The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-21
SENATE.

The calendar was taken up and bills
passed: To "restore white government
IN Washington, Gas swell and Granville
counties; to allow the Wilmington &
Weldon r abroad to consolidate with
the Atlantic Coast Line; to incorporate
the Carolina Northern Railroad Com
pany to amend the charter Of the town
of Nashville; to prohibit the sale of
liquor in Columbus county, and to
establish a dispensary at Whiteville;
to amend the charter of the town of
W%interville; to authorize the commits
sioners of CASTOR county to levy q
special tax
Senator Osborne requested that the
special order for Judge Norwood's i'm.
peacbment be postponed until to NOR
row, which was done.
The bill to incorporate the Northern
& Southern Railroad Company passed
It's second reading.
A bill to prevent hunting on landsi in
Macon and Johnston counties without
written permission of the owners
passed third reading, as did bills rela
tive to the probate OF deeds and other
instruments, and the private exAmina
ton of married women; to tx the
salary of the treasurer Of Bunc1mbe
county (6xing his salary at 800 per
month, t Oe paid out Of the funds be
longing to the county, or out of the
1 CoL1O1 fVvr1 ~ 1nfR ~ NyTnEuN. RI fn0nR
porate the Chapel Hit schooi; to incor
porate the Surety Bonding Company &;
to appoint Justices of the peace for
Davidson county; to incorporate the
Gdilford Power Company; to amend
section 49, OF the Code, by allowing
the judgment of a justice Of the peace
to merge in the Judgment of the Su
p9rior Court when il is rendered in the
same case; to amend the charter Of the
Polk County Railroad Company to
amend the charter Of Mount Airy; to
allow Mount Airy TO Vnsnip to refund
its bonds; to incorporate the Elizabeth
City s. Western r abroad Company;
for the benefit Of r pckinghRm county,
Oy allowing said county to fund it's in
debtedness by an issue of new bonds;
to allow 8. II. Fine, of Madison county,
to run a free ferry across the French
Broad river for the benefit of his Gus
toners.
Bill to establish county of Scotland
passed second reading.
HOUSE
The calendar was taken up and the
following bills were passed: To amend
the law relating to the government of
cities and towns; t amend the charter
OF Winston; to amend the charter of
Wadesboro; to amend the charter Of
Gastonia; to give the commissioner of
Ashe, Allegheny and Watauga coun
ties special powers regarding public
roads; to establish graded schools at
Dobson, with special tax and bond
issue.
An effort to reconsider the vote by
which the House yesterday tabled the
bill to- create three State tax commits
sioners was made and failed.
Bills passed third reading: To estab
lish graded schools at Mount Airy; to
amend the charter of S~satesville; to
change the mode Of elecsing officers Of
the town OF Hartford; TO allow Transyl-
vaniR to levy a speclax tax; to allow
Jackson county to levy a special tax;
to charter Winston, giving the alder,
men power to protect the water works
and water supply to provide commits
sioners for Greene county to require
the treasurer of Halifax county to pay
all sums due teachers for SERVICES last
year; to allow Ashe county to levy
special tax to pay debt; to incorporate
the town of Gold Point, Martin county
to allow Graham county to levy a
special tax; to am9nd the charter of
Raleigh; to allow A Alexander to levy a
special tex to build court house and
jail. This concluded the call of third
reading bills on the special calendar,
Bills passed to incorporate Buie's
Greek Academy and Commercial Col
lege, in Harnett county.
Mr.. Alien, of Wayne, said some
doubt had arisen among the Senator'S
as to whether there should be a Joint
ballot or separate ballot for the mem
bers of the board of internal improve
ments, and that the Senate had held a
separate election. He therefore sug
gested that the House take the same
course. The House then went into the
| cleo ion.
Mr. Rountree submitting the report
OF the special committee on constitu-
tional amendments reported the bill TO