The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-21
SENATE.

Bills passed third reading: To allow
High Point to issue bonds; to levy a
special tax in Allegheny county; to
protect tax payers Of Wilkes county.
This bill provides for the appointment
of three additional commissioners with
the object of investigating the colIec-
ton and payment of money by certain
county of1cers). To prohibit commits
sion merchants from charging a com
mission on goods purchased by them
selves.
A bill for the relief of Company G.,
Third Regiment, North Carolina State
Guard, payment of $3.50 as actual ex.
penses to the R9idsville company,
which was held in readiness to serve in
che wal by order of the Ad~jutant Gen
eraO. To increase the number of com
missioners of New Hanover county to
promote the comfort of passengers on
railroads; to repeal chapter 2O7, laws
1895. and chapter 173, laws 1892, in re,
gard to the working of public roads.
By leave, bills were introduced: By
Osborne, to validate the bond issue in
Madison county; by Speight, to pro-
vide waterworks and sewerage and
light plant for Tarboro.
At IL 40 a message was announced
from the House. 1t was borne by Rep
resentatives Craig, Allen and FJushee.
As they came for ward the Senate sol
elmly rose, and Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds said: "All persons are com
handed to keep silent under pain of
imprisonment, while the House of Rep
resentatives presents articles of i'm
parchment against Judge w. L Nor
wood, for high crimes and misdemean-
ors in office"
representative Craig then spoke. On
motion of Senator Osborne, the Senate
delay ed discussion or action in the case
until to morrow.
Bills passed to reduce the toll rates
Of the Brunswick Bcidge aud Ferry
Company to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of spirituous liquors within
three miles of the Presbyterian church
at Davidson; to repeal chapter 500,
laws of 1897; to refund money to per
sons robbed by failure of the Freed.
mans Saving and Trust Company; to
drain the lowlands OF Muddy creek to
repeal the laws relative to public roads
in Halifax and Nash counties; to incor-
porate the North State Electrical
Power Company; to appoint j. W.
J ohnston, D. B. Campbell and David
Ray Justices of the peace in Cumber.
land; to prevent telling trees in the
water courses of Cherokee and Clay
counties; to incorporate the North
Carolina Society of the Cincinnati; to
protect mountain trout in Graham,
Watauga, Cherokee, Clay. Macon,
Haywood and Caldwell counties; to
provide for the management of the
Colored Normal School at Franklinton;
to require applicants for physicians
license to exhibit diploma from and
proof of three years attendance at
some reputable medical college.
HOUSE.
The House took up as a regular order
the bill to give the county of Perquim-
ans two additional commissioners. The
bill passed second and third readings
by a vote Of AZ to q.
Messrs. Foushee, Craig and Allen, Of
the impeachment committee, appeared
and Mr.. Craig announced that they
had, as directed in the resolution
adopted Saturday, appeared before the
bar of the Senate and impeached w.
L. Norwood, in the name Of the people
Of the State.
Bills passed to put control of the
deaf. mute school at Morganton in Dem.
ocratic hands. The resolution to pay
W. L Norwood salary for June, July
and August 85s8) was adopted.
Bills passed changing the name Of
Ashpole to Union City to incorporate
Mt. Gilead, Montgomery county; to in
corporate the Bank of Mooresvile; to
amend the charter of Greenville.
The bill was taken up to establish
the bureau of labor and printing, which
gives the labor commissioner control
Of the public printing. Mr.. Hoey ex
planned the bill, saying that the price
of composition had been reduced by it
from 35 to 80 cents per 1 900 ems. He
said the contract made in 1898 was the
best ever made up TO that time and
that the bill would effect a saving of
S. 600 a year as compared with the
contract of 1898. The bill gives power
to give the puolic printing to any per
son ~selectedby the Democratic caucus.
The laws are to be Eall printed in 90