The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-09


tain section of North Carolina ha
many points of high altitude which
are still covered with primeval forest
containing practically unimpaired the
original fora of said section; and it is
likewise well adapted to the propaga
tiOn and preservation of the Origina
fauna thereof, therefore resolved by
the House Of Representatives, the
Senate concurring.
l. That our senators and Repre-
seRtatiyes in Congress be requested tC
| exert their united influence in the
! furthcrance of the proposition afore-
said, and use all honorable means tC
bring the same to successful issue.
2. That copy Of this resolution be
forwarded to each OF the Senators and
Representatives aforesaid.
The soiree which was to have been
given tonight for the members of the
legislature was postponed until to-
| morrow night on account of the re-
| ception at Mr.. Haywood's tonight.
| A large crowd attended an old-fash~
+ ion spelling bee in the Metropolitan
/ Hall last niAalt. Many of the mem
bers participated. as well as the citi-
| Zens of the city. The last word given
out was missed by the three last spell
/! lers left-Senator Royal, Senate Sec
retary Burkhead and Representative
! Rucker. The legislature has chal-
| lenged J. J. Allen, the champion from
| Franklin county, and it is said that
! A. L. Ruckcr, of Rutherford county.
will be put up againit him.
RALEIGH, n. c., February q
Senator Morton, bill to establish
| a naval battalion of the North Caro-
| liza State Guard.
Senator CranOr, a bill to prevent
| fast driving over the bridge across the
| YiH at
The most important action taken
| by the Legislature this session was
| the passage of a bill in the House yes
! terday after a long discussion to abol-
| ish the State Bureau of Labor StatiSt-
| les. This bureau was established a
| few years ago as an experiment. Cap
| tain w. S. Harris, OF this city, is at
present commission Of labor statistics
| in charge of the bureau.
HoUsE.-By Mr.. Vance, of Bun
combe, the petition of 100 citizens of
Buncombe county against grant
| ing license to sell intoxicating liquors.
except by vote of the county.
BY Mr.. Watson. of Forsyth, bill in
regard to the opening of the Columbi-
an Exposition on Sunday.
By Mr.. Watson, of Forsyth, by re-
quest. to enlarge the license tax.
RALEIGH, Feb. Bills were intro
duced in the Senate to create the
county Of Elkin out of portions OF
capital Of Surry to Mt. Airy.
Bill relating to public schools; re-
lating to sale of property by trustees:
to amend the Code in reference to
Acknowledgements and Supreme court
records: to prevent n0te-shaying.
House bills were introduced to es-
tablish county lines of Surry and
Stokes: to abolish State marriage Ii
cense tax: for the better distribution
of election laws: to prevent secret po-
litical organizations.
The principal bills introduced in
the House were as follows. To protect
consumers of Illuminating oils by hav-
ing inspectors and permitting no )ils
to be sold under 120 degrees fire-teSt:
to protect baggage of travellers by
common conveyance; to provide that
all schools partially supported by the
public-SchoOl fund shall be under the
supervision of the State Board of Ed
ucatiOn.
The bill to- regulate assignments,
introduced in the Legislature by Mr..
Cook, of Cumberland, is a aconserva-
tive one. A brief synopsis of it is as
follows 1t provides that when pref
erences are made there shall be at
tached to the conveyances, and filed
u.
a verified statement of the origin and
history of the debts preferred; that
the assignee shall not dispose of the
property assigned within ten days
from the time he takes posses
sion, except goods of perishable ma
ture; that the assignee shall ewithin
ten days file with the clerk a verified
inventory of the property in his pos
] session and should other property
come into his possession under the
conveyance he cshall report to the
clerk under oath; that the assignee
shall file with the clerk every three
months verified report, and in twelve
months shall make his final report,
| with the power in the clerk to extend
| the time for good cause; when the
| final report is made the clerk shall
notify the creditors by publication,
and in fifteen days any of them may
/ file exceptions to the report, and the
/ issues raised shall be,transferred to the
failure to comply with the bill is made
/ a miSdemeanor.
NEW LAWS.
Bills passed their final reading and
are now laws: Creating commission
of three members to be appointed by
the the Governor to codify the legisla.
| tive acts for ten years past: to make
| three years absence from the State
after partial divorce has been granted
| ground for absolute divorce, and to
| increase the Guilford Battle Ground
| appropriation.
The Senate has passed bill appro
priating 81 900 for furnishing the Elk
ecutive Mansion.
RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. 4.-In the
Senate bill was introduced to estab
lish a foundry in the penitentiary.
The bill appropriating $500 for Gull
ford Battle Ground passed both HouS
es. The committee reported fayora
bly, on the bill for establishing tn,
county of Scotland.
In the House the bill for abolishing
the Bureau Of Agricultural statistic.
passed its final reading.
4 Senator CranoF, a bill to make judg
ments lien on personal property.
Senator King, bill to repeal chap
ter 94, laws Of 1891, being n act to in
corporate Jamestown, in Guiifore
4 county.
House bill 400, authorizing the tria
of the issue of fraud ia the conyeyin,
or cncumbering of lands before tn.
determination of the homestead whel
the value of the land IL less than tina
; lof tho homestead. 1t permits th
{ trial of the issue of fraud before tn
determination of the homestead Whel
the land is within the homestead, bu
allows no sale until after such deter
| mination The bill passed and wa
1 derad f0 he euQrosSed.