The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-01

Chapel Baptist church
BY Mr.. Coleman Five petitions from
citizens OF Clay county. asking certain
notifications of the election law
by Mr. Carson, from 90 citizens OF
Union county, IL OF Catawba county, 1913
OF Alexander county, 80 Of Rowan county,
asking for a fair and just election law.
Leaves OF absence were granted to Mr..
Owen, Of Sampson. indefinitely Mr.. Cur
It's. of Buncombe until Saturday, and
Mr.. Long, of Alamanee until Tuesday.
Tie chair announced the following
standing committee:
ON CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Gather. chairman, Nicholson, Winston,
Thompson. Morgan. Gattis. Robinson, of
Arson. Watts, Zachary. Ebbs, Owen
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Nicholson, of Beaufort: Resolution 10
investigate the amount spent in running
The steamer Lilly for the years 1899 and
1900. Placed on Calendar.
Shannonhouse, of Mecklenburg: Resolu-
ton TO APPOINT joint Committee on
Labor end Labor Laws.
Craig, of Buncombe: Resolution relating
to the action Of the Au9i ". the Treas-
urer and two Judges of The Supreme
Court in the case of Theophilus White
against HAL W. Aver, Auditor. AM w. Il.
Worth. Treasurer.
Wright. of Rowan; To appoint r.. b.
Harris H. b. Thompson. w f. Chenault
and Dan Roseboro justices of the oeaca
for Rowan county
Graham, Of Granville: To provide tor
auditing and recording o. final returns
of commissioners to sell real ard personal
ro~ertv.
Mcintosh, OF Yancey: For the relief of
Prices Creek school, in Yancey county.
Srainhour OF Burke: To amend the
charter OF the Carolina and Northwest
ern Railroad Company
Galloway, of Watauga To prevent live
stock from running at large in Wilkes,
Caldwell. Mitchell and Watauga coun-
los
Ellen, of Nash To place j b..
Deans on the pension roll
Daughtridge, of Edgecombe: 10 place
certain exConfederate soldiers and
widows of soldiers of Edge ,Imbe county
on the pension roll
Morphew. of Mcdowell: To establish a
stock law in certain parts of Mcdowell
COUNT
Audrey, of Mecklenburg: For the relief
of John A. Skipper. of Mecklenhurg
county. BY reQIes,
Nicholson, cf Beaufort. 70 prohibit the
sale of spirituous liquors in certain Ioca-
tons CT Beaufort county
Nicholson: TO amend chapter 429. pub
lie laws of 1899.
Page. of Montgomery To incorporate
the Bank of Montgomery
ShannonhoUse, of Mecklenburg: To
change the name of the Louise Yarn
ellis.
Fields, of Allegheny To prohibit hunt-
ing on lands OF Allegheny county with
out written consent of owner OF land
Robinson OF Arson To incorporate the
Wadesbcro Telephone Company.
Little, of Richmond: To prohnt the
sale and manufacture Of spirituous liquors
within three miles of certain churches
in Richmond county
Blythe. of Henderson,: BY request, to
regulate hunting and protect game
Nash, of Pasquotank: To amend section
1929 Of The Code
Mann, of HYDE: To, place the States
oyster 4teamer Lilly in the custody of
tAiS N'ONClEOI. lttCNhr Ou tdlEuQdI.
Zachary, of Transatlantic: To regulate
the manufacture and sale of spirltuous,
vinous or malt LIQUORS in Pennsylvania
county.
Coleman, of Clay: To authorize the
Secretay of State 10 issue a land grant
10 J. NJ Kitchen.
Coleman: To place r. II. Martin. OF
Clay county on the pension roll.
Carson, of Alexander; To strike out
name OF Wilson Bowman. of Alexander
county, from the pension roll, on account
Of fraudulent representations.
Carson: For the relief Of B. +. Chill
dress, an ex-Confederate soldier of
Alexander county.
Carson: To give trial judges discretion
as to number and length of speeches in
all actions criminal in their respective
courts, other than capital cases. thereby
the necessity of increase in
the number of Superior Court judges in
the State, and the useless expenditure of
the peoples money.
Baldwin, of Forsyth: Requiring the
execution of all capital offenders to be
private.
Benbow, of YalIin: To establish graded
school in East Bend, Yadkin county.
Mcclellan, of Cumberland To provide
for the punishment in capital cases
when the jury find and return a verdict
of guilty with recommendation of mercy.
Pearson. of Wake: BY request, to place
J. r. Harris. a disabled ex-Confederate
soldier, on the pension roll.
Morgan, of Johnston: To establish
county dispensary for Johnston county.
Mastin. of Wilkes: For the relief OF
7. B. James. an ex-Confederate soldier
Of Wilkes county.
Taylor, OF Carteret: To pay a certain
claim to Gillikin for services rendered
the State in the interest of the she'll
fish industry.
Dean, of Macon: To place NJ P. Vaughn
of Macon county. on the pension roll.
Wilson. of Caswell: TO protect deer in
Caswell county. Accompanied by petit
ticn.
Hoey, of Cleveland: To correct land
grant 1881 in book No. l19, p. 102,
Gather, of Catawba: BY request, TO
amend section 81. chapter "a, laws of
1899, relating to fire insurance and other
com~ anies.
Gather: To prohibit the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors within
two miles of NJ. Ruhama Baptist church
in Catawba county Accompanied by Il