The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-07

justices of the peace in Corrituck
county. Justices of the Peace.
Passed Final Reading.
To amend the charter of Rocky
Mount as OF levying q privilege and
street tax.
10 authorize the town of Graham
To issue bonds for graded schools.
TO amend the private laws of 1893
relative to Sylinia graded schoolts
TO improve the public roads in Val
Icytown township, Cherokee county.
To amend the laws of 1901 SO as TO
aHtho1ize the board Of trustees of
Hendersonvllc graded schools to issue
bonds.
TO amend the charter of Wingate
in Union county.
TO amend the charter of La Grange,
in Lenvin county.
70 amend the laws of 1899 relating
to roads in Haw Creek township,
Warren county.
To regulate court fees in Martin
county.
Resolution instructing the Commit
tee ON penal institutions to investigate
and report tho feasibility Of charging
the power plant at the penitentiafy
for the purpose of furnishing light to
the capitol and all State institutions
at Raleigh.
TO protect fish in Frying Pan water
70 prohibit fishing III Min pond Of
w. X. Phillips. in Wake and Franklin
county.
TO protect wookcock in Jones and
Cranen counties.
Tabled
The following bills. receiving I'M
favorable reports from the commit
tees, We're on motion laid on the table.
III
Granting pensions to soldiers, sail
ors and widows ;ncapacitated for
manual labor.
To abolish the board Of education
fer Clay county.
To amend the laws of 1903 relating
to compulsory education in Macon
county.
TO grant pension to Mrs. Serepta
Humphrey. of Brunswick county.
For the relief of Samuel 2. Austin.
For the further relief of j. f. Me
Lean.
To exempt Edgecombe county from
operation of law giving crop liens.
To increase jury tax to So in civil
and criminal cases.
Al the hour of 1870 the House ad-
journed until 1890 Tuesday.
SENATE-29TH DAY.
The Senate held quiet and un-
eventful session yesterday, there being
few bills of general importance enact
ed into law, and only two bills and
one resolution We're introduced pos
sessing more than passing interest.
Senator Mason, of Castor. introduce
ed bill providing for the punishment
of barratry. which involves for each
offense a fine or Imprisonment, or
disqualification from the practice of
law. Senator Mason, of Castor, also
introduced a bill repeating section 30
of the Code, and to regulate suits in
forma rauperis.
A loca, bin of unusual interest was
one prohibiting dealing in futures in
CASTOR county. and carries with it for
each offense fine of $50 or a maxi
mum Imprisonment of ten days.
Senator Sinclair offered an iimpor-
tant joint resolution requesting the
Senators and Representatives in Con-
greSs from North Carolina to use their
united influence to secure proper APP
preparation for carrying out the
scheme to improve the Cape Fear
river, as recommended by General Nc
Kenzie, chief engineer of the army.
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, the maintenance of wa
ter transportation in competition with
rail is of the greatest Importance 10
the entire Cape Fear section; and
Whereas, The citizens and commercial
associations of Fayetteville and Will
nington secured Il survey and recon-
mendation by Capt l.. Van G. Lucas,
Corps of Engineers. u. S. A., for the
improvement of the upper Cape Fear
river; and
Whereas, the scheme as recon-
mended for the canalization of said
river, contemplating an expenditure
of S1,25O,OOO. was adopted by Con-
gress in April, 1902, and an appro-
priation of $4,000 made for purchas-
ing sites for locks and dams; and
whereas, General Mckenzie, chief
engineer of the army, has recon-
mended in his report, both last year
and this, that this great scheme be
carried out as adopted; therefore:
Resolved by the Senate the House
of Representatives concurring:
First. That our Senators and Rep
resentativeS in Congress be requested
to use their united influence to secure
the passage of an amendment to the
river and harbor bin at this session
making scheme for improving the
upper Cape Fear river.
The resolution was put on it's imme-
date passage.
Proceedings in Detail.
The Senate convened at IL o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Joseph Winston
presiding, and prayer was made by
Rev. Hight c. Moore, of Raleigh
Petitions.
Petitions were presented by:
Crisp: From merchants of Chero-
kee, asking for repeal of the Mer-
chants purchase tax. Finance.
Crisp: From merchants of Cher
okee. in regard to standard weight of
q bushel of meal. Propositions and
Grievances.
Crisp From merchants of Chero-
kee making it misdemeanor to
procure goods on MISREPRESENTATION,
and amending the Constitution rela-
tive to homesteads. Judiciary.
Fleming: From physicians of Pitt
against the establishment Of Osteo-
pathic Board.
Introduction of Bills.
By Mason, of CASTOR: To prohibit
dealing in futures in CASTOR county.