Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
DOINGS AT FUSION HEADQUARTERS
IN RALEIGH.
WEDNESDAY.

In the Senate, 1t. Gov. Dough
ton presided and Rev. DR.. Eugene
Daniels prayed.
Bills were introduced to change
the name of the Great Falls com
pany to the Roanoke RapidPower
company.
To attach Yadkin county to
the 1st Compression District.
To expunge from the acts of
1898 the resolution of congratu
lation to Grover Cleveland.
To provide for all insurance law
To amen,. the charter of Nil
mington.
Bills passed final reading al
lowing Hyde county to levy a
special tax.
Bill to withdraw appropriation
to the Oxford Orphan asylum was
tabled.
The Lindsay Training school
bill was postponed for ten days.
Moody offered a resolution
which was adopted, as following:
That, for the remainder of the
session the Senators draw no
more pay, but pay their own
board and do their own washing.
In the House Speaker Walser
presided and Rev. DR.. Branson
prayed.
A resolution was introduced
that the salaries of all officers
and employees of public institu-
tions which are,o over $50 month
be reduced 20 per cent
Bills were introduced to pro-
vide for the election of commits
sioner of agriculture by the Leg
islature, by Currie.
To incorporate the Peoples
Fire Insurance company.
To require compulsory at
tendance at the Public schools.
To allow the people ofAsheville
to vote on whether liquor shall
be sold in Asheville.
To attach Yadkin county to the
8th judicial district.
To amend the charter of the
Charlotte street railway.
The bill requiring County Com
missioners to take bonds OF secu-
rity companies passed first read
ing.
The bill to turn over the $26, :
600 of the direct tax fund in the
treasury to the school fund for
pro rata division among the coun-
ties of the State, passed second
reading.
The Judiciary Committee was
by resolution instructed to report
tomorrow morning the 6 per
cent interest bill. The commit
tee, which was not given the bill
until yesterday afternoon, re-
sented this and some bitter
speeches were made.
The bill to regulate charges of
tobacco warehouses was made
special order for Friday.
THURSDAY.
In the Senate to-day Lit. Gov.
Doughton presided and Rev.
Mr.. Fos-er offered prayer.
Bills were introduced to 1egu-
late the drawing OF jurors.
To extend time of beginning
work on the Greensboro and
Norfolk railway.
To provide for timber inspec-
ton.
The bill in regard to delays of
freight shipments by railways
came up, with House amend
ments. After some debate the
Senate refused to caucus in those
and a committee of conference
was requested.
The bill to provide for compul-
sorry education of the blind was
after much argument tabled.
The bill to require railways to
redeem unused tickets, and tC
prevent ticket scalpers, was aLso
discussed. It was considerably
amended and passed second read
ing.
The resolution to raise a com
mittee to appoint additional trus
tees of the A. & M. college, was
referred.
In the House Speaker Walsel
presided and Rev. Mr.. Phillips
prayed.
Bills were introduced to ALLOW
Franklin county to levy a specia
tax.
To provide for the election O
Commissioner of Agriculture
To require executors to Civ
bond.
To promote the breeding o
better horses in the State
To move the State Coloret
Normal School from Franklintol
to Oxford.
There were speeches as t,
questions of personal privileg
by Ewart, Campbell, Lusk, Burn
ham, Lineback, Petree, White O
Bladen Young, and other Repub
licans, on account of attacks b,
the Caucasian upon the judiciar,
committee, charging it with try
ing to smother the 6 per cent
interest bill. Bagwell, Populist
said if this bill were not passe,
no more legislation wound b
enacted this session. This threa
reused many of the Republicans
and there were some bite
speeches. Attacks were mad
upon Marion Butler, as an out
side influence charged with try
ing to bulldoze the Legislature.
Smith of Gates made a motto