The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-04

Petition from the merchants of Wash
ington asking repeal of Merchants Pur-
chase Tax BY Nicholson. of Beaufort,
Committee on Fiance.
Petition from merchants of Canton,
asking repeal of Merchants Purchase
Tax by Davis, of Haywood. Commit
tee on Finance
Petition from merchants of Hamilton
Martin county, for repeal of Merchant
Purchase Tax. By Stubns, OF Martin.
Committee on Finance.
Petition of citizens of Ashe and Wilkes
counties for public road across Blue
Ridge BY Reeves. of Ashe. Commit
tee on Roads.
Petition of ]. NJ Crutchficld. asking
10 be put on the pension list. BY Carroll,
Of Alamancc Committee ON Pensions.
Petition from merchants of Enfield for
repeal of the Merchants Purchase Tax.
by Harrison. Of Halifax. Committee
on Finance.
Petition Of colored citizens of Little
ton against consolidation of the boards
for white and colored schools BY Har-
rison. of Halifax. Committee on Edu-
cation.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. H. 6sTO IOllii ItSOiulIOit dSdiliSi it
QUESTION of foreign territory by the Uni
ted States. BY Mcintosh, Of Alexander.
Committee on Federal Relations.
III. II. S91. Act to place Stanley Stall
lings on first class pension roll. BY
Stubs, of Martin. Committee on Pen
Sions.
H. r. S92 Act to regulate the sale of
patent and proprietary medicines BY
Reeves. of -tshe. Committee on Prop0-
sition Grievances
H. F.. S93 Act to prevent obstruction
of Fishing Greek in Wilkes county. BY
Henderson, of Wilkes. Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
II. II. 1914 Act to place the name of
John III. Cox on the second class pen
sion list. BY LOwcry, of Forsyth. Com
mittee on Pensions.
III. r. 800 Act to amend chapter All.
Public Laws of 1897 BY Tharp, Of
Wilkes Committee on Judiciary.
H. T. 500 Act to provide for the cs-
tablishment of public high way
through the public lands of Dnslow
county. BY Thompson, of Onslow. Com
mittee on Education.
H. r. S9T. Act TO protect sturgeon BY
Willard, of New Hanover. Committee
on Fish.
II. r. sos Act TO protect outGtters. BY
Willard. Of New Hanover Committee on
Fish. a Ra
H. b. 800 Act to increase number Of
commissioners i'll Northampton county.
BY Winston. of BERTHE. Committee on
Counties. Cities and Towns.
Ii. T. 900 Act to improve State en-
campment grounds at Wrightsville, S.,
600 to he appropriated for that purpose.
By Rountree. Of New Hanover. Commit
tee on Military.
III. Il. 901 Act to regulate fees of
county officers and reduce the same. BY
Winston. of BERTHE. Committee on Sal
aries and Fees.
III. b. 902 Act to incorporate Asbury
church, in Lincoln county. BY Rein
hardt, Of Lincoln. Committee on Propo-
sition and Grievances.
III. Il. 903 Act to amend the charter of
ST. Peters Home in Charlotte. By
on Corporations.
H. b. 904 Act for relief of the Shep-
herd Point Land Company BY Clark
son. Of Mecklcnburg. Committee on
Corporations.
IL. II. Ju'D AAcI 70 nuicl .tllleS. Ds
Clarkson. of Mecklenburg. Committee on
Judiciary.
IL. H. 906 Act to incorporate the town
of Mint Hill. Mecklenburg county. BY
Henderson. of Aecklenburg. Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
H. Is. 907 Act TO amend section 300 of
the Code. Justice. of Mcdowell. Com
n1ittce on Railroads.
III. Il. sos Act to prohibit games of
chance. making it a misdemeanor to
operate slot machines and the like. BY
Currie, of Moore. Committee on Ju-
dietary.
III. b. 900 Act to repeal chapter 115,
Public Laws of 1893. BY Abbott, of
Camden Committee on Fish.
III. Il. Dl0 Act TO give lien on animals
for feeding and stabling them. BY
Boushall, of Wake. Committee on Judi
eiary.
Ii. r. OIL Resolution endorsing the
Pickford Sanitarium at Southern Pines.
BY Boushall, of Wake. Committee on
Health,
III. +. 912 Act to incorporate the Uni
ted Benefit Society of Wilmington. BY
Romtree, of New Hanover. Committee
ON Corporations.
III. j. 913 Act to incorporate Lynden
Grove, No. ,. United Ancient Order OF
Druids, Of Wilmington. BY Romtree.
OF New Hanover Committee on Corpor-
atoms. s
IL. Il. 914 Act to amend section 4
chanter 1863. and section 40. chapter 1863
Public Laws of 1897, relating to the
taxation of bank stock. BY
hanson, OF Mecklenburg. Commit
tee on Finance.
H. b. 91J Act to define and regulate
fraternal insurance organizations. BY
Leigh of Pasquotanb Committee on In
surancc.
I'll. b. GIG Act to extend the time for
the building of the Fayetteville and
Alhemarle Railroad. BY Robinson. OF
Cumberland Committee on Corporations
ii. II. or Act to require mortgages
and trustees to cancel chattel mortgages
and deeds Of trust after they have been
satisfied. by Leak, of Arson. Commit
tee on Judiciary.
II. Il. 91S to amend stock law, chapter
20. of the Code. BY Ray, of Cumber-
land. Committee on Judiciary.
H. H. 910. Resolution ordering keep
er of capitol to put up notices forbid
ding splitting on the stairways. by
Nicholson. of Perqnimans. On calendar.
Ii. Il. 920. Act to prohibit the sale
of liquor within four miles of Neils.