The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-02-28
Saturday, Feb. 233-39th Day.

SENATE bills passed by
the Senate was one to establish g
dispensary in Colerain, BERTHE
county.
There was a spirited discussion of
the bill relating to married women
and contracts, providing that mar
ried women may make contracts in
the same manner and to the same
extent as if they were not married.
Senator Daniel in speaking of the
bill, was reported by the News and
Observer as follows:
Mr.. Daniel thought some atten-
ton should be given to the plainly
expressed desire of the Supreme
Court. He said there was no better
speech that could be made upon this
subject than the opinion of the Su-
preme Court upon it, and he read
several extracts from decisions.
Nine-tenths Of the contracts now
made by married women are not
enforceable against them. The OPP
in0ins of the court have now reduc-
ed the question to land, and to that
alone, and the Supreme Court, he
declared, requests that the last be
wiped out, and the law be made to
conform with the purpose of the
trainers Of the constitution.
On vote the bill was defeated by
vote of 20 to 16.
Senators Daniel, Aycock and Webb
were appointed a conference com
mittee to meet a similar committee
from the House to confer on the
railway rate bill.
! A bill passed final reading to pro
tect dogs that have been listed as
property in Halifax county.
HoUsE-Representative Kitchin
introduced a bill relative to the
enticing of servants.
The bill to separate the Board Of
trustees of the A. & NJ. College
from the Board Of Agriculture pass
ed final reading.
The House held night session and
at one time there not being a quor-
I'm the sergeant-at-arns was in
structed to go out and summons ten
I members to come in.
Monday, Feb. 25-40th Day.
SENATE-Amongst the important
bills passed final reading was one to
establish a graded school in Wind
SOr.
To incorporate Weldon and Roa-
n0ke Rapids Railway Company.
Senator Graham Of Orange county,
at IL O'Clock arose to a matter OF
personal privilege and declared that
/ the President Of the Senate in APP
pointing conference committee on
the railroad rate bill had offered
gross insult to the Senate. Mr..
Graham's remarks were warm and
somewhat extended
The bill relating to the A. & NJ
College passed final reading. This
bill provides that the appropriation
which shall hereafter he made by
Congress for agricultural colleges in
North Carolina, be divided between
the white and colored agricultural
colleges, according to their ratio Of
population, and making the A. & NJ
College, at Raleigh, body corpor-
ate polite. It puts the management
and control of the college in the
| hands Of sixteen members, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent OF the Senate,
and the Governor TO be chairman
ex-of1icio Of this board. This act
repeats the old act providing for {
! board OF directors, which makes Tx
Board Of Agriculture the board OF
directors Of the A. &. NJ. College
and this bill re-charters the A. & ii
College, and divorces it from the
Beard of Agriculture.
House Considerable time was
taken up in considering the revenue
bill.
A bill passed third reading au-
thorizing the Corporation Commits
sion to direct railroads to builc
union depots in towns of 1000 in
habitants.
At a night session mostly loca
matters were considered.