The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-02-14
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Bills Introduced and Passed-The
Election Law.
THURSDAY FEB. TTH

in the Legislature yesterday were to
Incorporate the Carolina and North
western railway: to forbid the mar
riage Of first cousins; to allow citizens
TO kill game aud catch fish and oysters
in all public waters: to incorporate
the Western North Carolina Christian
Conferences; and TO prevent desecration
OF churches.
A hil passed for the relief Of all
sheriffs ana tax-collectOTs, while bill
to allow the shipment of game from
! the State was tabled. The bill to let
the public printing to the lowest bid
| der. about which there has been So
| much discussion, passed the Senate,
! and in the same body the bill to work
the public roads by taxation and con
| Vict LABOR was defeated on third read
I ing by one vote.
Both Senate ana House viii adjourn
! early TO-DAY, so as to witness the lay
(! ing of the Polk monument corner
stone and hear the address by Mr..
! Mann Page, OF Virginia.
I The Senate session of the Legisla-
| ture Yesterday was devoted mainly to
the disc ussiOn of a bill to reduce the
| salaries OF the railway commissioners
| from 81 600 to 81, 500. The Democrats
| and few Republicans antagOniZed
! the bill, but it was passed by vote OF
/ 81 to I. No reason for the passage Of
| such bill was given. 1t is the first
| strike at salaries this session. Some
! of the POpulisJS exulted at the reduc-
tion. A committee on retrenchment
! and reform was appointed, with Sena
! Tor PaddisOn as chairman.
A bill was passed to amend the code
! or civil procedure so as TO permit title
| to office to be tried without consent Of
the Attorney-G-neral, the contestant
+! TO sue in forma pauperis' and the
| State not to be liable for costs.
! In the lower house bills were intro
duced to abolish Rocky Mounts
/ graded schools; TO protect Winston's
| water supply: to prevent the spread
| ing of disease among hogs and other
animals; to amend the charter OF the
| Charleston & Ohio railway.
THE ELECTION LAW.
| Tuesday night the Fusion Caucus
| Committee discussed the new election
| bill. THIS bill is now, in the rough,
/ from the hands of the steering COM
mittee. Ii provides for two ballots
one for county and one for State off,
| cers-and two boxes. All power re-
garding elections is taken from coun-
| ty commissioners. Registrars and
| poIl-h0ldeTs are to be nominated by
| the State Executive Committees Of
! the three political parties, thus max
! ing three registrars ana three poll
/ holders at each precinct. Precincts
are to have only three hundred ynters.
/ The poll-hOlders and registrars. after
| nomination, will be appointed by the
| Clerk Of the Superior Court. Chal-
| lenges will be heard by the Board OF
| Registrars prior to election day; none
| on that day Ballots will be kept in
sealed boxes by the Clerk Of the Court.
| Returns will be made to the Clerk of
the Court and Register of Deeds.
! The Clerk is made county canvasser,
| but has no judicial powers, and can
merely add up the figures as re-
turned.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The House passed tie Senate bill to
let the public printing to the lowest
responsible bidder, who is to give
$1,000 justified bond
At l1:40 o'clock the Legislature ad-
jCurned, in order to attend the laying
of the cornerstone OF the monument
over the grave of L. L. Polk, in Oak
wood Cemetery. The procession,
composed of Masons, National
Alliance men, Legislators. etc, left the
City Hall at noon in street cars, and
went direct to the cemetery.
The State Committee last evening
| agreed to favOrably report the bill ap-
propriating 81, 500 for the Lindley
Training School for young females.
The bill to lend the Confederate
Monument Association from the
direct tax fund an amount not to eX-
ceed 10000, for the purpose of COM
pleting the payment on the monument
was discussed before the Senate
Judiciary Committee this evening,
and many ladies were present. The
committee agreed TO make favorable
report.
A bill was prepared last night to so
amend the charter OF Wilmington as
to leave the Democrats in control OF
the Board of Audit and Finance, and
turn all the other offices eEeF-to the
Republicans.
FRIDAY FEB STu.
In the Legislature Friday a me-
mortal was presented from the West
ern North Carolina Methodist
arranged with regard to higher educa-
cation by the State as to obviate a
conflict of work and interests Of Sec
! tartan institutions.
An important new bill was to re-
lieve foreign corporations from taxa
tion on industrial plants.
The Senate discussed at considerable
length a resolution calling on the
, North Carolina Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to vote for The
.. free and unlimited coinage of silver
at a ratio OF 16 TO /. Senator Men
!. borne, president of the State Farmers
Alliance, offered as a substitute fol
/ this the financial plank Of the Popu
2 list party, demanding an increase O
the circulating medium TO $50 PEI
capita, exclusive Of the legal reserve
Alter more debate the substitute wa.
adopted (25 to 15), and as thus amend
Q ed the resolution was adopted.
The Judiciary Committee of tn,
House will report favorahly the much
i talked-of bill to transfer Mitchell
d county from the Eighth to the Nintl
n Congressional District. Anothel
Democratic member was unseated b.
. the Legislature, this being Menborne
Is of Greene county, inthe House. DixoI
:. (Fusionist) succeeds him.
Mr.. Patterson Wants Wife.
1. Postmaster Dayton's mail, says tn
a New York Sun. occasionally include
- some queer missiYes. The followin
r. was received yesterday:
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