The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-21
LEGISLATIVE LORE.
What the Piedmont Representatives
are Doing at Raleigh.

LE6iSLAIlVE LORE.
What the Piedmont Representatives
are Doing at Raleigh.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ~.
SENATE.-The bill to prevent the
buying and selling of futures was taken
up, and passed its second and third
readings.
The appointments of B. r. Moore
and w. A. French to be, respectively,
so iicitor and clerk of the New Hanover
| criminal court, were confirmed.
HoUsE.-The committee on educa-
ton offered substitute for the bill
abolishing the normal schools of the
State. (Tbis bill abolishes all the
white normal schools and appropriates
the money now used to run the nor.
mails TO be applied to holding teachers
institutes throughout the State. It
leaves off the training school feature
of the Senate bill.
Among the bills introduced was one
to incorporate the Winston street rail-
way company.
| Bill to incorporate Grogansville,
Rockingham county, passed; also, bill
relating to draining Hogan's creek in
the same county, passed also, bill
| protecting fish in Rockingham county,
passed.
| Bill relating to lewd women failed
to pass Sd reading.
| Favorable report was made by the
committee to create a railroad COM
mission.
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY ID.
SENATE.-The bill to amend the
Constitution and provide for corporal
punishment failed to pass; vote: 26
to Is.
Appointments of j. E. Brown, to be
solicitor, and T. R. Robertson, to be
clerk, of the criminal court of Meek
!. lenburg, confirmed.
HoUsE.-The substitute Of the edu
cation committee, reported above, in
yesterdays proceedings, passed final
reading.
The State Guard bill passed its sec.
ond reading.
, Nothing further of interest to The
SEFT1NEL readers occurred.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA.
SENATE.-Bill establishing a ferry
across Yadkin river, Wilkes county
passed final reading.
, The following bills of local interes,
were also passed:
In relation to the drainage of lane
in Davidson county; in relation to the
drainage of Lick Creek in Stoke.
county; authorizing Yadkin county tt
levy special tax; to extend corporate
: limits of town of Concord.
. Bill to allow S. c. Rierson to collec
arrears of railroad taxes in Stokes
passed I'd reading.
HoUsE-A memorial was present
ed from the citizens of Davidson coun
ty asking that the portion of sale
county, known as the "Plow handle
corner" be cut off and attached t.
, Forsyth county.
The bill to promote the efficiency o
the State Guara (appropriating 800
! for an annual encampment, &c.
t | passed it's final reading; vote: 81 t.
4S.
Senate bill requiring clerks Of tn
l Superior court to publish statement O
e money in their hands at certain times
passed final reading and is law.
:, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
SENATE.-Death Of the wife of Sen
ator NJ C. Toms, 41st dist, announc
ed.
= Bill to amend Constitution and max
o Com. of Agriculture a State officer
failed to pass Sd reading. This bill
now dead as Hector, it having one
e been reconsidered.
Appointment of J. G. Scarborougl
to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics
confirmed, and Senate at IL o'clocl
adjourned In respect to memory q
7 Mrs. Toms
HoUsE.-The railroad commission
question being the special order 70
f this day, it was discussed at length
and the bill creating the commissio
passed its I'd reading by the vote {
55 to 26, and made special order fo
e tomorrow.
Y SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16.
SENATE.-Following bills passe
. Sd reading:
Regarding prisoners in town of 81
e lem; to improve the drainage of Wol
e Island Creek, Rockingham county.
y HoUsE.-Considera of the rail
road commission DILL resumed, an
: after considerable discussion the ful
It Their consideration was postponed un
t til Wednesday, Goth. AS the bi
reads at present, it provides that tn
. salary of the commissioners shall b
s $4,000 and the clerk $1,000.
o Bill making fornication and adul
terry with persons of another race a
infamous crime and changing the pur
e ishment to maximum of 8 years i
penitentiary, passed; also the bill fc
better securing the recapture or escaI
ed convicts and to protect the people
y [This bill requires that the board {
:. directors Of the penitentiary shall n
" port to the Governor the name, &c
of all escaped convicts, and that til
Il Governor shall offer q reward.
e ~Bill to annex Clemonsville towr
o ship, Davidson county, to Forsyth
passed I'd reading.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, Is.
/. SENATE.-The entire session of tn
Senate was taken up in the considers
n ton Of the bill to establish a Stat
- Teachers Training School, whic
. passed its I'd reading and went over
7 1.-THE bill provides that the eight mol
h NAL schools now41 force be abolished
IS and appropriates $4,000 per annum f.
L \ T.