The Burke County news., 1899-01-20
THE HOUSE.

lngprayer. 1Ee speaker gave NO.
,ice that no smoking would be
allowed on the floor and In the lobbleS
aud gallery. Tue committee on rules.
through OvermaD, reported the adop-
tlon of the rules Ot the session OF 1898.
4 new committee Is created, known as
the Committee on appropriations, to
which all other committees must report
any appropriation carried bv any bills.
Winston submitted the report OF the
elections committee IN the case OF }. r.
W. Sugg VS.. B. +. Mitchell. for the
seat from Greene, in favor Of Sugg.
Democrat. Tue report WAS unanimous,
Mitchell admitting he had no right to
the seat under the recount OF votes.
The following resolutions were intro
duced: By Julian. to fix the meeting
hour of the House at 10 a. N. BY
Moore, creating u special committee Of
-, to be known as the committee on
election law. By Williams. of lredell.
to reduce the pay Of all House employees
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Stephens. for she removal of the cor
| ner stone Of the bind institution, on
which is the name of Jun Young. BY
! Council, to amend chapter $40. rubiIc
| laws Of 1891. BY Re,nhardt. amending
! the law regarding the penitentlary III
| the matter Of the employment OF con
vlcts on farms. By Councll, to repeal
| the law creating State board of tax
! equalization. By Justice, of Mellow
| ell, to increase the number Of judicial
districts. By Moore, to repeal the act
! distributing dead bodies. By Ray, Of
| Macon. to rel cal the public school act
| OF 1897. BY Gillian, to repeal the act
| OF 1897, regarding cotton and peanut
| welghers tor Edgecombe. BY Gattls,
| to repeal chapter DO public acts 1897.
| creating the board of tax equalization.
/ By Hoey, to place J. II. Beams name
| on the pension roll. By Hayes. to
abolish the bureau of labor statistics.
BY Relnhardt. to repeal the act of 1897,
| to allow the people to vote for special
taxes each August for public schools;
! 50 to apDolut white committee
men for white schools and negro
committeeman for negro schools;
also to put Hyam Brotherton on the
! pension rolls. BY Curtis. to pro.
| hlDlt bird hunting on another's lands
! IN Buucombe; also TO repeal the act
giving Buncombe an aud tor By Ne
| ble, to amend the act regarding magls
trates IN Jones By James, 70 amend
chapter 246, acts 1856. by Gillian, to
| repeal the act Of 1897, regarding rates to
| be charged by fire insurance companies
| III North Carolina. BY Foushee, to in
| corporate the Southern Conservatory Of
| Music. Ey Fleming, to repeal the act
equalization. By Lee, to amend the
Of Madison, to abolish the chain gang
| foy 1rrf Rxv( N,,r
repeal the act of 1897 allowing the Far
mers' Mutual Insurance Company to
do business without tax or license BY
Wilson, tor the relief of the sheriff Of
Pennsylvania. By Wood, to repeal
chapter 500, laws Of 1897, which gave
Wayne county road law. By Will
Hams. of Dare, to promote Temperance
In that county. BY Thompson, to re
Zeal chapter -, acts 1891. Bv Ray. Of
! Macon. to provide for the election Of
| public school committeeman bv the
| qualified voters Of the res pective town
ships. By Winston, amending the
| constitution as to suffrage. 1t pro
| vldes for constitutional amendment
to be voted on III May, 1900. at a gen
eral election, the time for State cleo.
tons being changed to that date.
1t IS basel on the Louisiana consutu
| ton. 1T has property and educa
| toDal qualification and admits TO reg
| lstratIon all nersOns who served IN the
| United ctates army prior to Jan. /, 1861.
Ihe calendar WAS taken up Bills
were passed abollshing cotton weigh
efs Tor HALIFAX county, and rerealIn.
the act II 1871. giving to medical stu
dents bodies OF pauuers dying III the
iLsane a-yium~, the ren,ten t!ary, etc.
| bE vote oi liz to Z, the ijou-,
seated }. ;. Su-gs, the membe
from Greene, and lie took III,
oath before the 81 eaker. Ten o'elorl
! Il. ID Was LIZ Ynte nXed ns -