The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-10

the law creating a State board of tax
equalization. By Justice, of Mcdowell,
to increase the number of Judicial dis
tricts By Moore, to repeal the act
distributing dead bodies. By Ray, of
Macon to repeal the public school act
of 1892. By Gillian, to repeal the act
Of 1897 regarding cotton and peanut
weighers for E1gecomSe By Gartis,
to repeal chapter $40. public acts 1897,
creating the State BOARD Of tax equal.
cation. By Hey TO place J. Fl Beams
name on the pension roll. By Hayes,
60 abolish the Bureau of Labor Stats,
tics. By Rsinhart, to repeal the act
OF 1897, authorizing local school tax
elecsIOns; to appoint white committee
for white schools and negro commit
teemen for negro schools; to pension
Hiram BotherIon. By Mr.. Gu tits, of
Buncombe: two local bills applying to
bird hunting on the lands of other peo-
pie, etc. By Mr. James, TO amend
pcts 1885. chapter 246 By Noble. 10
increase number of commissioners Of
Jones county from three TO five. Cal
eudar. By Gillian, to repeal the act
Of 1897 regarding rates to be charged
by fire insurance companies. By
F1ushee, to incorporate the s Outhern
Conservatory of Music. By r eming,
to repeal the act of 1897 creating the
State board Of tax equalization. By
Lse, to amend the charter of Elizabeth
City. BIZ Bryan, of Madison, to abol-
ish the chain gang system in that
county. By Currie, to repeal the act
o. 1897. allowing the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company to do business
without tax or license. By Wilson,
for the relief of the sheriff of Transyl
vsnis. By Wood, to repeal chapter
500. laws 1897. By Ray, of Macon, to
provide for the election of public school
committeeman by the qualified voters
of the township. By Winston, amend,
ing the Constitution as to the suffrage.
It provides for a constitutional amend
ment to be voted on in May 1900 at a
general election, the time for State
elections being changed to that date.
1t is planned from the Louisiana Con-
stitution, and under it's provision no
one is allowed to vote unless he can
read and write or possesses $500 worth
o. property, providing, no eve that
mo male person, who was, on Janu-
airy 1st, 1867, or at any date prior there
to, entitled to vote under the Constitu-
ton or Statutes of any State of the
United States wherein he then resided
or who, prior to that tine was a regu-
larry enlisted soldier in the army OF
the United States, and no son or grand
son of any such person not less than
twenty n years old at the date of the
adoption of this Constitution; and nc
male person who was naturalized prior
to the first day of January, 1900, shall
be der led the right to register and vote
in this State by reason of his failure to
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con
sGiution, provided ne shall have re
sided in this State for five years next
preceding the date at which he shall
apply for registration and shall have
registered in accordance with the
terms OF this article prior to September
lat, 1900, and nc person shall be en-.
titled to register under this section
after said date"
Bill dassed abolishing cotton weigh.
ers IN Halifax county, and repeating
the act of 1897 giving to medical stu
dents bodies OF paupers dying in in
sane asylums, the p~enitenCiary, &c.
By unanimous vote the House seated
]. e w Sugg IS MEMBER from Greene.
The resolution providing for q ''hori
zontal reduction" of 20 per cent in the
salaries of the House and pages was
attacked by Raw. Rays motion to
table a lost, Is to 80. It was then
re referred.
Bills passed giving Jones county five
commissioners. Bill to improve the
publ c roads in Wadesboro, Arson
c unity, by allowing the people to vote
on the issue of $25 600 OF bonds, refer
red to judiciary committee.
The Senate resolution to remove the
name of James 81. Young from the
corner stone of the blind ineti tution
for whites was called up. Referred to
the committee on institutions for the
blind.
The bill to repeal the act of 1891 to
prevent Peg leg" Williams from car
r ying negro laborers out Of the State
aud imposing $1,000 tax, came up.
Thompson, of Onslow, favored it. Ray