The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-04

SENATE-MONDAY.


The Pharr joint resolution provid
ng for the correction of the dtscrimi-
nations against North Carolina towns
and cities, was passed without a dis
senting vote.
The bill to authorize the several
to levy a special tax OF not
exceeding two cents on the hundred
dollars valuation of property and six
cents on each taxable poll for the
purpose of increasing the pensions
of Confederate veterans, passed its
final reading in the Senate.
Bills Introduced.
By Mills: To provide legalized
primaries for Cleveland County.
By Empie: To appoint justices Of
the peace for Brunswick County.
By Empie: To appoint justices OF
the peace for New Hanover County.
BY Empie: To prescribe the quail
if1cations of tales jurors and special
veniremen.
BY Blow: To fix the salaries of
the county officers of Pitt County.
(This bill was put on its immediate
passage.)
H. B. Amending an act authoriz-
ing Wilson County to issue bonds.
H. B. To authorize Hartford Coun-
ty to issue bonds for 1909 and 1910.
S. B. To authorize Cabarrus Coun-
ty to issue bonds.
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of bonds to the voters of Columbus
County.
H. B. To provide for working the
roads of Robson County and to levy
tax for the same.
The House bill relative to hunting
wild animals in Carteret County was
passed.
Passed Final Reading.
H. B. Relative to working the
convicts on the roads of Warren
County.
H. B. To prevent the killing or
capturing squirrels in Caldwell Coun-
ty for three years.
By Jones: To provide for the
erection of a municipal building in
the city of Raleigh, authorizing a
$125,0O0 bonds issue.
The bill to remove the Capitol te
Greensboro passed second reading
but on objection of Senator Jones, il
was placed in the calendar
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills introduced:
Hanes: To protect fish in stream:
stocked by the Government of the
United States
| Cox: To provide for the erection
of municipal building in Raleigh
| Martin: To protect oysters il
Pamlico County.
medical bill which passed the House
Saturday afternoon be reconsidere6
and it was so ordered.
| SENATE-NIGHT SESSION.
The bill to enlarge the State Cap.
itol, providing a half-million-dollal
bond issue was defeated by a vote oil
20 to SO.
The bill by Senator Peele to repeal
the immigration act Of 1907 was
passed by a decisive vote, as it had
not been of any benefit to the State
but provided for the expenditure OF
$4,000 annually to encourage for.
eigners to come to this State.
The educational bill by Senator
Blow, to provide a four months
school term or more in every public
| school district, passed it's second
reading.
Bills were passed on their third
and final reading as follows:
H. B. To provide legalized pri-
mary election for Cleveland County.
S. B. To amend section 1867 of
the Revisal, regulating the challenge
to tales jurors In this State. This
makes service within a year on a
jury cause for challenge, instead of
two years, as the law now prescribes.
In the House Monday night the
bill to issue half million dollars in
bonds to enlarge the Capitol came
up but was defeated. Another bill
providing for policeman or deputy
sheriffs at Leaksvil1e by the Judge Of
the district, came up but after some
debate the bill met its third death.
The bill that passed the Senate pro-
viding for salaries Of solicitors at
$2,250 a year instead of fees, was
reported unfavorably by the House
Committee Tuesday, with minority
report, which places the bill on the
calendar.
New Bills Introduced.
s. B. 1851. Senator Jones. An
act relative to transferring children
from one school district to another.
s. B. 1853. Senator Long, of Per-
SON. An act to provide for the check
ing up of State officials and public
institutions.
Passed Third Reading.
s. B. To authorize the increase of
pensions by county boards of COM
missioners.
The bill relative to moving the
Capitol to Greensboro was called up
but again postponed.
The bill to provide for the inspec-
ton of Illuminating oils and fluids,
passed its third reading. The cost CT
the inspector to be paid out of the
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