The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-12
SCOTLAND NECK. N. c. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12. l899
NO. 2

erw'se appropriated upon the warran,
OF the chairman, countersigned by the
Secretary of said joint committee.
Sec. 8. That ali laws and clauses OF
laws lii conflict with this act shall be.
and the same hereby are repealed.
Sec. 8. That this act shall be In
force from and after its ratification.
Sec. 4. is amended by inserting after
the word ''employes," line 3, the words
''or any other person."
On ,eouest of Senator Brown the
rules were suspended, the bill passed
and ordered sent to the House without
being engrossed.
Senator Travis introduced bill to
change the stock law of Halifax coun-
ty. On request the rules were sus-
pended, the oiil passed Its three read
lngs and ordered sent to the House
without being engrossed.
Senator Glenn, o! FORSYTH. offered a
resolution that committee be ap-
pointed to go carefully over all laws
passed by the Legislatures of 1895 and
1897, and recommended such changes
rs seemed best. Speaking briefly to
his resolution, Senator Glenn said a
bill for the wholesale repeal of laws
passed at the above sessions had been
introduced in the House on the ground,
he supposed, that no good thing could
come out of Nazareth. He thought
some good laws mad been passed at
those sessions, and believed that dis
elimination should he used In the
matter. The rules were suspended,
the bill passed and sent to the House
without engrossment.
Senate Bill No. 4, by Senator Fields,
to repeal the act of 1897 taxing horse
dealers, ETC., was referred to committee
on finance.
A bill to repeal Capter $40, Laws of
1887, creating State board of eqaliza-
ton, was introduced by Senatsr Fields
and referred.
S. 3. No. s, Senator Fields, repeating
Chapter 203 of the Public Laws OF
1897, relating to the procuring and
distribution of dead bodies was re-
ferreu
S. B. No. IL. To allow contingent
remainders to be sold and the proceeds
disposed of, was introduced 10y Sena-
tor Lindsay, of Rockingham, and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
$. Z. No. IL, Senator Black, of
Moore county, to reduce the disabiii-
ties Of married women, was referred to
the Judiciary committee.
S. B. No. Is, to repeal Chapter 3O1
e no lou,
cotnbe county, was referred.
The morning hour haying closed.
Senator Travis moved that the Senate
proceed to elect president pro tenn,
It's the matter had been overlooked at
the first session. Senator Fields did
not wish to be understood as opposing
it, but thought that under the Consti-
tuition it could not be done. Senator
Osborne, Of Mecklenburg, said that the
clause of the Constitution referred to
was identical with a clause OF the
United States Constitution, except
that in the latter a word was spelled
"chuse," whereas the State Constltu-
ton spelled it choose" 1t had been
decided that the United States Senate
could elect president pro tenn. Sen
atOr Fields withdrew his objection.
Senator Jerome nominated Senator
4. !. Smith, of Stanley. Senator
Fields seconded the nomination. The
Republicans made no nominations,
and Senator Smith was duly elected.
HOUSE.-Dr. Daniel of the p.>,',y-
terian church In Raleigh Offered
prayer.
Under the order "Introduction OF
Bills" twenty-three bills and resolu-
tions were introduced. Most Of them
we're referred to proper committees,
but a few were Immediately put upon
their several readings and passed.
Among the bills introduced the
most important were two providing for
Jim Grow Cars-one by MIR. Oyerman,
of Rowan, and one by Mr.. Mclean, OF
Harnett bill to more equitably
divide the school fund between the
races, by Mr.. Julian, of Rowan ; bill TO
compel railroads to operate air-brakes
on all trains, by Mr.. Overman bill to
provide Tor chartering foreign railroad
and insurance companies In this State,
SO as to prevent removal of cases from
State to Federal courts, by Mr.. Craig,
OF Buncombe bill to amend the
charter OF Wilmington, by Mr.. Roun-
tree, of New Hanover; bill to reduce
the fees OF registers OK deeds, by Mr..
Leak, OF AnsOn.
A message from the Senate announc-
ed that s. B. NO. ], an act reducing
pay OF employees in the Senate from So
to 81 day, had been passed by that
body and sent to the House for con-
currence.
Mr.. Winston moved that the bill be
put upon immediate passage on Its
several readings.
On the third reading Mr.. Oliver, of
Robson, called for the ayes and noes.
The roll call resulted Ayes, 1l3 !;
noes, Z. All those who voted In the
negative were Republicans.
Speaker Connor announced the tol-
lowing committees
Rules-Overman. Craig, Stubbs and
Moore
PRIVILEGES and Elections-Win-
sion, Leatherweod, White, (Halitax).
B1yan, (Granville); Carr, Whitfield:
Petrie, Prltchard and Hampton.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH-TH!RD DAY.
SENATE.-The most important
bills introduced in the Senate we're !:
The bill Of Senator Daniels intended