The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-29
FOR PROPER ASSESSMENT
Mr. Willard's Bill to Secure Correct
Taxation to Property.
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SELECT BOOKS
Mr.. Hoey, Of Cleveland, to Appropriate $40,
600 to the institution of Blind. Speaker
Moore, For 1000 TO cuIIOwbae
High ScnOo.

i lie EIOuSS was dl II bIlSflb anu tdI ~ .
before breakfast, yesterday morning. and
did lots Of work, getting 10 the end OF the
Calendar. About forty or forty-five mem
bers turned out to the before breakfast
session; but Mr.. Rountree. cne of the
prime movers in the early-rising move
ment, was not there. Mr.. Gattis, how
ever. who went Mr., Rountree several
better on his motion Saturday, was on
hand in full force
MIR Zachary OF Pennsylvania in order
to put stop TO the early-rising racquet.
offered the following resolution:
Be it resolved by this House that here
after motion to adjourn made by Roun-
tree, Ga; It's or Graham, shall be second
ed by the LATEST man in the House before
being considered.
Several bills of considerable importance
were introduced. among them NJ. Win
stons measure giving the State Board of
Education power 10 select and prescrS5e
text books for the public schools, Mr..
Wizards bill to empower the Board OF
Corporation Commissioners a Board OF
State Tax Commissioners. to supervise
the tax listers aGa assessing officers OF
the State, in order to secure proper
assessment Of property for taxation and
Speaker Moore's bill for the improve
ment OF the Normal Department of the
Cullowhee High School, appropria2ing s.
600 for the purpose.
FOR THE BLIND INSTITUTION.
Mr. Hoey, of Cleveland introduced an
act 10 give the Governor appointing pow
er in cases Of vacancies on the board of
directors of the Institution for the Blind
and appropriating $200 per year for its
maintenance, and allowing a liberal
amount for the purchase of bOoksH
bill providing for the appointment
by the Governor OF d Board of Examiners
TO visit, inspect, and report on all the
State Institutions was introduced by Mr..
Spainhour, of Burke.
Mr. Gattis, of Orange, proposes to ex-
tend the time of settling the State debt.
In the absence of Mr.. Wilson, the
Reading Clerk that office was filled most
satisfactorily by Mr.. Geo p. Pell, of
Ashe county.
Sometime between half past eight and
nine O'Clock, a recess for breakfast was
taken until 1920,
THE DAY > PROCEEDINGS.
Speaker Moore called the House TO or
der at 7:3o, and Representative Barn
hill. of Pitt offered prayer.
On motion of Mr.. Williams rcadirg OF
Saturdays Journal was dispensed with.
Leaves Of absence we're granted as fol-
lows: Allen. of Wayne till Tuesday
and Rountree, of New Hanover. til
Thursday; Sheets of Davia. Bitens. o:
Union Robinson, of Aasca, Duncan, OF
Sampson. and Wilson, OF &aswcll. 'Ddea-
nIely
The chair added MIR Wilson. of Cas-
we'll TO she committee on Education. MIR.
Blythe, of Henderson. to the Committee
Oh Privileges and Elections. and Mr.
Daughtridgc, Of EdgeconA2, 10 The Con
mittee on Penal Institutions. ana Mr..
Hoey, of Cleveland, o The Committce
on Propositions AMI Grievances
NEW BILLS.
Winston, of BERTHE, authorizing the
Governor OF the State TO employ coun-
sci for the defence of certain persons
under Indictment in the Federal court
in the State.
Lawrence, Of Hertford, to appoint ad-
ditional Justices of the peace for Hert-
ford county.
Blythe. of Henderson, for the relief
of Francis VI. Nix, an aged and dis
abled Confederate soldier.
Blythe, for the reiie1 Of Harriet n.
Conner. widow Of an Confederate
soldier.
Fields. of Allegheny, for the relief
oe Nash Phipps, JOHN Mabe. George
Sturgill, an Buck Mcmillan. ex-Con-
federate soldiers of Allegheny county.
Mcintosh. If Yancey for the protec-
ton of dor este animals in Yancey
county.
Zachary. OF Transylvania. resolution
in regard t. motions for adjournment
Placed on calendar
Gather. of Catawba. to confer police
mower on deputy sheIiffs and the pro-
tection of persons and property in GER
tain sections Of Catawba county.
Gather TO amend Chapter 90, Public
Laws of 1859. relating to physicians
license.
PAYNE. of cherokee. to incorporate
valleytown cemetery in Cherokee
county.
Harris of northampton. to amend
cbantar II Of the Public Laws OF the
sdionrned session Of iSco.
fIorris TO amend Chapter ia, Pub
lie Laws OF 1925.
csitber If Catawba. to amend the
.,,orta. a".e,'V of he c. L. shuford Manufac-
=, Morgan. l''r i JRhnston. regulate