The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-17
SENATE.
FIFTH ~DAY-JANUARY 8.

FIFTH DAY-JANUARY 8.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mcintyre, giving relief TO the sheriff OF
Allegheny; also a bill to repeal chap
ter BIG. laws of 1892 By C1cke to
place on the pension list the name of
James Chandler; by Osborne, to issue
bonds for the Charlotte waterWorks
by Ward, regarding investigation OF
railroad and telegraph charges; by
Hairston, to amend chapter 45, laws
1895; by Smith, a bill for the election
of railroad commissioners by the PEG.
pie.
"The bill" writes Col. Odds, in the
Charlotte Observer, provides that the
railroad commission shall be elected in
the same manner and at the same time
as the members Of the General Assem-
bly,; that the terms Of the commission
ers to be chosen by the General As
sembly now in session shall expire on
the 1st of January, 1900; that at the
general election and for members of
the General Assembly in the year 1900
there shall be elected three commits
sioners; one for two years, n for
four years and one for six years. The
next general election preceding the ex
piration of the term of Office of any of
said commissioners shall elect his sue
cessor, whose term of Office shall be
six years, and that in ase Of vacancy
the Governor shall appoint and his ap-
pointee shall hold until the qualifica
ton of his successor" The bill, we
think, is a good one.
The bill to empower the town OF
Reidsville to Issue bonds for water
works passed third reading.
Bill to prevent fast riding and driv
ing over bridges in CASTOR county also
passed final reading, as did a bill to re
peal chapter 304, laws of 1892.
The bill repeating chapter 3I6. laws
1895, and bill to amend the charter Of
Elizabeth City passed inal reading.
At IL o'clock the Senate adjourned
unit 10 to morrow, having been in ses.
sion exactly one hour, for which the
members drew a days pay.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Giles, to amend chapter 1922 of the
Code; by Curtis, to provide for paying
witnesses; to repeal charter of r d
mond, Buncombe county; by Council,
to amend chapter 148 Of the Code, re.
moving disabilities o. married women;
by Allen, to amend chapter 1873 of the
Code regardinginterna improvements;
to prescribe short forms OF crop liens
and chattel mortgages; by Harrison,
to repeal the oct creating the railroad
commission; by Robson, to protect
the lives and property on railroads by
providing against incompetent en-
ployees; by Clarkson, to establish the
Vance 7, xtile School, (lppropriatiDg
SIS 900, the location to be at the place
which gives a like sum } by B3a9ley,
TO repeal chapter 287, public laws 1896;
by Austin, for relief Of cx Sheriff Hos
kins, OF Jones; by Abbott, to repeal
section 3 chapter 557, acts 1897; by
Winston, to allow BsrIIe to issue bonds
and levy special tax; to alter the cor
porate limits Of the toWn OF Kelford /;
to amend chapter 288 publi3 laws 1895.
regarding B rite aud Craven Superior
Courts; by BousaaIl, for a Jim crow
law.
Committees were announced as fol
lows:
Enrolled Bills-Oiver, VIII 6eld,
Brown, of 9taniy, Abbott, H2user,
Russell, Dtvis, Of HYDE, Rsnsor, Nc
Lear, # Rlchmo "d, H. fin Ian, s .egeLs,
RonD, Whsra, of Dayla
Federal R4lati1ns- G. liam, Nlchol
son, OF Beaufort, Leatbefwood, Hoey,
Leigh, McLotosh, R,d0lng, Hampe~n,
Snipes, Garter, Giles
,Health-R 4aves, Austin, McNeiI',
Davis, of Haywood, Maitland, Holland,
Oliver, AbOost. Pr4tchard, Justice,
Oysters-D Avie, OF Hyde, La'gh,
Thompson, of Oaslow, M .%itland, R.
sell, WEIGH, Nichols, Williams, of
Dare, Wood, Nicholson, Of Beaufort,
Nicholson, of PEI q1imans, Pool
Immigration-Noble, Beasley .L"ath-
erwood, White, of Halifax, Hauser,
James, Mauney, Mclean, of Rich
mono, Holland, Justice, Mcfarland.
Internal improvements - Moore,
White Of Halifax, Carroll, Currie of
Moore, Thompson of Davidson, Bryan
of Granville, Noble, Kenneth, Mclean