The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
What Our Law Makers Are Doing
For North Carolina.
GETTING DOWN TO REAL WORK.
TUESDAY JANUARY II.

TUESDAY JANUARY IL.
| SENATE.-The Governors specia
message giving his reasons for remov
ing the Wilson's as railroad commits
sioners, was the chief thing before the
Senate. The reasons given by the
Governor are summarized on the ed
itorial page.
! BILLS PASSED.
S. B. 6. To repeal chapter $40
Laws of 1897, the law authorizing
the State board of equalization. Pass
ed, then reconsidered and referred tC
Finance Committee.
S. B. 80, H. B. 70: To investigate
as to money paid out of the State
treasury without authority of law.
Amended by providing that two Sen
ators shall be added to the committee
and passed.
s. B. 1876: To repeal chapter 81,
Laws of 1897. Substitute providing
that gill nets 80 yards instead of 20
yards long may be used in Albemarle
Sound. Rules suspended and passed.
A resolution authorizing the chair
man OF the judiciary Committee to
appoint clerk was adopted.
HOUSE.-The House also listened
to the reading of the Governors mes
sage, but had to wait until it was first
read in the Senate, as his Excellency
had given out only one copy.
After the reading of the document,
which consumed half an hour, just ex-
actly forty bills and resolutions and
three petitions were introduced
Among them were the following of
general interest and Importance
By DAVIS, of Haywood: To appro-
pirate $4,000 annually for the School
for Deaf and Dumb at Morganton.
By Rountree, of New Hanover: To
amend the law in regard to probating
deeds and other instruments.
By Clarkson, of Mecklenburg To
amend the insurance laws of the State,
to enable manufacturers to secure
minimum rate.
BY Patterson, of Caldwell To pre-
vent the sale Of adulterated or mis-
branded food.
By Winston, Of BERTHE: To provide
for construction of monuments to
Gen. Francis Nash and Gen. William
Lee Davidson, for which purpose Con-
gress has appropriated $4,000.
By Wall, of Richmond To estab-
lish a State Textbook Commission
to provide uniform books for public
schools.
By Reese, of Ashe: To regulate
the apportlonment of school funds.
By Rountree, of New Hanover: To
abolish all exemptions from jury
duty.
By Currie, of Moore: To reduce
salaries and fees.
By Mcneil, OF Brunswick: To
amend the charter of Southport.
By Craig, Of Buncombe: To pro-
vide for thorough investigation of case
of the suspended railroad commission
ere.
By Boushall, of Wake: To reli eve
sheriffs and tax-collectors of certain
counties.
During the consideration of the cal
andar five bills passed their third and
final reading, two passed second read
ing and two resolutions were adopted.
Only two OF the bills we're of more
than local Importance. They we're
To repeal Observation-Disclosures
law.
To increase number of commits
sioners In Hertford county to eight.
The two bills passed On second
reading were to authorize Morganton
ano Charlotte to issue bonds.
The two resolutions adopted were /:
To provide for investigation of case
of the suspended railroad commits
sioners.
To limit time for explaining votes in
the House to one minute.
PASSED THIRD READING.
III. B. No. 223. Act to amend chap
ter 345, Public Laws of 1895, prohib-
iting the taking of fish in certain
streams in Henderson county, except
with hook and line.
II. B. No. 234 (substitute for s. B.
No. 56). Act for the better govern
ment of Hertford county, by increas-
ing the number of com missiOners from
three to eight.
HI. B. No. 49. Act to repeal chapter
421. Public Laws of 1897, encourag-
ing local taxation for public schools.
Wednesday, January 18th.
SENATE.-The following is the ac-
count of lively debate:
The rains decended and the flood
gates were opened in the Senate.
The Senate talked, and the galleries
filled and the mere the galleries filled
the more the Senators talked.
It should be said in behalf of the
Senate that it did not do 1t premedita-
tedly and that, for the most part, it
talked we'll. The storm blew up from
| the most unexpected quarter and at
| first did not look to last long, but it
swept on for two mortal hours. 1t did
not cost more than $3.50 aud saved $40
besides making things lively while it
lasted.
It all came out of the resolution re.
ported from the Claims committee re-
commencing that Mr.. Cannon be paid
$272.6O as part expense incurred in his
contest with Senator Franks. No two
of the Senators wanted to pay him the
same thing, and they varied In their es
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