The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-12

| IbUSt Illil, III DupIih' iAClCllGn " OOul'
mittee on Corporations.
The report of special committee appoint
ed to secure an office for the Engrossins
Clerk, was submitted by Chairman Car.
raway. He stated that the Quartermast
er's office had been placed at the disposal
Of the Engrossing Clerk. The other mem
bers on this committee were Messrs
Oliver and Morphew.
Carlton, Of Duplin, offered a resolution
to require the subject matter of bills and
resolutions to be stated in their titles
Referred.
]. b. Whitaker, of Forsyth, introduced
bill to facilitate the business of the
General Assembly.
$25O,OOO FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Then r. N Simms, of Wake, introduced
what was perhaps the most important
House Bill of the day 1t provides for the
appropriation Of $25O,O00 for the benefit OF
the public schools of the State. Referred
to Committee on Education.
The other new bills introduced. with
names of their trainers, are as follows
Smith, of Gates, to regulate and syste-
Matte special proceedings. Referred.
Carson, of Alexander, TO place Annie
Bentley, widow of Hugh Bentley on the
pension roll. Referred.
Carraway, of Lenoir for the relief of
Jesse Sutton, of Co. c, 9th regiment, N.
G. T. Referred.
Carlton, of Duplin, to secure the free
passage of fish in the Cape Fear and
Northeast Rivers. Referred.
Hayes, of Chatham, to prevent kid
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tody of their children. Referred
Owen, of Sampson, to regulate cost OF
claim and delivery Referred.
Wright of Rowan,to remove disabilities
of married women. Referred.
Rountree. of New Hanover, to permit
the commissioners of New Hanover county
to sell the old court house and lot. Re-
ferred
Rountree, to permit commissioners of
New Hanover to pay the chairman fixed
SALARY. Referred.
Rountree. to prevent the erection of an
artificial island in Myrtle Grove Sound.
Referred.
Rountree, for the relief of Mrs. E. s.
MacRae. Referred.
Mcclellan, of Cumberland, to repeal
chapter SO of Public Laws of 1899, in so
far as same applies to county of Cumber-
land. Referred.
Reinhardt, of Lincoln, for the relief of
the State Hospital of Morganton. Re-
ferred
Daughtridge, of Edbecombe ,ot authorize
the town of Rock Mount to issue bonds
for the establishment of an electric light
plant sewerage system and other pur-
poses. Placed on calendar.
Lawrence, of Hartford, to provide for
foreclosure of mortgages and certain
other conveyances containing no power of
sale. Deferred.
Britain, of Randolph, to repeal chapter
% of Public Laws of 1893 relative to pro-
cessioning land. Referred.
Wright, of Rowan, to repeal chapter n
of Public Laws of 1865 and 2l1 OF 1899
and amend section 1885 of The Code in re-
gard to divorces. Referred.
Mason, of Gaston to amend chapter "a
of Public Acts of 1899. Referred by re-
quest 10 Committee on Insurance.
Stewart, of Harnett to appoint Jus
tees OF the Peace for Harnett. Placed
on Calendar.
Bivens, of Union, to appoint Iredell
billiard Justice of the Peace for town
ship of Monroe. Referred.
Mcintosh, CT Yancey, to amend chapter
POI of The Code. Referred.
Mcintosh, to correct State Grant. No.
A79 referred.
Mcintosh, to protect quail in Yancey
county. Referred.
Spainhour, of Burke. to amend chapter
593 of Public Laws of 1899 by abolishing
February term of Mitchell county Snpe-
rior court Placed on Calendar.
Duls, of Mecklenburg, for the relief of
certain public school teachers in Meek
lenburg county Placed on Calendar
Wright, of Rowan, to have the Bible
taught in the public schools of the State.
Peferred.
Allen, of Wayne, to expedite the trial
of civil actions and for other purposes.
Referred.
Connor, of Wilson, to employ type
writer for the clerk of the Supreme court.
referred.
Hoey, of Cleveland. to amend and en-
large the charter of Cleveland cotton
mills. Referred.
Hoey, to incorporate the Cleveland COM
mercial college of Shelby. Referred.
Gather of Catawba, to appoint addi-
tlOndl Justices Oh the pedcS III 1<ttu" "a
county. 'Peferred.
Brim, of surry, to place L. R. Stone on
pension list referred,
Page, of Montgomery. to abolish jan
uary term of Superior court of Montgom-
cry. Referred
Winston, BERTHE, to provide for celebra-
tion of North Carolina Day in the public
schools Referred.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Hayes, of Chatham, asked for leave OF
absence until Tuesday for A. A. f. Sea-
we'll, of Moore. Granted. Leave OF alb
sence was also granted S. G. Daniels, OF
Warren.
THE CALENDAR.
Stewards bill providing for the appoint
ment of additional justices of the peace