The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-12

By . vote OF liz 10 o, the House
seated J. s. Suegs, the member
from Greene. and be took sAs
oath before the Speaker. Ten o'clock |
Il. H.. was, by vote, fixed as the
meeting hour of the House daily.
Tie bill 10 repaal the act Of 1891, ~ |
prevent ''Peg Leg" Williams from car.
rying negro laborers out OF the State |
and impose sioo tax, came up. Upon |
the passage OF the bili on its second /
reading, Petree, Republican. de- |
was sustained. The vote vas ayes 9,
noes 4. II then passed ihird reading |
At 2:l5 the House adjourned.
FoURTH DAY. AT 10 o'clock the |
House met according to the new rules |
and Rev ". e. Norman offered PRAYER |
iiy rising vote Ex-Governor Elias Carr |
was invited TO seat on the floor The |
Speaker announced Hcsy, Fleming and |
turris as tie committee Oh enroi!ef,
bills. he following resolutions were
introduced: to give Mrs. Margaret Bus
bee Shipp position as assistant en-
rolling clerk; to appoint a committee
OF three 10 look into the matter of fees
received by the Secretary of State IN
excess OF his legal salary; to provide for
a committee 10 cal! on the Governor
aud ask Tor the papers and evidence in
the matter of the removal of j. W.
Wilson aud ). Otho Wilson as railroad
commits sioners; TO declare the golden
rod to be the State flower; raising 6
committee of three to inquire as to the
payment Of moneys out Of the public
treasury without authority of law. The
following bills were introduced: To
increase 10 five the mum ber of com mis-
Al cs E,f t,a. 70
! ter i63. private laws 1897, ailowiug.'the
| Bank Of Fayetteville to reduce ca:.ital
| stock; to incorporate the town of Man
| teo; to amend capter ia, laws 1895, re-
! garding hunting in Yadkin; to
| repeal chapter los, acts 1891, i'm
I posing license tax on lawyers
physicians and dentists; to repeal
chapter 26l, public laws 1895, in
regard to hunting in Chatham;
to repeal chapter 30, public laws 1891,
/, creating State board OF tax equall-
! zatlon, to pay special venire men in
Lincoln; to put Robert Brown ana
| Jacob Deillnger or the pension rolls;
to amend the charter of Bingham
School; TO establish graded schools at
! Morganton; to repeal chapter 33l,
| public laws 1897, which requires oaths
! by bankers and others to be filed with
the State Auditor; to repeal the char
| ter of Dudley. The calendar was taken
up. \ resolution was adopted to refer
| to special committee all bills relating
to courts. The resolution was adopted
raising q committee of three to lnVestl-
gate the fees received by the Secretary
of State. The resolution to declare the
golden rod the State flower was laid on
the table. The resolution was adopted
IN regard to inquiry as topublic money
lent to the penltentiary by the State
| Treasury. A blli passed repeating the
act OF 1895 allowing discount to Chat
ham people who pay their taxes earl ~,
| and imposing a penalty on those who
| Bingham School. The Senate bill re-
pealing the acts of 1897, allowing live
stock to go at large during the winter
in no-fence districts in Halifax ant
Edgecombe counties was taken up ant
! passed without dissenting vote. R'.
passed providing pilots for Old Topsal
inlet and Beaufort harbor.
i FIFTH DAY. The House met at moor
end Rev. DR.. Carter offered prayer
. Resolutions were introduced as foil lows
!. Ordering that the State flags be dis
played on the capitol; to create loln
committee on reprlnting statutes. Bill
were introduced as follows: To amen,
chapter 1872 The Code; to provide fo
paviUg witnesses; to repeal charter q
. Redmond, Buncombe county; to amen,
| chaptar 14e The Code, removing d!sa
: bilIties OF married women; to amen,
| chapter 13S of the Code regardin = inter
. | nal improvements; TO prescribe shor
. | forms OF crop liens and chattel mort
:. cages: 70 repeal the act creating til
railroad commission; to Protect tn
= lives OF property Oh railroads by pro
vlding against incompetent employees
t. to esta blish the Vance Textile School
;aprso opriating SO, ,000, the location
= be At the place wllch gives like 81 II
y II repeal chapter 2S., public laws l6!},
to repeal section ,, chapter Jj., act
1891; to allow BERTHE TO issue bond
and levy special tax: 20 alter the COZ
= pcrate limits OF tie town OF kelford: I
= amend chapter 2SS public laws lS3,
=. regarding Berthe aud Craven Superle
= Courts; 10 promote the comfort Of Ia:
!, sengers on railroad trains; to present
the courses of studying and the book
70 TO be used in the public schools ian
:. giving authority 10 have such bool
-, printed at the deaf mute school at Mo
- canton.