The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-28
CHQPPING UP =" De ATE"
A BILL TO CHANGE TWO CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
TROUBLES ONE PATCH OF WILKES COUNTY
It Loves not Wilkes tu! the Heart Of Wilkes Still
Goes Out TO it. Exp cted to Prove a
Fruitful Source Source of 0fatory
in the Senate TO day.
in the Senate TO day.


A bill that is giving the Senate no lit
tie trouble is the one revising, amending
and consolidating the insanity laws of
the State. The bill has been reported
from committee some three or four
times and brought up in the Senate
equally as often and each time it has
retreated in the face of a fire of amend
ments that has sent it to the printer
for repairs. This not because of any
hostility to the bill but because it is
a very difficult matter with present ia
cilities to provide for the proper care
of the States insane.
The points of the bill that have been
most attacked is the provision to care
for the dangerous insane at the peniten-
tiary and the provision to admit ine-
briates. The bill was brought up yester-
day and these provisions reused so
much opposition that it was deemed best
by those in charge of the bill to allow
it to so over and it was made the
special order for Tuesday, the 31st, at
noon.
In the discussion yesterday Senator
Brown declared that unless it could be
shown that the effect of the bin would
not be to put the insane in the peniten-
tiary he should oppose it to the end.
Senator Justice thought tnat after the
bill was carefully considered it would
be found not to do this He had been
opposed to it at first but had changed
his opinion after going over it with
more care. He believed it the best
solution of the difficulty.
Senator Travis thought that when
convictS became insane they should
be amitted to the asylums as other
insane persons are and not in the guise
of convicts. He was opposed to adj
mitting inebriates to the asylums there
by crOwdiDg out the insane.
Senator Stanback thought more time
should be taken to consider the bill.
A number of amendments were sent
up and ordered printed for the conve-
nience of the Senators.
The matter of swapping counties in
the Seventh and Eighth Congressional
districts was begun by the Introduction
of Senator Fields bill to repeal the law
of 1897 which placed CASTOR and Cleve-
land counties in the Seventh. and Yad-
kin and Davie in the Eighth Congress
sional district No petitions for either
of the latter counties were presented
from Democratic Congressman, actual
or prospective.
NEW BILLS REFERRED.
s. B. 317, Senator Ward: To amend
chapter 332 of the Laws OF 1897, as to
the sale of liquor at Creswel. To Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances.
S. Il. 31S. Senator Ward: To prohibit
the sale of liquor within three miles of
iRehabeth church Washington county.
To Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
S. Il. 80, Senator Glenn. by request:
To amend chapter 113, Public Laws of
1897, to consolidate colored school dis
tricts Nos. 10 and 20 in Wilson county.
To Judiciary committee.
$. Il. 320, Senator Glenn: TO protect
the Fries Electric plant in Forsyth
county. To Judiciary committee.
S. B. 321. Senator Glenn 70 enable
the, town of Salem to establish work
house. TO Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns.
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To amend section 3,S0G Of the Code as
to the government of cities. To Com
mittee on Counties. Cities and Towns.
S. Il. 323, Senator Campbell, by re-
quest: To protect the fish in the streams
of Wilkes county.
s. b. 324. Senator Collie: 70 ir>or.
porate the Home Circle and All Asso.
citation. TO Committe on Insurance.
$. r. 325, Senator Robinson. by re.
quest: A resolution in favor of T. NJ.
White. contestee from the Four nenth
district TO Committee on CLAIMS.
S. 3. 326, Senator Fields: To repeal
chapter 307, Public Laws of 1897, which
placed CASTOR and Cleveland in the
Seventh and Yadkin and Davie in the
Eighth Congressional district. 70 Com
mittec ON Propositions and Grievances.
S. b. 327. Senator Coolie: To amend
chapter 444. Public Laws of 1880, as to
goods obtained under false pretences.
TO Judiciary cOmmltt1r.
BILLS PASSED.
S. b. 1872: To amend the charter OF
the city of Winston.
S. Is. 241: To authorize Ruthe, ford
county to levy a special tax 20 pay
Indebtedness.
S. b. 247: To amend chaptc" 1,i Pub
lie Laws of 1891, relating TO turpentne