The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19


vict labor: increasing TO five the num- |
Der OF commissioners Of Edgecombe |
county: TO paw special veni-emen in |
Lincoln county; to amend the charter OF |
St. MaTy's School, Raleigh; to repeal
chapter 3i6. private laws of 1896, in re-
gard TO a turnpike between Buncombes
and Hickory Nut Gap; TO allow Louis
burg 10 issie bonds for public i'm prove.
meuts. a iesolution was adopted Civ
ing the Bagiey Monument Association
leave 10 place monument or statute in
memory Of Worth Bagley in the capitol
square; also q resolution asking the
government to cree: beacon lights at
Hat,eras and in Painlico Sound. in the
care channel. The following was An
nounced as the special committee on
judicial districts: Justice, chairman;
Rountree. Allen, Stubbs and Craig.
EIGHTH DAY.-In the House bills
were introduced as follows: To provide
white committeeman for white schools
aud negro committeeman for negro
iGs, public laws 1897, this being the
section of the revenue act imposing
purchase tax on merchants; to author
jze the publication Of the Sketches
of North Carolina Troops" to make
AGSEItlou loi - AAoAtAS 6AS0AN AVA IA
vorce; to give magistrates final juris-
diction in cases of carrying concealed
weapons. By leave Mr.. Hoey intro
duced bill in regard to libel. It pro-
vides that any action against news
| paper for libel shall be brought III the
| county of publication and that in Grim
| inal action q retrsction given equai
| prominence shall be suffic cient, while il
| the action be civil damages can be
| agreed on. The bill also makes persons
liable for misdemeanor who wllfuliy
| give llbelous matter to q newspaper.
| This bill was drawn by II. A. London
| at the instance of the State Press Asso-
| ciatiop. BY leave Foushee introduced
bill to exempt roller -four mills from
the provisions of section 1887 of The
Code, fixing tolls.
NINTH DAY.-The House met at 10
o'clock. The following bills were in
troduced: Overman, to authorize clerks
of Superior Courts to issue execution
against sureties upon bonds to stay
execution; Nicholson, 10 tax upon q
convicted defendant in a larceny case
the value of the stolen property, to be
taxed as other costs in the case; Ray,
to strike out section 6, chapter 1G9,
public laws 1897, which creates county
board of equalization; Davis, to amend
chapter 4S4, public laws of 1897; Trot-
man to amend section 1897, of The
Code, SO as to constitute a lien on the
mare for season of her colt; Moore, to
amend section 2,O79, of The Code, by
striking out the words sin his county"
Moore, to amend sections 1,119 and
1900 of The Code, by reducing from
% to 8, the number of reremptory
challenges; Yarborc, to repeal the S1C
license tax on horse and mule dealers;
Thomson, to amend chapter 425. laws
1891, allowing executions in the stay
law; Curtis, to amend sections 1S46. and
, 1,S41, The Code, so as to fix the same
tolls for roller Touring mills as fol
other mills; Nicholson, tc repeal section
, 1888, The Code, in regard to buying ol
J selling pretended rights or titles
, Justus, to amend chapter 345, act:
1895, by striking out French Broad;
| Mcintyre, to amend section l, 500, The
Code, so that no clerk of court shall ap
, point himself or his deputy to make
sale of any property in any poceed
, ings before him; also to give coHsen
for acauirement bv the Unites
States. Of any lands needed for
. fish hatchery. The calendar was takel
q up. and the following was tabled: !
, bill to repeal chapter 203. public law
!. 1897. The following bills were passed
= To allow the treasurer of school fund O
q Haywood county to pay school fund
a to rereai chapter $40, public laws 1897
:. which created the State board of ia
;. equalization; to change the name G
). Chocowinitty creek in Beaufort count
to Choco river; to allow Berti
:. ] county to issue bonds and levy tax
TIL l,,n fol fo fh
a | scription on the corner stone at th
l. white institution for the blind and fo
II the colored deaf mutes and blind, an
: to place in these buildings bronze c
" marble tablets having the names of th
> directors who planned said building:
h The bill passed second reading. Nj
a. Carroll then added an amendment. ms
n king it a misdemeanor for the directo,
3t to fail to carry out this law. This ws
il adopted. Petree, Republican, offere
al | an amendment that only the nam
/ of James H. Young be Fl
te moved. This was voted dow.
,e A resolution was introduced by Smiti
RS of Craven, regarding the committee Q
er constitutional amendments, asking tn.
$ one colored member be placed on th;
y committee. The resolution also aske
r. that the negroes may have an oppo
tunity to 20 before the committee an
y have q hearing in regard to the matt,
- of the bill to give white taxes to whi
-, schools and negro taxes to negl
~ Z. schools. Ray, OF Macon, said he cou
~ speak for the majority of the Hou
IN and say that no such amendment wou
~ ~ be submitted to the people. The res
~ luton was referred to the committ
q ~ on constitutional amendments. Smi
=, said that if Ray expressed Il
sentiments of the majority OF Il
House he was entirely willing to wit
.ast draw the resolution, save thatas to L
80 gro representation on the commltte
n. By leave. Hoey introduced bill
=, repeal chapter 464, acts 1897, viii.
:. gives the power to the Council Of Sta
NC NC to award the contracts for the publ
e printing. He said the bill was intr
On duced ct the request Of the two col
al mittees on printing. The bill passe
%. TENTH DAY. The House met at 10
a.. NJ and prayer was offered by Rev. D
~ Eugene Daniel. The following bil
o, were introduced: By Leatherwood,
). change the time of holding Superi
y. Courts in the twelfth district; by Ra
~ to change the time Of the meetings
~ county commissioners to the first Tue
day in each month. and to prevent 9
.. orbitant charges by merchants on chs
tel mortgages or other securities;
he Moore. to so amend section 25 of T
ni Code as to make bastardy procsediu
ne q quasi civil action. Bills passed to il
M prove the roads in Washington count
Or, to allow Charlotte to issue bonds wi
no which to pay for water-works p1
In chased from a private company.
'ee resolution came up reducing the pay
on various employees 20 per cent I
ro- reduction is based on the pay
IN 1897. 1t does not affect
0" clerks, which were cut to 81, or
ATE laborers, who get S2 q day, or
o. the pages, who get 81 day. Lo
m ery offered an amendment that Il
te' should apply to members also. Han
ng ton demanded the yeas and nays
lnO this The nnint MAS made hY Just