The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-23
THE HOUSE


ton ito give a dispensary to Swain coun-
| ". bill passed to allow the speaker
| OF the House TO vote On roll calls.
Bills were passed placing the blind in
htitute IN Democratic hands, 10 give
Buncombe and forty other coun-
| lies tho short form OF agricultural
| len and chattel mortgage and g.
TX the registration fee AZ thirty
cents, clerks fee fifteen cents.
bill introduced by Council has for it's
purpose needed amendments to the
| present quarantine laws OF the State, and
"a amended, a codfcation Of the law
relating TO this ssnbJect to be published
and posted throughout the State. The
law OF this State il made to conform near
as possible with the nations al quarantine
| laws. All power looking to the en-
| iorcement OF this law is left with the
Commissioner OF Agriculture.
| THIRTY SEVENTH DAY In the House
| the judiciary committee made a COM
| plete report on the restitution intro
t'uced by White, Republican, of Davie,
charging that it was reported that
| Judge Brown WAS intoxicated. The
| report said that with full evidence the
charge found to be baseless; that White
desired to withdraw theresolution that
|
Hampton and Petree. said that it was
no party measure, and that Mr.. White
had been misled. An unfavorable re-
| port was N ade on the bill! to instruct
| the State L .easurer to return to Alex
snder county SS, 900 of its bonds Civ
on the State for convict labor.
| Among the bills introduced were:
Ellen, to prevent minors from congre-
eating III bar-rooms and to prevent
| Dar-keepers from giving free lunches
| Boushall, to enforce the collection Of
taxes on lands sold for taxes; Thomp.
| son, to allow the penitentary to com.
plete the Quaker Bridge road, in Ons
low and jones counties The saws $50.
| 600 has been expended on this road ;
| but 1t has never been completed; it
runs through the State swamp lands) :;
] also number of local bills. On mo-
| tion of Mclean, the House took up
| the committees substitute bill
to provide separate accommoda
| tons for whites and negroes. 1t pro-
yldes first-class Car for each race, and
divided second-class car; the railroad
| commission to be given charge OF the
| regulation of the matter, and to be
given power TO except roads whose in
| come does not exceed 81, 800 per mile
| Winston sent forward a substitute
| Gillian made u motion that the bill,
the substitutes Of Mclean and Win
| ston, together with other amendments,
he printed and made n special order.
| This was adopted, so far as the com
| mlttee's bill is concerned. The com
| mlttee on salaries aud fees report
| ed as substitute bill reducing
the fees of State and county officers.
| lhe calendar was taken up and O mum
Der of third reading bills passed The
| Senate and House met in Joint session
Tor the purpose of electing the State
board OF internal improvements. At
| l:lO the door-keeper announced that
the Senate approached. Speaker Con
| nor directed the members of the House
to stand. The Lieutenant Governor
| headed the Senate, and took bis place
on the Speaker lett. He called the
| Join. assemblage to order, announced
it's object and called for nominations.
| These were made of follows: First dis.
trict. j.. +. Lamb, of Elizabeth City;
second, J. W. Granger; third, w. J.
| Adams, Of Carthage; fourth, Armistead
| Jones, of Raleigh; fifth, Charles NJ.
| Parks, of Hillsboro; sixth. r. ID. Cald-
well, of Lincolnton; J. W. Spainhour,
| OF Morganton; seventh, A. II. BOyden.
of Salisbury; w. A. Bailey, Republi-
eau, of Mocksvilie; eighth. Clement
| Manly, of Winston; Jesse T. Walsh, of
Surry; ninth, w. L. Lee, of Waynes-
| vile. Democratic nominees were all
elected, 30 Senstors voting for them,
and three for the others, and "A
memb bers of the House voting
| for them, and II for the others.
/ tor Inc
| joint session continue, in order to hear
the report of the committee in the case
| of Maj. j. w. Wilson aud his removal
as railroad commissioner. The motion
| prevailed. At > o'clock Senator Os-
borne came forward and presented the
special committees report. On motion
OF Senator Ward action was deferred
and 500 copies of the report were or
dered printed. At the afternoon ses
sion the consideration of the calendar
and number of bills were passed
THIRTY EIGHTH DAT.-In the House
bills were introdu ced as follows:
Hampton. to amend the charter OF the
Danville, Granite City & Western Short
| Cut Il. H.. re enactlng act of 1891; Win
ston, to establish dlspensary at Sea
board; Gattis. to extend the stock law
IN Chatham; Carraway to change The
line between Greene and Leuoir coun-
ties; Nicholson. to incorporate the Pun
go " Mattamuskeet Railroad; Roun-
tree to amend chapter $50, acts of
1891, regarding stevedores, also to
! amend the act In regard to taxation
for costs so New Hanover will not be
liable for over four witnesses save III
capital felonies; Holman, TO preven!
Telling OF timber in certain streams in
1redell. The calendar was taken upand
the following bills were passed: 10
amend the law relating to the govern
ment of cities and towns; to amend the
charter of Winston; to amend the char
ter of Wadesboro; to amend the char
ter OF GastonIa; to give the commits
sioners of Ashs, Allegheny and Wa
tauga counties special powers regardiug =
public roads; to establish graded
schools at Dobson, with special tax and
bond Issue. An effort to reconsider
the vote by which tie House tabled
the bill to create three State tax com
mlssloners was made aud failed.
BY leave Council introduced bill tO
incorporate the Slater Industrial auc
Normal Institute at Winston. A num
Der of bills passed third reading Win
ston, In behalt of the committee o..
constitutional amendments subm;tte.
the substitute, covering ihe amendmen.
limiting the suffrage The bili W.
placed on the calendar. The Hcu~,
took up as SPECIAL order tn.
election of directors of the Deaf
aud Dumb School at Morsan,ou.
On motion 1t was postponed. Allep
said some doubt had arisen among the
Senators as to whether there shou Il lie
joint ballot or separate ballot FOR the
members Of the board of interna.
improvements, and that the Senate
had held separate election. He
therefore suggested that The Hous.
take the same course. The House
then went into the election
Rountree submitting the report Q,
the special committee on constisa-
tional amendments reported the bill to
amend section 2, article of the con.
stitutiOn, Bills passed: To pravenf