The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-31
THE NEW FUSION BILLS.
THOSE INTRODUCED IN LEGIsLA
TURE SATURDAY.
The Bills Passed and Tabled Nightly
Sessions-UniversitV ApprOpropria-
tion--WiII Some OF 1T be Cut or?

| Observation-Disclosures Appropropria-
tfon--wiII Some OF 1t be Cut or?
The chief new bills introduced in
| Legislature Saturday were: To give
the Farmers Alliance the same priv
leges regarding insurance as are pos
sessed by other benevolent associa
tions; to incorporate the Charlotte and
Mecklenburg railway; TO require ex.
| aminations of ali public-school teach
ers; to regulate the appropriation to
| the university; to restore Mitchell
county to the Ninth Congressional
District; to provide for the distribu-
tIon of ali the school fund by the State
boards of education among all the
counties upon the basis of school popu-
lation; to allow punitive and not
/ actual damages ia cases of railway &C
! cidentS.
BILLS PASSED.
Bills passed: To so amend the
charter of the Farmers Stock Mutual
Insurance Company, of Greensboro, as
to allow it to have separate branch
in each county: to allow the Murfrees-
born railway to extend Its main line
to the Chowan river; to better protect
drinking water from pollution, and
to equip the new female building at
the insane asylum at Raleigh
BILLS TABLED.
Bills requiring railways to redeem
unused excursion tickets and to pro-
vide for musical instruction in public
schools were tabled. The same fate
befell resolution favoring the cleo
tion of Senators by the people.
The event of the day was the dis
f,f fn a ia nf he
three members OF the township
school boards one should be female.
The discussion attracted large audi
ence. 1t was the first proposition of
the kind ever made in this State. 1t
was tabled by vote of "a to Is.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
In the lower house Of the Legisla-
ture thus far $40 bills have been intro
duced A favorable report is made on
the bill to allow townships or school
districts to increase the school fund
by the system of local assessments.
This plan has been very warmly
favored.
NIGHTLY SESSIONS.
The fusion caucus Committee on
Election Law and County Govern
ment is holding long sessions nightly.
1t will have the bills ready by next
in favor Of the one-boX-and-oneb ,llOt
system. 1t is also in favor OF not al
lowing any challenging on the day of
election, but to dispose OF all chaI-
lenges beforehand. All judicial power
will be taken away from registrars Of
election, and all power regarding
elections will be taken from county
commissioners or trustees, or what
ever they may be termed under the
new bill.
1t appears that the purpose of the
Fusionists is to place the election of
the Mayor of various cities and towns
in the hands of the people, taking it
away from aldermen or commits
SiOners.
UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
The University appropriation bill,
introduced in the Legislature Satur-
day, provides that S., 900 Of the pres
ent appropriation shall expire after
next June. and $1,000 more one year
later, leaving $4,000 as the annual
appropriation
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The principal news bills introduced
in the House Monday were: To ex-
tend the time for beginning the work
on the Hartman, Franklin and South
Atlantic Railway; to allow the Will
mington and Southern Railway to
issue bonds; to change the time of the
Yadkin Superior Court: to re-enact
the bill for the apportionment Of the
public school fund; to require judges
to remain at the county seat the full
term of the court at which they are
presiding: to allow Green county to
levy special tax; passed; also TO re-
lieve sheriffs and tax collectors by
allowing them until 1896 to collect
back taxes. The special order
was to extend the age OF consent by
females from ten to twelve years. A
long debate was INDUCED in.
A substitute was adopted which the
Judiciary Committee offered, making
the penalty ten years, death, or from
ten TO twelve years imprisonment. at
the discretionUf the court. The bill
passed its second reading.
THE SENATE.
The following principal new bills
were introduced in the Senate: To
prevent competition of public schools
with high schools: to regulate the sales
of fresh meats and forbid the sales of
cigarettes in North Carolina. A resp
luton was adopted raising special
committee to visit the Morganton
Asylum, and investigate the charges
against the management.
The Senate doorkeepers were in
structed to issue subpOenas for wit
nesses and to send for persons and
papers. There was hot debate on
the Democratic resolution to award
the public printing to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder after ten days notice
1t was stated during the debate that
it had been arranged by the Republi-
cans to give the printing to Republi-
can editor at Winston.
A resolution was adopted and a bill
so requiring the letting of printing
was ordered to be drawn Immediately.
The Democrats caused much stir by
the exposure of this matter.