The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-17
''BUSY DAY" IN THE HOUSE.
One Bill Disposed of Every Four Min
utes for Six Hours.

One Bill Disposed of Every Four Min
utes for Six Hours.
The House had another busy day"
yesterday
Laws were enacted for you while You
waited; and you didn't have to wait
ong, either. One every four minutes
that was the rate at which they were
ground out for six mortal hours
Two sessions were held-one from 10
to O'Clock and one from 4 to 6 o'clock.
In these six hours exactly 81 bills
were disposed of-46 at the morning
session and Al at the afternoon ses
sion.
These 81 bills are divided as follows;
II passed third reading, nine passed
second reading, three Senate amend
ments concurred in, one referred back
to committee and three were tabled
Of the II bills passed ON third and
final reading 81 were Senate bills
and now lack only ratification to he
law; the remaining 81 bills viii be en-
crossed and sent to the Senate.
The number of petitions presented
and new bills introduced showed quite
a falling off.
Three was the whole number of pc
titions and ~ was the number of new
bills. N
Among the bills were the following
of more than local Importance:
To incorporate the Granite City,
Western and Short Cut Railway Com
pany; the Elizabeth City and West
ern Railroad Company; the Pungo and
Mattamuskeet Railroad Company.
To amend charters of the towns OF
Kings Mountain and Enfield.
To change the county line between
Lenoir and Greene.
To allow Kings Mountain and Wash
ington to establish graded schools.
To incorporate the Slater Industrial
School, Winston; Savings Bank, Sails
bury; and amend charters of Granite
City Land and Improvement Company;
of the Raleigh Water Works Company,
and of Raleigh Electric Company.
Following is a summary of the most
important bills passed ON third read
/ ing:
70 appoint commissioners for Greene
county.
To incorporate Elizabeth City and
Western Railroad Company; Atlantic
and Yadlin Railroad Company. 'rhc
latter is the legal successor of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad
Company)
To allow cities to use all fines for
municipal purposes.
To amend the charters of Winston,
Wadesboro Statesville, Hertford, Gas
tonia and Jonesboro
TO Incorporate Aurora High School.
Beaufort county; Thompson Institute,
Robson county: Buie's Greek Academy,
Harnett county; Sylvia High Training
School, jackson county; Neuse River In
stitute, Halifax county.
To give Board of Internal Improve
mcntS power to appoint State directors
and States proxy for North Carolina
Railroad.
70 make mayors certificates prima IA
Gle evidence in proving town ordinances
on appeals from mayors court
To allow the use of Dutch and pound
nets in Neuse river in Pamlico county
on payment of license tax Of so 70
the county.
To establish graded schools at Mt.
Airy and Dobson.
To submit to the people of Lexington
the question of establishing dispen-
sary.
TO amend road laws of Ashe, Watau-
GA and Wake.
TO regulate hunting in Stokes and
Surry.
To pay school claims in Johnston,
Surry, Robeson, Halifax, Rutherford.
Castor and Randolph.
To amend charters of the Gol1sboro
Lumber Company; Southern Guaranty
and Investment Company, Greensboro;
High Point Loan and Trust Company;
Odell Manufacturing Company, Con
cord; the Levi Bank, Tarboro; Abe
marie and Chesapeake Canal Company;
Bank of Maxton.
To charter Home Protection Insurance
Company, Salisbury.
NOT no BE CAUGHT MAPPING.
The Board of Internal Improvements
is Much Elected.
The Democrat, as a rule is not the
kind of bird TO perch himself on
rotten limb. Nor does he like to oc-
cupy himself in making shrimp-basket
laws.
He usually takes precautions such as
secure himi against a fall.
Anyway I that's what he's done i'm
the mattef Of the Board of Internal
improvements.
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