The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-17

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report Of the elections committee, CON
tinuing Senator Franks in his seat ~.
taken up, but a vote Of the Sonata !.
the matter was postponed at the ~
quest of Senator Glenn, who stated
that it would be wise to be careful h.
fore deciding that this Senate recoo
niz9d the Cherokee Indians as citiznn.
Of North Carolina.
By leave, a bill was introduced h.,
Senator Skinner, to amend the DubIi.
school Law as found In chapter 1a
laws Of 1892, and by Senator Travis >
bill for the relief Of J4mes II Parke,
HOUSE.
A favorable, report was made On tn.
resolution appointing a committee II
ask the Governor for his reasons fl,
removing J. W. Wilson and 8 Otbo
Wilson as railroad commissioners aloo
all the evidence in that matter.
Resolutions were introduced az FIJI.
lows: By Holman, directing the State
Treasurer to pey the employees of the
penitentiary for October, November
and December, 1898, and Get apart
IS, 900 for this purpose; by Williams
Of Dare, instructiDg Senators and Rem.
r~esentatives to secure an appropriatop
for a beacon in PamIico sound.
Bills we're introduced as follows: By
Williams, to incorporate the african
Aid and Burial Society of North Caro-
lima; by Boushall, to Incorporate ST.
Luke's Circle Kings Daughters of Raj.
eigh; by Ransom, to establish school
districts in Huntersville township
mecklenburg county by Ray, to estab.
lish the Cumberland county dispensarv
at Fayetteville with petition from
business mem by Noble, to repeal all
laws regulating elections in North
Carolina; by Garrett, to amend chan
ter 378. acts of 1897, by allowing judges.
of election in Graham and Rocking.
ham counties to be paid by Reinhardt
to amend the road law Of Lincoln, and
to put Mrs Frances Centre on the pen
sion roll; by Wright, to amend chan
ter 1876, acts Of 1897; by Boushall, b
provide for revising and digesting the
public statutes; by Houser, to prohibit
hunting on any lands in CASTOR save
by owners consent; by Lowery, to
amend the Constitution, by reducing
the homestead to $3.50 personal prop.
erty and $500 real property ; by Smith,
to equaliza pay of States witnesses.
sherifs and clerks; by Hartsell, TO
amend section 81 of the Code so that
a will may be caveated upon certificate
that the c~aveator give bond; by Gattis,
to incorporate the Bank of o .ange.
The committee on propositions and
grievances was announced as follows:
Ray of Macon, chairman; Allen of %.
lumbus, Austin, Bunch, Hendrep,
Davis of Haywood, Harrison, Stevens,
johnson of Sampson, Holland, Barn.
hill, Petree, Williams of Yadkin.
A b!ll was taken up to repeal chap.
ter 163, public laws of 1897, requiring
fire insurance companies not to charge
q higher rate of insurance on farm
property than is charged in Virginia.
Mr.. Gillian said there was no State
rate Of insurance in Virginia. Foushee
said John s. Cunningham introduced
the bill in 1892, and that he believed it
had done good and protected the farm.
ers. II jlman SAID the legislature ought
to go slow Ia this matter. Justice said
the committee had reported the bill
tavorRbly because the aot of 1892 did
not specify any rate. He said a bill
could be drawn which would fix a rate.
IL was stated that the Southeastern
Tariff Association. one of the greatest
trusts in the country, fixes the rates in
Virginia as we'll as in North Carolina
Fousnee said Col. Cunningham knew
what he vas doing; that be found the
charge in Virginia ! OF 1 per cent. less
than In North Carolina r ,untree said
he thought the act of. 1897 was uncon.
stitutiOnal. Gattis thought the pres
emit law a good one. Gillian said it
was impossible to enforce it. Many
members Joined in the discussion for
or against the pending bill. Finally it
was referred t the committee. y
Charlotte Observer.
This bill, like the one to abolish the
Law requiring corporation officers 10
take oaths to support our laws, is evil
IDENTIFY in the interest of corporations,
and our farmer readers should spot
those members who support it.
Bills were passed incorporating the
Southern Conservatory OF Music and
amending the Anson county road Law,
-so roaGs will ha worko6 hu convict