The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-02-14
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Bills Introduced and Passed In the
Legislature.
SATURDAY, FEB. 9th.

In the Senate bills were introduced
t. Incorporate Carolina Christian Col
lie. e; to repeal the act making an ap-
preparation to Cullowhee high school,;
TO incorporate the Eastern Carolina
Christian Conference.
Bills were passed requiring eXamina-
tions of all public school teachers; to
establish criminal circuit courts in
Buncombe, Madison and Henderson.
A resolution was introduced raising a
com mlttee to Investigate charges
against a Republican Senator that he
is frequently drunk and requiring his
impeachment if the charges be true.
a resolution that no appropriation
be made to the University was tabled.
Bills raising the age of liability to
road duty from Is to q years, and the
bill requiring the letting of printing
of county exhibits to the lowest bid
der were tabled.
The bill regulating the purchase
and sale Of poisonous drugs was
amended by adding spirituous liquors,
and was passed.
The bill providing for loan from
direct tax funds If d sum sufficient to
complete the Confederate monument
was made the special order for Tues
day.
The bill to incorporate the Ere
treat" at Charlotte passed.
In the House, bills were introduced
to allow magistrates to issue warrants
in cases OF debt for persons in another
county; to amend the charter Of States
vile and its pull ic school law; to Gre
ate the count. of Marion; to also
amend to Cor, titution as to allow
women to vote.
Bills passed amending the charter
of Elizabeth City and Incorporating
the Inter Mountain railway.
MONDAY FEB. 18th.
The bills introduced in the Senate
Monday were: To provide for the
election Of the State Librarian by
the Legislature: to provide for revis-
ing and digesting the public laws OF
the State; to incorporate the Wake
Banking and Security Company; to
provide for the levy and collection OF
inheritance tax; to regulate labor
| hours in cotton factories; to work
public roads in Johnston county by
| convict labor.
After quite long debate on the
House bill to appropriate 81, 500 tO
finish the new building for females at
the insane asylum it passed. Bills
/ were passed allowing the Murfreesbore
| railway tie extend It's line; establish
the Colored Girls Training School at
| Franklinton; to require guardians tC
give jewelry TO wards.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
| In the House resolutions were In
PRODUCED giving the Penitentiary Com
mituee power TO send for persons and
papers; to instruct Senator and Repre-
sentatlves in Congress to vote for the
Nicaragua canal bill, and urging Con.
gress to erect monuments to Generals
| Davidson and Nash.
Bulls were introduced: To provide
for a railway from. Murphy, up the
Hiwasse river, to the Tennessee line
| to amend the charter of the Ply
| mouth, Washington and Kinston rail
road; to forbid screens in front of bar
rooms and to regulate the hours Of
opening and close of same; to amend
the charter of Charlotte; to authoriz,
Superior Courts TO employ stenograph
| eIs: to prohibit the use of profane an(
indecent languages; a bill to transfer
the S26, 900 of the direct tax fund IL
the State Treasury to the school fup(
was made the special order 70
Wednesday.
A bill to prevent delays in freigh
shipments was passed. Tt provide
that whenever any railroad loses
suit for delay CT freight it shall pa,
all costs and expenses, such attorneys
fees, etc. A bill was passed to proven
prize fighting.