The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-16

cIa..on; 70 amend sec.ion 1918 OF Ths
Codo. relating to marriage license by
pteh1ing race" before color. tThs
rill applies only to Robson coautv.i
to amend sectioa ~ Of Th. Codo re-.
Earding telephone and telegraph com.
rahies; to regulate tho drainage ot low
lands to incorporate The Il J. Rev
nolds Tobacco Com pany; to establish .
o.-pepsAry In tho town Of Madi.
son. Rockingham county. BY lcave,
Senator Mcintyre introduced 0
bill to appropriate siOo, 900 to tho
public schools In North Carolina. aud
Senator SKINNER bill to amend an act
OF 1891, repeating laws Of 1891, relating
TO hshiEg in Albe,narle Sound. Upon
motion, the latter bill Iassed hnA,
reading, as d d tho bill to incorporate
the North and South Carolina Railroad
Company; to incorporate the Coolemee
water Works. to Incorporate tho Geo.
lemee Cotton Mills; TO establish q dis
rensary at Clayton; to incorporate the
Great Council Of North Carolina Order
Of Red Men.
THIRTY FOURTH DAY. Winston bill
regarding the penitent.ary, which
passed the Honsc was held up in tho
Senate W w. II. Days friends, who
hope to effect some arrangement By
which Day will retire "a supefinteDd-
ent The special joint legislative com
m!ttee to investigate Governor Rus.
sells removal OF J. W. Wilson. AS
chairman Of tho railroad commission,
have decided in favor of Wilson. 1t is
understood that the decision is unau-
imOus
THrHrY FIFTH pAY. In tie Senate
Brown introduced a resolution that the
time Tor tho election of directors cf tie
Deaf and Dumb School at Morgauton
be the 10Th o. February. The reso!u-
tion was adopted. At 1910 message
was announced from the House. 1t
was borne by representatives Craig,
Allon ard Fonshee. %As they cane
forward the Senate solepnly rose, aud
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds said
"Ali persons arc commanded to keep
.iient under pa;u OK imprisonment.
while tho House Of Representativcs
presents articles Of impeachment
against Jadge W. l.. Norwood, for
high crimes and misdemeanors in
office" Craig thea spcke. On potion
| the Senate delayed discussion or ac-
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reading bills were passed.
THE HOUSE.
| THtnrtETH DAI.-A resolution from
The Senate, raising g joint committee
to ask the Eoserhor as to the vacancies
cc .he board of directors Of the State s
[ prise n, was concurred in. Bills were
| introduced as follows: Mcneil to re-
duce fees on crop liens; Lusk, to pro-
vide for the appointment of directors
aud State proxy of the North Caro-
lima Railroad; Beas!ey. TO repeal
chapter t.G acts 1895, and re-
enact chapter 4s7, acts Of 1891.
regarding game keepers on Curri-
tuck Sound; also to prevent obstruc.
tion Of navigation OF North river aud
Carrituck Sound by timber getters;
tul,an, to amend article C. the con
5titution by addisg new section
which @.,l limit eligibility to all cleo
tive State and county officers to three
successive terms; Wall to repeal the &C.
/ Of 1897, which requires dentists to
ps'N examination. Tho bill! regarding
directors Of the North Carolina Rail
rpad rrovidos that they shall be
elected by tho State board OF inter.
rai improvements and that thai
board shall also have power to 10
move thcri and ill the vacancies.
The reply OF the State Treasurer to the
resolution of inquiry as to what rum:
Of money he had paid out to the reni
Tertiary, etc, was received and place.
in the hands Of the finance COMMITTEES
Winston read the reply Of tho Cover
ror to the inquiry as to what vacan
cies there are on the board 0
directors Of the penitentisry, Th'
reply said there were two-ffon
the seventh md ninth districts
He ihen placed in nomination William
G. Newland, from tho seventh ans
Martin L. Bryan, from tho ninth Pc
tree was nominated on tho part Of th
fusiouists. Charles Smith nominated
w. l.. Lawrence; Wrenn nominate,
James ]. Jenkins; Hampton nominate,
John H. Wolf, of Surry. Newlaud AM
Bryan were elected. Winston b.
leave, introduced bill. which
under q suspension of the rules
at once passed its readings, amending
the act putting tho peni.entiary i
Democratic hands, by providing that
the board of directors finds that 70
Tertiary February 10th, then it shal
the citv OF Raleigh it may select B
leave Carroll introduced bill to reres
section 3l3l of The Code and enact
: substitute providing that local optic
elections may be held at any time i
| the year, but not oftener than once j
two years, before petition of one
third Of the qualified voters
The question of leaving the Cumbol
land Gispensary matter to q vote of th
!. deople. after being adversely dispose
of by the House, came mp before tn
Sc ,ate judiciary committee in the forl
ia substitute bill introduced by Seua
tor Williams The committee decide
by o vote of 8 to /, in favor of the dis
; pensary as it stands, without leavin
the question to q vote. Il. L. Coope,
J. 2. Henderson. Fl. B. Hardy an
Q Ellis Garner have beer summoned I
testify against Judge Norwood.
} THIRTY FIRST DAY. In the Hous
. bills were introduced as follows: Bou
D shall, for the promotion Of the rearin
!, of pheasants in North Carolina; At
5 bott, to incorporate Dismal SwamI
Boggs, to amend the act regardin
drainage of low lands in Rowan, Davlt
I sou, Davie, aud Cstawba; Thompson
to establish graded schools at Lexin:
q con; Reiuhardt, for better drainae
Of lowlauds in CASTOR aud Catawb,
Willard, to allow the officer in con
. mand Of the naval brigade to appoil
his staff; Justice, to provide self-cou
lers and automatic brakes on rai!roa
9 trains; Reeves, TO protect water su
plies, IN the interest of the publ
. health. A bill came over from the Sci
> ate and was rushed through 10 will
5 draw'from the State Board of Acrlcu
ture all authority to build OR to autho
| iZe any Of its aCanta to huill an