The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-19

the storage of Supreme Court reports
and other records.
'rhe reports of the Insurance Com
missioner show that there has been
collected in his department since 1899
TO the end of the last fiscal year ana
paid into the State Treasury the sum
of $642.3S1.16 and also that there
will be collected the present fiscal year
ending April 1st, 1905, about $500, 600
through this department.; and, that
there is now urgent need for more
room for the use of said Insurance
Department for desks and filing cases
ana the proper transaction OF the
business OF the department. and. that
the Department of Public instruction
is badly i'm need of more conlmodious
quarters.
The bill provides that the Board
of Public Buildings and Grounds be
authorized and directed TO have erect
ed OH the lot now owned by the State
and situated in the city of Raleigh
on the corner of Salisbury and Morgan
streets, brick building-four stories
and basement-of slow burning char
acter, suitable for the use of the In
Surance Department and Department
Of Public Instruction. and for the
storage and preservation of the records
: and other valuable property of the
state, and that on demand of the
draw his warrant on the Treasurer and
the Treasurer to pay out Of the Treas
ury not exceeding the amount of
money paid into the Treasury as the
collection for one month by the In
surance Commissioners. the Commits
sioner being directed to designate the
month
The board would be authorized to
remove and dispose of the small frame
building on the lot and the old brick
arsenal on the corner of Capitol Square
and use the proceeds in the new build
ing. The resolution went to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
BY Sller. of Forsyth S. b. 1853: Re-
lating to the Board of Health.
Mr.. Eller's bill repeats Section l
Chapter 214 of the Public Laws of
1888. and re-enacts it with the change
Of five" to ten and adding from
each Congressional district" 1t passed
The section will read: That the mcdi-
cal Society of the State of North Caro-
lil,a shall choose from its numbers by
ballot, four members, and the Cover
nor of the State shall appoint ten
gressional district, Zone of whom shall
be q. sanitary engineer) and they shall
constitute the North Carolina Board
of Health Public Health.
BY Williams, of Davidson, s. b. 164:
To authorize the ex-sheriff of Stanly
county to collect back taxes. Cities
and Towns.
BY Scales: A petition of the citi-
zens of Advance, Davie county, to pro-
hibit the issuance of liquor license.
Propositions and Grievances.
BY Scales: A joint resolution con-
corning adjournment recommending
that the General Assembly adjourn at
IL O'Clock sine die Saturday, January
18th. Rules.
Calendar.
To increase the corporate limits OF
the town of Clinton. Passed its read
ings.
The amendment of the House on
the appropriation bill was discussed
The Appomattox amendment limits the
time and allowance of the AppomattoA
committee on its visits.
Mr.. Everett said the amendments
reflected on the character Of such
men as Judge Walter Clark, Capt
T. w. Mason and others on the COM
mittee, and objected to the amend
ment. but said that rather than defer
the consideration of the bill he would
vote for The amendment
Mr.. Scales objected to the amend
ment, and called ii small thing.
Mr. ZoIlicoffer SAID he thought the
amendment had better be co1curred
in as ii was calculated by the House
Committee to insure the passage OF
the bill i'm the House and that il was
not n reflection on anyone.
Mr.. Long, of Iredell, said that he
concurred in the amendment in view
of what had been said Being voted
upon. the amendment lost
The Senate. by its vote, refused to
concur with the House, and requested
the House to appoint a committee
from its body for conference The
bill passed the Senate several days ago