The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-28
CONDENSED REPORT or THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
LEGISLATURE.
MOST IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
AND PASSED.
Many Bills and Resolutions Introdu duced-
some of the Important Measures Of
Grsatest Interest To Our Readers.
wEDSEsDAY AFTERNOON.

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the passage Of the impeachment res
oIution by that body.
Senator Spcight introduced a
joint resolution expressing the re-
gret and sympathy of the Legislature
at the death of DR.. George l.. Kirby,
Superintendent Of he State Hospi-
tai for the Insane at Raleigh, which
was adopted by rising vote Of the
Senate.
Senator Woodland introduced d
bill providing for the incorporation
Of the State prison and to regulate
the government thereof.
BY Bray (by request To pre-
vent the use Of toba co by school
teachers. Bill was referred to COM
mittee on education.
BILLS PASSED FINAL READING.
To establish graded schools in the
town of Smithheld.
To authorize New Hanover cOun-
ty to Issue bonds for road improve
ments.
To incorporate the town Of Rae
ford, In Cumberland and RObeson
counties.
To prevent locust pin factories in
Mitchell county from Obstructing
the streams of that county, by
dumping saw dust, etc, therein.
To authorize Seaboard Air Line
Railroad to- consolidate with other
railroads, the Richmond, Peters
burg and Carolina Railroad particu-
larly, and exercise the powers given
those roads ut present by the laws of
North Carolina and Virginia, etc.
Amended by committee, so as to
prevent consolidation OF any com
peting line.
The bill to amend chapter 1913,
acts of 1889, in regard to pensions
of Confederate Notwithstanding
4 alterations in existing law, was made
special order for Saturday.
House-Thc following bills were
introduced:
\ Mr.. Seawell-An act to protect
N inhabitants of towns and cities in
the right of self government.
Mr.. NicholsOn-An act to pay the
claim of 500 by j. +. Foster in the
interest of the shell fish commission
Mr.. ThompsOn-An act to pre-
vent fishing for perch with seins, OF
nets, in certain parts of New river,
Onslow county.
Mr. Simms-An act supplement
tary of the act creating the Text
Book Commission ratified February
3, 1901-this being an act to except
from the provisions of said former
act the graded schools of Raleigh
township, Wake county.
Mr. Carlton-An act to establish
a stock law in Warsaw township
Dnplin county.
Mr. Watts of Iredell-An act tC
provide for the placing of statues o
Nathaniel Macon and ZebulOn B
Vance In the Hall of Statuary a
the capitol in Washington, ID c.
Mr. Hoey--An act to place certain
portions of Burke and Cleveland
under the provisions of the stocl
law.
Mr. Mastin--A resolution to pa,
j. w. McNeill expenses in the con
tested election case Of McNeill V
Green.
Mr.. MOore-ResolutiOn to pa,
n Cyrus Thompson, eX-Secretary O
"A State, S374.94 for extra clerical as
sistance.
M Mr. Pearce-An act to proven
stock from running at large in part
NJ of Craven county.
Mr. Allen-An act to restore t
the governor the power Of appoint
ing the members of the Board {
Internal Improvement.
Mr. Burlison-An act to preven
the throwing of dynamite and othe
explosives in streams in Mitche
county.
Mr. Ebbs-An act to pension ce
tain ex-Confederate veterans.
Mr. Dees-An act to better prote,
property from fires.
BILLS PASSED.
Joint resolution in respect to tt
memory of the late DR. George
Kirby.
To authorize the commissions
Of Granville to levy special tax.
To prevent live stock from ru
ming at large In Pitt and to amer
the stock law in said county.
To prohibit the sale and manufa
ure of liquors outside of incorpor
ted towns in Buncombe county.
To restore to the Governor Il
power of appointing members
the Board of Internal ImproN
ments.
THURSDAY.
SENATE-The bill to prohibit
use Of tobacco by school teach'
was reported unfavorably by t
committee.
The following new bills were
troduced.
BY Mr. McAllister-To regul.
the learning of trades.
BY Mr. Buchanan-To provide
working convicts in Mitchell col
ty.
BY Mr. London-To regulate
~ stook law of Chatham county. P