The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-05
BILL TO REDUCE
DISTRICTS To "A
The Increase to IS Judges
Re-opened..
STATE OIL INSPECTION
Senator Travis Bill Affecting Oil
Dealers and Manufacturers.
SENATE ron STATE SCHOOL SUPERVISORS
Congressional Airport TO meni Bill Passed. Stat
toninlsstn Investigate Institutions
Remained as il Came From
The H,use.

The ball was set in motion In the Sem
ate yesterday for rc-opcning the ques-
tion OF sixteen judicial districts and Sem
ator Arlington has introduced bill to
reduce the number to fourteen. This bill
is now in the hands of the Senate judi
in the House dividing the State Tito six-
teen districts.
The Senate unanimously passed a bill
giving the State Board of Education au-
thorlty to appoint supervisors of educa-
t.en, not less than one or more than
thee whose duty it shall be to assist and
co-opt rae with the State superintendent
OF Public Instruction and the county SUI
porintcndents. These supervisors will
furnish the connecting link and will
travel over the State arousing interest
in common school education Their sala-
ry is not to exceed 81 ,5Ogl each.
bill from the House pass
cd the Senate relieving Edwards
and Broughton and E. vi. Uzzell,
State printers. of the penalty incurred by
the delay in 1893. The State was tardy
in performing it's part of the contract
and the printers were shown clearly not
to be blamablc.
North Carolina has now been appor-
toned into ten congressional districts
When the bill came over from the House
1t was Immediately placed upon its pass
age in the Senate. Senator Aycock with
his usual huTnor requested that the bill
be read since he was anxious for some
assurance that Wayne county was not in
the eastern district of Tennessee. The
bill apportioning the Senatorial districts
was introduced yesterday and will be
taken up today.
Upon request of Senator Broughton the
bill. which passed the Senate Saturday,
providing for a State commission Of three
members to investigate the State insti-
tutions and report their condition and
needs prior to each session of the Gen
cral Assembly, was recalled and tho
amendment adopted Saturday rescindcd.
This amendment provided that the com
missioners should be elected by the Leg
islature instead of appointed by the Gov
ernor. Senator Broughton said that this
would defeat the purpose of the bill,
which was designated to supplant what
have been legislative visiting committees
to the institutions. The Senate then
passed the bill just as it came from the
House.
Senator Brown announced in the
Senate: Il want TO say that the hour Of
noon. March /, 1901, has passed and
North Carolina no longer has Geo. White
"a negro. in Congress and never will have
another" (Applausc.)
A bill TO condemn land for a water
shed for the hospital at Morganton was
discussed and after passing second read
ing went over until Tuesday.
STATE INSPECTION OF OILS
a bill. introduced by Senator Travis,
is entitled an Act ITO provide for the
Inspection Of Illuminating Oils and
Fluids
Section ] provides that it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint inspec-
tors of coal OIL carbon oir, kerosene oil,
gasoline, petroleum or the products there
Of used for illuminating or heating pur-
poses manufactured or sold in this State.
Section 2. One of these inspectors shall
be general inspector for the State who
shall have charge of the local inspcc-
tors. The general inspector shall be paid
$50 month and travelling expenses pro-
vided the fees collected from inspection