The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel

special correspondence OF the Sentinel.
RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 9.-The Gen
eral Assembly has concluded the thir-
ty-second working day of its present
session, leaving only twenty days
more in which to complete its busi-
ness within the sixty days allowed by
law. including Sundays.
Since the bills in both Houses to
tax dogs have been tabled the next
subjects which have provoked lively
discussions have been the different
bills for appropriations. A very large
number of the members have an eve
to reducing the State tax from 25 cents
to 20 cents on the 800 worth of prop
erty, which is question most likely
to meet the approval of their constit-
uentS In preference to eXtrayagant eX-
penditures while times are hard.
All the charitable institutions are
asking for increased appropriations
for repairs and maintainance, but it
is thought that very little above the
usual appropriation will be granted.
The committee who have recently Wis
tied these institutions report them in
good condition.
The $4,000 appropriation made two
years ago for the Worlds Fair will
most likely be ratified, but no addi-
tiOnal amount allowed, as has been
the decision of the House.
Several bills have been introduced
looking to the improvement of the
present public road law, out as yet
none of them have been reported by
the committee or discussed in the ses-
siOns of the Legislature. This being
an important question it is perhaps
wise to give the matter deliberate
consideration. The last bill introduce
ed was by Mr.. Norwood, of Orange,
which in brief provides that after
June 1st, 1893, all able-bodied State
convictS be worked on the public roads
in any county that will provide road
tax, and that one convict be furnished
for each $50 so raised by taxation for
road purposes in said county: provided,
not less than 20 nor more than $50
convictS shall be assigned to any cOun-
ty, the expenses to be divided equally
between the State and county. The
term for service not to be less than
one nor more than three years. The
bill further provides that coupon
bonds may be issued, if the voters de-
sire, to raise the oreQuired amount to
secure the convictS.
Only the Republicans and Thirdites
voted to abolish the county govern
ment in Stokes. but there were not
enough of both to get what they
wanted.
Much has been said in the papers in
regard to A. NJ. Self, Peoples party
representative from Chatham, not
being able to read and write. This is
a mistake. He writes legible hand,
especially for one who has spent his
life at an anvil in blacksmith shop.
The new county of Scotland is meet
| passed the Senate last night on its
! second reading almost unanimously.
What will be its fate in the House,
where the opposition seems so much
| ing with considerable favor. AS yet but
| little has been said of the other pro-
| posed new counties for which bills have
been intrOduced-Elkin and Roanoke.
Petitions for elections on local OPP
tion have been presented from all
| sections.
An election for magistrates will be
| held before great while.
The news of the marriage of Bishop
| Lyman, of this city, to Miss Sarah
Robertson, of Charleston, S. c., which
was to have taken place land l suppose
| did was quite surprise to his many
friends and acquaintanceS here. He
is in the 10Th year of his age and mar
ried comparatively a young woman.