The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-11
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

The House met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. L.
Belts. OF the city.
Reading of thursdays Journal was
dispensed with.
Reports of Standing Committees were
read as follows:
Judiciary-By Moore, of Jackson
Currie, of Baden; Stevens, of Union
Robinson. of Cumberland; Allen, OF
Wayen; Eoushee. of Durham.
Engrossed Bills-By Oliver, of Robe
son.
Counties. Cities and Towns-By Me
lntosh. of. Alexander; Marlborough, 81
Caswell: Kenneth, of Guilford; Gattis
Of Orange.
Pensions-By Reinhardt, of Lincoln
Congressional Districts-By Davis, o.
Haywood
Propositions and Grievances-B.
Leatherwood, of Swain.
Finance-By Patterson, of Caldwell
Holman. of Iredell.
Roads-By Carraway, of Lenoir.
Corporations-By Gillian, of Edge
combe; Justice, of Mcdowell.
Salaries and Fees-By Council, of Wa
tauga,
The Antitrust Bill was reported IA
vorably By Mr. Stevens, and made !;
special order for II o'clock. At thai
hour it was taken up aud, after some
discussion, was passed on its secont
reading. Passage ON its third reading
was by unanimous consent postponed til
to-day.
Judge Allen made the report of the
judiciary Committee recommending th'
impeachment of Judge Norwood, anl
asked that the report be made specia
order for IL O'Clock to-day 1t was SC
ordered.
Among the bills introduced during tn,
morning hour were the following:
TO incorporate the North Carolina
Trust Company.
TO allow Robson county to work it.
convicts on the public roads.
To extend the time two years for b."
ginning work or the Lumberton and
Lumber River Railroad.
To extend the time for the organizJ
ton of the North Carolina Slate Com
pany.
TO incorpo',; 9 the United Mining Con
struction and Development Compare.
To incorporate the Wilmington Under
writer's Insurance Company. with 2
l.. Bridgers, J. W. Norwood and II. i
Rankin, as incorporators. The capital
stock is $4,000
10 incorporate the Merchants ant
Manufacturers Warehouse and Storage
Company. q Raleigh. with Ashley
Horne, Charles w. Horne, Charles Fl
Belvin. Frank X. Ellington. Ed. III. Lee
and Charles G. Latta as incorporators
The capital STOCK shall be not less thai
$500.
TO regulate fishing i'll the waters o.
New Hanover county. The bill makes
it unlawful to use "A seine or net witt
less than III inch bars in the sounds OF
New Hanover county, between Januar!
LIST and July LIST, after January ], 1900
also that it shall be unlawful 10 nse 9
seine or net of any kind on the SOutf
or East side of Masonboro channel
from the mouth of Masonboro Inlet tc
Cookie Shell Bite also it shall be un
lawful to use seine or net within 60t
yards of an established fishery, except
the seines or nets used at the fishery
This act applies only to the coasts anc
sounds Of New Hanover county.
To authorize the sale of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad. The bill
authorizes aud empowers 1.-THE Board OF
Internal Improvements. III their discre
ton. to negotiate Il sale and to sell the
stock in the Atlantic and North Caroline
Railroad Company, belonging to The
State of North Carolina: Provided. The
same shall not be sold for less than the
minimum price of S300,00V. That thu
holders Of the private stock shall have
the privilege OF disposing of their stocl
Mt the same price per share as is pale
for the States stocN.
To appropriate 100000 10 the public
schools of North Carolina. This bill
provides that this money shall be dis
tributed to the respective counties of th'
State per capita as 10 school popula
ton on the first Monday III January o
each year, using the school census o
the previous scholastic year as a basis
of apportionment."
To establish n Department of Agricul
ture and Mechanic Arts. The depart
ment, according TO the BILL is to b.
managed by twenty-one trustees. nine o
whom tone from each Congressional dis
trictl. shall be practical agriculturists
These trustees shall be chosen by thu
General Assembly and shall control ant
manage the A. and NJ. College. all TIL
property Of the Experiment Station, ant
the Fertilizer Station. 1t is further pro
vided that rs far as practicable thu