The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-02-21

school district which cannot accomo
date The children compelled to attend
| New bills:
5iI1r4s, oi Wake, by request, 10 as-
ts,;}:ts.- tlle North Carolina Stato Vet
erinary Medical Association, and te
regulate the practice Of Yeterinary Med
tcnc and surgery in the Stats Oh 4 OF tt
Carolina.
Stewart, OF Harnett, to incorporate
the town OF Angler, Earnets cat11szr.
Ellen, OF Nash, to establish dispen-
sary at Nashville, county OF Nash.
THURSDAY, FEB 18th.
SENATE.-A good portion of the
time in the Senate was taken up dis
cussing the bill which authorizes the
Governor to employ counsel to defend
State officers indicted In the Federal
courts. The bill passed its fnal read
Ing by vote 80 to IL.
Among the bills which passed final
re aiding:
To authorize H alifax county to issue
bonds.
HOUSE.-The time in the House
was largely deyoted to arguments in
the impeachment proceedings against
Chief Justice Furches and Associate
Justice Duglas. There uss no vote
reached and the matter went oTar for
further discussion. Araong petitions
and resolutions:
BY Fir. Parker. from the Eniield
chamber oI commerce, in reference to
the state laisiug Spanish peanuts.
BY Mr.. Parker, frC1n c;tlzenst Ct Hal
flax county against the state growing
Spanish peanuts.
By Mr.. Parker, from citizens of Eali-
fax, n relation to the State hiring tarin
labor IN the State farms.
Shannanhouse, OF ecklenburg, reso-
luton OF instruction to the Attorney
General to institute action against ".
H. Worth, State Treasurer and the sur
eretie5 on his bond. Placed or Calen-
dar.
FPfDAsss FEB. 18TH.
SENATE.-The bill for a dispensary
in Tarboro was passed by vote of 81 to
6.
The divorce bill was discussed but no
vote reached. Osher matters were 10
cal.
HOUSE.-The impeachment pro-
ceedlngs consumed most OF the time
in the House. but 30 vote was taken.
Ten speeches were made. Two sessions
were held and the speeches were inter-
estlng and lively
sAURDAY, FEB. 18TH.
! Eiorsin. Post
SENATE.-The Senate passed a
score Or two Of b;ils and consumed the
balance Of the time Of the four hours
and hall session in talking about cigar
cites and divorces.
s. But neither the antl-cigarette bill or
tho divorce bill got farther than the
second reading, both being postponed
to future date--the divorce bill to
Wednesday next (being again made
the special order, for l O'Clock of that
day) and the cigarette bill (being dis
placed by the special order just as it
was about to pass its final reading) go
ing over till Monday.
Two Important amendme.Its were
made to the anti-cigsretts bill on Sec
ond reading-a tax OF $50 being i'm
posed on retail dealers, and section
from the Code, giving parents and
guardians the right to sue for damages
as in case of damage sustained by the
sale Of liquor to minors, being added
to this bill.
After arguing the question of i'm
peaching the Supreme Court Judges for
three Gays, the House of Repscsente
tisea decided to reach a vote Monday
al p. II.
An agreement was reached by both
sIdas that the di5cQas,on on lIo:iGay
should last four honrs, the OPPOSITION
haylng tvo hours and hasf ::f1; Is
advocates OF impeachment case h9:r
and half. The argument VI. Begin
promptly at 10 O'Clock, thon.b tIie
the House meets at 9 so a. r.
The Republicans entered the dis
cussion tor the hrst time and created
quite breeze. An effort was made
to force vote during the afternoon
without adjourning for dinner, bat the
resisted so s5uboo1nly that
i. was agreed to adjourn until Monday.
Mr.. Craig will be IL charge Of tie
time Of those iayorlng impeachment,
and Eir. Ebbs, the Republican leader,