The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-28
.LEaisL 6rlvE LORE.
What the Piedmont Representatives
are Doing at Raleigh.

What the Piedmont Representatives
are Doing at Raleigh.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
SENATE.-The further considers
tion of the Railroad Commission bill
was postponed until Tuesday, Feb.
26.
The bill to establish training
school for teachers, being the unfin-
ished business was taken up The
amendment adopted yesterday pro-
viding that the school should be To-
Gated in town not exceeding 5000 ia
habitants was, upon reconsideration
stricken out and the bill passed its
final reading. [Lineback voted for
HoUsE.-Number of bills intro
duced to date number exactly 1000.
The public roads bill passed Cd.
reading.
Bill providing for settlement with
c. F. & Y. V. r. r. passed Sd READ
ing.
Bill providing that. county prison
ers guilty of certain crimes only shall
wear convict clothing, passed.
"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced 10
repeal the law relating to the drain
age of Reedy Fork Greek, Guilford
county.
ABill to incorporate Walnut Cove
passed final reading. ft
Bill to appropriate tax money col
lected from white people to support of
white schools only, made special order
for Monday next.
| Mr.. Means bill to allow mortga-
gees and trustees of real estate convey
ances to purchase property at their
own sale was defeated.
| HoUsE.-A bill was introduced to
incorporate Zion Hill Baptist church
Wilkes county also, a bill for the
relief of j H. Taylor, former sheriff
Of Surry county.
The bill creating..a railroad COM
mission was passed by the vote of IS
to 43. Reynolds voted against. it
The bill as passed provides for three
commissioners at q salary of $4,000
per annum and clerk at 81 900.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
No session of the Senate, Senators
attending Newberne fair. -
| House. Jess than 30 members
present. Bills reported favorably
Incorporating Germanton, Stokes
county incorporating the bank Of
Madison, Rockingham county.
| Among the bills passed were: Bill
authorizing payment Of certain school
orders in Surry county; relating to
prisoners in town Of Salem. This
bill provides that all persons confined
for non-payment of costs shall be made
to work the public roads.
| FR1pAY, FEBRUARY %
| SEsArE-The special committee
on Governors Mansion reported bill
providing Tor the completion OF that
building. n
| Bill to amend the State election law
passed second reading by the vote OF
ia to 8. 1.-THE bill was discussed al
length and was opposed by all the
Republicans and supported by all the
| Democrats.
4 HoUsE.-Bill to remove the disa
i bilities of w. w. Holden was taken
up. Cooke, Douglas, Carter and
| Outlaw, democrats, advocated the
bill. Messrs. Stevens, Lyon, Hoke
Beddinfeld, and others, democrats
spoke in opposition to the bill. The
bill was very properly killed by ,
large majority.
The House adjourned in respect t.
the memory of George Washington.
i SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %.
Il SENATE.-The unfinished bushes
being the bill to amend the election
laws of the State, it was taken up an'
discussed at great length, the Repub
licans violently opposing it. The bill
, passed its final reading by the vote O
J 81 to H. The discussion of this bill
consumed the entire day.
HoUsE.-A bill was introduced ap
, propriating S3,93304 to complete tn
J Governors mansion.
The bill to create new county, 8
be called Beulah, from a portion O
jackson county, failed to pass.
Bill to prevent the distribution 0
obscene pictures (relating to picture
used by the manufacturers of Tobacco
and cigarettes) was recolnmitted.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 25.
SENATE.-Bills passed To incor
] porate the Farmers State Alliance
. amending the charter Of Stonevilie
Rockingham county; to prohibi
Trusts and punish persons connected
Herewith.
| Resolution adop'ed to hold nigh
sessions hereafter.
HousE.-Among the bills introduc
ed was one to increase the Governor
salary to $4,000.
/ Bills passed: 70 Incorporate Elkin
, Surry county to prohibit the roam
ing of geexe, &c, in the stock law dis
trict; incorporating Germanton, Stoke
county : to encourage sheep husband
~. sl;a
u This latter bill provides that whel
, sheep is killed or injured by do:
the owner of the latter shall be sen
fenced to pay to the owner Of tn
} sheep two dollars, if it is killed, or on,
dollar lift is injured, and that any do
!, found attempting to. kill or injur
sheep shall be killed. 81
The bill relating to the North Car