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

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or. Can and White Oak townships, in
Polk county. Unfavorabel recomTnenda-
tion.
s. B. 294: Bill for the relief of VIM.
Med. Burgfn. ex-sheriff of Mcdowell
county. Unfavorable recommendation.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and disposed
o: as follows:
Senator Ballenger, of Polk: From Hen
derscn county for temperance legislation
Senator Wellborn: For stock law in
Ashe county.
BILLS FROM THE HOUSE.
message was received from the House
of Representatives transmitting bills
and resolutions which were read the first
time and disposed of as follows:
II. b. 4O1. s. Is. 423: To authorize the
Toxowav Company 20 furnish wines and
liquors to the BONA fide guests OF its no.
tells in Jackson and Pennsylvania coun-
ties. To Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
II. r. 53G, S. B. 424: To provide for
working the public roads in Smithfield
township, in the county Of Johnston. To
Committee on Public Roads.
H. p. 294. S. B. 425: To amend the char
ter of the Oriental Insurance Company.
To Committee on Insurance.
H. b. 46S. s. B. 1879: To submit to quail
flied voters of Township No. /. Edge
combe county, the question of "dispen-
sary'' or mo d~ispensary.' To Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances and
later put on calendar.
H. B. 1876: To protect certain birds in
Lincoln county. To Committee on Prop
o~sitions and Grievances.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESO-
LUTIONS.
Bills and resolutions were introduced,
read the first time and disposed of as fol-
lows:
S. B. 426. Pollock, of Lenoir: To pre-
vent dogs from running at large and to
tax dogs in Lenoir county. On calen-
dar.
S. B. 427. Pritchard, of Orange: To
! amend chapter 619, Public Laws of 1899,
concerning pensions allowed blind ex-
Confederate soldiers. To Committee on
| Pensions.
S. B. 42S. Pollock. Of Lenoir: To en-
power the Board of Commissioners Of Le-
ncir county to lew and collect a special
tax. On calendar.
S. B. 429. Webb. of Buncombc: To
amend charter sos, Public Laws of 1901.
! Relate to the shipment of liquors into
Buncombe and Madison counties. To
Committee CD Propositions and Griev-
ances
S. B. 43o. Spence, of Moore, by request:
To amend chapter $50, Laws of 1901, re-
garding town elections. To Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
S. B. 431. Reinhardt. of Lincoln: For
the better drainage of land in Lincoln
county. To Committee on Agriculture.
S. B. 432. Henderson, of Rowan, by re-
quest: For temperance legislation for
the county of Rowan. To Committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
S. B. 1873. Reinhardt, of Lincoln: To
amend chapter 645, Laws of 1901, in re-
gard to fowls. To Committee on Propo-
s;tions and Grievances.
S. B. 434. Wellborn, of Ashe: To abol-
ish one of the terms of the Superior
court of Ashe county. To Committee on
judicial districts.
S. B. 435. Justice of Mcdowell: To
change tho corporate limits of the town
of Marion. On calendar.
S. B. 436. Aaron, of Wayne: To cs-
tablish the graded schools in the town
of Fremont. On calendar.
S. 3. 437. McBryde, of Robson: To es-
tablish a branch court for Robson coun-
~. To Judiciary Committee.
s. r. 438. Walker, loof CasweIl: To
amend section 1877, chapter 733. Public
Laws Of 1899. To Committee on Banks
and Currency.
S. B. 439. Bellamy. OF Brunswick: To
increase pensions for Confederate SOL
diers and their widows and to re-classify
the pensioners. This increases the np-
preparation to S3co, GOO annually. To
Committee on Pensions.
S. B. 440. Allison. of Cabarrus: To au-
tlorizc the commissioners of Concord to
contract for lights for said town. To
+ Committee on Counties. Cities ana
Towns.
SPECIAL ORDER.
1t being the hour of a special order for
this hour. the President laid before the
Senate:
S. 3. 1l6: To protect human life by re-
curing railroad companies to give no
tice of the approach of trains by blow
ing whistle or ringing bell under Ger
tain circumstances, upon second reading.
Upon motion of Senator Gillian tho bill
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
ROLL-CALL BILLS.
S. B. 2l9: To incorporate the town OF
Saluda, in Polk county. Passed third read
ing. roll-call. SO to 0. Sent to House.
II. B. 184. s. B. 262: To authorize the