The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-26
NO. 4

IN EugecOmOe, lreOell, Lincoln and
Buncombe counties without the writ
ten permission of the owners of lands
hunted ON we're passed on favorabIy.
| HOUSE.-At the conclusion OF the
introduction of bills in the House Mr.
Overman, of Rowan, arose and said
"Mr. Speaker-The morning hour
has expired. And now, to do honor t..
the memory OF the worlds creates.
chieftain, the Christian soldier, ths
patriot and the statesman, the teacher
of the youth of the South, the exem
plar OF all that is good and true and
brave-General Robert Edward Leo
I move that this House do now ad-
journ."
The motion prevailed unanimously
Though, during this short session OF
the House, the calendar was not taken
up and therefore no bills were acted
upon, several measures OF more than
local importance and interest were in
troduced.
Mr.. Allen, OF Wavne, introduced
two bills looking to taking the Allan.
tic and North Carolina Railroad out of
the contro! OF the Governor and giving
it to Board OF Internal Improvements
to be named by the Legislature.
A week ago, it will be remembered.
Mr.. Allen introduced bill providing
for the appointment of the Board of
Internal Improvements, (Which in turn
appoints the railroad directors) by the
Legislature instead of by the Governor,
as provided in the Code.
The two bills introduced werem
to the same effect. One of the
provides for the repeal OF chapter $50
Public Laws of 1897, which provides
for State proxy, to be appointed by
the Governor, who shall be entitled
to vote the stock of the State and whose
presence shall be necessary to consti-
tute quorum in all meetings of d.
rectors.
| The second bill provides Tor amend
ing chapter 122, Public Laws of 1897.
| Gan Act to restore to the State of North
Carolina the control and management
OF the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad,) by striking out the word
"Governor" wherever it may occur and
insert in lieu thereof the words aboard
O! internal improvements.
These bills, if passed, together with
the one introduced week ago, will, it
Is believed, be sufficient to take the
road flom under Its present manage
ment and put it in control of the Leg
islature.
A bill that created much amusement
in the House was that introduced by
MIR. James, Of Pender, (To protect the
people from court house rings) The
main provisions of this bill are as fol-
| lows:
That it shall be unlawful for the
county commissioners to employ any
man to represent the board as an attor-
ney when that attorney Is in any way
connected with or directly interested
in any bonded official of the county
That all repairing and all building Of
bridges and all other Improvements
amounting to as much as $3.50 shall be
let to the lowest responsible bidder
after due advertisement. The penalty
fixed for violation of this act is $50 Or
Imprisonment for 40 days.
Mr.. Hoffman's bill for making GER
tain changes in the Superior courts OF
the Tenth Judicial district provides
"that at the end of the spring c;rci;t
of said district term tor the tria OF
civil actions shall be held for Eir';e
county, and shall continue three veeks
but no grand jury shall be summoned
for the term"
Mr.. Tarkinton's bill for the protec.
ton of the roads and bridges in Wash
ington county is to the effect "that
any and all persons, companies and
corporations who by the use of log
than "carts or farm wagons, shall break
or materially injure any of the bridges
OF Washington county kept up by the
overseers or by the county, or who shall
materially damage, cut up aud injure
the public roads of said county, shall
be compelled to put the same in as
good condition as damaged.''
It is made the duty of the oversee1
or Of the board of commissioners in
case of any such damage to roads or
bridges, to notify the persons or cor.
poratlons responsible for the damage
to repair it, and on their failure or re.
fusal to do 80 they shall he liable to
a fine of $5O-one halt of which sball
go to the school fund.
| Friday, January Goth.
SENATE.-The Senate did more
work than on any previous day OF the
session. It passed eighteen bills
thirteen new bills were introduced and
thirty-three came back from committees
for consideration.
The Senate made new departure
by tabling its first bill, Senator Full
ler's resolution as to the treaty OF peace
with Spain.
The apologetic Senator White, (Pop
ulisD, from Sampson, took back his fa-
nous speech of the first day by oppo.
sing the increase of the number of com
missioners of his county. He asked
Senator Robinson (DemocraD to give
give his reasons for asking that the
number OF commissioners be increased.
Senator Robinson asked him In turn il
he had not said that he thought the
present board of commissioners had
not and was not doing its duty; and
also whether he (White) had not vot
ed to increase the number Of commits
; sloners of Hertford county. Senator
White admitted that he had said the
commissioners were not doing the!l
duty in the matter of granting license