The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-10

be paid sl25 a month and an allowance
not exceeding $500 a month for Incl
dental expenses for as long as the Cover
! nor NAV consider his services pecesSars-
Two important bills went over one
was the Wilkes count prohibition bill.
and the other was TO Incorporate the
North Carolina Farmers Protective AS
ISOLATION.
The Wilkes bill will come IN again a
| week from next Tuesday and the farm
ers' bill is set for a special order on next
Wednesday at II o'clock
During the morning yesterday the pu-
| pills of the Institution for tho Blind Wis
tied the House and occupied the gallery.
While they were there Judge Graham S
| complimentary resolution expressing the
thanks of the member Of the House for
the splendid entertainment accorded them
by the blind pupils on Thursday night was
introduced and passed. 1t was a very
| thoughtful. as well as graceful courtesy
4 Iill by Mr.. Foy for the Improvement
of county roads provides that the county
| commissioners of each county shall re-
move from the roads all unnecessary
| bridges whose removal would improve
the travelling.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The House Was called to order at ten
o clock BY Speaker Gattis. and Roy. a
W Curtis. OF this city, offered the open
ing prayer.
PETITIONS.
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we're received from B%elhaven. Onslow.
Cherokee, Harnett. Biscoe. Arson,
Wake. Pitt. Pender, Caldwell, Perqui-
mans and Randolph.
From Scotland and Watauga petitions
CT > for the London bill.
Michacl: For the establishment OF a
teachers training school.
Appointment OF Justices Of the Peace
was asked from Arson and Person coun
ties.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Stubs, of Martin: To Incorporate the
town of Hassell. Martin county.
! Stubbs, of Martin: To amend charter of
the town of Hamilton, Martin county.
Walters, of CaswelI: To repeal Law
OF 1851, chapter So. regulating collection
of taxes in Ca3well.
Walters, of Caswell: To authorize com
m~issioners of Caswcll to levy a special
tax.
Williams, Of Union. TO give Justices
OF the Peace jurisdiction in cases Of
carrying concealed weapons.
Price, of Rockingham: For relief Of
George w. Wrenn.
Britt, OF Robson: To change line be-
tween Thompson's and Whitehouse town
chinc in PobacoD county,
McRae. of Arson: To incorporate
Rocky River Baptist church and Burns
school house.
McRae, OF Arson: To regulate holding
of Superior Courts in the Eighth Ju-
dicial District.
Hamilton, of Cabarrus: To regulate
the public schools of Mt. Pleasant, Ca
barrus county.
Aiken, of Pennsylvania: For relief of
certain citizens and property holders in
Brevard.
Erwin, of Burke: For the appointment
OF Justices of the Peace in Burke.
Erwin, of Burke: To incorporate
Wilkes Grove Baptist church. in Burke.
! Warren, of Person: To establish a
! graded school in the town of Roxboro.
Warren, of Person: To appoint a JUS
! tice of the Peace in Person county.
LhbtlI, u NolIiolOI- i 6IIitili tiifiDI'l.
800, Laws OF 1899. so as to permit railroad
companies to issue free passes to per-
sons travelling in the interest of cduca-
! ton.
Foy, Of Fender: For Improvement Of
the county roads.
Daniel, of Vance: To authorize county
commissioner to fix salary OF the chair
man of the Board.
Pegram, of Wilkes: To allow S. J.
Pegram to act as guardian of Miss
Charlotte and Miss Nancy Bryan with
out giving bond.
Ruckcr, of Rutherford To regulate the
swearing of witnesses.
Bucker. of Rutherford: To prohibit tho
manufacture and sale of liquor near
Montford's Grove Baptist Church.
Michaes Of Watauga: To authorize
commissioners Of Watauga to levy a
special tax.
Bowman, of Mitchell: To place certain
Southern soldiers on pension roll.
Daniel, of Warren: To regulate cleo
tons in the town Of Littleton.
Bowman. of Mitchell: To place certain
widows Of Southern soldiers on pension
roll.
Simpson, of Union: To authorize com
missioners Of Union county to issue
bonds to fund it's indebtedness.
MI Ddnitl, Oh vance, obtained Inan1-I
nous consent to withdraw several petit
lions presented by him against temper
ance legislation, by request.
THE CALENDAR.
House Bill, to prevent public drunk
enncss in Macon county, passed second
and third readings.
Mr.. Dockery's bill, to facilitate and
stimulate the building of good ROADS.
vas next laid before the House. MI.
Dockery explained the bill as simply
providing that the various county com
m~lssioners be empowered to build modern
sample roads for three miles from the
court houses, tho money to come out
OF any county fund that NAV be on
hand, or 1t may be raised by d bond is
sue, to be taken up by the townships
through which the road runs.
The bill passed second reading with |
cut opposition.
THE FARMERS BILL.
The bill TO Incorporate the North
Carolina Farmers Protective Associa- |
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