The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-10
House
SECOND ~DAY-JANUARY 8

the oeritioner was actually and fairly
elected a member of the House from
Psmlico county at the last election, but
that owing to certain Irregularities he
was deprived of the certificate Of cleo
tion That a recount OF the votes, or
dsred bv the courts showed that he
had received a majority of the votes
cas5, ETC., wherefore he asked proper
relief.
Mr.. Craig, of Buncombe, introduced
and mad read a notice of contest l n the
r-apne county case A certificate OF
t,a Clark of the Superior Court Of the
bounty incorporated in the papers sent
M was also read, in which the clerk,
7 ". Blount, stated that he had wit.
messed the recount OF the vote cost, as
per order of justice R johnson, and that
the result showed that Mr.. Sugg (Dem }
had received 1 236 votes, while B r.
Mitchell Customs } received onlv 1 2O9,
giving Mr. Sugg q mej Drity O. ~. The
notice was referred TO the Commute on
privileges and elections.
The oagas we're appointed and an
nonnced as follows: Julius Jones, w.
NJ Hampton, Ed ward Street, Edgar
| Johns. E wood Nichol.. ] L. Ransom,
R L Bro wn, Baham Duggar, William
Kerr.
the arst bill introduced was by Over
man Of Rlwsn, and is to require sep
arata accumulation on railway tt aims
for whites and negroes. He also in
troduced a bill to r. quire railways to
provide trains with automatic brakes
and couplers, for the protection Of EN-
ployees and passengers.
The other bills introduced we're as
follows: By McLaan, of Harnett, TO
require railways Co provide separate
cars t1r whites and blacks, and n to
to repeal the act of 1895 creating the
off % Of cotton weigher for Dunn, Har-
nett county. CUnder suspension of
the rules the later bill passed its read
ing>)
BRYAN, to abolish the Western Grim
inaI circuit Court
Craige, TO amend the law regarding
the inc0rp 1raCiou of railway and steam
boat companies in this State, the object
being TO prevent the transfer of cases
from the State to the Federal court.
Julian, OF Rowan. to repeal chapter
331, public laws 1897 which requires
officers of the State banks aEd rail
ways and other corporations to file
oaths with the State Auditor
Leak, of Arson, to improve public
roads IN Arson to reDeal chapter %
and 253 puolIc la % 1897 Qocsl bille);
to 6x Tne fees of Register OF Deeds of
Arson on CT p liens and chaEtel mort
cages.
Hampton, to repeal the act of 1897
giving Co medical colleges the bodies of
persons who die paupers.
R ,untree, to amend the charter OF
Wilmington, by restoring local self-
government, repeating all acts of 1895
and 1897
Two oils we're passed; III reducing
the par diem OF clerks and door keep
ers from s. TO 81, the other to re peal
the acG Of 1897 which made 2 enrolling
CLERKS and making only n clerk, z.
b. NOrVell The @ vernor's message
was then read by Clerk Wilson. FIVE
hundred copies were ordered printed
Julian, to amend sec 2, art 9 of the
Constitution so as to provide that the
money [ ON thu property and poll tax
OF the white race shall be applied to
White schools and that from the negro
race to negro schools, and that this
amendment when agreed to by three
nLGns OF each house shall be submitted
20 the qlaha' voters of the State at
the next general election. Referred to
Judiciary committee.
CIarkson introduced bill which
passed It's readings, restoring to the
commissioners of Macklenburg the con
troll OF It's roaos and bridges Davis
OF Hay wood ou4 to repeal all
public laws Of 1897, which csused a
great laugh
The following c0nmitteez were an.
pointed: Rules-OVerm4n, Craige.
S5ubOs and NJ rore PrIvIl, ges aud cleo
tions, Winston, Leather wood, White.
Of Haiifsx, Bryan, OF Granville. Carr
Whl5tocd, PeEree, Pri5chard and Hanu.
ton.
SENATE
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Senator Fields announced that the
papers In the contests for seats in the
Senate have Oeen filed.
Bills introduced B, Senator Brown.
an act to appoint a committee to in
Vestigate the management of the State