The news & observer., 1901-03-08

| demanded. and the bill passed third
reading. ayes %, noes 10, as follows
These voting in the ALTERNATIVES;
Messrs. Alexander. Arlington, Aycock,
PRAY Brown. Gambler, Crisp, Curr1e,
Dula Foushee, Foy, Gudser. Hendcr-
son. Justice. London, Long McAllistef
Mcintyre, Michael Morrison. Norton
I2obeson. Scott, Smith, Stikeleather
Travis. Ward, and Wood.
Those voting in the negative: Messrs
Glenn. James, Leak. Marshall, Miller OF
Caldwell. Pinnix. Stringlield, Warren,
Webb, and Woodard..
Senators Foushee, Morrison, Ward
and Wood explained that they voted
for the bill since the Senators wanted it
for their counties and Senator Woodard
explained his vote.
NO BANK DISCRIMINATION.
A notable bill passed yesterday was
by Senator Travis, and it prevents
| guarantee companies in which SO many
county officers give their bonds, from
| compelling the county's funds to
be deposited in only national banks.
Senator Aycock believed this a good bill
| and prevented discrimination against
State banks.
| Senator Foushee thought this very
doubtful bill: national banks were just
! as much homc banks as State banks and
he was tired of this discrimination
against the citizens who put their
| money in national banks. There is no
advantage to national bank stockholders
over those in State banks and should
not be lcgislated against.
Senator Travis said, as introduccr.
that many guarantee companies were
forcing counties, where there were no
national banks, to send their moneys
elsewhere SO that 1t should go into
such bank. This bill only unshackled
the treasurers of the counties and took
away from national banks the monopoly
on county funds. In Halifax there are
three safe State banks, yet the money
from the taxpayers has TO be sent else
where to some national bank.
Senator Henderson did not think it
could apply to existing contracts lie
moved to strike out standing" and
inserting surety thereon This was
accepted.
Senator Lindse.r sent an amendment
provided this shall not apply TO towns
where the capital stock and surplus of
national banks exceeds that OF State
banks
/
reference with existing contracts, a
sheriff and treasurer arc not compelled
to make their bonds with these com
panes. but if they do so then tho COM
pancs ought to have a say so about the
care of the funds. for they have to pay
the loss. if there is any. and they will
not want money deposited except in a
safe place.
Senator Travis sent an amendment
adding but county officials shall have
the power to deposit in either national
or State banks
Senator Pinnix thought the whole bill
wrong if the people wanted the money
to stay in the county let them make tho
, officers bond and not force him to so
, to a guarantee company.
Senator Lindsays amendment was
lost; Senator Travis was adopted and
the bill passed third reading.
MECKLENBURG PRIMARY.
When the bill came up yesterday
legalizinS the primary elections for the
city Of Charlotte and Mecklcnburg coun-
ty Senator Alexander offered an
amendment providing that the registrar
should furnish to any one applying five
days before election list OF the names
on the registration if the applicant pays
the registrar ten cents per one hundred
names for the same He asked the SEN
ate to pass this bill. for it only legalzed
the method of primary elections that
had been used in Mecklenburg since
1886.
Il ask that the bill be read said
Senator Crisp, Republican.
why ii only legalizes primary and
is long bill said Senator Aycock
Il know replied the Senator from
Graham, but / want to hear how a
primary law sounds" The bill was then
partially read and passed.
REGULATE THE SALE OF SEEDS.
The Senate sent the bill placing the
regulation and control of the sale OF
garden and field seeds in the hands of
the Board of Agriculture to the table
OF. to use the words of Senator Brown,
who made the motion. II went the way
of the architects and BARRIERS bill. Sen
ator Broughton said the bill was only
drawn in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the Commissioners of Agi-
culture made at their convention held
here last fall and gave the Board of
Ariculture in this matter full control.
Senator Crisp thought it would do the
farmers no goods and Senator PinniX
believed that it might inconvenience
merchants. The bill was tabled.
YANCEY COUNTY BONDS.
When the House bill came up author
izing Yancey county TO issue bonds to
pay for a bridge Senator Buchanan sent
an amendment making the bonds bear
per cent. This was adopted by vote
of 21 to Is. Later it was found that
this would prevent the bill passing this
scs1ion and Senator Henderson had it
reconsidered. and the amendment
struck from the bill and It passed third
reading, "a to II.
CAN SHIP NO WHISKEY THERE.
The bill from the House, which also
passed the Senate Tuesday preventing
the common carriers from conveying lq-
uor into the counties of Bunconbu a,'d
Madison except to liquor dealers and
druggists was taken up yesterday the
vote by which it passed third reading
having been rcconsidercd. The bill gave
rise to nearly an hours debate whiIl
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