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The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1897

Page

4

Legislative Proceedings Reflect Tightened House Rules

The House debated prohibition near churches, amended quorum counts, and tightened reporting rules. Bills introduced cover railroad powers, public payrolls, school funding, and public officers free passes. nominations for enrolling clerk and a bribery investigation committee were authorized amid adjournment and ceremonial speeches.

Hileman Rayer Levi Branson Schul Horne Cathey Han Bryan Chatham Ormsby Yadkin County Duffy Ferguson Cooke Lusk Cook Cumberland Sutton Committee On Chapin T. R. Purnell Arrington Adams Thos. R Purnell Wayne Railroad Commission State Railroad Commission Inter State Commission Perkerson Pratt Eastern Hospital Ephraim Williams Price Monroe Hauser Charles Randolph Davis C. R. D. Whitfield Peace Hileman Moore County and Western Railroad Company McPeeters Yancy County General Assembly Brown Houssa Senate Swinson Moore County and “Western Railroad Company Concord Kenzie Warren House Johnson and McKenzie Senate of the United States House of Representatives Representative Green Asheville Typographical Union New Hanover Black River Navigation Company Ferrall Capitol Abernethy Duncan Neuse River Pollocksville Bhar Pinnix Yadkin Petree Ward Mitts Carthy Swain Conley Gar ‘Din McDowell Pearson Burke Cox Congress Dockery Biulls Abernathy Blackburn Crews Craven Carter Crumpler Cunningham Lyle Cum Doughton Ashburn Clark North Carolina Person Handerson Vance Yeager Washington Anthony Plymouth Anderson Abbott L Swinson

Clergymen Trafficked in Half-Rate Tickets

The Western Passenger Association mails a black list of 280 clergymen and a central list of 190 others accused of abusing half rate permits. Key charges include loaning permits to see Jena and profiting financially from the practice. Also quoted is a Mrs Smith quarreling over her ill son and tonic.

Western Passenger Association Central Passenger Committee Jena New York Evening Post

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