The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-09

running at large in Cross Creek town
ship. Cumberland scounty. Fayorably
s. b. 1893: To amend chapter Ill,
Public Laws of 1891. Favorably.
S. r. 40S: To prohibit the sale of
liquor within two miles of Zion Hill
church in Halifax county. Favorably.
III. Il. GA. S. B. 40: To pay con-
testant $40 expenses in Sugg VS.. Nit
chell Favorably.
S. r. 4G, II. B. 76S: To incorporate
the town of baltimore, in Cleveland
county. Favorably.
To authorize the commissioners OF
Mcdowell county to levy a special tax.
Favorably.
S. II. sol. II. b. 500: To allow the
Commissioners of Jones county to sell
p0orhouse lands. Favorably.
III. Il. 413. s. 4. 454: To authorize
the commissioners of Watauga to levy
Il special tax. Favorably.
s. +. sos: To repeal chapter Al,
Public Laws of 1897. establishing Beay-
erdam township, in Washington county.
Favorably.
s. B. 56S: To amend chapter 449.
Public Laws of 1897, as to the sale of
liquor in Union county. Favorably.
S. y. 431, II. b. 1888: To change the
township lines in Mitchell county. I'm
favorably.
S. B. 4SS: To amend chapter 237,
Private Laws of 1895, to incorporate
the Emancipation Proclamation Asso-
citation of Raleigh. Favorably.
PETITIONS PRESENTED
By Senator Wilson: A petition from
the merchants of Greensboro for the
repeal of the Merchants Purchase Tax.
To Finance Committee.
PASSED SECOND READING.
S. b. 423, II. Il. rs: TO incorporate
the town of Manteo, in Dare county.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
To amend sections 14S and 1853 of the
Code of civil procedure, relating TO the
disabilities of married women. To Ju-
dietary Committee.
To incorporate the town of Mayoden.
in Rockingham county. To Committee
OH Counties, Cities and Towns.
TO incorporate Burial Society No. .,
of Edenton. To Committee on Corpora
tons.
For the relief of the tax collector of
Buncombe county. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
To suppress the illegal sale of liquor
in Mitchell county. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
To amend chapter $50, Public Laws
of 1897, as TO Richmond county. To
Committee on Judiciary.
To incorporate the Carolina and North
ern Railroad Company. To Committee
on Corporations.
For the relief of S. T. Dellinger. of
Yancey county. To Committee on Edu-
cation.
To incorporate the bank of Chapel
Hill TO Committee on Banks.
TO incorporate Chapel Hill school. To
Committee on Education.
To repeal chapter 427, Public Laws
Of 1895. and chapter 1852, laws of 1897,
as to working the roads of Jones coun-
ty. To Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns.
To protect bridges in Clay county. To
Committee ON Roads.
To secure better drainage of Lockport
Creek, in Lincoln county. To Commit
tee ON Propositions and Grievances.
For relief of Thomas Woodell, OF
Johnston county. To Committee on Pen
sions.
To amend section 2.14S of the Code,
as to probate of wills. To Judiciary
Committee.
For better government of the town OF
Beaufort TO Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns.
TO authorize the commissioners of
low n
special tax To Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns.
10 amend chapter 16S, Private Laws
of 1887. as to the charter of the town
of Roxboro To judiciary Committee.
To prohibit the running ut large of
horses aud mules in the public roads.
To Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
TO incorporate the bank of Brevard.
To Committee on Banks.
To change the lines of Ashe and ALE
ghany counties. To Committee on Coun-
ties. Cities and Towns.
To amend chapter 239. Laws of 1899,
as to the charter of the Fayetteville
Railway. TO Committee on Railroads.
To incorporate North Brevard. To
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
To incorporate Butler Institute, in
Martin county. Committee on Educa-
ton.
To correct land grant No sol. To
judiciary Committee.
TO amend section 1916 of the Code
as to fees of solicitors. To Judiciary
Committee.
ADDED TO COMMITTEES.
Senator Justice asked that the follow
ing additions be made to committees, and
it was so ordered:
Senator Hairston-To the committee
to investigate the Agricultural Depart
ment.
Senator Jones, of Harnett-To Com
mittee on judiciary, on Education, and
ON Counties, Cities and Towns.
Senator Lambert-To Committee on
Pensions, on Railroads, on Deaf aud
Dumb and Blind, and on Election Laws.