The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE
Some Interesting Notes on the Person
mel of the Body.

mel of the Body.
! RALEIGH, Jan. IA resolution
| has passed both houses of the Legis-
| lature appropriating the usual amount
| of $500 for the expense of the inaugu-
ration ceremonies of Goyernor-elect
Elias Carr which will take place at
| noon next Wednesday, Jan. 18th. The
occasion is expected to be an elaborate
one and largely attended. The bill
pending to appropriate money to fur
niSh the elegant Executive Mansion
, Which was built d few years since
largely by convict force, is being conSid-
cred with interest and it seems to be
the sentiment of those most familiar
with the needs of this State inStitu-
tion that sufficient amount to fur
nish it comfortably should be given.
The financial committee of the Sem
ate, especially Mcdowell, of Neck
lenburg, and Davis, of Haywood, are
giving close attention to, and object
ing TO extravagant expenditures.
The larger portion of the bills al
ready introduced have been either of d
local character or change of some of
the present statutes.
FOrsyth's members in 1oth houses
have positions on the most important
COMMITTEES and arechairmen of several.
Your Senator, Jones, as chairman of
the judiciary committee, is a selection
well chosen.
ASSEMBLY NOTES.
In the House there are quite num-
Der of very youthful representatives;
five less than % year OF age; w. III.
Grimes. OF Wake, and S. Erwin, of
Cleveland, %; 4. L. Merritt, Wake.
%; NJ. Il. Eure, Gates, n, and +. l..
Fuller, Durham, nearly 25 years olda
There are about Il dozen more who
have just reached batchelordom.
In the Senate r. B. Mclaughlin, of
Iredell, y years Of age, is credited as
being the Youngest in the Senate,
Brown, of Columbus, and L. +.
McRae, Of Robeson, and j. w. Nc
Lauchlln, of Columbus, who ever
keeps an eye in the direction of the
ladies gallery.
Revs. G. w. Newell, of Franklin
and j. g. Burch of Alamance repre-
sent the clergy in the State Senate.
Several of the representatives in
both Houses have been connected with
the press. Among them are Senator
Potter, ,,of Beaufort, and Representa-
tive Erwin. of Shelby.
The most prominent members in
the House are Gen. r.. B. Vance, of
Buncombe and Hon. w. II. Kitchen,
of Halifax, both ex-Congressmen and
true and tried Democrats. No speech
es have yet been made which were
better received than by these gentle
men.
The Senate has four physicians
Drs. L. B. TWitty, w. 2. Mercer, NJ.
A. Royal and VIM. Merritt.
Only five Of the present Tar Heel'
solons are Of the African persuasion.
One in the Senate and four in the
House.
Senator John S. Cranor is the first
and only Democrat ever elected from
Wilkes county, not due alone for the
return of DIR. Tyre York to his love,
but largely for his own personal popu-
larity.
The average age of members OF, the
General Assembly wonld not exceed
80 years.
The joint committee to investigate
the clerks needed in both Houses
thought it well to lessenthe eXpendi-
lures of the State Legislature.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among the bills introduced yester-
day was one to divide the crime of
murder into two degrees; one to re-
peal the merchants purchase tax: to
amend the charter of the town of SAL
iSbury.
The Leach and Henderson contest
in the 11th Senatorial district is pro-
ceeding with interest.
WATSON'S BILLS.
Watson, of Forsyth, today intro
duced bills, to change the Constltn-
tion regarding the Homestead law,
and to establish colored normal
school at Winston.
Other bills were to compel railroads
to make annual reports to the COVER
nor; to extend powers of the railroad
commission; to change the line be-
tween Caldwell and Burke and TO in
corporate Trinity College Park.