The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-31

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McIver, Morgan Owens, Page, Payne,
| Pearson. Petree, Richardson, Robinson,
| Shannonhouse, Shelton, Weaver, Whitaker
| of Forsyth, Zachary-37.
The following explained their votes
Messrs. Curtis, Daughtridge. Duls
Lawrence, MacKethan Morgan, Robinson
of Arson, Shannonhouse, Smith White of
| Halifax and Zachary.
| An amendment by Mr.. Barco, providing
| that nothing in the bill should prevent a
| new ferry by way of Goats Island, if
| such ferry should be granted bv the
proper authorities of Pasquotank and
| Camden counties, was lost
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment provid-
| ing that the owners of the established
| ferry shall provide ample facilities for
| the convenience of public travel. This
| was accepted by Mr.. Nash and passed
with the bill.
The House was called TO order by
Speaker Moore at 10 O'Clock, and was open
ed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Adams, of
Central NJ. e. church, this city.
Reading of the journal was dispensed
| with, on motion of Mr.. Curtis. of Bun
combe.
The following petitions and memorials
were presented:
BY Mr. Spainhour. of Burke, petition
| from citizens of Burke asking for a COM
pulsory school law.
BY Mr. Mcfarland. of Polk. memorial
from the Union Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of Tryon. n. c.. asking that a re-
formatory institution be established
BY Mr. Morgan, of Johnston, from citi-
zens of Johnston. asking for county
disoensary.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.
Mclean, of Scotland and Hayes, Of
Chatham, on account of sickness.
Leave was also granted Mr.. Carraway
OF Lenoir, and Judge Allen, of Wayne,
the latter until today.
The cheir announced the following
committees:
RE-APPORTIoNMENT OF REPRESEN-
TATIvES.
Messrs. Whitaker. of Guilford. chair
man; Mann, Carr Hall. Richardson, Will
son, Mclean. Stevenson, Fields, Mauney,
Carson, Benbow, Duncan, Nicholson.
RE-APPoRTIoNMENT OF SENATORIAL
DISTRICTS.
Messrs. Watts. chairman. Stubs, Par
ker. Stuart, Britain, Robson Patter-
son, Whitaker of Forsyth, Morphew, Car
son, Duncan, McCullock.
COURTS AND COURT DISTRICTS.
Messrs. Spainhour, chairman; Lawrence,
Daniels of Warren, Marlborough, Allen of
Wayne, Robertson, Rountree, Patterson,
Wright, Green, Gather Shannonhouse,
Benbow, owen of Sampson.
NEW BILLS.
Carlton, OF Duplin, for the relief of
ID Of Nm
Carlton, for the relief of w. r. Street.
of Duplin county.
Stewart. of Farnett, to authorize the
town of Dunn, in Harnett county, to issue
bonds for public improvements and to
levy special tax.
Stewart, to place the names of ]. r.
Clook Aug. Hughes and w. A. Turling-
ton on the pension roll.
Stewart, to repeal chapter 412 public
laws OF 1895,
Daniels, of Warren. to pension certain
Confederate soldiers. toy wit S. c. Sharn
and ]. V. Newcomer.
Watts, of Iredell, to authorize the COM
missioners OF Iredell cunty to lease, hire
and work the convict force of said county
on public and private property Placed
on the calendar.
son and Green Berry Gather on the pen
sion roll.
Wright, to amend section 743 of The
Code, making it a misdemeanor to place
and keep white and colored prisoners in
the same cells of the common Jail.
Wright. to place all ex-Confederate
soldiers ard widows of ex-Cnfederate
soldiers. who are now over fifty-five years
of age, and not worth $500 in worldly sub
stance, On the pension roll of the State
Craig, of Buncombe, concerning the
Ashevlle and Spartanburg Railroad Co.,
and authorizing that company to buy or
lease or to be leased by any railroad in
the State of South Carolina, to consoli-
date, or to be consolidated, with any rail-
road company owning or operating a rail-
road or railroads in the State of South
Carolina.
Spanhour, of Burke. to amend chapter
59S, acts OF 1899.
Allen. of Wayne, to reform youthful
criminals.
Nicholson. of Beaufort, to appoint
Theo. L. jackson a justice of the peace.
Blythe, of Henderson, to establish
graded schools in the town of Hender-
sonville.
Blythe to amend the charter of Hen
Jacksonville.
Blount of Washington, to amend sec
ion T. chapter 1863, public laws of 1899.
Green, of Wilkes, to authorize the COM
missoners Of the town Of Wilkesboro to
refund the Indebtedness of that town.
Richardson, of Johnston, to authorize the
commissioners of Johnston county to
work convicts on the public roads of said
county.
Spainhour, of Burke. to provide for
better system of examining public school
teachers.
Speaker Moore. of Jackson, for the re-
lief of D. Lafayette Cowan, wounded
Confederate soldier
Maunev, Of Graham, to raise certain
pensioners on the State pension roll to the
second class. by reason of total dis
ability.
Williams, of Dare, to amend chapter
1874. public laws of 1899.
Winston, of BERTHE. to amend chapter
1885 OF The Code.