The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.

House Dill OJt, TO provide lunUSi
and timber inspections, not to exceed
three, for the counties of Madison,
Mcdowell, Mitchell and Yancey Ito
inspect logs, timber and lumber, at
the request Of the purchaser; to take
an oath and enter into bonds of $500
for the faithful discharge of duty.
the inspector to receive ten cents per
Thousand feet for the inspection of
logs and timber and forty cents for
lumber) passed and was ordered to be
engrOSSed.
House bill III, to provide for re-
allotment of the Homestead, was put
on its readings.
MIR. Watson, of Forsyth, said the
matter had been before the Supreme
Court, involving an injury that the
rights of the Homesteader when,
where a man improves his home, the
creditor can take advantage of the
improved value. The idea was that
the H0mesteader be allowed to go on
and improve WITHOUT interference by
the creditor, provided the value of
80 per cent. The bill passed and was
ordered to be engrossad
SENATE.
Senator Stack, bill to secure the
better drainage of Town Fork Creek.
in Stokes county.
Senator Abbott. a bill for the relief
of NJ. n. Sawyer. Propositions and
grievances.
A bill to Incorporate the Columbia,
Charlotte and Winston railroad COM
pany passed second and thiId read
ings.
A bill to renew and improve the
public road from Elkin, in Surry
county, to Sparta, in Allegheny coun-
Il hi
Senator Olive, a bill 10 establish
the county of Ransom out of portions
of Surry and Stokes counties.
Counties. cities and towns.
Senator Olive, petitions from LOCO
citizens of Surry county protesting
against the division of said county
and the removal of the county seat
thereof from Dobson to Mount Airy.
RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 16.-Resolu-
tions were introduced in both the
Senate and House yesterday provid-
ing that the Legislature shall adjourn
on March I'd, and that no bills shall
be introduced after February 18th. 1t
is believed that that programme will
prevail.
In the Senate resolution was
adopted to provide for a legislative
committee to examine into the queS-
tion and report whether it is advisa-
BILE for this State to subscribe to the
monument to be erected to dead Con-
federate soldiers and sailors at Rich
mond. Bills were passed making the
law concerning the crime of criminal
assault apply to persons under four
teen years of age, and also bill con-
stituting a State board of health,
with an annual appropriation of So, 600
for salaries of the officers.
The seat Of Hon. George I'll. Bella
my, representative in the House from
Brunswick county, having been claim
ed by Third partyite, a bill was in
troduced to declare Bellamy entitled
to his seat in that body.
Much talk has been created over a
bill which passed the House to repeal
the charter of the State Farmers
Alliance of North Carolina, appoint
ing receivers for the business fund,
and ordering that money be returned
to the stockholders. The bill was
promptly passed, as it was shown the
Alliance wanted its present charter
| repealed, so that it could be reorgan-
lied and purged Of the demagogues
| and other undesirable elements
| which have gotten into it.
A bill also, passed the House to pre-.
veat the organization of secret oath
bound political organizations in the
| State.
The bill for the new county of Ell
| kin has been favorably reported.
| RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 1S.-Today
! the Legislature passed resolution tt
adjourn at II O'Clock NJ. March 4th.
The House tabled the bill regulating
| the hours Of work Of women and chill
| dren employed in factories.
| JoSephus Daniels has secured tn,
| contract for the State printing.