The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-17
AND LINERAoK TALKED
He Gave Few Rounds OF <argume MT
on Public Printing

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The State printing/was the bone Of
contention in the State Legislature
Monday. Neatly every representative
made talk, On it. Even Edgar Line
back, of Forsyth, gave few rounds of
argument. He expressed the opinion
that the contract would be let to the
lowest bidder The Democratic
members contended that the effect of
repeating the law of 1898, which re-
CURED the printing to be let TO the
lowest bidder would be to give a
bonus of some s., 900 to Rep. or Pop.
pet. The opposition contended that
they had the power and intended to
pass the bill and give the printing to
Republican or Populist. On motion
to refer the bill to the COMMITTEE on
Elections, the yeas and nays were de-
manded and resulted-ayes ~, noes
Y. Then several substitutes were
offered by the Democrats and voted
down.
A bill was introduced in the house
by Mr.. Crumel to incorporate the
town OF BOonville, Yadkin county.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate Monday the principal
. new bills were to prohibit the sale of
lOw-grade kerosene oil: to prevent
working OF female convicts on public
roads, and to repeal tax on merchants
purchases. Three resolutions were
discussed. One of these. instructiDg
Senators and Representatives in CoL-
gress to vote the repeal of the tax on
State banks, was loSt-12 to %. One
to secure repeal of internal revenue
laws was referred to committee
after a rather warm debate.
A resolution regarding the free
coinage of silver was introduced by a
Democrat, who told the Populists
that both stood on common ground in
this matter. The Populists said this
was so, but they wanted to go little
further. This resolution was also re-
ferred. Other new bills in the Senate
were to provide new election law; to
protect girls by increasing the age of
consent from 10 to IA years; to require
the State Board of Medical Examiners
TO grant licenses to physicians who
have been licensed in other States.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate Saturday, the princi.
pal bills introduced were to tax prison
ers with costs in criminal causes. and
to amend the charter Of GoldsbOro A
resolution urging our representatives
in Congress to secure repeal of the 10
per cent. tax on State banks of inter
nal laws, was introduced. All COM
mittees were announced. The public
printing bill which was passed Friday
was taken up and there was long dis
cusSion. Some members who voted
for the bill, which was to repeal the
act of the last Legislature, said they
did not understand it. Efforts were
made to secure recall of the bill, but
failed. The vote was against recall,
thirty to fourteen. Rice, Republican,
made motion to elect a president
protein. Another discussion arose.
Adams, Democrat, declared that it
was improper to do this while the
president was in the chair. \ motion
to table Rice's motion was adopted, 81
to six.
In the House Ewart declared that
the committee on elections was using
undue haste in its work Among the
bills intro duced the chief were to
create the county Of Scotland out of
part Of Richmond; to repeal the cleo
tion law; to provide code commission
of three and a new code; to protect
persons holding first class tickets on
railways. An effort was made to pass
the Senate bill to repeal the public
printing bill, but it failed and the
matter was made special order for
today. The Committee on Elections
was announced with French, of New
Hanover, as chairman. Lusk is chair
man of the judiciary Committee.