The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-02-09

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stricken out and the conditions of ad-
mission made the same 80 far as practi
cable as far insane persons.
HOUSE.-A good part of the day
was spent in hearing arguments pro
and con for Scotland county.
Of the bills that passed third read
ing we note:
H. r. $50. Joint resolution paying
the expenses of the Dees-Paul contest
(Dees, $lS75S, and Paul, $SS.55.)
Fl. B. AL. Act to prohibit hunting
in Halifax county except by written
consent of landowner.
III. r. 656. JOINT resolution for
paymen. of costs in the Sugg- Mitchell
contest (Sugg, $170.90)
II. B. 491. Act to prohibit hunting.
fishing, trapping, or netting game in
Alamance and Moore counties without
permission OF land owner.
ii. B. 493 Act to correct land
grant 3,641, Henderson county.
H. B. 5l3. Act to ratify the con-
solidation of the Atlantic Coast Line
Company of South Carolina in North
Carolina.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IND.
SENATE.-The Senate passed
the bill to compel foreign corporations
doing business in this State to take out
license and be incorporated in the
State. The bill was passed without de-
bate, several Senators merely explain
ing that they voted for the measure
because they considered it fair and
equitable and not because of any hostil-
ity to corporations. There was no dis
senting vote.
The debate on the question as to
what disposition should be made of the
dangerous insane was the hottest of the
session perhaps and there was good
deal of striking straight from the shoul
der on both sides, though the debate
was by no means ill-tempered. It is
expected that the subcommittee ap-
pointed to draft substitute for section
66 as 10 the criminal and dangerous in
sane Will be able to draft one that will
meet the views of the Senators and
that the whole bill will be finished in
committee of the whole today or to-
morrow il the su bstitute shall be ready.
It was practically decided that the
criminal insane and the insane who
are dangerous shall be separately cared
for, the former at the penitentiary, the
latter at some place to be decided upon.
OF the bills passed third reading we
note:
S. B. 2S4, H. B. 653: To establish a
dispensary at Jackson.
S. B. 3O3: To amend chapter 399.
Laws OF 1891, enabling the directors of
white Deaf, Dumb and Blind school at
Morganton to fill vacancies OF the
board ad interim.
S. B. 400: To authorize the board
of commissioners of Craven county, to
set aside sinking fund. for the pay
nent of the bridge debt incurred in
1897 and 1898.
A resolution to pay to F. NJ. White,
contestee, $50 for expenses incurred in
contes. from the 18th Senatorial dis
trict
HOUSE.-Along toward the ta,l-end
of the meeting, when many OF the
Solons, tired of legislating. had gone
like sheep to their shearers In the lob
bies, or we're wandering about the cor
ridors pondering questions of State,
Judge Aliens bill to provide short
form for a chattel mortgage to secure
IN existing debt and procure further
advantages, came up for passage.
It had a favorable report IRON the
judiciary Committee. In fact it has
had that for more than week {; but
when it cams before the House then 1t
aroused 20 much opposition ana so
many counties asked to be excepted
that the bill was re committed so that
the amendments might be properly in
corporated.
This was done ard the bill was yes
terday brought back to the House.
1t will be remembered that this bill
originally met with strong opposition
bsfore committee. For three days 1t
was there threshed over. And in the
House it raised storm OF opposition.
Not the form prescribed for the mort
gage, but the fees fixed for Its registra-
ton is what raisel the row on these &C.
casioas and 1t was this same question
of fees that yesterday sgitafed the
House for one solid hour and ended in
the complete defeat OF a most worthy
measure.
The discussion on 1t began with an
explanation by Judge Allen, as to the