The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-02-14
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
An Outline Of the Weeks Work In Both
Senate and House.

An Outline Of the Weeks Work In Both
Senate and House.
The following is condensed synop-
Sis OF the proceedings of both branches
OF the general assembly for the pas.
week:
18TH DAY.-The public printing matter in the
senate was the only important business in
either branch A colloquy in which the ques-
tion OF restoring the old bonus to the printer,
and making it party patronage. was partici-
pated in at length. The fusionists we're afraid
20 make ii thus
Tho senate joint resolution, in the nature OF
bill. directing the committee on public print
ing to let the printing 70 the lowest bidder was
taken from the committee and put on the cal
eIdar 50 II could he acted
The republicans and popuIists had separate
caucuSes last might These We're in session
until Il bate hour. The republicans discussed
mainly the question Of election Of county on
GERS. They are quite -eticcnt TO what they
did, though they are really talkativc As com
pared with the popuiists. who seem TO think
WISDOM and silence are equivalent terms.
10Th DAY-The most important bills intro
cuced in the legislature were to give TO the
school fund all the uncallcd-:cr part OF the di-
rect TAX. TO appropriate $500 FOR four coIorcd
normal schools; TO secure an equal distribu-
tion OF the effects and estates OF assignees; to
amend the school that the state superinteu-
dent OF public instruction shall not cons:rue
the public school laws or force county boards
10 adopt his construction and also taking away
his power to select schoolboOks; 10 incorpo-
rate Chicamauga monumental association.
Bills were passed creating Scotland county;
20 incorporate the Manufacturers Mutual Fire
Insurance company and the Farmers Mutual
Fire and Storm Insurance company: 10 cstab-
!lsh criminal court circuit in BuHcombe and
Madison counties; to allow county commits
sioners 70 exempt voluntary freIn.u from tax
alton: TO give the Farmers Alliance Insurance
privileges: to regulate employment Of labor
IN factories: TO prevent preferences By insol-
vent corporations 20 extend time for begin
ming Of work on the Cape Fear and Northern
railway TO fix solicitors fees IN matters Of re-
ceivership.
2iST DAT.-Many bills to recharter towns
were laid before the legislature. The bill 20
fund Wilmington debt was faTCraoly report
ed Free pass and the GEtI-death penalty bills
tabled. Before joint committee on agriculture
there was hearing on bill " allow lOOo 90
acres Of CurrtUck sound 20 be entered just a.
swamp lands are eEterei. Shooting clubs
there are anxious 70 get this great eIpanse Of
water and offer - 90 for 1t. the money 20 go
TO the school fund.
2SD DAY-Principal feature Of the day in
legislative circles vas the appearance Of the
delegation from the Cotton States and Inter
national exp position and their heralng before the
committee 4 bin wa introduced providing
1of app'OpE-dIlJsI O .--It' IDE s-..ic Il
hibjt. II viii probably pass.
BIRD DAY.-The railroad coLa.ni.4Ion matter
held the boards in the senate during the early
day and much speech ,nakII- vas INDUCED n.
Tie senate votes to cut the pay Ot The cOialuis-
sloners and BY large majority pa..cs a bill TO
make the salaries 81 so per yea. TIE most
important matter in the EOuse xa> the pas
sage of bill 10 let the public p--Et!-Z 20 thc
lowest bidder. That bill is now Law. Other
local bills were passed,