The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
IN CH|NQUAP|Nl7|ME
A Big Days Work of Small
Thin.s.
SENATE SWEEPS FLOOR
OF WHAT MUST BE GOTTEN
RID OF.
SENATOR WHO QUESTIONS THE JOURNAL
Birds, Fishes and County Commissioners,
Bridges and Fences Get Looked
After by the Law.
MAKERS.


The Senate did more work yesterday
than on any previous day of the session.
1t passed eighteen bills, thirteen new
bills We're introduced and thirty-three
came back from committees for consid-
Grafton
The Senate made a new departure by
tabling its first bin, Senator Fuller's
resolution as to the treaty OF peace with
Spain.
The apologize Senator White, (Popu-
lisU, from Sampson. took back his ia
NOUS speech of the first day by opposing
the increase of the number of commits
sioners of his county He asked Senator
Robinson Oemocra) to give his reasons
for asking that the number of commits
sioners be increased. Senator Robinson
asked him in turn if he had not said
that he thought the present board of
commissioners had not and was not
doing its duty; and also whether he
tWhite) had not voted to increase the
number of commissioners of Hartford
county. Senator White admitted that
he had said the commissioners were not
doing their duty in the matter of grant
ing license to sell liquor. He denied
that he had voted for the Hartford
bill. Senator Robinson: II think the
Journal will show the Senator voted for
the BILL
Senator White: II don't care what
the Journal shows, / did not vote for
it,
Practically the only oppositions the
Populists and Republicans have made
to legislation has been to the bills to
give the various counties competent COM
m;ssioners.
The following additions We're made to
committees: Commute ON Agriculture,
Senators Whitaker and Stanback; Com
mittee on Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind Institutions. Senator Campbell.
NEW BILLS REFERRED.
S. b. 206, Senator Stanback: For the
relief Of ]. r. Lease. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances
s. Il. 207: To amend section / of the
act of 1871, providing for increasing the
depth of the Chesapeake and Albemarle
canal.
S. E. POS, Senator Black: To author
ize the Commissioners of Moore county
TO refund the county debt To Com
mittee on Counties. Cities and Towns.
S. b. 200. Senator Skinner: To put
mon for "now" before residents, "
in line 4, chapter 50, laws of 1897. re-
lating to fishing in Eastern waters.
S. B. 30, Senator Jackson: To
amend section 500 of the Code by in
serting in line 2, after Justice the
words s'the fees of the Justice and
Sheriff for summoning the jury and"
ID To- .,;,
s. b. 211, Senator Black: To amend
chapter $40, private laws of 1895, relat-
ing to the charter of Jonesboro To
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
s. 3. 212, Senator Stanback: To in
corporate the town of Mt. Gilead, in
Montgomery county. To Committee on
Counties. Cities and Towns.
S. II. 213, Senator Lowe: To protect
the tax payers of Wilkes county. To
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
S. Il. 214. Senator Glenn, by request:
To provide financial committee for
Stokes county.
S. +. 215. Senator Travis: To amend
chapter 254, private laws Of 1889, es-
tablishing public school in the town of
Littleton. by striking out the names Of
DIR. Willis Aston, Jno. Is. Leach, w. A.
Johnston. NJ. v. Perry, b. r. Browning.
w. f. Young, NJ E. Hail.. Alexander
Brown. and inserting therein the names
Of T. w. Northington. S. Johnston, DIR.
Willis Aston. e. Il. Perry. G. b. Hack
EFT, J. f. McCraw and FL. j. Cordle.
To Committee ON Education.
S. b. 2f6. Senator Wilson: To inc0r-
porate the Greensboro Loan and Trust
Company. To Committee on Corpora
tions.
s. b. Of, Senator Williams: For the
relief of Levi Mason, an aged Confed-
crate soldier. TO Committee ON Pen
sions.
s. h. 21S. Senator Franks: To pre-
vent the throwing of sawdust in the
streams of Henderson. Pennsylvania
and Franklin counties. To Committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
s. Il. 30. Senator Glenn: For the
relief OF w. Med. Lancaster and others.
BILLS PASSED.
s. b. 100, III. Il. 81: To incorporate
the Southern Conservatory of Music at
Durham.
Fl. r. 1872. S. r. 116: To request ou1
Senators and Representatives 10 endea'
yor to secure an appropriation for Il
light house at Cape Channel, in Pamlicc
Sound.
S. r. III: To pay Senator Franks
s162. 10 part expenses of contest.
III. b. rs, S. b. X: To increase the
number of commissioners of Edgecombt
county.
Fl. b. A. S. b. 10: To repeal chapter
=. laws of 1895, Incorporating the Swain
Lumber and Boom Company of Swain
county.
S. B. 81. Fl. b. 90: To appoint three
commissioners of navigation for Topsai
Inlet.
s. B. "a: To appoint justices Of th'
peace for Beaverdam township, Wash
ington county.
s. b. or: To protect the food birds
of Madison county.
To protect fish in the streams of No
II township. Madison county.
s. b. 11S: To increase the number O
commissioners of Caswell county.
s. b. 119: For the relief of {. Nj
Rogers, late sheriff of Granville county