The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
TENTH DAY-JANUARY Il.

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ment and mastering in of the troops of
the three North Carolina regiments.
Referred to committee on finance.
The following bills we're introduced:
By Sasterfield, to appoint extra county
com iesione1s for CasWell county by
Hicks, for the relief OF Q Nd. Rogers;
by Mason, in relation to bankruptcy
by Mcintyre, to amend chapter ia,
laws of 1895; by Davis, regarding
fences in Brunswick county by Black,
to amend section 2815 of the stock law
elections; by Speight, to amend section
1908 of the Code; by Bryan, in regard
to certain oaths; by Stanback, in re-
gard to the courts of Montgomery.
Bills passed their final reading as
follows: To provide a permanent sys-
tenn of government for Craven county ;
to provide for the filling of vacancies
In office in Craven county to regulate
the bonds of officers of Craven county;
to increase the number of commission
ers in Craven county; to unite the
Richmond, Petersburg & Carolina
abroad to amend the charter of ST.
Mary's School, and to amend chapter
81, laws of 1897.
The matter OF $3.50 so allowed Nj.
Cannon, the losing contestant in the
election contest case from the Thirty.
fourth district came up, and Senator
Ward said that ne thought this amount
excessive, and that the payment Of
such large sums to contestants would
be conducive to increase the number of
contests before the legislature and a
consequent heavy expense to the State.
Senators Ward and Glenn requested
that before a final vote was taken upon
the account a bill of particulars should
be filled and considered. Tnis che chair
ordered to be done.
By leave, Mcintyre introduced a oil
to repeal chapter 100, laws OF 1897.
A bill to repeal chapter 464 laws of
1897 (passed by the House,, which
Senator Justice explained as q bill to
repeal the printing laws enacted by
the last Legislature, was placed upon
immediate passage, and passed it's final
reading.
HOUSE.
TIE folio wing bills were introduced:
By Gatris, to incorporate the Chapel
Hill School by Leatherwood, 80 change
the time of holding Superior Courts in
the Twelfth distric5; by Reeves, for the
rcli5f of two ex sheT,ff5 OF Ashe; by
Bryan, OF Madison, to abolish the
chain, geng system in Madison county;
by Willard, to revise the jury list of
New Hanover and to amend the char
ter of the Wilmington Gas Light Com.
pany, by allowing it to consolidate
with an electric company OF the Sea
coast Railroad by Ray of Cumberland,
to change the time of the meetings of
county commissioners to the first
Tuesday in each month, and to pre-
vent exorbitant charges by merchants
on chattel mortgages or other securi
ties; by Maitland, to repeal the act of
1897 requiring atence to be built around
the town of Columbia, Tyrrell county,
TO keep out hogs; by Moore, to make
bastardy proceedings a quasi civil &C
ton; by Boushell, to amend the char
ter of the Central Trust and Banking
Company OF Hartford, so as to give it
authority to endorse bonds; by J 3hn
ston of Sampson, to amend the act of
1895 regarding fishing in streams in
Sampson.
A bill was favorably reported by Mr..
Gillian for 1.-The better government of
Hartford county" It creates five new
commissioners and gives the latter au.
thority to remove a school s~uperviso O.
and to have complete charge of all the
school committees and also to pass
upon all off 3ial bonds and not to force
them to accept bonds given by trust OF
surety companies.
Bills passed to improve the roads in
Washington county; to allow Char
lotte to issue bonds with which to pay
for waterworks purchased from a pri-
vate company.
A resolution came up reducing the
pay Of various employee 30 per cent.
It does not affect the pay Of the clerks,
which were cut to 81, Or to laborers,
who get 81 a day, or to the pages, who
get 81 a day. Mr.. Lowery offered an
amendment that this should apply to
members also. Mr.. Hampton de
manded the yeas and nays on this.
The point was made by NJ. Justice
that the amendment was not germane,
as the Constitution fixes the pay of
members. He then offered al amend
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