The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-07

py NJ. bIouShton. joint resolution or
request to the Board of Agriculture.
THE DAYS CALENDAR.
Senate Bill: Relative to compensation
of commissioners of Washington county,
passed third reading.
Senate Bill: To incorporate the town of
Chockoyatte. passed third reading.
Senate Bill: To incorporate Parkton.
Robson county passed third reading
Senate Bill: To incorporate the town OF
Washington, passed. third reading.
Senate Bill: To amend the charter of
SmithfieId, passed second reading.
Senate Bill: To amend the charter OF
Southport, passed second reading.
Senate Bill: To amend the charter of
Southport, passed second reading.
Senate Bill: To amend the charter of
Home Protection Insurance Company,
passed third reading.
Senate Bill: To restore to the Governor
the power to appoint directors Of school
for the deaf. and dumb and the blind,
passed third reading.
Senate Bill: For the relief of j. VI.
Davis, sheriff of Surry, was tabled.
House Bill: To incorporate the South
and Western Railroad Company, passed
second reading.
House Bill: To prevent the running at
large of live stock in Robson county,
passed second reading.
Senate Bill: For the relief Of j. r.
Gilmer, ex-sheriff of Guilford, passed
third reading.
FOR COURT TERMS.
Senate Bill: To amend section 926 Of
the Code.
conotor Cudoar ovrIoiood t1,;- ,>,ooocod
amendment and gave instances where i'm
portant cases in one county could not be
finish in time for the judge to reach the
next county on the first day of court. He
said that this section seriously interfered
With some of the courts west. He thought
IS would remedy the evil by giving the
Wdge power to have court open week
later. The section as amended by Senator
Gudger would read: IF the judge shall
not be present ut the time fixed for open
ing the court he may order the sheriff
of said county of said court to adjourn
the court from day to day during the
term"
Senator's Henderson and Woodland fav-
ored the bill. 1t passed third reading.
Senate Bill: To allow Williams Gay
a disabled soldier, to sell health bath
cabinets without paying license tax. pass
ed third reading
PASSED FINAL READING.
The following bills passed their third
and final reading and were ordered en-
rolled for ratification:
House Bill: To authorize Brunswick
county to levy special tax passed final
reading.
House Bill: To incorporate Merry Oaks
IN Chatham passed final reading.
House Bill: To allow Wilson county to
issue bonds, passed final reading:
House Bill: To allow Macon county to
subscribe to the capital stock Of the Blue
Ridge and Atlantic Railroad Company,
passed final reading
House Bill To authorize Scotland coun-
ty to issue bonds, passed final reading.
House Bill: To allow Liester township.
Buncombe county, TO subscribe stock.
passed final reading
House Bill; To appoint justices of the
peace in Caswell, passed final reading.
House Bill: To amend chapter 157, laws
OF 1892 passed final reading
House Bill: To prevent the killing of
birds In Mcdowell county. passed final
reading
House Bill: To amend chapter LOG, Laws
of 1885, relating to the stock in Edge
combe county. passed final reading,
House Bill Preventing the telling OF
timber in the streams of Watauga, passed
final reading.
House Bill: To prevent public drunk
ness in Yancey county Senator Woodland
thought this was covered by the general
law.
Senator Miller, of Caldwell. explained
this was for protection from Tennessee
toughs who would get drunk and come
over into North Carolina. The bill passed.
House Bill: For the relief of Jesse B.
Watts of Rowan, passed final reading
House Bill: To extend the time to com
promise and settle the State debt The
time expired in 1882 and the time is now
extended to 1908. passed final reading.
House Bill: For relief OF j. NJ. Attends,
of Polk county, passed final reading
House Bill: For the relief of Laura B.
Daniel of Nash, passed final reading.
House Bill: For the protection of birds
in Montgomery county, passed final read
ing.
House Bill: To prohibit hunting on lands
of another in Allegheny without the writ
ten consent Of the owner. passed final
reading.
House Bill: To prohibit killing deer in
Montgomery county, passed final reading.
House Bill: For the relief of Miss Mary
e. Thornton Of Sampson. passed final
reading.
House Bill: To amend chapter 173, laws
of 1885 for the protection of cutters of mill
logs in Hyde. Onslow' and Pamlico coun-
ties, passed final reading
House Bill: To amend chapter 152, acts
of 1899, passed final reading.
STATE BANKS OF ISSUE.
bill Ito provide a State banking sys-
tenn of North Carolina" was introduced by
Senator Long yesterday and referred to
the Committee on Banking and Currency
1t preseribes mode of banking in this
State. That any association of persons
DESTROYS OF establishing banks OF issue
to do a general banking business in addi-
ton to the powers now granted banking
corporations shall consist of not less than
five persons and may enter into articles
OF association for this purpose. They
shall make an organization certificate
which shall specifically state % the name
(2) the place, CD the amount of capital