The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-10

liam, Craig, Thompson, OF Onslow;
Gattis. Wall, Leigh, Mclean, of Har-
nett: Nicholson, of Beaufort; Stevens,
Patterson, of Robson; Davis, of Hay
wood.
The following additions were made to
committees:
Finance Holman, Mauney. Fleming.
Whitfield. Johnston, Hendren.
Judiciafy-Bryan, of Madison; Giles.
BILLS OF IMPORTANCE
The First Step Toward Taking Charge
of A. and n. C. Railroad.
Several measures of more than usual
importance were introduced III the
House yesterday.
the Jim Grow Car bill, by Mr..
Boushall, like that introduced last Thurs
day by Mr.. Overman, is copy OF the
Tennessee law, and was on Friday
morning last printed i'll this paper.
Mr.. Robnson's hi to protect the peo-
pie from incompetent service on railroads
and electric railways makes it unlawful
to run an engine or motor or train OF
any kind outside of the yard limits
yard limit to extend not more than half
a mile from the end of the rOad-with-
out the train or engine being IN charge
of conductor and engineer or motor
man. 1t further provides that no freight
train shall be run without full crew
of men, consisting of an engineer, a
fireman, a conductor, n flagman and. two
brakemen. The engineer and the
fireman must not be required to leave
their train to perform any other duty;
the conductor must have passed the eX-
animation in use on railroads in North
Carolina; the flagman must have had two
years experience as brakeman, and
the brakemen must be men who know
the road. When Il freight train consists
of more than thirty loaded or fifty empty
cars there shall be in addition to the
regular crew one brakeman for each ad
ditional ten cars or less. The penalty
for the first violation of this act is fixed
at S100 nor more than $500 or impris-
onment for six months. For each adj
ditional offence the fine is fixed ut 81 600.
Mr.. Reinhardt's bin providing for the
payments of witnesses amends section
139 of the Code so as to give officers and
witnesses full fees in all criminal actions
whether there be an acquittal or convic-
ton, even in cases where no true bill is
found. The proposed bill further
Of the county to pay witnesses of q de-
PENDANT who is convicted and unable to
pay the costs. The fees of all witnesses
are. however. reduced from 81 TO 10
cents day.
The bills introduced by Mr.. Allen in
regard to chattel mortgages and lien
bonds will, if passed shorten these in
struments and very materially reduce the
cost of having them registered. Some
such law would be of great benefit to
the farmers.
Another bill OF far-reaching effect in
troduced by Mr.. Allen yesterday is II. II.
105 entitled an Act to amend chapter SO
of the Code. 1t should really be entitled
an Act to take charge of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad. For it
takes out of the hands of the Governor
the appointment Of the Board of Inter
nal Improvements and gives it TO the
r"~islature, and this board, having
charge of all the States interest in all
railroads. practically names the diroc
tors for those roads. Therefore / say this
bill is one step toward taking charge of
the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road.
The first step toward transforming the
Railroad Commission into ''Commis-
sion on Railroads, Banking and Insur-
ance" was made by Mr.. Harrison in
his bill 1I. B. 10S) to abolish the Rail
roml Commission.
Mr.. Clarkson's bill to establish q tex
tile school at Charlotte is a very im-
portant one and marks a forward step
in industrial education in North Caro-
ma. The full text of the bill is as fol-
lows:
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section ]. That there shall be estab-
lished an institution in North Carolina
for the white race, under the corporate
name of the Vance Textile School.
That d. A. Tompkins, ]. ]. Cuthbertson,
Il. A. Cumnock, r. NJ. Oates, of Char
lotte; S. Il. Harper. of Patterson; III. +.
Fries, of Salem; G. II. Holt of Haw
River; Il. l.. Holt, of Burlington; w. IL.
Williamson. of Raleigh; William En-
twistle. of Rockingham; w. r. Walker.
of Leaksville; J. III. Ruffin. of Rocky
Mount; w A. Erwin, of Durham: ID. Y
Cooper. of Henderson; Donald MacRae,
Of Wilmington: George Gray, of Casio
MIA; j. w. Cannon. of Concord IT. ID.
Miller, of Statesville; r. S. Reinhardt,
OI l1lLcOiHlOH, JOHN Il . 1<UNt, VI OdN-
tonia: J. O. Pickard. of Randleman; G..
D. CobIe, of Greensboro; ]. NJ. Rhodes,
of Cherryvlle; w l.. Holt and j. r.
Williams. of Fayetteville Alex. NJ.
Farley, of Tarboro, and their successors
be and they are hereby constituted the
Board of Directors of said school; that
said Board of Directors shall be body
corporate and polite with all the powers
usually conferred upon such bodies.
Section III. The aim and object of the
school are to encourage and promote in
North Carolina industrial and textile
education by teaching all such branches
of learning as relate to the manufa cture
of all classes of cotton and wooden
yarns and fabrics.
Section III The above named direc-
tors and their successors shall establish
said school in that city or town in North |
Carolina which in the Judgment of said
board offers the largest inducements, |
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