The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-12

the gallant, brave and patriotic SOldler
stationed at st. Slmon's Island. Thai
the same was unprecedented, unwar
ranted and humiliating to the soldiers
and to the people of North Carolina.
Mr.. Hart, of Edgecombe, explained
} his bill increasing the number of com
] missionere for the county of Edge
combe from three to five and asked its
reference to the Committee on Coun
ties, Cities and Towns. It was so re-
ferred.
The resolution authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay Judge Norwood back
salary for the months of June, July
and August, to the amount of $5S5.lS
was warmly supported by Mr.. Davis, Of
Haywood. He said Judge Norwood
held the courts, while Judge Garter
drew the salary, until the courts decid.
ed In Judgde Norwood's favor. The
payment of this back salary, he con-
tended, would not affect the title to
the Judgeship now in question.
HALIFAX STOCK LAW REPEALED.
The bill repeating the Halifax coun-
ty stock law was passed.
MONDAY, JANUARY 9.
SENATE.-LittIe was done in the
Senate, most of the time by Senators
being given to committee work.
HOUSE.-A bill was introduced to
authorize Berthe county to issue sc, 900
of bonds to pay off county debt. The
Speaker appointed the various commit
tees with the following named gentle
men as chairmen, respectively:
Agriculture, Patterson, of Caldwell,
chairman Appropriations (Abbott) /;
Banks, Banking and Currency Leak)
Corporations (Justlce) Counties, Cities
and town (Gattis); Institutions for
Deaf and Dumb patterson, of Robe
SOM; Education (Craige); Election
Laws (Stubbs); Penal Institutions
(Foushee); Public Roads and Turn
pixies (Carraway); Fish Interests
Ueigh); Pensions, Thompson, of On
slow; Salaries and Fees (CounciD E;
Mechanics and Mining (Clarkson) In
ternal Improvements (Moore) Immi-
grafton (NobIe); Oyster Interests (Da-
Wis, of Hyde) Health (ReeveD Fed
eral Relations (Gilliam) !; Enrolled Bills
(Oliver).
Among the important bills iutro-
duced were:
Mr.. Allen H. B. los. entitled an Act
to amend Chapter 3S of The Code. 1t
should really be entitled an act to take
charge of the Atlantic & North Caro-
lima Railroad. For it takes out of the
hands Of the Governor the appoint
ment of the Board of Internal Improve
ments and gives it to the Legislature,
and this board having charge of all
the States interest in all railroads it
practically names the directors for
those roads. Therefore I say this bill
is one step toward taking charge of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad.
The first step toward transforming
the Railroad Commission into a
"COmmission on Railroads, Bank
ing and insurance." was made by
Mr.. Harrison in his bill (H. B. 1OS) to
abolish the Railroad Commission.
Mr.. Clarkson's bill to establish a
textile school at Charlotte is a very
important one and marks forward step
III industrial education in North Caro-
lima.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10.
SENATE.-Most bills considered
were of local nature.
The rules were suspended and a res
olutlon passed urging our Senators and
Representatives In Congress to take
steps looking to the election of United
States Senators by the people, as was
also a bill to provide site for the
much needed fish culture station. Other
bills took the regular course. The
main interest of the day was in the
elections committee.
HOUSE.-The warmest debate that
has yet occurred was that oyer Mr..
Julian's bill to repeal the act of 1897
requiring the officers of banks, rail-
roads and other corporations, to file
with the State Treasurer an official
oath.
Alter long discussion vote was taken ::
ayes 40, noes II, and the bill was lost.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Winston to
repeal the law requiring the public
roads OF Northampton to be worked by
taxation, passed its several readings.
II. B. No. rs. S. B. No. 2. Act pro-
viding for appointment of committee
to investigate the management of the
State Penitentiary. Passed and sent
to Senate for concurrence in amend
ments.