnent Of iIa-
wall. Also number Of local bills.
Tho bill to amend section 500 of The
Code, relative to argument AS TO a
dead mans testimony, was tabled
aud the "clincher' put upon it.
This bill met like end in the House.
\ joint resolution was adopted pro
vldinG that q committee DO appointed
10 secure better ventilation for the leg.
lslatlve halls. Tho Senate then went
into the nomination of members of the
board Of internal improvements. Sen.
ator Justice nominated: f.. +. Lamb,
first district; J. w. Granger, second
district; w. j. Adams, third; Armi-
stead Jones, fourth; G.. w. Parks,
fifth; j. i. Caldwell, sixth; A. II.
Boyden, seventh; Clement Manly.
eighth: w. Il. Lee, ninth These were
elected
IurHrY.Et EIGHTH DAY.--In the Senate
committee reports were favorable on a
number of bills. The bill to establish
Scotland county was favorably re-
ported. Among the bills introduced
were: Hicks, to appoint q State Educa.
tonal and Text Book Association; !;
Jerome, authorize constables to APP
point deputies; Mcintyre, to prevent
fraud on the part of persons obtaining
advances ON agricultural! liens; Smith.
TO butid ferry over Rocky river
James, TO amend chapter 395, laws
Of 1897; also (by request) to estab-
l'sh n disponsary at Greenville;
Miller, to incorporate the Pungo
y Matimuskeet Railroad Company.
The calendar was taken up, and bills
passed: To restore white government
to the counties OF the State; 10 allow
the Wilmington ~ Weldon Railroad to
consolidated with the Atlantic Coast
Line; to incorporate the Carolina
Northern Railroad Company; to amend
the chapter of the town of Nashville; !;
to prohibit the sale of liquor in Colum-
bus county, and to establish disren-
sary Mt Whlteville; to amend the char
tor of tho town of Winterville; !;
to authorize the commissioners of
Castor county to levy special tax.
\ bill to revent hunting on lands in
Macon aud Johnston counties without
written uermission of the owners passed
third reading, as did bills relative to
the probate Of deeds and other instru-
mcuts, and the private examination of
The Code, by allowing the judgment of
justice of the peace to merge in the
Judgment of the Superior Court when
1t ~ rendered in the same case.
/ he speclrl order for the election of
tho directors of the Deaf and Dumb
School nt Morganton was taken up.
Senator James nominated Nj. l.. Reed
of Buncomhe; NJ. II. Holt. of
Guiltord; \. b. Broughton, of Wake,
and '. '. Richardson, of Columbus.
These constitute four of the present
board of directors. A. j. Dula and S.
III. Hoffman, the other two directors
remain in Office until 1901. After q
lengthy discussion the special order
was postponed.
THRrY.NlNrH DAY.-The Senate
passed the following bills: To estab-
lush the county of Scotland (ayes 3s
noes y; to incorporate the town OF
Hoffman, In Richmond county; TO place
Bald MoC ain IN the stock law terri
tory; to Ia W. l.. Norwood $3.50 back
salary; to incorporate the Home Pro-
lection Insurance Company; to pro-
hlhit tho sale of liquor IN Shelby; to in
corporate the Peoples Savings
sank OF Asheville: to incor-
rorate the Bank of Mooresville.
FoRTIETu DAY. THE Senate passed
tie constitutional amendment by a
vote of forty-oue to six. Franks, Camp
heu, Crisp, Goodwin, Newsome aud
Fuller voting no: Harris, populist,
voted aye, and was loudly spplauded
FORTY FIRST DAY.-Report of COM
mlttee was favorable as TO bill estab-
lsh dlspensary at Greensboro. A
number OF new bills were introduced.
i he calendar was taken up and large
number Of bills were passed. The bill
10 provide short forms Of agricultural
ems aud chattel mortgages passed.
This bill allows the clerk 10 cents
for probating and the register OF
deeds 30 cents for registering 1t alp
plies to Granville. Cumberland, Vance,
Nash, Edgecome, Greene. Duplin,
Wavne. Lenoir. Buncombe, Person,
Mcdowell, Martin, Rutherford, Ons-
low, Pender, Wilson, Rockingham,
Rowan, Durham, Caswell, Robesou,
Bladen, Brunswick. New Hanover,
Moore, Polk, Burke, Beaufort, Chow
mn. Ashe, Watuags, Sampson, hlle-
ghany, Warren, Carteret, Cataw-
ba, Pitt, Alamance, Craven, Jones,
Gaston. Richmond, Lincoln, Gates
aud Forsyth. The counties espe-
O'VltN tACGpteu IEOu lu0 PROVISION OF
the act are Cherokee, Halifax, Warren,
Uarnett Davie, and Washington.
The election of directors for the Deaf
and Dumb school at Morga nton was
taken NJ. Senator James put in nom-
Ination the same men previously put
forward BY the committee: NJ. L.
Reed, OF Buncombe county; NJ. H.
Holt. If Guilford; V. V. Richardson, Of
tolumhus: y. b. Broughton, of Wake;
j. y. Grier, OF Mecklenb burg Senator
NTH put in nomination H. G. Here
Iug, of Concord. Upon q vote bein-
taken, the five men nominated by ting
mm,t'ce were elected, DR.. Herring
,ccelying only 13 votes. The bill re
latihg To the establishment of the
Ne'!oElcai Survey. providing for the
lavegtIgotiou of the oyster and fist
invreStS # the State) PASSED fins
isadiu-. Ihe oiIi to prevent frauds on
tne part of persons obtaining advances
on SANpa w kahlnJ