The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Many Bills Were introduced. But Few
Were Passed

Many bills were introduced. hut few
were passed.
Owing to the fact that many of the
members Of the General Assembly
went home Saturday, TO spend Sunday
there were many vacant seats in the
House when Speaker Connor ut 10
o'clock raped for order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Levi
Branson. of this city.
The calling OF the roll was dispensed
with. but the Journal of Saturday was
read and approved.
Reports of standing committees were
made as follows: Engrossed Bills, by
Wrenn. of Chatham: Education, 10y JUS
tice. of Mcdowell. and Hoey, of Clcvc-
land; Finance by Barnhill, of Pitt;
Printing. by IIoey. of Cleveland
The following bills, having passed both
Houses and been enrolled, were signed
Ivy Speaker Conner:
TO increase the number of commits
sioners in Jones county from three to
FIVE.
To repeal special act in regard to col
lection of taxes in Chatham county.
TO provide for appointment of cotton
weigher at Dunn. Harnett county.
To amend the charter of st. Mary $
rchoel, Raleigh.
To repeal act putting public printing
in hands of Council of State
OF the forty bills and resolutions
introduced the following were, perhaps
The most important
BY Patterson. of Cadwel: To in
struct North Carolina Congressman to
protest against the seating of Congress
man Roberts. OF Utah.
BY Leatherwood, of Swain: TO rc-
ducc price of Supreme court reports to
S1.2J Il volume.
BY Moore of jackson: TO repeal the
1897 amendment to the Code in regard
to stock law elections.
BY Welch. of Chowan: To repeal the
law prohibiting fishing with nets in
Pamlico Sound.
BY Leatherwood of Swain: TO put
Mitchell county back in the Eighth dis.
trict.
BY Thompson, of Onslow: TO repeal
act providing for local school taxatiCl
elections.
BY Williams. of Graham: To provide
for payment of all school funds into the
State Treasury and division of it
among counties, according to school
population.
BY Winston. of BERTHE: To increase
the number Of commissioners in BERTHE
county.
BY Allen Of Columbus: To repeal the
law authorizing commissioners of Beau
fort county TO levy II special tax.
BY Robinson. of Cumberland: To au-
thorize Fayetteville 10 receive one
fourth of taxes of 1898 in settlement,
and fix tax year from September LIST.
All the six bills passed on their third
reading were of local nature.
Resolutions were passed as follows.
Taking public printing out of the
hands of the Governors Council.
Allowing Confederate veterans the
use of the House for their meeting on
the 25th
Providing for appointment of special
committee on changcs in Congressional
and Senatorial districts @
In accordance with this latter rcs0ln
ton Speaker Conner named as a com
mittee. Mcssrs. Davis. of Haywood
Leatherwood, Council. Carr and Clark
son.
On the resolution taking the public
printing from the Fusionists. the RCpuh
licans called for the ayes and noes. Th'
Democrats helped sustain the call. Th(
vote resulted: Ayes, Co. noes. 23.
Those voting i'm the negativc-all OF
them Republicans and. populsts-wcre
Burrow Carter. Coates, (col), Eaton
tcol). Hampton, Henderson, Johnson. d
SAMPSON. JustuS, Mcfarland, Nichol
son, of Pcquimans: Pritchard, Snipcs
White. of Davie: Williams, of Graham
Williams, Of Yadkin; Wrcnn, Wright
and Marlborough.
Petree. Rcp). of Stokes. and Smith
(col. Rep, Of Craven voted aye
The public printing is simply in tho
hands of the Committee on Printing nm
til the General Assembly shall make
permanent arrangements in regard Il
it. The resolution adopted. however
binds the committee to price not t.
exceed that paid in 1893 and 1891; III,
| it must not go outside of the State.
| Leave of absence was granted durin:
| the session to Messrs. Allen and Wood
of Wayne, and to Mr.. Overman, o.
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