The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-16

eItra session tho second luesdny in
Ju.y, 1900. There are about ! ,?j0 acts
aud resolutions as u result Of the labors
Of is Legislature. The last act ra'i-
lied was the Stevens anti trust bill.
The Senate amended it.
.
Furry TnuEp Day. In the Senate n
bill wa7 passed providing thnt judicial
vacancies cEa 10 filled by the Governor
by appointment only until tho next
genera. election. The NnHCe Textile
Scaool bill came up with IA unfavor.
able report from the Senate committee
ou education. ON motion Of Justice
a was tabled. The school law was taken
UP, An amendment to reduce the pay
oI tho county superintendent from 81
tu - was adopted. Bills PASSED 10 ap.
rroprlato $500 for wGtcrworks aud
sewerage nj tho GL,versity. The hili
20 keep the CptGwIa river orcn to float.
uge was tabled Tho trustees uf tho
negro Agricultural and Alechan cal
College wcyo elected. Tho names AZ.
pear IN the House report The reyo-
Hue act was taken up. Aeubstiiute was
adopted for section /. II places state
banks on on equal footing with national
banks, ia that il allows county and
school taNo9 on bank stock to be paid
20 the county trenourur instead Of 10.
nG r"laittcd Gy the bank cashier. direct
tU tho state treasurer.
Furry -rOrErH DAY. IN the senate
tho btIl to appropriate 80, 800 for tho
ncAt year to tho School for the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind camo ur. After some
discussion C substitute was adopted for
tha bal, which provides that ST., 500
TO added TO the standing appropria-
uon OF Sio 600 and that SO. 900 he ap.
rroprlated for improvements. The bllI
To make appropriations iur tho State
Hospitals ncNt came ny for considerR-
tou. This bill was amended SO as 10
give the state Hospital at EscIgh
@G1, 600 tend of $50, 500: to give the
state Hospital at otMorgauton $40, OOoin-
btead of SlOp, UO} Section &. which pro
vides that tho sums of $50. 0OO for this
year aud go, 600 cor the year 1900 for
the erection and furnishing OF two
buildings fer tho State Hospital at
ttoldsboro, were stricken out The
other sections OF the bill. which remain
unchanged, appropriate $40, 900 anu pual.
" for budding for female patIeuts at
the Morgauton llospita! and for build
mg TO colOniZe male patients. For the
support oil the state Hospital at Colds
horo $i5, 600 - appropriated annually.
4 bill providing that no action shall
he taken upon an application FOR par
don unless rcGauus for application bave
been published once week for four
weeks IN the county paper, was tabled.
Vt tho Senate night session bill to
appropriate 81, 900 for the benefit OF
tho Soldiers Home was passed by n
unanimous rising vote. a bill to ap-
90. IN -. tl.>x t,l enIN
fund was Giso passed unanimously.
The bill TO make a uniform law oi
negotiable Instruments passed its final
reading. The last bill passed by Sen
ate, provided that the Legislature ad-
IOuru at noon Wednesday until Tues
day utter second Monday III June. 1860
EfFTY.rlrTu DAY. in the Senate the
bill to require self-couplers and auto
matte brakes on railroad cars was killed.
\ Joint resolution to appoint five com
mlssloners to represent tho state at tn.
| Paris Exposition was adopted, "a was
resolution endorsing the work OF the
piElord Ssnitarium for Negro Con
sum- tlves. at Southern Pines. Tn,
loint resolution 10 pay all the clerk
and employees s. for extra work passet
It's final readings. short speeches o
farewell were made by Senators Franks
Justice and and Daniels. \ join
resolution to provide 500 to Gefra,
the funeral expenses of n Nom be
Of the General Assembly wa
unanimously passed. The Senat
then relaxed, aud musical exercise
ernor Reynolds proved goo
chorus leader, and was ably assiste
by Senators Glenn, Wilson. Whitaker
Williams, Smith and by Representa-
tiyes Allen. of Wayne, and Stubbs
who had come over from tho House
All the Senators and persons III tn
lobbieS gathered around the Speaker
chair and the galleries rapidly filled
tnce the Chalr was interrupted t
ratlfy some bills, but the siguln- wa
resumed and continued on over a
hour. At 2:O1 the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
F1FrY.TH1ED DAY. In the House
bill was introduced to authorize tn
CORPORATION Comm ission to assess ran
wavs. telegraph, telephone lines, ca
pnls, steamboats,, express comHapie.
sleeping cnr companies, car trust con
laaics or other transportation comps
MES which have escaped taxation.
resolution was passed to take a reces
at noon Wednesday, until July 5tl
1900. An omnibus liquor bill! prohlbi
Ing tho sale Of liquor within two mile
of n large number Of churches PASSED
as lid the bill to codify the busiue;
laws of the State The bill to appr,
pirate five thousand dollars for o Il
brary and gymnasium at the State MOI
NAL and industrial College at Greens
boro. was passed. The House wei
iuto the election OF an insurance con
missioner. j. Richard Young. Of Vant
county, was elected. FOR corporate
commissioners, Franklin Mcneil, San
uel l.. Rogers and Eugene &. Bedding
fold were elected, receiving ~ vote
For members of tho State board ,
elections tine following were elected
Wilson q. Lamb. Walter II. Neal. Il. |
ttilmer, w. Il. Pollard, j. l
Mcneil, Democrats; Cicero il. .,ohl
son, Populi9t and Republican
The next business was the election
Judge of the Criminal Court Dosse
Battle was elected Judge of the Easter
end Henry Is. Stevens OF the Wester
Circuit, each receiving GA votes. \
". Sheriff. was elected state Libraria
getting 62 votes. G. G. Cherry W,
elected keeper of the capito |, both .ht
being second elections, but at last
proper form. The following wei
elected trustees OF the negro Agricu
tural aud Mechanical College {
greensboro; w. j. Williams. OF Pit
W.. W. Long, OF Rowan; J. Y. Joyn'
and A. NJ. Scales, of Guilford; Geo.
Dunlap. of Stanly; NJ. c. $. Noble,
Orange; j. ID. Currie. of Moor
Foushee introduced bill to appropr
ate $50, 600 fof this year and o like su
tor next year for the maintenance
me psnitent!ary. A bill passed TO q
!ew the Cape Fear & Northern Rsi.sol
y sSssrd is lise from any point en q
Ss2s Fear river to Fayetteville OF
mau'sssuv % 10 ssathpeyt Of 10 4