Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-03-08

mote in the matter, except that of any
other citizen and taxpayer and rep
resentative. The bill provides that the
bond issue is not to exceed $3.50 1000.
Bills passed to incorporate the Le-
noir & Watauga Railway; to allow the
people Of Cumberland to vote under
the Watts law; to incorporate the
North State Telephone Company.
Friday a Dull Day.
Only one bill was introduced Friday
this being by Alexander, to promote
education in Rutherford and Cleveland,
and it Immediately passed.
The following bills also passed: To
establish Lucama graded school; also
graded schools at Franklinton; to es-
tablish a board of permanent improve
ments at Elizabeth City and allow d
bond issue; to amend charters of Au-
rora, Waynesville, Turnersville, and let
the latter town vote on electric railway
bonds; to allow Beaufort county to pay
debts; to incorporate Roaring River;
to establish public schools at North
W~ilkesboro; to incorporate Bellhaven
school district, Beaufort county; to al
low trustees of Sanford graded schools
to issue bonds; to charter Appalachian
Electric Traction & Power Company,
of North W~ilkeshoro; to enlarge stock
law territory in Columbus; to incor-
porate Moye, Pitt county; to establish
graded schools at WalkertoWn, and in
corporate Ahoskie school district in
Hartford; to amend charter of Cald-
we'll graded school, Orange county; to
allow Wake county to issue bonds; to
establish graded schools at Kerners-
vile; to create a new school district
in Almanac; to amend charter of Colds
boro; to allow Stanly county to refund
bonded debt; to Incorporate Garner; to
allow Mcdowell to settle debt; to
amend charter of Pine Bluff; to amend
prohibition law at Sylvia; to prohibit
throwing sawdust in Mitchell county
streams; to establish d~ispensary at
Falkland; to relieve j. T. Bradshaw,
of Caswell; to provide for appeals in
contempt cases; to provide for pay
ment of costs in the Supreme court;
to correct irregular land grants in Ma
con.
Saturdays Session.
Saturday was a busy day in the
House. The bucket shop bill was
passed, as also the divorce bill. 1t was
agreed to adjourn Monday at noon.
In the Senate bills passed to abol-
ish the exemption from taxation of
municipal bonds heretofore exempted;
to invite investors and good farmers
from the North and Northwest to ex-
hibit at the State Fair; to allow Con-
cord to sell a vacant lot and to
amend its charter; to establish a
school at Kings mountain; to amend
the charter of Spencer; to Incorporate
the Southport and Northwestern Rail
way; to settle the South Dakota bonds
(Crisp, Bayles & Taylor, Republicans,
being required to vote and voting aye,
the vote being unanimously; to estab-
fish a board of police, fire and health
at Charlotte. to increase fire insur-
ance on public buildings to n mil-
lion and q half dollars; to appropriate
$4,000 for re%novating the capitol; to
Power Company; requiring cotton
warehouse men to give bonds in s10,-
00G: to forbid the sale of peanuts IN
bulk at night.
The bill to regulate the trial Of cap
ital cases by reducing the number of
challenges was tabled, also the bill to
regulate the payment of county liabil-
tiles. Bills passed to prevent the sale
of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco at
Wingate; amending laws regarding
It'd anaf-ts Of fertilizers; to facilitate
the trial Of civil and criminal actions
by allowing judges in their discretion
TO summon venires from other youn-
ties; to pay solicitors $500 salary, the
vote being q to 10.
The divorce bill was taken up, Nc
Lean opened the debate by holding up
a Bible so all Senators could see it
and reading from it. declaring that
the bill, (McNinch's) should pass Just
as it came from the House. Mr.. Ma
son, of CASTOR, said the bill provides
for four grounds for divorce and The
Code of 1888 provided for only two. !