The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-17

Miller, James, Bryan, Davis.
On Rules-Smitb, OSBORNE, Justice.
HOUSE.
The following resolutions were intro
duced: By Gillian, to appoint a com
mittee Of three TO look into the matter
of fees received by the Secretary Of
| State in excess of his legal salary. By
Leatherwood, declaring that the PEG
pie of North Carolina condemn the Re
publican officials for sending a negro
mayor and two negro clerks to gay off
the Second North Carolina Regiment,
and ~denouncing it as humiliating.
Passed. BysJustice, of Mcdowell, to
provide for a committee to call on the
Governor and ask for the papers and
evidence In the matter Of the removal
of J. W. Wilson and s Ohio Wilson
as railroad commissioners, the report
to be made in five days. By Craig, to
declare the golden rod to be the State
flower. By Mclean, raising a commit,
tee Of three to inquire as to the pay
ment of moneys out Of the public treas.
ury without authority of law. By
Davis, of Haywood, in favor of Judge
W. L Norwood. By Winston, provid-
ing for the joint election of an enroll
ing clerk next Tuesday.
The following bills we're introduced:
By Hart, to increase to five the num-
Der of commissioners of E1gecombe.
By Robinson, to amend chapter 1913,
private laws 1895, allowing the Bank
of Fayetteville to reduce capital stock,
By Williams, of Dare, to incorporate
the town Of Manteo. By Williams, of
Yadkin, to amend chapter 154, laws
1892, regarding hunting in Yadkin.
By Austin, to repeal chapter 1853, acts
1897. Imposing a license tax on law
yers, physicians and dentists. By
REM, to repeal chapter 261, public
laws 1895. in regard to hunting in
Chatham By Hampton, to repeal
chap5er $40, public laws 1892, creating
a State board of tax equalization. By
Reinhardt, to pay special venire men
in Lincoln; to put r )bert Brown and
Jacob Dellinger on the pension rolls.
By Craig, to amend the charter Of
Bingham School. By Hoffman, to
establish graded schools at Morganton.
By Ourrie, to repeal cheptey 331, pub
lie laws 1897, which requires oaths by
bankers and others to be fled with
che State Auditor By Wood, to re
peal the charter of Dudley.
The calendar waf taken up. A reso
lution was adopted to refer to a special
committee all bills relating to courts.
The resolution to give Mrs Margaret
Shipp a clerkship in the enrolling
clerks Office was taken up and passed.
The resolution was adopted raising a
committee Of three to investigates the
fees received by the Secretary of State.
The resolution to declare tie e pi3en
rod the State fOwer was laid on the
table.
Mr. Carraway said the peopla wanted
to get out from under the golden rod"
and that he favored the ''silver slipper"
as the State fower.
A bill to repeal the charter Of the
Swain County Lumber ard Boom Com
pauy, granted in 1897, was taken up
and passed,
The resolution in regard to inquiry
as to public money lent to the peniten
tiary by the State Treasury. passed
unanimously.
A bill passed repeating the act of
1895 allowing a discount to Chatham
people who pay their taxes early, and
imposing apsnalty on those who delay
amending the charter of the Bingham
Sch 1oI.
The resolution vas taken up for TIE
relief of J Idge Norwood, paying him
1881 salary for 1898. this money hav
Ing beer paid Judge Carter.
Senate Dill repeating The act of 1897,
allowing live stock to go at large dur
ing the winter in no.fence districts in
Halifax and Edgecombe counties passed
without a dissenting vote.
Bill passed providing pilots for Old
Topsail inlet and Beaufort harbor.
The Speaker announced the commit
tee, chairman being the first named:
Judiciary - Overman, chairman;
Allen, Correll, Robertson, Winston,
Moore, Craig, McLean, of Harnett;
Justice, Stubbs, Ray of Macon, Clark
son, Foushee, Gattis, Robinson, Thomp-
son, Patterson, of Robson, Gillian,
Carr, Bcown, Of Stanley, Carroll,
Leather wood, Nicholson, of Beaufort,
Leigh, Hartsell, Currie, BousheIl.
Finance - Holman, Patterson, of