The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-26
NORTH STATE LAWMAKERS
Proceedings Devoted Largely to the
LocaI Treasures.


Senate bill: Allowing Whiteville to
issue improvement bonds.
Senate Bill: To authorize Montgom-
cry to issue bonds TO build court
house.
Senate bill; To authorize Edenton to
issue bonds.
House bill: To incorporate Rhodhigs
in Caldwell
Senate bill: Authorizing Pitt 10 levy
a special tax
House bill: To amend chapter IS.
Private Laws Of 1897. and chapter 215.
Private Acts 1S99-after diiigent in
quiry one Senator finally explained
that this bill amended the charter Of
Lumberton.
Senate bill: Regulating contested
elections was deferred until Monday.
House bill: To correct State grant
No. 479
Senate bill: To amend the law. rcgu-
iating nCtaries' fees.
Senate bill: To confirm certain char.
ter privileges and rights OF the Suffolk
& Carolina Railway Company.
Senate bill For better drainage OF
land In Lincoln.
Senate bill: To amend pension law
w8s tabled
Senate bill: To abolish the board OF
examiners of State institutions. Mr.
Glenn said that he did not know that
there was such a board until he saw
their report in the papers and that re-
port was thoroughly unjust and unfair
to at least one State institution. He
thought taking the authority for visit
ing the institutions from the Legisla-
tur faly
not endorse the work of the examiners
that cost $4,000 and accomplished
nothing. Mr.. Spence oDje cted to third
reading.
Senate bill: To abolish standard
keeper in Vance failed TO pass.
House bill: To prevent public drunk
enness In Macon county.
House bill: To shorten time of no.
tice OF publication.
Senator Reinhardt sent up and had
read memorial from the agricultural
students In the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College asking for an agricul-
tural building.
House bill: To amend chapter 524
Laws of 1901. so as to eliminate the
oath primary elections except in case
of challenge. applying only to Meek
lenburg county. This bill amends the
law SO as to require the managers Of
| primary elections to administer ar
| oath when any voter is challenged iT
! good faith. the challenger stating
grounds for such challenge"
Senate bill: Allowing M. N. Ames tc
practice law and be a Justice of the
| peace.
Senate bill: To regulate contested
elections. was tabled.
Senate BILL To amend The Code, sec
! tiOn $50, with reference to measures
Senate bill: To amend chapter $50
Laws of 1901.
House bill: To incorporate the Banl
of Martin County. was amended ant
passed.
House bill: To incorporate the Raj
eigh & Eastern Railroad was amended
regarding the rate clause and thel
passed second reading.
PASSED THIRD READING
House bill: To ratify and affirm tn
incorporation of the carolina & Ten
nessee Southern Railway Company.
House bill: To amend chapter Il
Laws 1873.
Senate bill: To form school distric
from Cumberland and Robson.
Whitted, Of Person.
House bill. For relief of Miss JUL
B. Howard, of Person.
House bill: For relief of Miss Ell
Chandler. of Person.
House bill: For relief of Mrs. Stan
ford potter.
Senate bill: Regulating hunting i
Halifax and Warren.
House bill: To repeal acts of 1887 re
garding collecting taxes in Caswell.
House bill: To allow Caswell to lev
a special tax passed second reading.
Senate bill: Regulating local optic
election in Brevard and placing safe
guards about the liquor traffic in Tran
sylvania.
House bill: For paying school claim
in DaVie.
House bill: To relieve Miss Mar
Jane Watkins.
Senate bill: To relieve Miss MAJ
tinette Pecto. Of Halifax
Senate bill: To relieve Miss Nanni
Tanner.
Senate bill: To regulate the sale c
liquor in township No. |, EdgecCmbt
Senate bill: To regulate sale OF ma
, in Mcdowell.
House bill: Amending an act regr
lating hunting and fishing in Curr
tuck.
House BILL To prohibit the MANI
| facture, sale and shipping of liquor
Cumberland
House bill: Resolution regarding th
distribution of the Peabody fund.
The Senate adjourned at l: 40 ocloc
until 12 o'clock Monday.
The child labor bill was postpone
until Wednesday.
The bill introduced by Senator Hick
of Granville, for the better govern
, ment Of State institutions" is of spt
cial note 1t provides that the GovernC
shall appoint to fill vacancies on th
boards of the State Hispitals at Nc,
canton, Raleigh and GcldsborO, an
|, the schools for the blind and the de-
and dumb at Morganton and Raleigl
, Not more than three directors sha
be from the same county. The direc
ors shall receive 81 per day when serN
ing the travelling expenses. The tern
shall be six years. No principal or SUI
erintendent shall be an ex-officio men
ber or secretary of a board.
The following Senate bills pasIe
third reading in the Senate and wei
, sent to the House for concurrence.
To continue in force the charter
the Winston-Salem South-bound Raj
road.
: To establish graded schools in c.
: lumbia
To authorize Bertie to borrow none
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