The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
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text book commission and enn It's
duties; by Sugg. to change the time of
holding courts II Greene; by Hart, TO
amend the stoek Law IL EjgecOmbe
by Wrenn, TO requisite the sppoF.
tionment of public school fund; by
Carrie, to reduce salaries and fees by
Mcneil, to amend the charter Of South
port; by Henderson, to Urovids for the
election Of a cotton weigner at Char
Iotte; by Boushall, to incorporate the
Peoples Storage and Mercantile Com
pany OF Raleigh By Winston, to regu-
late the working Of convicts and TO
establish county farms. Ut provides
for q farm in each county, upon which
~convicts are to work to feed themselves
and the poor of the county, and they
are also to work the public roads. The
bill also provides for the discontinue
ance after 1900 Of the present peniten-
tiary fsrms.)
By Patterson, of Caldwell, to prevent
the sale OF adulterRted and mis0randed
food.
By Thompson of Davidson, to amend
chapter % of the Code, so that such
children Of the mother shall inherit
from each other as if all were legjti
mate; By Marlboro, to repeal the SO
tax on dealers In horses and mules.
A petition was received from the
merchants OF Salisbury, urging the re
peal of the merchants purchase tax ,
The calendar was taken up. Bill
passed repeating the act Of 1897 which
required elections to be held zach alter
nate August on the question o. special
taxes for public schools, the State to
pay amount equal to that voted by
townships. The bill as passed excerpts
those townships which last year voted
the tax, SO they can get the money
this year, but no longer. WooavilIe
township, in BERTHE, and Lake anding,
in Hyde, are, however, stricken cut
entirely, so they will not get the tsx at
all.
Bills passed: To repeal the charter
Of Dudley, Wayne county; to allow
the people of Morganton to vote on the
question of the issue of bonds for pur
chase Of electric light plant; to amend
chapter 345, acts 1895. Dy striking out
the French Broad" river from it's
provisions.
There we're long discussions Of the
bill for the better government OF Her5-
ford county, giving it five new c0m-
m~issicners, the latter to have the right
to refuse to accept bonds in surety
companies.
Mr.. Petree, Of Stokes, said he had
been a member for four terms and had
always tried to do right. He failed 60
see the slightest reason for asking this
legislation. There are no charges
against the present eff ;ers-not a
word against the financial condition of
the country. On the contrary it ia out
Of debt and has money to its credit
''Tnis ia an act conceived in a spirit
Of resentment and not in a spirit of
fairness. 1 believe to the victors be
longs the spoils. These people have
won and now it is wrong to take from
these men that which belongs to them
81 am glad the gentleman from New
Hanover referred to Wilmington's
charter. I voted against it. I believed
il wrong then. know it now. It is
one OF the things that damned the Re
publican party in the last campaign.
Task you now to Go as I did then-ect
fairly and honestly, regardless Of poll
tics. You are following in the steps CT
those Who passed that Wilmingtoo
charter amendment, when you pass
this bill"
Mr.. R Yuntree (D3m favored the bill
and declared: This looks like retri
button" In other words, it must De
done to crafty a spirit Of revenge.
Hampton demanded the yeas and
nays. The vote was yeas IS, nays %.
There was considerable explanation Of
votes. Several Democrats voted no,
among them McNeiIl. of Brunswick
these saying they did not think the
legislature had the right under the
Constitution to thus take charge Of
county government.
Mr.. McNeill said he was opposed to
an increase in oficeholde1s He was
opposed to the election of eight com
missioners for any county-a thing
unnecessary, unusual and uncalled for.
And the powers conferred in the bill
on these commissioners were, ne
thought, too great to be conferred on
any county board. On the third read
ing Hampton offered an amendment