The Burke County news., 1899-01-20


introduced; to give Mrs. Margaret Bns.
bee Shlpp position "a assistant en-
rolling clerk; to appoint a sommi,.a.
of three 10 look into the matter of fes,
received bv the Secretary Of State J.
excess OF his legal salary; to prov,d. f.,
committee TO call on the Govern,
aud ask for the rapers AMI evidence !,
the matter Of the removal ~ "
Wilson and s. Ohio Wilson "a railroad
commits sioners: 10 dec!aie the coll,,
ro0 70 De the ,otate flower; ra,slur
com mDittee OF three to inquire IS 70 III.
la.meIt If moneys out # the ruhI.
treasury without authority of law. m.
following bills were introduced. I,
increase to five the number OF commits
sioners of Edsecombe; to amend char.
ter lj:j. private laws 1897, ailovln: the
Bank Of Fayetteville to reduce capitcl
stock; to incori crate the town OF Man
teo: to amend cap;er l54. laws 1895. re
yarding hunting in Yadk,n; 70
posing license tax on LAWYER
phys clans aud dentists: to repeai
chapter 26l, rnbiic laws lS.5. II
regard to hunting i'll Chatham.
10 repeal chapter 80, pubic laws lSy1
Zatlon, to pay special venire men in
Lincoln; to pat Robert Brown and
Jacob Delllnger on the pension rolls
to amend the charter of Bingham
School; to establish graded schools q,
MurSanton; to repeal chapter 331.
public laws 1897, which requires oath.
by bankers and others to be fled with
the State Auditor; to repeal the char
ter Of Dudley. The calendar was taken
up. \ resolution was aGoped to refer
10 q special committee all bills relating
to courts The resolution was adopted
raising a committee Of three to invest!
gate the fees received by the Secretar,
f state The resolution to declare the
golden rod the State flower was Lard on
80 tah'" = l.> $3.50 M q" Woo o.'.,,.aa
in regard to inquiry as to public NJ oney
lent to the peniteutiary by tue State
Treasury. A bill passed repeating the
act of 1895 allowing u discount to Chat
ham people who pay their taxes early,
ana imposing penalty on those who
delay; amending the charter of the
Bingham School. The Senate bill re
pcallug the acts of 1897. allowing live
stock to go at large during the winter
in nO-fence districts in Halifax and
Eageccmbe counties was taken up and
passed without a dissenting vote. BAN
PASSED providing pilots for Cd Iopsail
inlet and Beaufort harbor.
FIFTH DAY. The House met at noon
and Rev. DIR. Carter offered prayer
Resolutions were introduced as follows.
Ordering that the State flags be dis
played on the capitol; to create u JOINT
committee on reprlntlng statutes. Bills
were introduced as follows: TO amend
chapter 1852 The Code; to provide for
paying witnesses; to repeal charter o.
Redmond. Buucombe county; to amend
chapter 14S The Code, removing disa
bllitlcs of married women; to amend
chapter 13S OF the Code regarding inter
nal improvements; to prescribe short
forms of crop liens and chattel mort
CAGES; to repeal the act creating the
railroad commissions; to protect the
lives of property on railroads by pro
vldlng against incompetent employees,
to establish the Vance Textile School.
(appropriatng $4,000, The location to
be at the place which gives like sum-;
to repeal chapter 2S7, publ c laws 1899,
to repeal section ,, chapter 5o1, acts
1897; to allow Bertie to issue bonds
and levy special tax; to alter the cor
rorate limits of the town Of kelfOrd; TO
amend chapter 2SS public laws 1893.
regarding Bertie and Craven Superior
Courts; 10 promote the comfort Of pas
sengers on railroad trains; to prescribe
the courses Of studying aud the books
to be used in the public schools tand
giving authority TO have such books
printed at the deaf mute school at Nor
canton.
SIXTH DAT-A favorable report wn
II ade on the bill, raising special com.
Iolttee to look at the acts of 1895 and
1879: and decide which of them are mer-
ltorious. There was also q favorable
report on the resolution providing :OI
a complete Investigation of the reui-