The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-17
Senate Vote For the Re-
fOrmatOry.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

The House inserted an amendment to
the bill, making the amount of sala-
ries of the judges $3.50, instead of
$4,000. The Senate. on motion of
Mr.. Zollicoffer, concurred in the House
amendment.
II. i. To incorporate the town OF
Andrews in the county of Cherokee.
H. b. TO improve the pubic roads
in Valleytown township, Cherokee
county.
III. Il. To amend chapter 393. Pub
lie Laws of 1908. making Z 1-2 per
cent ammonia cotton-seed meal stand
ard. A fight had been made to make
The standard per cent, but con-
eession was made. and the House made
the standard IL per cent. The Sem
ate committee set the figure back to
per cent. but the Senate refused
to make il per cent, and being re-
referred to the committee the figure
was changed back to IL per cent,
and the bill yesterday passed it's final
readings.
III. 81. To prevent the throwing of
saw dust in certain streams of Warren,
Arson, Montgomery and Swain coun-
ties.
III. z. For the relief of c. G. Lee, a
school teacher in Caswell county.
H. b. For the relief Of Aaron W.
Moore, school teacher in Caswell
county.
Fl. b. For the relief of Albert Bige-
low, a school teacher in Caswell coun-
H. r. For the relief of NJ. Lee,
school teacher jim Caswell county.
H. B. To incorporate the Western
Union Academy.
H. &. To amend chapter $780, Pub
lie Laws of 1903. by taking ]. F. Gar
don out of Wesley Chapel district
sol, 81 IN -tafn
H. b. To amend cnapter S6, Pub
lie Laws of 1887, relative TO public
schools of the town of Durham.
Fl. Is. To compel attendance of In
dams at school.
H. 3. To amend chapter Isl, Pub
lie Laws of 1903. TO extend the time
for the North State Trust Company to
perfect it's organization.
II. B. To amend chapter 56, Public
Laws of 1899. to incorporate the Bank
of Chapel Hill.
H. b. To authorize the Bank of
Lumberton TO increase the number
of it's directors.
II. B. To authorize the Robson
County Loan and Trust Company 10
increase the number of it's directors.
S. E. To incorporate the Greensboro
Female College.
s. B. To amend section 1922 of the
Code so as to encourage agriculture
by the holding of county fairs. The
Code provides that county societies
for the holding of county fairs. when
they have raised $50 for that purpose,
the Secretary of State shall give q
like sum. The bill provides that the
$50 shall be stricken out, and in lieu
thereof that when the society has
raised definite sum the Secretary of
State shall give 33 Is per cent of that
amount for the sole purpose of pay
ing premiums on agricultural products
exhibited at that fair.
Mr.. Mason, of CASTOR. said this
matter had not been agitated i'll the
public mind, and the provisions of
the bill opened the State to IMPOSE
ton. a few men could form a So
ciety. and secure money from the
State to advertise their own wares. The
State is badly in need of money. and
no one could possibly say how much
this bill would call forth. He thought
the bill should go before the Commit
tee on Appropriation.
Mr.. Zolliccffer said the bill car
ried an appropriation, and moved that
the bill be referred TO the Committee
on Appropriations. and that course
was taken.
s. b. To amend chapter 374. Pub
lie Laws of 1903, to increase the rank
of quartermaster general
5. Il. To amend chapter 5S4. Public
Laws of 1908, to extend the time for
organizing the Southern Electric and
Power Company.
court in the several counties of the
s. b. To change the time for hold
ing court in the several counties o.
the Eleventh judicial district.
:. Il. To validate certain amend
ments to the certificates for articles
of Incorporation of certain corpor-
ations.
S. 3. To incorporate the Wadesboro
Public Library.
S. b. To amend section 6, chapter
243, Private Laws OF 1908, to estab-
lish graded schools in Mt. Olive.
S. b. To allow the commissioners
of Person county to expend the sur
plus railroad tax upon the public
roads.
$. L. To amend the charter of the
town of Asheville. relative to ceme-
teres and prescribing rules and rcgu-
lations for governing same.
S. Il. To make tho May term OF
Vance county Superior court a two
weeks term.
S. Is. To amend the graded school
law of the town Of Hendersonville.
Fl. Il. Joint resolution requesting the
Governor to transmit TO the General
Assembly what information he may
have in regard 10 the sale of the
states interests in the Boone and
Blowing Rock Turnpike Company.
S. e. To provide for the examination
OF the books of the Insurance Com
missioner and fixing his bond.
5. E. TO amend section Z, chapter
54S, Public Laws of 1905. increasing
the salary of brigadier generals. The
present salary of the brigadier gener-
ais is $50 per year, and the bill in
creases the salary to $300. There is
only one brigadier general in North
Carolina.
Mr.. Burton said he could see no real
son for giving away this sum of mon
ey, and would vote against the bill.
Mr.. Odell said he was opposed to
the bill no matter where il came
from.
Mr.. Grady stated the bill had been
recommended by the Governor. aud
the present amount of salary was in
sufficient to pay for the clothes of
such officer.
Mr.. Zollicoffer moved that the
further consideration be deferred, and
this action was taken.
Reformafory Bill.
At l. o'clock the reformatory bill
nf ATy GnaI cx- fitecy .%cC ~.