The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-07
OFFICERS OF THE NEW CIRCUIT

/ to instruct lunatic asvlums to make a
/ statement of the effects of strong
| drink.
OFFICERS OF THE NEW CIRCUIT
] A resolution was adopted that today
there will be an election OF the officers
of the new criminal circuit of Bum
combe, Henderson, Madison and Hay
wood counties. to wit: Ewart, judge;
Mccall, solicitor; w. Fl Wilson,
clerk.
The bill to transfer Mitchell county
to the Ninth district passed, after a
strong debate
! A bill To abolish the criminal courts
circuit of Mecklenburg and New Han
over, and To create new circuit com
posed of these counties. as we'll dS
Wake, Edgecomhe, Forsyth and GRAY
en-, came up. Finally the bill was
made the special order for today.
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House bills were introduced
as follows: The revenue and machin-
cry bill tax rate, % cents; 10 incorpor-
ate the Currituck and Camden rail-
way: TO abolish the Appropriation to
the University. The bill TO relieve
building and loan associations from
the usIIry was indefinitely postponed.
The resolution 20 investigate the
affairs of the Shell fish Com mission
was adopted.
a bill was passed allowing women
to be appointed nutaries public. The
pill to define butter and lard and pro-
tect pure food was also passed.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 27TH.
The session of Senate Wednesday
was occupied by the discussion Of the
bill to create criminal circuit OF
Wake, Halifax. Edgecom be, Hanover,
Craven, Mecklenburg, Wayne and
Forsyth This had been agreed on
by the Fusion caucus. Two Populists
bOlted that caucus, and opposed the
bill. An amendment was adopted,
striking out Wake, WaYne and For
syth. and inserting Vance, Robson
and Warren. The bill passed.
Bills were introduced to govern
the insurance business; to amend the
charter Of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway. so the Legislature
will appoint directors; to protect the
tobacco growers against warehouse
men; to amend the charter Of AShe
vile; to regulate passenger rates on
railways, making frst-class fare 2
cents per mile and second class fare
l. cents per mile; children under y,
one-half these rates; penalty for viu
lation of act, $500.
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION.
A bill was also introduced to so
amend article 6 of the Constitution
that the Legislature, in enacting
laws for registration, can only pre-
scribe the taking OF an oatl. to sup
port the Constitution and laws OF the
United States and of North Carolina.
and no other requirement can be pre-
scribed. Or her new bills are to reduce
salaries of officers and faculty OF the
State University 20 per cent; to pre-
vent preferences in dSSIQnmPutS.
Both houses voted for officers of the
new Criminal Court of Buncombe
Madison, Haywood and Henderson
counties. They elected II Ewart,
Judge; r >. Mccall, Solicitor, and w.
II. Wilson. Clerk.
There is a strong pressure being
brought 10 bear to induce the Legis-
lature To pass the bill to compel fire
insurance companies to pay the face
value of all policies 90 buildings en-
tirely destroyed by fre.'
DEATH OF A SENATOR
Early Wednesday morning Senator
Z. l. Frduck, OF On~iow, died at his
bearding-house in Raleigh Of rneumo-
MIA, after seven days sickness. He
was 38 wears old and was president
pro tenn of the Senate. He was
Populist, and was one of that party's
leaders, member of the Fusion
Committee of Fourteen which pre-
pared the compromise bill for county
member of the Legislature, weighing
over 300 pounds He is the second
member to die this session. Several
other members are quite sick; some in
Raleigh and some at their homes.
THURSDAY FEB. 2STR.
IL the Senate Thursday Mr.. Grant
introduced a bill TO complete the Con-
federate monument, appropTiating
10000, and askedsthat it be taken up
at once. Mr.. Grant made fine
speech in support of the bill, which
passed second reading-ayes 10, and
noes IA.
The county government bill came
up as special order. An amendment
was adopted, providing for the ap-
pointment by a judge of two members
of the board of finance, different in
politics from the commissioners, four
votes out of five TO be necessary for
financial measures. There was hot
debate. The bill passed.
In the House bills were introduced
to incorporate the Southport s. West
ern railroad: to amend the Code re-
garding false pretences; to relieve
tax collectors in the cities and towns,
to esta biish the thirteenth Judicial
district.
HIS IGS>ct -tNii the i!ite - r. :
cultural and Mechanical College sI0,-
600 annually and the colored Agricu1
tural and Mechanical College S., 600
annually; reducing the salary of rail-
| road commissioners to ST 500, to take
effect at the expiration of j. w. Will
sons term; requiring fire insurance
| companies to pay the face value of
policies in case of total loss. 1t
gives companies the power to remove
| cases from one county to another and
rrvokes their charters if they remove
| the suit from the State to the FEEDER
| al Court.
NIGHT SESSION.
In the Senate, the bill to amend
| section 2,654-55 of the Code, to provide
! for special levy of tax to supplement-
the public school fund, and requiring
the proposition to be voted for at
every election until carried, was
placed upon It's third reading and
passed. Several counties were ex-
empted.
| The bill to ebtablish new criminal
court circuit was discussed and action
deferred.
| In the House, a bill to provide for
/ the inspection of petroleum oil was
tabled. Several private bills were
/ passed.
/ FRIDAY, MARCH 1sT.
The most important new bills in