The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-07
SENATE.


TWENTY FOURTH DAY JANUARY 81.
A report from the committee on
elections was read, stating that w. L.
Lambert and George Eaves were elected
Senators from the Thirty first district,
and not Commodore erley and w. j.
Southers, the sitting members from
that district. 1--
The recommendation of the commit
tee that Mr.. a. E Stevens be appointed
assistant enrolling clerk was adopted.
Senators Jerome and Davis were
added to the committee on Agricul-
tural and Treasury Departments, and
Senators Wilson and Davis to the com.
mittee making the investigation as to
the payment Of money out of the
treasury.
The calendar was taken up. Bills
passed as follows: To incorporate the
city of Newbern; to amend chapter 81.
laws of 1897, changing the name of the
Tar River Bank and Rllo wing the bank
to take produce on deposit; to prohibit
the discharge of firearms within one
half mile of Robbinsville, Graham
county; to confer police powers upon
deputy sherifs at Haw River, Ala.
nance county to amend section 1906.
The bill to amend, consolidate and
codity the insanity laws of the State
came up at IL o'clock to day-that
hour having been set as a special order
for it's consideration. By Senator
Smith it was moved that the Senate 90
into a committee of the whole and
take up each provision of the act sep.
arately. This motion vas carried and
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds called
Senator Smith to the chair. The bill
was read by the clerk, with the under
standing that all sections not demurred
to or questioned should be considered
as passed. Discussion first arose over
the word ''inebriates" in sections 8 and
4. There vas considerable discussion
as to section 46 Of the printed bill. This
section provides to priority Of admis-
sion shall be given to the INDECENT in
sane, and that the board Of directors
may regulate admission, having in
view the durability Of patients and the
welfare Of the institution. The section
was allowed to stand as it is, though q
motion was made to substitute for it
section 2278 of the Code, which is pFac.
tically the same in effect az the provis.
ions of the bill.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr.. Winston, to repeal the act of 1892,
by which the ~fusionists took control Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege at Raleigh Git places the manage.
ment and control in a board of q trus-
tees, of whom 9 are now in office and
the Is to be elected by this legislature;
this board is to meet February 18th
and organize by electing a president
and also such members of the faculty
as it may deem best; the board is to
fill vacancies among it's members).
The calendar was then taken up.
Bills passed to allow Watauga to levy
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levy a special tax; to allow Durham
Gown to issue school bonds; to allow
Lexington to issue bonds; to restore
Mount Airy township, Surry county.
Mr. Winston introduced a resolution,
which was at once adopted, calling on
the Governor for reports Of the peni-
Tertiary for 1867.
Bills passed to allow the chairmen of
the board of education and the board
of county commissioners to administer
oaths in any matter coming before
such boards; to repeal chapter 217, acts
of 1895, and chapter 119, acts of 1897,
(t repeats the acts which created a
local board of directors for the negro
normal school at Goldsboro and negro
teachers there urged the repeRl); to
elect CASTOR Buttle a justice Of the
peace in Edgecombe; to provide for
free passage of fish in Mingo creek, by
f%orbidding wire nets OF other obstruc.
tions except mill dams (applies to Gum
berland, Harnett and JohnstoD); to
prevent the sale of adulterated and
misbranded food Quitting in che hands
of the Board of Agriculture the en-
torcement Of the law, penalty for VIC
lation Of the act: fines from 5000 to
$500, or imprisonment not to exceed
one year,.
Mr.. Holman said there was q crying
need for such a Law. The law requires
adultersted food to be 80 branded. He
said q firm in North Carolina is nov
grinding and selling a -four a~dulterated
made from soapstone. Mill feed one