The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-02
HOUSE pROCTEDINGS-rW
FIFTH DAY.


HOUSE pROCEEDINGS-1W
FIFTH DAY.
There were three important bills i'm
PRODUCED in the House yesterday by
MeSSrS McGil. Harrison ana W0odarl
OF Wilson, the latter reading us fol-
lows:
NO railroad operating in this State
shall charge for the TRANSPORTATION
of any passenger and his ordinary bag
gage more than two and one-halg
cents per mile.
All railroads operating in this State
shall, upon the payment of twenty
dollars. issue to every person applying
for the same a mileage book contains
ing tickets for transportation for one
thousand miles, which tickets shall be
interchangeable and received for
transportation over all the railroads
operating in this State.
This act shall be in force from and
after It's ratification.
The bill introduced by Mr.. McGill
relating to insurance ana proposes to
strike out section "a OF the insurance
law of 1899.
The object is to protect home insur-
ance companies by preventing foreign
companies from securing policy hold
erS by Offering ruinous discounts on
first premiums.
Mr.. Harrison's bill prohibits manu-
facturers from selling or Offering for
sale any patent medicine containin>
more than thirty per cent. alcoholic
strength or opium or other like drugs.
until thev obtain a license from the
Secretary Of State. License tax fixed
at one hundred dollars and bond OF
five hundred dollars required for com
piiance with law.
All other bills introduced were of n
strictly local nature the most signlfl-
cant being the one by DR.. Pitt of the
great agricultural county of Edge
combe repeating for that county that
section of the Code allowing liens or
mortgages to be given on implanted
crops to secure advances for raising
them.
The most important among the bills
which survived the vigilance of COM
mittees and the alert attention of
Judge Graham as well, and landed
safely through the ordeals of the sec
| ond and third readings and affirmative
votes were:
| 70 prevent the operating of cider
mills within seVpnty-1ivc feet of any
public road in Tyrrell county, and the
operating of honey bees within fifty
feet Of the aforesaid roads: to, regu-
late the sale Of cotton seed meal and
fix standard grade at seven and a
half per cent. OF ammonia for meal.
eight per cent meal To be branded
as high grade to elect commissioners
of Union county by the people: TO
provide IL primary election law for
Craven county. To allow city of Green's
! boro to pay a commission for securing
purchasers of bonds: to beStoW public
honor on General K. +. f1oke: Ia aid
/ in the celebration of the jamestown
| Exposition and extending an invitation
to the directors of the same to address
the General Assembly today.
Nearly the whole of the session
was taken M in debating the question
as to whether Dutch net fishermen OF
beaufort county shall continue that
industry to the detriment Of fish low
ers and fishermen of Pitt county and
other up river count eS. The bill had
an unfavorable report from the COM
mittee. put in spite of this Captain
Laughinghcuse made such a game
fight for his bill prohibiting the use
OF such nets in Pmnlico river it was
tabled only after two hours and q
rnargin the roll call vote being:
4 Ayes. Messrs. Alexander, Ballard,
Toney. Bowman. Branch. Britt Cox,
Crisp Cunlneham, Ehringhaus, Ether
idge. Feimster, Gordon of Guilford,
Gordon of tSolles, HALL, Hankins Har-
ris, Hutchinson, Jones, Meekins,
Mitchell, Murphy of Rowan, Mcqueen,
cllSe, ItODGISOitt IsoDSllS, botiii'itlNilAs
simpson of Union. Taylor of Bruins
wick. burlington, Warren. Webb. Win
borne, Wood Wcodard of PamEco,
Woodland of Wilson, goung-SS.
Noes: Austin. Campbell, Daniel.
Davidson Davis of Burke, Davis of
Haywood. Fisher Freeman. Frizzcile,
Gayle Glenn, Cover, Graham OF
Granville, Grant, Henry. HololWell,
Joyner. Laughiighouse. Little, Lock
@.F ffyfN hE-
Pitt. Powers, RedW.ne Rives, SledSe,
Stronach, Thaggard. Uzzell Nestal,
Wade, West of Baden. West of Cher
okee-34
Proceedings i'm Detail.
Speaker Buior called the House to
ordereat ten thirty O'Clock. Prayer by
Rev. d. Marshall. of Christ Episcopal
Church
burlington: From merchants of
IredeIl county asking repeal of mer-
chants tax. Finance.
Dobson: From merchants of Pilot
Mountain asking repeal of merchants
tax.
Stronach: From citizens of Wake
county asking regulation of operation
of automobile. Roads.
Bills Introduced.
Wood Resolution authorizing Com
mittee on Deaf and Dumb Asylum to
appoint a subcommittee Deaf and
Dumb.
Turlington: Resolution authorizing
Committee on Insane To appoint sab
committee Insane.
Graham, Of Granville; To amend
the charter of Oxford. Cities and
Towns.
! D,,ic of partia. yro . roand tha char
ter of the Alpine Cotton Mills. Manu-
facturers
Roberts: To allow town of Marshall