The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-07

tax 60 the COmmASSiOnSES Oh
/; Shelby to levy special tax; to allow a
special tax for Lincoln county to ex-
tend the Mecklenburg road law to Ger.
tain townships of Davidson county to
authorize an issue of bonds in Raleigh
to Wnship; to authorize commissers Of
Swain county to issue bonds to pay in.
debtedness.
Bills also passed third reading to re
wise and consolidate the stock laws of
Robson county to authorize the com
m~issioners of Rocky Mount to issue
bonds for sewerage; to allow Alamance
county to issue bonds for permanent
road improvements; to authorize the
commissioners of Camden to levy a
special tex to establish graded schools
in the town of Washington to author
ize the city of Salisbury to issue bonds
for electric lights; to authorize the
commissioners of Cabarrus to issue
bonds.
Senator Jerome, by leave, introduced
a bill to provide S., 600 for abe imme
date and incidental expenses Of the
States prison, which, he asked to be
put upon it's immediate passage. He
explained that the States prison was
without funds, and was even unab.e to
raise sufi ;ient money to pay for the
expenses of the return of escaped con
victs, some of whom were in Wash
ington city. This bill passed final
reading.
Bills further passed: To establish a
dispensary at Seaboard, Northampton
county to establish a toll gate at Mul
berry Gap.
The bill to provide current jurisdic
ton for the criminal courts Of Warren
county, passed final reading, as did
bills to drain the loWlands of Davidson,
Rowan and Catawba counties; to ex-
tend the stock law in Chatham county
to make Neuse river, in Johnson coun
ty, a lawful fence; for the relief Of the
board of education and certain teach
ers in HEREFORD county to use convict
labor on roads in Johnston county,
The bill to reduce the salaries of
State officials cameup. Senator Franks
offered the following substitute: Re.
solved, That the State 60 into bank
ruptcy." The motion was made to
table the substitute, which, the chair
explained, would carry the bill with it.
The motion to table was lost, the vote
standing II ayes and 20 nays. Upon
motion of Jenator Hicks, the bill was
referred to the committee on salaries
and fees.
The Senate met at 5 o'clock in special
order to complete consideration of the
act to revise and consolidate the pub
lie school law. Section SO was the only
section unconsidered. 1t provides that
county boards Of school directors ah4il
adopt a series Of text books, wh'cl
shall be used for three years. SAID
adoption provided for, shall occur at
the meeting Of said board on the 1st
Mon1ay in June 1901, ard every three
years thereafter, provided that no sec
tional political books shall be used in
the public schools, and provided, |
further, that text books now prescribed
and in use in said schools shall not be
changed, nor prices raised prior to
said date, and that the list of such
books and their prices as now recorded
upon the minutes of the county boards
Of education, and any list Of books
hereafter adopted under the provisions
of this law and price the same, shall be
recorded IN said minutes for the in
s~pection Of the public; provided that
the county board of scnool directors
shall cause the names and prices Of all
public school books to be printed on
cardboard and kept posted in each and
every public school house. After a
discussion of two and a halt hours the
section as it stands vas adopted by the
Senate.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted to pay
Senator Jones 5000 expenses incurred
in his contest for his scat.
Mclean, of Harnett, called up his
bill to forbid the State Treasurer from
paying out any money upon warrant
Of the old board of trustees of the in
stitution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, and to honor warrants of the
new committee.
The bill was read. 1t changes the
name to the State S school for the B ind
and the Deaf, and puts it under the
charge Of a board of directors. 1t
passed it's reading. 1t provides for the
election of trustees by the legislature.
The bill which passed Saturday.
changing from June to August the