The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-10

Mr.. Winston, of BERTHE, arose and said
"As has been announced in this House
the wife of one OF its member is dead,
| therefore move that the Speak.
er appoint two members of this
body to accompany the remains home.
The motion prevailed and Messrs.
Nicholson, of Beaufort. and Carroll, of
Alamance, were appointed.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
To amend the charters of Wadesborc
and Lincolnton.
To authorize Tarboro to issue bonds fol
lights and water-works.
To take charge of the A. and NJ Col.
lege. The bill makes the number of diree-
tors 20. instead of u. and provides for
their election by the legislature instead
of their appointment by the Governor.
To consolidate and revise the school
laws of the State. This is the public
school bin prepared by the Committee
Oh Education, a synopsis Of which was
printed in this paper IA week ago
To incorporate the Cape Fear Tcrmin,
al Railway: the Burlington and South
err Railway: Salisbury and Fayetteville
Coast Line Railway.
To restore school districts in Person
county, as they were in 1896 so as to
enable the schools Of that county to take
advantage of the bequest of $4,000 left
them by DIR. Terrell
Among the bills passed on their fina'
reading Were the following of moro thar
local interest:
To transfer from the Governor the the
board of aldermen the appointment OF
a police justice for Asheyille.
10 make abandonment for two years
cause for divorce IF the husband shall
abandon the wife and live separate and
apart from her two years. the wife shall
be entitled to dissolution of the bonds
of matrimony, but the husband shall not
remarry during the life time of the wife. !.
The next clause is exactly like this, Civ.
ing the husband Il divorce for aban
donment by the wife.
\ law similar to this was passed by
the Legislature Of 1895, but il was made
not to apply to any separation that
might occnr after the passage of the
act. The bill passed yesterday lets the
bars down for good and all.
To appropriate funds for the support
and maintenance of the North Carolina
School for the Deaf and Dumb Th,
bill carries an annual appropriation OF
100000 and $1,000 for building and foi
heating and lighting the new building
The annual appropriation heretofore has
been 5000. The increase is made 81
account of growth of the school. TIL.
special appropriation, however, is this
wear cut down to $1,000. from $4,000
by the last Legislature.
To change the time for the meeting o.
the new Board of Internal Improve
ments, and to confer upon the board th'
appointment of an agent to superintent
and supervise the swamp lands Of tbs
State. The State Board of Education
has heretofore been appointing this agent
AT a salary Of $1,000 ii year. The posi-
ton is now held by John a. Ramsay, o
Salisbury.
Fusion members of the House Tough
this measure, tilihustering to proven
the passage of the bill on its third read
ing and then calling for the ayes ans
noes. The call was sustained and tn
roll-call resulted as follows: Ayes. rs
noes, u 4 The vote was strictly a part.
vote.
| The Senate's amendments To Mr.. Coun
ellis bdl, removing the disabilities o
married women as to real estate. wer
concpfred in also the Senate amend
mesds to Mr.. Aliens bills for the man
atsement OF the Atlantic and North Car
bIina Railroad and the North Carolin
Railroad.
| 1.-THE resolution TO pay Judge Norwoo
| sy5SS.15 back salary for the months o
June, July and August, was passed owe
without action, pending the proposed in
| parchment.
| Beside the Scotland county bill tn
| following We're passed upon their secon
/ reading:
i To amend the law as TO non-suit $
that the defendant, upon close of I'll
| plaintiffs evidence. may make d motto
to non-suit Ii the motion is over-rule