The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10

senate Bill. TO amend he charter o.
the town of Kinston.
House Bill. TO incorporate the Wilson
Trust and Savings Company.
Senate Bill. TO establish a graded school
in Clinton. Sampson county.
Senate Bill TO authorize Wilson TO issue
bonds.
House Bill. to incorporate the Bank OF
Aurora. Beaufort county.
Senate Bill. to amend law relating 10
graded schools N Mt. Olive.
Senate Bill. 10 establish graded school
and electric lights in Scotland Neck
House Bill. TO amend the charter Of
the town Of Raadleman. Randolph county.
Senate Bill. 10 incorporate the South
port and Northwestern Railroad Con-
pany.
House Bill. TO amend and revise the
charter OF China Grove.
House Bill, in relation 10 working 0.
public roads in Clayton township. John
ston county.
House Bill. TO incorporate the North
Carolina and Ohio Railway.
House Bill. for the better working OF
the public roads of Pitt county.
Senate Bill. to allow the town OF
Kernersville TO issue bonds.
House Bill. to authorize the County
Commissioners OF Wilkes 10 levy a spe-
cial tax.
House Bill, for Improvement OF the pub
lie roads of Mt. Gilead township. Mont
gomery county.
Senate Bill. TO establish 4 stock law
for a part of Faison and Warsaw town
ships. Duplin county.
Senate Bill, to amend the charter Of
Carthage.
Senate Bill. to authorize the County
Commissioners Of Harnett to levy a spe-
cial tax.
Senate Bill, 10 amend chapter 194. Pri-
vate Laws OF 1897. charter OF Southern
Pines.
House Bill, to validate the election OF
Justices o fine Peace in Lincoln county.
House Bill, for the relief of the North
Carolina Institution for the Deaf. Dumb
and Blind. allowing it to sell the farm of
100 acres three miles away from Raleigh,
SO that one closer by may be bought.
BOND ISSUE BILL.
When the bond issue bill came up for
its third reading. General Davidson sent
forward an amendment providing that
the Treasurer advertise the bonds for
sale, and invite sealed bids, in order that
the best price may be obtained: that the
treasurer should not sell less than So
oC0 at one time, the preference always
being given to citizens of North Carolina,
when the conditions are equal; that he
may sell the entire issue to one bidder.
Mr.. Morton objected strongly to the
amendment. He said it would entirely
shut out the man of small means. the
mechanic, the small farmer. etc. VINO
had saved up a few hundred dollars. and
would like to invest it with the State in
a safe way. 1t ought to be possible for
every citizen of North Carolina to buy a
800 bond or even a $50 bond.
Mr.. Smith agreed with Mr.. Morton,
thinking that the small man should have
a chance to buy the States bonds.
General Davidson Their altered his
amendment so that it provided for the
whole issue or any part of it to be sold
to one bidder and that the preference be
conditions being equal.
The amendment was Their adopted al
though Mr.. Morton still objected on the
ground that it permitted the Treasurer to
sell the entire issue to one bidder.
Governor Doughton further amended
the bill SO that the interest should not
exceed 3 per cent.
Mr.. king offered an amendment pro-
viding that the bonds should not be sold
at less than par. That was voted down.
The bill then passed its third reading
by a vote Of so to %. The only Demo
Gratis voting against the bill were
Messrs. Britain. McNeill, Gilman and
Stubs. Mr.. Britain explained hat he
had not voted for the appropriations that
caused the deficit.
The resolution authorizing the Treasur-
er to borrow 500, 900 from the literary
fund to pay the debt due the public
schools was passed on third reading with
out discussion by a vote of 81 to ., the
two being Mr.. Anderson and Dr.. Car
son.
CONFERENCE ORDERED.
The Revenue Bill came over from the
Senate as amended, and Governor Dough-
ton moved hat the House do not concur
in the Senate amendments. Motion pre-
vailed, and Governor Doughton then
moved that the Speaker appoint a con
ference committee of five on the part
Of the House TO confer with a similar
committee on the part of the Senate.
The Speaker appointed on the Confer
ence Committee Governor DOughtoc,
Judge Graham, General Davidson, Mr..
Drewry and Mr.. Kicks.
One of the Senate's amendments is to
strike out the questions to be asked by
tax-listers in regard to income, and sub
stitute the one question as to total
amount Of income. The Senate consid-
cred the old questions too inGuisitorial.
The House was notified that the Senate
had appointed Senator's London, Nc
Laughlin and Mitchell on the conference
committee.
Mr.. Blount's bill to incorporate the
Roanoke Island Celebration Company and
established the Institute for Scientific
Research came over from the Senate
with an amendment striking out the ap-
preparation.
Mr.. Blount moved that the House do
not concur and that a conference com
mitee be appointed.
Tht Speaker named Messrs. Blount,
White, of Halifax, and Etheridge.
FISH \ FLOUR BILL.
Mr.. Smith then, for the special COM
mittee, reported a substitute for the bill
requiring all packages of fish, -four, meal,
salt and other foodstuffs to be marked
with the exact weight or quantity con-
tanned and the name of the shipper.