The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-28
The DAYS BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

| Petition Of citizens Of Stokes county
asking that Lee Gibson be put on the
pension list. BY Petree, of Stokes. Com
nittee en- Pensions.
Petition Of citizens of Ashe county
asking that DR.. ]. c. FISHERMAN be put
on the pension list. BY Reeves, Of
Ashe. Committee on Pensions.
| Petition of citizens of northampton
county against the stock law. By Coates.
of No thmpton. Committee on PROPOSE
tons and Grievances.
| Petitions against the incorporation Of
the Mt. Olive and Emanuel Luthe-
ran churches in Catawba county. BY
Boggs, of Catawba. Committee on Prop
| ositions and Grievances.
| Petition of citizens rof Northampton
county asking the levy of a road tax. BY
Winston, of Berthe. Committee on
| Roads.
Petition of citizens of Jackson, North
ampton county, asking the establish
ment of dispensary. BY Winston, Of
BERTHE Committee on Propositions and
| Grievances.
Petition of the merchants of Randolph
county for repeal of the Merchants
Purchase Tax. BY Redding, of Ran
dolph. Committee on Finance.
Petition of merchants of Cherokee
county for repeal of Merchants Pur-
chase Tax. BY Mauney. of Cherokee.
Commnittte on Finance.
Petition Of merchants Of Scotland
Neck for repeal of Merchants Purchase
Tax. By White, of Halifax. Com
mittee on Finance.
Petitions of merchants of Vance and
Warren counties against the Merchants
Purchase Tax. BY Harrison, of Hall
fax. Committee on Finance.
Petition of citizens of Chatham county
asking incorporation of Loyejoy church.
BY Wrenn, of Chatham. Committee on
| Propositions and Grievances.
Memorial of citizens of Ellington,
Harnctt county, asking an amendment
OF chatter. BY Mclean, of Harnett,
| COMMITTEES on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. R. 500. Resolution providing for
| the payment of so costs to j. II.
| w Suggs, the contestant in the Sug-
| Mitchell contest. BY Winston, of BERTHE.
| Committee on Appropriation.
| II. Il. 657. Act to repeal chapter Ill,
Public Laws of 1895, prohibiting the
setting of large steel traps in Graham
| and Cherokee counties. BY Williams, of
| Graham. Committee on Judiciary.
H. b. 65S. Act to protect mountain
trout in Graham county. BY Williams,
| of Graham. Committee on Fish.
| H. b. $50 Act for securing better
public roads BY Powell, of Wake.
Committee on Roads
II. b. ego. Act to put the name of
| Eli Tupperman on the pension rolls.
BY Tharp, of Wilkes. Committee on
Pensions.
II. B. 66l. Act to put on the pension
roll the name of John Siddon BY
Tharp, of Wilkes. COMMITTEE on Pen
sions
II. b. 6G2. Act to punish trespassers
on the lands of another. BY Powell, of
| Wake Committee on Judiciary.
II. Is. 663. Act to protect the sinking
fund. BY Mclean, of Harnett. Com
mittee on Finance.
III. Il. 6G4. Resolution inviting Hon.
| w. Il. Crawford to a seat among mem
hers of the House. BY Carraway, of
Lenoir. Adopted.
II. b. G65. Act to authorize the COM
missioners of Carteret county to apply
certain funds to the payment of floating
d. BITS. BY Russell, of Carteret. Com
mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
| Ii. b. 66G. Act to encourage educa
tion among the masses. BY Kennett. of
| Guilford. Committee on Education.
FL. b. G67. Act to put w. Il. Brown
on the pension list. BY Davis, of Hyde.
Committee on Pensions,
FL. b. 66S. Act to provide for proving
town ordinances on appeals from
mayors court. BY Currie. of Bladen.
Committee ON Judiciary.
III. b. go. Act to protect pedestrians.
BY Rountree, of New Hanover. Com
mittee on judiciary.
H. Is. go. Act to incorporate Aurora
High School. BY Nicholson. of Beau
fort. Committee on Education.