The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-28
DONE IN COMMITTEES.
\ Pinch Of Surry Raises a Warm Dis
turbance


turbance
The Committe on Counties, Cities and
Towns went uD against a proposition
that was one too many for it yesterday,
and in consequence it was forced to APP
peal to the full Senate to settle the
matter.
There is a small neck of the woods in
Wilkes county which wants to add itself
to Surry county. and the State of Wilkes
objects very strenously to parting with
it. 1t is a small patch with only some
90 voters on it and the petition which
most of them signed cited that they
We're Il long ways removed from the
court house of Wilkes, and that the
remoteness of the temple of justice
worked much hardship, to said citizens
Of Wilkes, and they were constrained to
ask for Il transfer. The committee de-
cidcd at once to take them out of the
domain of Mott but before the bill
could be passed the rest Of Wilkes was
heard from and the bill was re-refcrred.
It came MP in the committee yester-
day afternoon and after hearing argu-
ment on both sides and taking no mean
part in the debate itself the committee
voted on the bill and found itself evenly
hifurcatcd tied in two very hard knots
of equal size. Senators Cooke, Black,
Mcintyre and Kerley voted against a
favorable report, and Senators Glenn,
Cooper Travis and Jerome voted to re-
port favoraby. AS the only way out
Of the difficulty the committee decided
to report the bill without prejudice to-
day, and the Senate will be called upon
to decide whether the patch shall be
the back garden of Wilkes or the front
yard of Surry.
There are some legal tangles in the
matter too. The sheriff of Wilkes coun-
~ lives on the patch. and If it is cut
off nobody seems to know whether he
will still be sheriff and naturally his
sprieveships objects to being forced To
move his farm or give up his Office.
Wilkes also promised once upon time
to pay certain moneys to Il railroad COM
pany and despite some Disagreement the
compact stands. Now if the patch il
added to Surry can it's inhabitants still
be made to pay the debt of Wilkes?
Senator Lowe who represents Wilkes,
is opposed to the transfer but there are
others ready to champion it, Altogether
it would not be surprising it, when the
matter comes mp to-day, considerable
breath should be spilled.
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
s. h. 255. II. B. 1906: TO amend
chapter 3S of the Code, in regard to
the board of internal improvements.
Amended to provide that the first meet
ing of the new board shall be held on
February oath instead of the 10th, and
reported favorabIy.
TT-r,TCtT A1,v rONFNJTrryI,IgT,
The bill providing that the commits
sioners of Madison county shall levy
tax to pay off bonded indebtedness.
hearing set for Wednesday at D. m.
Geo. H. Smathers appeared for the
bondholders and Judge Avery for the
county.
A bill to prevent judges from vacating
county offices by injunction and re-
straining order against officers actually
i'm the discharge of their duties. Acted
on favorably.
The vote on the House bill to remove
the disabilities of married women, re-
suited in tie and the bill went over
until to-day.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
The Joint Committee on Agriculture
met at 800 o'clock at the Department
of Agriculture. The pure food bill intro
duced by Mr.. Patterson, Of Caldwell,
was considered and the committee after
amending the details slightly decided
unanimously to report the bill favorably.
Remarks in regard to the scope of the
bill and need for the legislature were
made by Mr.. w S. Primrose Prof. W
a. Withers. Hon Richard II. Batch,
Col Alex g. Halliday, DR. Richard H.
Lewis and Mr. T. X Bruner. MessrS
!. r. Terrell, John B. Stronach and
Thomas Peseud, representing the grocers
of Raleigh, were present and expressed
themselves as favoring pure foods.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
Argument in the contest case from
the 31st district was finished before the
Committee on Elections yesterday after
noon. Immediately afterward the COM
mittee went into executive session for
consideration of the matter, but failed
to reach vote. Consideration will be
resumed to-day and final vote IS eA-
pected.