Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-03-09

the committee did not work. more
than twenty had done so and no two
or three men had done the work or
attempting to dominate the others
The bill authorizing the payment OF
the $215,000 in settlement of the Schaf.
fer bonds came up on second reading
Mr.. Powers, of Rutherford, said that
twenty-five years ago he and Mr. Gra-
ham, of Lincoln, were members of the
Legislature which issued bonds in set
tlement of the State debt for $40,O0O,-
600; that the bonds now being settled
were about the only ones which were
not sent in under the terms of the set
tlement, and that the holders, now
virtually accepting the terms offered
by the debt settlement of 1879, was
creditable to the honor as we'll as the
! sagacity of that settlement. Mr..
Graham, of Lincoln, added that the
settlement of 1879 was made by leg
islative committee and bondholders in
conference, just like the present set
tlement. Mr.. Graham congratulated the
committee for having effected a set
tlement without a departure from the
Democratic platform. Upon the roll
call, 1O1 members voted aye, Patter-
son, Republican. from Swain, voting
no. Butler, of Sampson, was excused
from voting upon the statement that
the he had no interest, direct or re-
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 $250,000.
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 board of permanent improve
ments at Elizabeth City and allow
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
Wilkesboro; to incorporate Bellhavena
school district, Beaufort county; to al
low trustees Of Sanford graded schools
to issue bonds; to charter Appalachian.
Electric Traction & Power Company,
of North Wilkesboro; 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
Hertford; 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 new school district
in Almance; 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 dispensary 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
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