Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-14

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The House adjourned.
1Wenty-seyenth Day.-The House de-
| voted the day to routine work. The
| impeachment resolution was reported.
but went over by consent At 2.30 n
N. the House adjourned
TWenty-seventh Day. - Sneaker
| Moore convened the House at 10
O'Clock. Prayer was offered by Repre-
sentative Mcfarland. The reading OF
the minutes was dispensed with,
About the customary run OF private
and local bills and petitions were in
| PRODUCED and referred to the proper
committees.
The bill to require State prison au-
| thorities to place discharged convicts
on train with ticket for their old
home created some discussion.
Patterson said the communities ad-
jacent to State prison and farms need
ed protection from the congregation Of
so many discharged criminals.
White, Of Halifax, earnestly advocat-
ed the bill He said out Of II men
brought to the State prison from Hall
fax court last week ten of them were
ex-convicts. who. instead of going
aome, when discharged, went to steal
which they were discharged. They also
are demoralizing the free labor in
Halifax and adjoining counties.
The act provides that tickets shall
be bought with the convicts' commu-
tation money.
Judge Allen, for the committee on
judicial districts and court, reported
favorably a bill from the committee
IND iStr
asking immediate consideration OF the
bill. He said the committee of the
House and Senate had very carefully
estimated the number of weeks need
ed and after two or three meetings
had decided upon 16 as the number
necessary, giving each judge about Sc
weeks actual court work and prOvic-
ing for increase of litigation in the
next ten years. A great deal Of the;
work done by a judge is out Of court
IN making up appeals, hearing injunc-
tiOns, etc. The bill abolishes criminal
courts and provides that law go into
operation July LIST.
The motion to postpone was de-
feated.
Graham moved to strike out 16 and
i1sert Is. Defeated, ayes q, noes 55.
The bill then passed its second and
third readings, by a roll-call vote Of
50 to %.
The House then adjourned.
Twenty-eighth Day-Speaker Moore
convened the Fouse at 10 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev DR.. Dan
iels. The reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
Bills passed third reading as fol-
lows:
To amend chapter 368, laws of 1899,
relating to dispensary at Seaboard.
To amend section "A, chapter 2S5
laws OF 1898, relating to registration.
To supply Supreme Court Reports e
Scotland county.
To prohibit sale and manufacture OF
liquor within two miles of certain
churches in Unity township, in Rowan
cOjnty.
For relief to clerk Of Superior Court
for Ashe county.
To prevent locust pin operators from
obstructing streams in Mitchell coUn-
ty.
To incorporate the Duplin and Ons-
low Railway Company.
To amend chapter "a, laws Of 1891,
relating to clerk Of court of PamlicO
county.
To incorporate the Eastern Insurance
Company, CT Washington.
To protect owners Of timber in
Wilkes county.
To incorporate the Bank Of Red
Springs.
To amend chapter 1875, laws of 1899,
relating to roads in Davidson county.
To repeal law Of 1899, fOrbidding
hunting wild animals in Yancy county.
To incorporate the Southern Loan
and Savings Bank OF Charlotte.
To incorporate the Oasis Temple CT
the order Of the Mystic Shrine.
To validate certain probate and cor
pOrate articles Of agreement.
To allow commissioners of Pitt
county to elect a cotton Weigher for
GreenvilIe.
To remove sIuice ways in Tar river.
To regulate stock law elections IN
Johnston county.
TO repeal chapter 1412, laws Of 1885.
To re-en2c1 chapter 1854, laws Of 1898.
To provide for auditing and record
ing final returns OF commissioners ptO
sell real estate.
To amend seton 914, OF The Code,
providing that after July list, 1901, the
Judge holding special terms OF court
shall receive no compensation, except
actual expenses, to be paid by county
in which special term is held. (ROun-
tree stated that he had been informed
that the Senate would not pass the Is
judicial district bill untl this bill had
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