Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-03-02
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
Work That is Being Done BY the
North Carolina Lawmakers.
a Dull Day.

Dull Day.
Monday was very dull day in the
lrSenate. +.ss.s.
The following bills passed final read
Ing: To incorporate the town of
Salemburg, Sampson county; to ere.
ate stock law in certain ;townships
f in Harnett county,. to establish a grad.
ed school at Robersonville to amend
the charter Of Hamlet; to authorize
Sampson county to issue bonds and
levy a special tax to permit the com
m1sslOners of Beaufort town to issue
ponds to buy site for a hotel: to
amend the charter Of Corwin, Beaufort
county; to amend the banking laws; to
increase the pay of jurors in Halifax
and Northampton; for the better sup
port OF New Hanover public schools;
to ratlfy, confirm and amend the char
ter OF the Asheville Auditorium Com
pany; to amend the charter of Green
vile; to better protect claims in New
Hanover, the Senate concurring in the
House amendment; to better regulate
fishing in Currituck Sound; to auth
orlze Currltuck county to use surplus
special taxes for county purposes; to
Rowan; to authorize Mitchell county
to rebuild bridges across Toe river:
to authorize Waynesville to pay out
certain funds; relating to the Char
lotte Carnegie Library, to prevent fire
waste by providing building laws, ap-
plying only to towns of over 1000 peo-
pie and then upon the consent of al
dermen; to amend the charter of
Louisburg by allowing the establish
ment of a burying ground; for the bet
ter support of the schools of New Han
over county.
In the House Monday number of
purely local bills were introduced, sew
eral passed final reading and goodly
number were ratified. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee was introduced to the members,
who arose in body to receive him.
The bill providing for new trial in
criminal cases for newly discovered
evidence pending an appeal to Supreme
Court, came up on third reading, hav-
ing passed second reading three weeks
ago, after heated debate by the close
vote of 46 to IS. Winborne opened the
discussion in support of the bill, while
Graham, of Granville, made a strong
argument against it, contending that it
was unconstitutional. Pending argu-
ment the House adjourned.
Passed Final Reading.
At Tuesdays session the following
bills passed their final reading: To
submit to the qualified voters of Bun
combe county the question of issuing
bonds for the Improvement of public
roads, and the establishment of
highway commission; to build certain
iron bridges in Henderson county, and
to apply certain funds; to amend the
charter of the town of Brevard; to
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cedings relating to the issuing of bonds
for the time of extension of taxes for
building a new Jail at Alexander coun--
ty; to prevent the obstruction of Peach
telling of trees; to protect game in
Burke county; to prevent telling of
trees in the streams of Ashe county;
to define location of certain cuhrch-
es, in Catawba; fobidding sale of Ii
quor within two miles of a certain
church in Columbus county; relat-
ing to the bird laws of Catawba; to
protect waters of Brush creek, in Al
leghany township; to incorporate the
Oak Grove Cemetery, in. Robson
county; relating to the hunting of deer
in Hyde county; to regulate the sale
of seed cotton in .Mecklenburg; to pre-
vent fishing in certain townships in
Haywood; to forbid the building of
barbed wire fences along the public
roads of Yancey county without
boards; to authorize the commission
ers of Mitchell county to relieve an ex-
sheriff; to provide fire escapes and
protect human life (the bill amended
by the committee was adopted);
joint resolution to petition the United
States Senate to pass law prohibit
ing Interstate commerce in adulterat-
ed foods; changing the name of the
Enterprising Banking & Loan Company
to the Waxhaw Banking & Trust Com
pany; a resolution authorizing the ap-
pointment of a clerk to the committee
on justices of the peace.
Mr.. Vann offered resolution of
sympathy for Senator Beasley, in the
misfortune which has befallen him in
the mysterious disappearance of his
son. Mr.. Scales moved that the vote
adopting the resolution be taken by
rising, and the vote was unanimous.
The nresident annninted on the com