The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-26


1895; to repeal chapter 35j, laws OF
1897; to promote temperance; to repeal
the charter Of New berne; and unfayor-
able az to bills t. repeal chapter 10,
laws Of 1895; to enable married women
70 contract as feme soles and TO re-
duce the pay Of employees Of tho Legis-
iature 20 per cent. below the wages
paid IN 1894. Among the bills intro
fucsd were: Senator Robinson, TO
amend chapter l54, laws OF 1891; Nc.
Intyre, to repeal chapter 308, laws OF
1895, and TO re-enact chapter 415, laws
OF 1893; Bryan, concerning titles to
wills; Cooke, to provide for the ap-
pointment Of court stenographers.
The calendar being taken mp, the fol-
lowing bills passed final reading: To
repeal chapter 70, laws of 1891; to
amend section ] .303 Of The Code. with
regard to the drainage of lowlands;
to repeal chapter 26l, laws OF 1897.
THE HOUSE.
TWELFTH DAY.-The message from
Governor Russell giving his reasons
for the removal of j. ". Wilson and
$. Ohio Wilson as railroad commission
ers, was received. 1T was read. Dur
ing the reading Ohio Wilson entered
tho hall, and WAS an interested listener.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Winston setting forth that Congress
had appropriated $40, ,0C0 for the cree
tion OF monuments TO Generals Francis
Nash and William Lee Davidson,
but had not chosen location for
the monuments, and raising joint
cCm mittee Of five TO take charge
of the construction and location.
Among the bills introduced were:
Rountree, in relation to tho probate Of
deeds and the private examination of
married women, and also to repeal GER
tain acts granting exemption from jury
service; Clarkson, to amend the in
surance law and 10 enable North Car
ollna manufacturers to procure min
imum rate of fire Insurance.; Wall, to
establish State text book commission
and define It's duties: Wrenn. to reg
ulate the apportionment Of public
school fund; Currie, to reduce salaries
aud fees; Winston, to regulate the
working OF convicts and to establish
county farms Ut provides for farm
III each county, upon which con-
victs are to work to feed them
selves and the poor of the county,
and they are also to work the
vides for the discOutinuance alter 1909
of the present penltentiary farms. J
Patterson, to prevent the sale
of adulterated and misbranded food
Thompson, to amend chapter % of The
Code, so that such children of the
mother shall inherit from each other
as if all were legitlmate: Marlboro, to
repeal the $40 tex g dealers in horses
4 kxl-
up. Bill passed repeating the act OF
| 1897, which required electlous to be
| held each alternate August on the ques,
tiou of special taxes for public schools.
| the State to pay an amount equal tC
that voted by townships. The bill as
| passed excepts those townships which
| last year 70 ed the tax, so they can ge
the money this year, but no longer
| Craig introduced a resolution raising
q Joint committee of 5 to take into con
sideration the message of the Cover
nor as to the Wilson's railroad com
missioners), investigate 1t thoroughly
| and have power to send for persons
and papers. The resolution was adopt
ed. Smith, of Craven, introduced
resolution asking Congress to repay t.
the negro depositors Of the Freedman
Savings Bank, an institution chartered
by Congress, the money of which the,
were robbed by it's collapse.
| THIRTEENTH DAY.-Curtis introduced
resolution to instruct the committee
on the judiciary to enquire and repor
whethor articles of impeachment ough
to be preferred against w. L. Nor
wood, who claims to be q Judge of tn
twelfth judicial district. Overman in
troduced a resolution, which was q
once adopted, raising a committee t
make inquiry as to how many assie
tants there are in the Office of tn
engrossing clerk of the House an
how many are needed. Overman
Leatherwoud and Patterson, of Gallo
well. were named as the committee
The following acts wee ratified and ar
now laws: To allow Reidsville to issu
warter- works bonds; to repeal act {
1897 regarding fishing in Aileghany
to incorporate St Lukes circle, King
Daughters, Of Raleigh; to provide fo
working public roads in Washingto
county; to create committee to inve:
tigate the management Of the peniter
tiary; to amend the charter OF inghal
School: to allow the Worth Bagle
monument to be placed in the capt.,
square. Among bills introduced wer,
Carroll, to amehd the charter of Grs
ham; also to facilitate resolution {
rights of citizenship in certain case
Overman, to amend chapter A, &C
1897, by allowing administrators an
executors of trustees in mortgage
make deeds to the purchaser at sale
under foreclosures; Gillian, to fix sal,
ries of solicitors and require their fe,
to be turned into tho State Treasur,
Bcggs, to have the elementary prime
pies of agriculture taught in the ubl
schools; Gattis, to amend the law II
garding the proving of titles out
! the state; also to provide for givir
security in criminal actions; ke
ding, to amend sections 10 and 81, ac
4, 1897, SO as to release 81 tax on liver
n stables and $50 tax an manufacture
l. The bill in regard to giving the rigl
Il to the commissioners of Hertford
l. oust the supervisor of public schoo
J. and TO appoint school committees can
/. up with an uufavorabie report and vi
/. tabled. Gillian stating tkat gener
J. bill would cover it. Bills rass,
!. to allow Morgauton to issue bone
| and buy electric light plant. A bill
4 give magistrates final jurisdiction
v cases of carrying concealed weapon
came up with an unfavorable repo
!. and provoked considerable debat
g 4 bill was tabled to repeal the a
making two years abandonme
B., ground for divorce, as was al SO the b
to prohibit tine charging of over 6 p
cent. on crop liens, etc. BY merchant
" etc. Bills passed reducing the pri
!. of Supreme Court Reports to 81. so. al
. to repeal act of 1897 allowing certa
!. counties to vote on stock law.
a FOURTEENTH DAY.-Among the bil
: introduced we're: Carroll, to repeal Il
:: act of 1898 imposing tax on inhe
Y itance; Allen, to SO amend chapter II
0 acts of 1897, as to the charter of Il
= Atlantic and North Carolina Railroa
i; SO as to take all power given the Cove
ii nor and place 1t in the hands of t
!, board of internai proyements: also
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