The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19

S LA N 18th.
The morning session of the House
was devoted almost entirely to me-
mortal services in honor of the three
deceased members-Wall, of Rich
mond; Hart, of Edgecombe, and
Trotman, of Gates. In the Senate
Senator jackson, of Lenoir who had
died that morning, was eulogized.
The following bills having passed
both Houses during this session were
ratified before adjournment:
Act to amend chapter 325 of the
Laws of 1899.
Act to submit the question of dis
pensary Or no dispensary in Swain
county.
Act to establish stock law in GER
tain portions of Nash county.
Act to abolish the office of county
treasurer in Henderson county.
(This goes into effect at expiration
of term of present incumbent.)
Act to regulate the sale of spiritu-
GUS liquors in Macon county.
Act to establish graded schools in
Lexington.
Resolution to pay expenses of the
funeral of Senator jackson.
Resolution to appoint a committee
to accompany the remains of Senator
jackson.
Resolution to obtain information
from the State Treasurer.
Resolution directing printing of
the reports of the Special Commit
tee to investigate the Penitentiary
and Agricultural department..
An act directing the Commissioners
of Edgecombe county to draw a
jury.
Act to pay Eugene c. Beddenfeld
Isl, 266.64) for services as Corpora
ton Commissioner.
An act to amend the Western Dis
trict Criminal court.
An act to repeal law passed in 1899
in reference to cotton weighers for
Salisbury.
Act to pay certain persons for ser
vices in the interest of the shell fish
industry-Democrats turned out by
the Supreme court.
Act to amend chapter 228, Private
Laws of 1899, in regard to a tram
road in Moore county.
Act in regard to having printed
journals and laws.
Act amending the Corporation
Commission act.
Joint resolution to adjourn till
Tuesday, July oath.
Act to pay certain claims in the
interest of the shell fish industry.
Act to permit Commissioner of
Onslow to use certain surplus funds.
Act to pay pages actual travelling
expenses.
Act to regulate the issuing of Ii
quor license in Northampton county
CThis bill gives the judges holding
court in the county power to order a
license to sell liquor, when thirty
days notice is given If a majority
of voters in any township petition
against license it shallnot be granted,
and if a majority petition for it, it
shall be granted. This is a local
bill modelled after the Virginia law
Act for the relief of certain teach
ers in Craven county.
Act making A. G. Miller q director
of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at
MOrgantOn.
The act to amend the Western Dis
trict Criminal Court repeats the laws
establishing criminal courts in Bun
cOmbe, Madison, Yancey, Haywood
and Burke counties, so far as they
apply to those counties. Surry
county is placed in the Western
Criminal Court District. This ap
plies and goes into effect at once in
BuncOmbe, Madison and Surry and
shall be in effect after January 1,
1901, so far as it applies to Yancey,
Haywood and Burke.
Mr.. Holman, of the special COM
mittee to ascertain from the State
Treasurer whether any money had
been paid out of the public treasury
to Theophilus White of the shell-ish
commission, reported a communica-
ton from Treasurer Worth, which
was read, stating that no money had
been paid Mr.. White, except on &C
account of repairs and operating ex-
penses of the steamer "Lily."
Mr.. Gattis, from the committee