The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-02
DIRECTORS TO RUN prison.
Democratic Caucus Penitentiary Bill
Passes Both Houses.
The BILL AS TO INSANE LAWS
Referred to Senate COMMITTEE. Many Ssna-
tors Opposing the Clause Placing the
Criminal insane In the PeGitentiary.
THE SENATE.

NlNETEENTH DAY.-lh6 Eenate was
opened with prayer by Rev. NJ. NJ
Marshall. Petition was presented to
move tho co'orod normal school from
Elizabeth CIty to Her tford. Reports
OF committees were favorable as Ia bills
to repeal chapter 0Sl, laws Of 1895, aud
TO re enact chapter 4.5, laws OF 1893;
to re enact chapter 17J, laws Of 1898:
to re enact aud amend chapter l34,
laws Of 1871; to appoint q COMMITTEE
on trustees Of the University; to amend
section 2, 81 Of The Code; to enlarge
and incredSe the AlbemarIe Canal; to
amend chapter II, laws Of 1889; to
amend aud consolidate the insanity
laws Of the State; to Inc rrorste the
African AID and Benevolent Society;
to au horl Ze tue publication Of sket che.
of the North Carolina Regiments; o
bill to amend sections 2. SjJ and 2.8.U
Of The CJde. lhe following bills
were Introdnced: Justice, to amend
section "a OF The ode, aud chapter
2Sl, laws OF 1889; Harris. to establish u
dspensary ut Jackson; Mcintyre, to
amend chapter %, laws Of 1897; Glenn,
to repeal section 3, lI3 Of The Code.
The calendar was taken up aud among
the bills To pass iinai reading Was the
bill TO reOrganIZe and Incorporate the
State penIteutlary. Upon the ayes and
noes being taken, the vote upoc this
biIl STOOD - ayes aud noes. Senator
Fuller, coiored, SAID that HI. was u b.li
TO pr, vide a parent for al orphan enid;
that he beIeved that 1t was u good
measure, aud, erefore, he voted with
the majority. The bin cOdiiylng aud
cuusol ldutIug the insane laws came
with ~ favorable report from the com
lnlt,ee except .ns to one or two pro.
L.. "A
~ to the clause with reference to con
tulug tue c Imlunl insane III the . en-.
tentIury III haleIgn, tins being o.
posed by the majority OF the SENATOR
who spoke. Finally the bill was re
referred to the G ,mmIttee and 1T WAS or.
deIed that 300 copies OF the amend
ments to- tue DIIl be printed aud dis
trlhu eel among the Senator's.
TWENTIETH DAY. The Committee OF
election declded that IN the coutested
election case OF f. NJ. Jones against +
NJ White. ot the foui teeuth district,
that on u rec MT, Jones, Dem, Graz,
was elected 10y tive votes. BY r.que-t
OF skinner, the rel ort was taken W,
hud uuani ninou-'y y approved. The Houst
hill to authorize the publication uI
sketches If The North aroliua RegI
meuto (com l!ed by Judge Waiter
iuI j. was iuhtu JUSTICE
,l,quoutIy In tavor of the bill. Strong,
earnest speeches were made IN favor oi
the resolution by Jackson, Brown aud
Glenn, aud also by Franks aud Fuller.
on motion Of Hairston, the bill was
voted anon by rising vote anC
passed unNn muusly.
INTG1Y.IlbsT DAY. Senate was
opened with prayer bv Rev. j. W. Lee
IetulouS from the citizens of Ply
mouth for tie reteut,on OF the coloreG
normal schob at that place, from the
citizens of Washington county to pro
hlbit the sale of liquor there, from til.
merchants of Johnson county f:r The
repeal of the merchants purchase tax,
from the medical profession ut Clinton,
from the citizens of Caldwell county,
relative to local option We're referred tC
committees. After q number of new
bulls were introduced the calendar was
taken up Bills as follows passed fiua
reading: To amend chapter 154. laws
of 1891, relating to the lease OF turpeu,
tine orchards; to amend chapter "a o.
The Code and cnarter 1871, laws OF
1889, relating to physicians. This bill,
rs explained by Senator Justice, is tG
do away with quack doctors. Also 4
number of local bills. DR.. Murphy's
bill revising, amending and con
solidatlng the insane laws of tn.
State, was again taken up, and tn.
clause providing that the criminally in.
sane shall be incarcerated in the peni
tentiary at Raleigh met with the usuaI
opposition. BY leave Senator Brown
introduced bill to aid the Horticul
tural Society Of North Carolina. BY
unanimous vote, the privileges of the
Senate floor were extended to Con
gressmen- ect Crawford, Kluttz ant
Atwater uur.ug their stay IN Raleigh
TWENTY SECOND DAY.-The Senat
was opeued with prayer by Senate,
Jones. A petition from the mem bers
OF the various churches of Goldsbor,
to establish II school for the reforma
ton of youthful criminals, aud q peti
ton from this citizens OF High pOin
for the repeal of the merchants pur
chase tax were referred 10 ccm tees
Reports OF committees were favorable
on number of bills, amOux then
were: 10 amend section 3S of In.
tode, regarding the pourd OF Interna
improve sments; to amend 3S0j REGARD
ing citlZeus and towns tameuded b.,
striking cut sec,iou 2); to prohib
barbel wire fences parallel with an,
wltnn 2OO feet of roads in Henderson,
comfy Among the bulls introduced
were: By senator Thomas, to a.nen,
rule 9, emp er -, OF The Code; jones
To amend section ?,664 OF Ih'
Code concerning Registers of deed
The ca eudar was taken NJ aud I'll a.
follows ra ,sed tinai reading: Tore, tn
chapter ~, laws If 1895. and chal,e
l19, laws ol lS9;, relating tn the exten
son of tue boundaries of Mt. An,
township. Tins hnl rractica ly ell
forces the collection of q S2J. .OUO bon,
issue, subscribed fcr the Cape Fear
1adkin Va ley Railroad; to protect cat
lie from splenetlc fever. tIu expia,n
ing this bill Fields suyge tied that III
parucuiar evl guarded against WAS tu
boorhl us BOWS, or partIcu. al fe'e
tick, vii on part cula tick 10 al> >ea,e
particularly cUntag ious aud deadly 4
cattle. A bill 10 repeal section b, IL
OF The Code came III. Ihs bil
provides that u local option election
may be held IN any month during tn
year, instead of IN June, as the In,
now stands, aud on . petition OF one
fourth OF the citIzeus OF . town
ship, instead of one. half, AS formerly
Ward said that he wished to propose =
amendment to the bill, that cities an,
counties should be included in the bill
III addition 20 townships. The bill wa
nnally re referred 10 the committee.
bull to amend chapter 159, laws of 1S9
Ith,s is koundtree's bill and prevent
judges from ISSUING Nm injunction O
restraining order on o quo warrant
proceeding against Q defsndens in OF
hce) passed final reading.
TwENTY.THIRD DAY. The Senate va
opened with prayer by kev. DR.. Car
ter. Among the bills introduced were
by Senator Stanback, to amend char
ter Al, laws of 1897, relating to specis
tax In Montgomery county; Mcintyre
to amend Senate bill No. 1854, relatin,
to fish in Albemarle sound; to incorpo
rate the Carolina and Northern Rail
road Company; Ward, to repeal chap