The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-22

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over.
Claims-By Noble, of Jones; Council,
of Watauga.
Fish--By WEIGH, of Chowan.
| Federal Relations-By Leigh, of Pas
quotahk.
Corporations-By Gillian, of Edge
combe; Carr, of Duplin.
All of the eight petitions presented,
with one exception (netition asking the
repeal of the Merchants Purchase Taxi,
related to local matters, principally the
incorporation of school houses and
churches.
Among the bills introduced were the
following of general interest and inn
portance:
BY BoushalI, of Wake: To remove
the State Arsenal from Capitol Square.
BY James, of Pender: TO prescribe a
standard scale for measurement of tim
Der, and require all lots of timber of
more than 1000 feet to he inspected
by the lumber Inspector
BY Nicholson. of Beaufort: To pun
ish vagrancy by thirty days on the
roads.
BY Winston, of BERTHE: To punish
fornication and adultery between ne
groes and whites by jail Imprisonment
of not less than four months or peniten-
tiary Imprisonment OF not over five
years and make it felony
BY Williams, of Grham: TO punish
the carrying of concealed weapons by a
fine of from s. to SIS for the first
offence, and from SO to $50 for each
subsequent offence.
BY Leatherwood. of Swain: To amend
section 1926 of the Code, by continuing
for twelve months, instead of six, the
presumption of negligence in cases
against railways for killing live stock.
BY Currie, of Moore: To amend sec
tien /. chapter 24S. Laws of 1885, so
that the unsupported evidence of the
woman shall not be sufficient to convict
i'll seduction cases.
BY Willard, of New Hanover: To al
low the Governor to appoint naval
aide, with the rank of commodore
BY Carr of Duplin: To change the
time of holding certain courts in the
Sixth district.
BY Holman. of 1redell: To give to
the Legislature the appointment of State
librarian; the law to be effective two
years hence.
BY Stevens. of Union: To provide
for the punishment of pools, trusts, con-
spiracies and combinations, by providing
that any purchases of any articles made
or sold by company belonging to Il
trust. shall not be liable for the price
of the goods purchased. And this act
may be pleaded as defense to any
actions for recovery of the same
Only three bills were passed on the
third and final reading:
To publish sketches of North Carolina
troops in the Civil War.
To make cruelty outside of the State.
and one years separation cause for di-
yorce.
TO permit Cabarrus Savings Bank to
establish Il branch bank at Albemarle
Stanly county.
A road law for Macon county passed
its second reading.
The bill providing for a restoration Of
a threc-mile limit for the Lamb ferry
at Elizabeth City was defeated, after an
hours discussion.
Speeches We're made on the bill provid-
ing for publication of sketches Of the
North Carolina troops by Messrs. Wall.
Carraway and Mclean.
When the Macon county road law
came up for passage quite discussion
arose over section providing for the
printing of 200 copies of the act. at
the States expense. to be distributed
over the county of Macon.
Mr. Holman, of Iredell, objected to ii
on the ground of the expense-saying
that if it were done in one case it would
have to be done in all and there'd be
no end to this sort of printing.
Mr.. Justice. of Mcdowell, raised the
same objection. He said it was bad
precedent. and that a similar section
had been stricken out of several other
bills Of the same kind that the House
had passed.
Mr.. Ray, Of Macon. contended thu:
the cost would be very trifIing. and that
If his people waited till the laws came
out the law would. so far as this wear
is concerned. be absolutely dead Letter
The House adopted an amendment al
lowing the printing. but taxing the coun-
ty OF Macon with the cost of such print
ing
This inter disposed OF. the House
adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
During the day leave of absence was
granted to the following members
Speaker Common; Messrs. Hoey. of
Cleveland; Hartsell, of Cabarrus Hen
derson, of Mecklenhurg: Nicholson. Of
Beaufort, Holland, of Wake; Lyon, of
Granville.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Petition of citizens of Cumberland
county. asking Incorporation of the Raj
ford School. BY Ray, of Cumberland
Committee on Education.
Petition for relief of w. r. Reeves. a
public school teacher in Ashe county BY
Reeves, of Ashe. Committee on Educa-
ton.
Petition of citizens of Caldwell county
asking that the manufacture and sale
Of liquor be prohibited within two miles
of any school house in Caldwell county
by Patterson, of Caldwell. Committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
Petition asking the incorporation of the
town Of Granite Falls, Caldwell county.
BY Patterson. Of Caldwell. Committee
on Counties, Cities and Towns.
Petition Of citizens Of Salisbury, ask
ing repeal of the Merchants Purchase
Tax. BY Julian, Of Rowan. Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition Of the ladies of Shiloh town
ship in Camden county, relating to the