The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
SENATE.
FIFTEENTH DAY-JANUARY 30

FIFTEENTH DAY-JANUARY 30.
Bills were InEroGucad as folio 9s: By
Black, to relieve P. L9ach, ex,sherIf
of Sue ry county; Oowper, to pr6vide
for the enlargement and increase Of
depth G Chesapeake Canal; Black, to
authorize she commissioners of Moore
county to fund tha county's indebted
ness; S~aanback, to incorporate the
town Of Nc. Gilead, Montgomery
county; Lowe, to project the tax pay
ers Of Wilkes county; Glenn, (6y re-
queat), to provide q finance commits
sloner for Stok es county /; Wilson, to
incorporate the Greensboro Loan and
Trust Com papy; to amend the Law
establishing public schools in Little
ton; Williams, TO relieve Levi Mason,
an old sol3ier; Ffanks, to prohibit the
throwing of sawdust IN the rivers OF
Swein, Jackson and Pennsylvania
counties.
TIE following bills passed their final
reading: To ask Congress to appro
pirate a sufficient amount Of money to
establish q light house at Cape Beacon,
Pamlico Sound I'd pay S9nator Franks
expenses incurred Ia taking depoMsions
regarding the contest for his sea-. $3.50;
to increase the number Of commission
ers for E~l6ecombe county to repeal
chapter 5, private laws Of 1895; to ap
point q commissioners OF navigation for
Old Topsail Inlet, B9aufOr5 county; to
provide for the appointment OF a jus
tice CT the peace in Beaver Dam town
ship, Washington county; to protect
;icas IN Madison county and Fl b in
No, IL township, Madison county; to
alter ghe limits of Ketford, in BERTHE
county to appoint extra county com
missIOners for Caswell county for the
relief Of Q. Nd. R)gers, late sheriff OF
Granville county TO repeal chapter
AL, Ia Wa of 1897 (taws with regard to
special school tax; to appoint e. E
Markham a justice Of the peace; opay
back school vouchers in 8urry county !;
to appoint two extra commissioners
for Sampson county.
This last bill was opposed by Senator
White, who said that the commission
ers we're not needed, and that the ap
pOintment would work injury. But to
no avail.
As stated above, the special school
tox law of 1897 is repealed. This goes
inJo fleet May 31st, 1899.
On motion of Senator Justice, the
FLOWING committee appointments
were made: Messrs spsight, Whita
ker and Stanback, D3af Dumb and
Blind Institute; CAmpball, and Collie
ia place of S~atterdeid as chairman, OF
the committee on public roads.
HOUSE
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Davis, OF Hyde, &c pay J. 8. Mann
balance OF salary due as she'll fish com
missioner; Council to allow Watauga
county to levy a special tax; Allen, OF
Wayne, to allow the chairmen OF
boards of education to a administer oaths
~ Goa nAA SHS@SS A6OAAASEOJS W AACOE
porate the East Tennessee & Western
North Carolioa Railroad (the road is to
run from Cranberry, Mitchell county,
through Burke, Caswell and Catawba
counties, to Lincolnton) Holman, to
amend the charter of ~Scatesville; also
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of liquor in Shiloh township, Iredell
county Hampton, to establish 8 graded
school at Pilot Mountain, Surry county;
Nicholson of Beaufort, 10 incorporate
the Beaufort and Pamlico Railroad
(5his road TO have 800, 900 capital, it's
owners to have g right to acquire
100, coo acres Of land; the road to ex
tend from Ddnn's creek, PAmlicO river
or South creek to a point on the Neuge
river in Pamlico or Craven couuty):
Mclean, to appropriate SIG. 500 for
each Of the years 1899 and 1900 for i'm
provements at the Institution for the
White Blind, including an electric
light plant, new boilers, new ward for
females, etc. Brown, Of Johnston, to
allow clerks Of court, on their own mo.
tioD, upon petition backed by proper
prof, by a motion of an INDECENT child
or of some good citizens, to set apart
not to exceed $50 OF funds paid in by