The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
The LAlf
MAKERS.
G. ONDENSED REPORT OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
LEGISLATURE.
MOST IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
AND PASSED.
Few Important Measure. Have Been
Passed.
WEDNESDAY,.

measures introduced are A. follows:
BY Mr.. James-TO incorporate
Greeneville Banking and Trust Co.
Banking and Currency Committee.
BY Mr.. ArringtOn--In regard to
sale of liquors near certain churches
in Nash County. Propositions and
Grievances Committee.
Mr.. Speight-To provide gen
eral stock law. Propositions and
grievances Committee.
BY Mr.. MOrtOn-To protect mer-
chants and miller5. Committee on
Manufactures.
BY Mr.. Foushee-To enlarge linn
its Durham county. Counties, Cit
les and Towns Committee.
BY Mr.. FOushee-To incorporate
Marion and Northwestern Railroad
Company. Committee on Railroads
and Railroad Commission
BY Mr.. James-To appropriate
funds To- the Institutions for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Commit
tee.
BY Mr.. Long-To provide State
banking system. Banking and Cur
renCy Committee.
BY Mr.. Long-To regulate fees
4 of notaries public, etc. Judiciary
n Committee.
N BY Mr.. McIntosh-TO prevent
imposition and injustice to clients
by attorneys. Judiciary Commit
4 tee.
BY Mr.. Travis-In relation to
N certain school orders of Halifax
N county.
BY Mr.. BroughtOn-TO improve
NJ and care for Capitol Park; also res
WI olution of request to the board of
agriculture.
PASSED FINAL READING.
To authorize Brunswick county
% To levy a special tax.
Al To Incorporate the town of Merry
~ Oaks, Chatham county.
To authorize Wilson county to is
sue bonds to improve court house,
M etc.
To authorize Macon county to
81 subscribe to stock of Blue Ridge
and Macon county Railroad Com
IN pany.
To incorporate town of Chocka-
yotte.
M To incorporate town of POlktOn,
s Robeson county.
To incorporate town of Washing
a& ton.
To appoint justices of the peace
for the several townships of Caswel
# county.
To repeal chapter 81, acts 1899
and restore appointment of direc.
tors of Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asy
lum to the governor.
To protect birds in Mcdowell
M county.
To prevent telling of timber il
streams of Watauga county.
To prevent public drunkenness il
Yancey county. Provides fine o
# not exceeding $50 or Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty days for per
sons caught drunk on public high
ways or at public gatherings of tina
WI county. Mr.. Buchanan explained
that it was intended to reach Ten
# nesse drunkards who came acros
the line.
ss To amend chapter 100, acts o
1895, protecting birds in Montgom
cry county.
To prohibit hunting without con
sent of land owners in Montgomer
M county.
To protect deer in Montgomer
county.
Authorizing payment Of schot
claim of Mary E. Thornton of SamI
son county.
PASSED SECOND READING.
To incorporate the South an
Western Railroad Company.
To prevent the running at larg
4 of live stock in Robson county.
House-The following new bill
were introduced:
BY Mr.. Watts of Iredell-An a,
supplementary to an act to establis
a uniform system of school books
the State. Mr.. Watts bill is
' exempt certain graded schools in Il
State from the provisions of Il
# Aycock text bill.
By Mr.. Craig of Buncombe-A
act to validate registration of dee
and mortgages.
BY Mr., Moore of Jackson-A
act to apportion the several congrt
sional districts.
BY Mr.. Carson of Alexander
act to amend chapter IL, section g
Public Laws of 1899, in relation
the sale of spirituous liquors.
The Aycock text book bill /
passed both houses. 1t provides
uniformity of adoption of text boo
in the State by commission hea
ed by the Governor. Six amer
ments were offered to the bill but
were voted down.
The bill extending the time
registering land grants and to ere
certain defective registration. Pa
ed second and third reading.
THURSDAY.
SENATE-A bill was introdut
by Mr.. Currie to prohibit the S
and manufacture of liquor in Sar
son county. The bill was refer