The Charlotte Democrat., 1893-02-03
FROM OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT.
RALEIGH, n. G., Jan, 81, 1893.

RALEIGH, n. O., Jan. 81, 1893.
The legislature decides that it will not
take action on any of the regular appro-
prlation bills until February 10th. This
does not apply to the special appropria.
ton of $4,000 asked for the Worlds
Fair. The result will be that the COM
mittees will find it much easier to see
their way and make their estimates. The
work of the past week has been in the
main rapid and has continued to show
careful consideration by committees. AS
usual your correspondent gives business
like summary of the proceedings.
Tuesday, in the Senate, strict bill in
regard to building and loan associations
from other states was introduced by Sen
ator Mcdowell and the discussion since
has shown that considerable revenue may
be derived from this source and protection
secured
The bill to establish q State Reforma-
tory was introduced, as we'll as one to in
corporate the Durham and Charlotte rail
way with 100000 capital The num-
ber of new roads for which charters are
asked is larger than was expected.
AS predicted the Senate seated John P.
Leach from the Eleventh District, ousting
Henderson, the negro republican, and
leaving the senate without a republican
member.
The principal bills introduced in the
House were to provide for a uniform as
sessment of the property of the Western
North Carolina railway to authorize
trials Of fraud issues in land conveyances
before the homestead is determined; to
allow persons making whisky or brandy
on their own premises to sell by the quart.
The bill to create two degrees of mur.
der was unanimously passed-the present
law on this question has caused much
hardship and injustice one way or another.
The house did another sensible thing in
passing without opposition a bill taking
from magistrates jurisdiction of the crime
of carrying concealed weapons, and in
passing bill repeating the act which
relieved county officials from liability in
case bank failed in which they had
public funds. A bill introduced earlier,
allowing persons to sell liquor by the
quart when made on their own premises
failed to pass.
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wilson College, offered prayer in the Sen
ate. An almost unanimously endorsed
bill to abolish the bureau of Labor Stats
that bureau like the Chinese, ''must CO."
Senator Mcdowell introduced bill TO
cover the sale of contingent interest in
real estate. Senator Aycock one instruct.
ing the railway commission to at once
take up cases of the railways claiming
exemption from taxation and draft bill
covering that matter. Senator Cooper, to
punish the sale of pistols to minors.
The debate OF the day, in the senate
was on the 6 per cent. interest bill, which
at previous sessions, for several years, has
figured largely. The debate was lively,
aud at times rather personal. Senator
King executed a flank movement by
offering to so amend the bill that it
should only go into effect after Congress
had repealed the 10 per cent. state bank
tax. Senator Patterson got in an amend
ment making the time 80 days after. the
passage of such an act by Congress. The
amendments to except certain counties
were all voted down, and the bill passed
by the vote of president Doughton, who
broke the tie Of 25 to 20, without mo-
ment's hesitation.
Now Senator Kings amendment virtu-
ally shelves this bill, for, frankly speak
ing, not very many people believe the
state bank tax will be repealed. A straight
out per cent bill cannot pass either SEN
ate or house, but Senator Patterson is
one of those who thinks that in three
months after Congress repealed the Bank
tax, money will be sufficiently plentiful to
permit the per cent. rate to be practi
cable.
In the House the chief bills were by
Mr.. Vance of Buncombe to require dogs
to be listed as property, and by Mr.. Holt
to provide for the education of teachers,
by establishing normal department in
connection with high school in each of
the nine districts of the state. The house
disposed of it's chief election contest,
ousting J. FL. Wright, colored republican,
and seating W. W. Long, democrat, of
Warren.
Thursday, the old, old case of sheep
versus dog came up in the senate in the
shape of bill to encourage sheep raising
by taxing dogs. It needs no gift of
prophecy to foretell the fate of such bill.
Its supporters demanded square vote
and no lodging and the bill failed to pass,
receiving only twenty votes while twenty
seven were cast against it.
Bills were introduced in the house to
grant license to such physicians becoming
bona fde residents of the state who have
certificates from other state medical
boards, to provide for the division of the
state into nine road districts and an equal
assignment of convicts to each of these,
for pubic road work. This is only one
of half dozen plans suggested by as
many bills.
Friday bill was introduced to relieve
guardians and others who give bond in
Insurance companies, and to establish as
the motto of this mottoless state "Esse
guam videri," ''to be rather than to SEEM
quite an honest and straightforward
motto by the way. The 6 per cent. in.
forest bill came up on its third reading
and Thursdays fight was renewed. The
bill passed, "a to 20.
The Senate very properly and grace
fully, by rising vote, adopted resolutions
expressive of regret at Mr.. Blaine's death
After this the senate had slight spasm
of state pride and passed bill increas>
ing the appropriation to the Guilford
Rattle Ground Association to $500 annu.