The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-07
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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to the Solons.
The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. Dir. J. w. Carter, of the First
Baptist church.
Reading of Saturdays Journal was
dispensed with.
Reports of Standing Committees were
made as follows:
Judicary-By Winston. of BERTHE;
Boushall, of Wake: Patterson. of Robe
son: Hartsell, of Cabarrus; Stevens, OF
Union./
Education-By Clarkson, of Mecklen-
burg.
Health-By Reeves, of Ashe.
Rules-By Moore, of Jackson.
Engrossed Bills-By Whitfield, of
Person.
Corporations-By Justice, of Mellow
ell; Leak, of Arson; Foushee, Of Dur
ham; Bryan, of Granville.
Counties, Cities and Towns-By Nc
Intosh. of Alexander.
pensions-By Hampton, of Surry.
The petitions and new bills introduced
showed decided falling off in number
Only four petitions were presented
and twenty new bills were introduced.
Among important bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Brown, of Johnston, to
allow owners of dogs to list them al
sheriff's office for taxation, ut any time.
and thus make them properly.
Mr.. Rountree, of New Hanover. in
PRODUCED a Terrapin Bill. 1t restores
section 3.37T of the Code in regard t"
diamond-back terrapin, except that il
makes a slight change as to the time
of catching them. The Code makes
it unlawful to take them terrapins
between April 10Th and August 18th
Later amendments extended this from
March LIST to Noyembe, 10Th. Now Mr..
Rountrec proposes to repeal these
amendments and amend the Code so as
to make it unlawful to allow diamond
back terrapin to he caught from April
LIST to August LIST.
A bill of great Importance. and ale8
one that should become law. was that
by Mr.. Council. of Watauga, TO pro-
vide for the partition of land where
there is an intervening estate. The bill
amend chapter PA. Laws of 1897, so
as to give tenants i'll common the right
to partitions in real estate, during the
existence of an outstanding life estate.
The Laws Of 1897 provided for the sale
of such interest. but failed to allow
partition of the same and the present
amendment is intended to give this
relief.
Mr.. Winston. of BERTHE, introduced i,
separate car law 1t makes it the duty
|of all railroads carrying passengers for
compensation to have separate but equal
accommodations for the white and col
ored races; the duty of regulating and
prescribing the rules for such separa-
ton is made obligatory on the Railroad
Commissioners; who are made indicta-
BILE if they fail to adopt and enforce
such rules. Penalties and indictments
are provided for a failure of railroads
and the officers thereon to comply
with the rules of the Commission. Pas
sengers are also indictable who refuse
to comply with the act.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing:
To extend the time for beginning work
on Fayetteville and Albemarle Railway
until 1902
To incorporate the Bank of Chapel
HILL
TO amend section 2,14S of the Code,
sioners to prove wills.
To provide stock law for New Han.
over.
To allow Clay county to issue bonds
and levy special tax.
To provide for cross-index to bills.
This bill requires that all wills be cross
indeXed, those already recorded as well
as those hereafter to be recorded. Those
already recorded are to be paid for at Il
price not to exceed ~ cents per viii.
Those hereafter recorded must be in
dexed without charge.
Act in relation tobankruptcy. This
bill provides that no promise to pay
debt discharged by any decree of IL
court of competent jurisdiction in any
proceeding in bankruptcy shall be receiv-
ed in evidence in any of the courts of
the State unless such promise shall DE
in writing and signed by the party to
be charged Herewith"
The bill amending the charter of the
city of Raleigh III. b. 353) was with
drawn by Mr.. Boushall. This is the
charter first drawn and adopted by the
board of aldermen. In its stead the
charter adopted by the citizens in mass
meeting last Thursday night will be
introduced.
The bill to establish the Vance Textile
School as a department of the A. and
NJ. College was made a special order for
II o'clock Wednesday.
The Scotland county bill was made a
special order for Thursday at the ex
piration of the morning hour.
At O'Clock the House took recess
until o'clock last night.
THE DAYS BUSINESS,