The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-10
SHORT MORNING SESSION
AND ONLY -FOUR BILLS WE'RE
PASSED.
THE COMMITTEES GET DOWN TO WORK
Three Contests Before the Committee on Priv
leges and Elections but all We're Post
poned Until To-day at Re-
quest of Coniestees.

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The Senate met at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning and adjourned at ) minutes
the opening prayer.
The two most important bills Of the
day were the bill of Senator Ward to
examine into the reasonableness of rail-
road, express and telegraph rates, and
Senator Smiths bill to elect railroad
commissioners by the people. Both We're
referred to the Committee ON Railroads
and held for further consideration.
The Senate committees held their first
working sessions, and disposed of a num-
Der of matters. Three contests came be-
fore the committee OH privileges and
elections in the Afternoon, but at the re-
quest of counsel for contestees an ex-
tention of time was granted on all.
BILLS REFERRED.
Senator Smith, by request, petition
asking that the State refund certain
moneys to North Carolina College at
Mt. Pleasant. To Committee on FL
nance.
Ii. ID. II, -. ID. ri, 10 repeal chapter
12S. laws 1897. TO Committee on Ju-
dietary.
III. b. "a. S. b. 40: To increase the
number of Commissioners of Jones coun-
ty. To Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns
Ii. b. AZ, s. b. Al: Tie repeal chapter
203 Public Laws 1897, to regulate the
distribution of dead bodies for the
80 s4+
ee on judiciary.
Fl. E. 81; S. B. AZ: To repeal chapter
go Laws 1895. To Committee ON Jul
dietary.
Ii. Il. 80, S. B. 43: To appoint a joint
committee on superior and criminal
court districts. To Committee on Jul
dietary
s. B. 10. Senator Lowe: For the re-
lief of w. NJ. Rheinhart. To Committee
on Pensions.
S. B. 40. Senator Cooke: To put
James Chanler. in class two on pension
roll. To Committee on Pensions.
S. Is. As, Senator Ward: To appoint
Il committee TO investigate, the reason
ahleness of railroad, express and tele-
graph rates. To Committee on Rail
roads.
S. g. 40, Senator Smith, by request:
To repeal chapter 331, public laws of
1897: To Committee on judiciary.
S. B. 80, Senator Hairston: To
amend chapter G5, laws of 1895. To
Committee on Roads.
s. b. 81, Senator Smith: To provide
for the election of railroad commission
ers by the people TO Committee on
Railroads.
S. b. No. 50, Senator Fuller: A reso-
luton with reference to the peace treaty
now pending before the United States
Senate.
S. B. No. 10, Senator Daniels; To
turn insurance fees into the State Trea-
sury. To Committee on Salaries and
fees for amendment.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
S. b. No. %: To authorize Louisburg
municipal bonds. Reported favorabIy
from Committee ON Counties, Cities and
Towns by Chairman Black.
S. b. No. z: For relief of ex-Sheriff
JONES, of Allegheny. Reported engross-
ed by Chairman Mcintyre
S. Is. No. 80: To repeal charter of
Rutherford Turnpike. Favorably by
Chairman Daniels from Committee on
Corporations.
=. ID nv. TO- IL ItIttdI tHdpltI oIO,
laws 1891 Favorably reported by
Chairman Cooke from Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns.
S. b. No. 10: To amend charter of
Elizabeth City. Fayorably reported by
Chairman Cooke from Committee on
Counties, Cities and Towns.
BILLS PASSED.
S. b. No. %, Senator Lindsay: To
authorize Reidsville to issue bonds Or
dered engrossed and sent to the House.
s. Il. No. So, Senator Mason: TO pre-
vent fast riding and driving over bridges
i'm CASTOR county. Ordered engrossed
and sent to House.
S. b. &c. To repeal chapter 504, pub
lie laws 1891 Ordered engrossed and
sent to House
S. Il. No. 80: TO repeal chapter BIG.
private laws 1895. Ordered engrossed
and sent TO House
SECOND READINGS.
s. Il. No. 10, Senator Skinner: To
amend charter Of Elizabeth City. Rel
call showed 80 ayes, no noes.
S. b. No. SO, Senator Ward: To i'm
crease the number of commissioners of
Washington county.
NEW BILLS ON CALENDAR.
S. b. AZ, Senator Osborne: To au-
thorze municipal bonds for Charlotte
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A letter from Senator Butler to the
President of the Senate, enclosing a4et-
ter from United States Fish Commits
sioner G. NJ. Bowers, was read. The
letter recommended that the General
Assembly pass an act ceding territory
TO the United States for the establish
ment Of fish culture station as has
been done in Tennessee. The cession is
required by act of Congress, and the
commissioner is ready to begin work
on the station. A copy of the Tennessee
net was enclosed. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Fish and Fisheries.
Senator Skinner gave notice that