The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-12
BOILING The BONES
A Lively Discussion Of The
Dissection Bill.
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KEEPING EXACT FATE
CAN A RED INDIAN yOTEg" IS
STILL THE QUERY.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATING BILL PASSED
A JOINT Committee to Take Charge Of ccur
Districts. No Bills 10 be introduced
Afer February 18th. To Fee
peal Election Laws.

Ii was brought out very clearly in the
regard lightly the promises made to
their constituents in the last campaign.
There was Il plain purpose manifest to
keep even the letter of the compact with
.he people that argues we'll for the rec
ord of this Legislature for the fu-
ture of the Democratic party.
This came about apropos of the House
bill to repeal chapter 203 of the Laws
of 1897, which provides that the bodies
of persons required to be buried at
public expense" may be distributed for
dissection among the medical colleges.
Senator Wilson stated that he had
received a Letter from the president of
the State University requesting that nc
ton on the bill repeating the 1897 law
be postponed few days, as the presi-
dents of the various medical colleges
wished to meet in Raleigh and so modi-
fy the bill that it would not be objec-
tionable or to draft substitute.
Senator Glenn: Il hope the law will
be repealed. All the medical officers i'll
the State could not make me vote to
retain it." Senator Speight: Il think
this law could be amended so as to be
satisfactory. We are right in the midst
of the dissecting season and if the law
be repealed there is no law under which
bodies may be had" Senator Glenn: Il
did not know we had q dissecting sea-
son. Is it something like hog-killing
season." Senator Hicks: II stand with
the Senator from Forsyth. 1t is hard
that inmates of the penitentiary, the
work-house and the asylum should know
that their bodies will go to medical col
leges." Senator Cooley: II told of the
boiling of the bones in the campaign
and my people didn't like it. Besides
/ am opposed to this body postponing
action on any measure to give lobbyists
chance We can pass a law after
terward." Senator Bryan: I'VE made
the promise everywhere to repeal this
law. 1t is obnoxious. 1t puts the poor
on a level with the criminal. Bodies
in this town go to Shaw University"
Senator r,ftistiee. ~ ann IN favor of
the repeal of this law
Senator Travis: IF delay in repeating
this law should cause one body TO be
sent TO the dissecting table it would BE
an outrage. 1t should he repealed at
once" Senator Wilson, None is
more opposed to this statute than /. |
merely asked postponement out OF def
erence to the University. / withdraw
the request for a postponement and
ask that this bill be passed" Senator
Speght: Il intended that all save Grim
Mals should be excepted from the law
by amendment Senator Wilson asked
for a roll call on the bill. He was sus-
tanned and the bill passed-"ayes" 45.
no NOES Senator Fuller .(Rep.) voted
AYE" and explained that he did so OH
grounds of humanity and because he
did not wish to deprive his opponents
of campaign thunder.
Senator Fields asked that his bill re-
pealing the tax on horse dealers and
inheritanccs be taken from the Commit
tee on Finance and considered. After
considerable discussion it was ordered
retained by that committee.
Senator Glenn called attention to the
statute providing that thirty days no
!, tice of the introduction OF private bill
shall be given and gave it as his opinion
that inserting the clause this is pub
lic'' law in a private bill did not make
il public In this connection it should
he noted that the Committee on Rules
haS octed fayorahIy on the resolution