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Weather To-Day: FAIR: WARMER. von xi,v. no. 121. W SET EOS VOTE ON THE TREATY OF PEACE Will be Taken on Monday Sixth of February. ARMY BILL IN THE HOUSE JOHNSON'S SPEECH AGAINST j EXPANSION. WILDLY APPLAUDED BY DEMOCRATS Mr. Johnson Compares Phi ippine Struggle for Independence With Our Own During the Revolution. Points cut Ivils of Colonial System. Washington, Jan. 25. —The Senate* consumed forty-five minutes in execu tive session today in arriving at a decis ion to vote on the Peace treaty. As soon as the doors were closed Senator Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Eolations, announced that he was au-1 thorized by the committee to accept the proposition lnade in executive session by Senator fforman yesterday to vote on the treaty within ten days. He there fore asked for unanimous consent that the vote should be taken at 8 o'clock oil Monday, February 6, saying that ex actly ten legislative days would inter vene between this time and that. He intimated that if there were any ob jections to this date lie would like t<» hear them, but none were heard, and the hour and the day were unanimously agreeed to. There was an agreement that the Senate should go into exeeu- j tive session each day between this time' and February 6th for the discussion of the treaty. The opposing Senators made no objee lion to the date, neither suggesting an earlier nor a later one. MR. JOHNSON’S SPEECH. Washington, Jan. 25. —The House to day . resinned the debate on the army re-organization bill. Mr. Gibson, (Rep. Tenu.), was the first speaker. He advocated the passage of the Hull bill. Mr. Johnson, (Rep. lad.), than took the iloor in opposition to the bill. As he arose the Democrats applauded and members squared themselves around in anticipation of some sensational iitter a nee. ‘•While the President, in the preseme of what he may conceive to be a popu lar demand.” he began. Vis hurrying the army and navy across the seas to in flict upon an alien people a Government against their will. 1 propose fear'essly without regard to its effect upon m.v personal fortunes to make a idea for liberty and au argument against the perpetration of injustice.” “We were on the verge of a crisis, said Mr. Johnson, “those who failed to rush forward in support of the schemes of the imperialists were being denounced here and in the public press as ‘Span iards’ and men who failed in their duty.’’ His answer was that if the Chief Executive would break his silence and openly state that we did not propose to enslave the people of the Philippines, liis word for it. the present stra : ned re lations in the islands would cease, those who were but yesterday our allies would return to their homes and there would be no necessity for this proposed in crease in the standing army. No, this would not be done. Wlint meant this hasty disavowal of Senator Foraker’s that the Administration had no inten tion of holding the islands [lermanently? If the Administration do not mean to hold the Philippines what meant Ibis clamor of the Administration press? Why had the President’s commissioners demanded the absolute cession of the islands instead of simply demanding their evacuation as they did in the case of Cuba? Why did not Senator Davis, who was in charge of the treaty in ihe Senate agree to allow the passage of a resolution disavowing the Governments . purpose to hold the islands permanently These were patent facts which could not be dodged. They must be faced squarely. Everything pointed in one di rection —the purpose 1<» annex the Phil ippines?.” Continuing, he drew a parallel between our revolutionary struggle and the strug gle the Filipinos made for independence. He argued that to-day they had a stable Government, Republican in form, a President, a Vice President and Con gress, the whole founded upon the free consent of the governed. To attempt to subvert that Government he charged, would be an “unspeakable crime that should bring the blush of shame t<> the cheek of every free born American.’’ Proceeding he denounced the Presi dent's course as a "policy of evasion and charged that his supporters were conjuring up specters to drive in tin* opposition. If we set the example and withdraw, recognizing the independence of the Filipinos, others would do likewise. Rut if other countries did pounce u]w>n the islands, let them do if. We were n<>( expressly or impliedly responsible. If there was to boa European war let 11s, in God's name, keep out <>f if. The cry went up. “ratify the treaty and stop tho war.” The President arrogated to himself the right to speak for 70,000,000 people. “I thank God,” shouted Mr. Johnson, “for tin* spirit of independence in the Senate of the United States, irre The News and Observer. LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAMLIEB 1 lEIS MO OlUHfli!. spective of party. Bryan never made a greater blunder than when he said the treaty should be ratified and our policy determined afterward. Andrew Car negie was nearer right, but he said the treaty should be fought in the dark, not the open. I say we should fight it from start to finish. Public sentiment should be aroused. It is being aroused, as evi denced by the great public meetings in New York and Philadelphia, and my word for it, it will not be many months before the tide of public sentiment which the President vainly imagines is now carrying him to a second term will recede and leave him high and dry. The voice of the people will rebuke the spir it of commerce vlfch has supplanted the* spirit of liberty. “If the treaty ; s ratified without be ing coupled with a resolution declaring for the utlimate independence of the islands it trill be the death knell of all our efforts to stop the torrent.” He would vote for a bill to reorgan ize the army, but before God he would never vote for a standing army of 100,- 000 whose ultimate object was to es tablish a colonial system. “Let there be a new treaty,” he plead ed vehemently. “Let it not give twenty millions for a cession of the Philippines to the United States, but let it provide unequivocally that Spain withdraw from the Philippines and give to the Filipinos the inestimable blessings of liberty. This old world policy meant constant war and rumors of war, the hurrying of ships, the concentrating of great forces of armed men, the glisten of bayo nets and sabers, the fitting out of vast expeditions of the building of great dock yards, the embarking on a course like that of England which had embroiled it in war uninterruptedly for one hundred years.” The Indiana member now turned to the “cost of expansion.’’ He detailed the cost of the war and the estimates of $145,000,000 for the military estab lishment, and for tin* naval establishment for the next fiscal year. It showed, he said, that our war budget exceeded that of the great military pow ers of the world. It was within three millions of the cost of Great Britain’s vast establishment by which she ruled her colonial empire: it was more than the war budget of Germany: more than that of France or any other nation on the face of the globe. And this was to realize “the wild dream of expansion.” Mr. Johnson's time was twice extend ed. Democratic members of the mili tary committee yielding their time to him. HIT BY THREE BULLETS. Mail Fires Five Times at Another on (,'oncord's Streets. Concord. X. C\, .Tan. 25.—(Special.)— Tonight at 8:45 o’clock John A. Fore man. of Salisbury, shot J. (*. Black on the streets of Concord, near the St. Cloud Hotel. He shot five times, three shots taking effect, one in *acl» icg and one in the stomach. It seems that Foreman and Black had a tight this afternoon. Tonight Fore man was standing talking to some one on the sidewalk when Black passed by. Foreman then Turned and fired upon him. the result'being as stated. Black, without returning the fire, ran with blood streaming from his wounds into Dr. J. C. Gibson’s drug store, where he was soon attended to by Drs. E. S. Young and .T. E. Smoot. Meanwhile Foreman turned and ran. The police were promptly on the spot and followed in hot pursuit. It is now believed that Black's wounds are not necessarily fatal, as the hall is supposed to have entered the bowels. Later. —Foreman has been captured and is now in custody, but refuses to talk. MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED. Littleton, X. (’.. Jan. 25.—(Special.)— Today the following were publicly in stalled as officers of Royal Hart Lodge. No. 41)7. A. F. and A. M.. for the en suing Masonic year: T. N. Harrison, TV. M.; It. J. Lewis. S. AW; J. H. Har rison, J. W.: S. G. Daniel, secretary; W. E. Beavans, treasurer; F. A. Fet ter. Jr.. S. I).; C. B. Brickell. J. D.: J. W. Thornton, tiler. The installation exercises were con ducted by Hon. David Bell. Past .Mas ter. of Enfield, who was appointed by Grand Master Noble for the occasion. When the exercises were over a mag nificent banquet was prepared by the ladies of families of the Masons at the Central Hotel and presided over by T. N. Harrison, AA r . M.. who introduced Hon. T. H. Taylor, who delivered his lecture on the Masonic Goat, to the great amusement of all present. Delightful music was furnished by the choir, led by the talented musician. Miss Claude Johnson, assisted by Mrs. Stogal and Miss Newsom. THE MUTUAL LIFE’S BUSINESS. New York, Jan. 25. —The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, held its annual meeting today. While the report of its business for 1898 will not be issued until next week, it was learned that during the yj*nr 1898 the company has gained in assets nearly t wenty- four millions of dollars, has gain ed in insurance thirty-five millions, lias increased its payments to living pol icy holders over eleven millions and to deceased members over thirteen millions. Its income for the year exceeded fifty live millions. The figures of the trans actions of the company are unparalleled in the record of tin* business. PROF. GDI ’S LECTURE. Chapel Hill. X. C., Jan. 25.—(Special.) —Prof. J. Howard Gou. professor of mathematics at Columbian l niversity, lectured at Gerrard Hall tonight to a packed house on “Hollands AAar A\ ith the Sea.” Tin* lecture was illustrated with over sixty stereopticau views. In Durham yesterday W. X. Ladd was granted a divArce from his wife, 1 Mrs. Mary J. Ladd. RA.LEIOH, IT. C., THURSDAY MORNING-, JANUARY 2«, 1899. SENATE TALKS OF HOMICIDAL MANIA A Perplexing Question as to the Dangerous Insane. NEW BUILDING NEEDED NO PLACE TO CARE FOR THEM AT THE ASYLUMS. THE LAST OF THE OLD PEN. SYSTEM lie Bill Reorganizing it Passed Undo a Suspens'on of the Rules-*The Re* publicans Voted “No"’ and Pep ulists Were Silent. The hill that provided for a reorgani zation of the penitentiary and the bill that codifies the insanity laws of the State were all that disturbed the placid hum-drum of the Senate yesterday. The latter bill especially called up some perplexing questions. The latter bill provides for setting apart one building at the penitentiary for the keeping of the insane who show suicidal or homicidal tendencies. The bill was reported favorably from the committee, hut when it came up for action in the Senate Senator Daniels raised objection to the clause that provides for the re moval of insane persons from one of the asylums to the penitentiary, even though he might have homicidal mania. He thought it would bring with it un warranted odium. Senator Green explained that it was proposed to cut off that building entirely from the penitentiary. Senator Brown asked if the building was to be under the same management as the peniten tiary. He was in favor of a different management. Senator Daniels sent up an amendment to that effect. Senator Hicks objected to confining those who develop homicidal tendencies after be coming insane in the same building with those who became insane after be ing sent to the penitentiary. A number of amendments were sent up and on mo tion of Senator Fields were ordered printed and the bill went over. It was brought out that, it would cost some $(>0,000 to erect a separate building for the care of the dangerous insane, while the building at the penitentiary, which is an excellent one, can be prepared for them at a cost of only about SI,OOO. It was suggested that the building could he {made a department of the asylum here, and its connection with the jioni tentiary severed. When the bill to reorganize and in corporate the penitentiary came over from the House the rules were suspend ed and the bill put upon its immediate passage. Senator Mclntyre called for the “ayes” and “noes” to put the mem hers on record. The vote resulted, “ayes” 88, “noes” 5. The Populists ab stained from voting. Fuller (Republi can) voted “aye.” He said the bill omrht to be entitled “a bill to provide a father for an orphan child.” Senator Hill was added to the Finance Committee, and Senator Smith to tha on Trustees of the University. REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES S. B. 241. To authorize the county of Rutherford to levy a special tax to pay indebtedness. Favorably. S. B. 245. . To repeal chapter 881 Public Laws of 1895. and to reenact chapter 475, Laws of 1893. as to the sale of wine and cider in Robeson coun ty. Favorably. S. I>. 270. To re-enact chapter 172 Public Laws of 1893, to incorporate the High Point Loan and Trust Com pan}-. S. B. 209. To re-enact chapter 827, Private Laws of 1893, to ineorporat Thomasville Banking and Trust Com pany. S. B. 217. To amend chapter 184, Pub lic Laws of 1891, as to Dutch nets in Pamlico county. Favorably. S. B. 230. To provide for the pay ment of money to Miss L. L. Holt. Fa vorably. S. B. 200. For the relief of J. J. Leach, ex-sheriff of Montgomery coun ty.. Favorably. S. B. 240. To establish a school dis trict in Ashe and Alleghany counties. Favoraby. 1 S. B. 298. To prohibit the wanton discharge of fire arms near Old Sparta Alleghany county. Favorably. 11. B. 870. S. B. 227. To appoint a special committee on Trustees of the State University. Favorably. S. B. 187. 11. B. 228. For the relief of Maggie F. Unglue. Favorably. S. It. 248. To increase the number of Commissioners of Perquimans comi ty. Favoraby. 1 S. B. 260. To repeal chapter 830. Pub lic haws of 1895. to compel timber cut ters to establish lines before cutting tim ber. Favorably. S. B. 240. To change the manner of electing officers of Hertford county. Favorably. S. B. 278. 11. B. 188. To amend see tion 1.285 of the Code as to causes of separation of husband and wife. Fa vorably. S. B. 100, 11. Tt. 108. To repeal Hie charter of the town of Redmond in Madison and Bnucombe. Favorably. S. B. 242. To authorize Rutherford eonjifv to cay school claims. Favorably. S. B. 871. To amend sections 8 80(1 and 8.878 of the Code. Unfavorably. ! S. B. 201. To extend the lime for the organization of the American Trust and Savings Bank of Charlotte. Favorably. S. B. 207. To enable the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal company to col lect toll. Favorably. S. B. 202. To amend the charter of the Asheboro and Aberdeen Railway. Favorably. S. B. 173. To incorporate the town of Newborn. Favorably. S. B. 155. To change the name of the Bank of Levi. Favorably. S. B. 251. To amend the charter of the Godlsboro Lumber Company. Fa vorably. S. B. 192, 11. B. 150. To incorporate the African Aid and Burial Society. Favorably. S. B. 272. To repeal the charter of the town of Yanceyville. Favorably. S. B. 203. To repeal chapter 80 and 82, Laws of 1895. for relief of tax col lectors and to create a new township in Forsyth county. To authorize Forsyth county to levy special tax to pay indebtedness. Fa vorably. S. B. 50. To amend chapter 00, Pub lic Laws of 1895. VFavorably. S. B. 275. To incorporate the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Asso ciation. Favorably. 11. B. 190, S. B. 277. To authorize the publication of sketches of the North Carolina in the civil war. S. B. 185. To establish a new town ship in Surry county. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. 11. B. 104, S. B. 288. To ntnend sec tions 148 and 108 of the Code as to the disabilities of married women. To Ju diciary Committee. 11. B. 108, S. B. 290. To amend chap ter 484, Public Laws of 1897, as to wild fowl in Hyde county. To Judiciary Committee. If. B. 257, S. B. 292. To amend chap ter 212, Private Laws of 1851, as to the Wilmington Gas Light Company. To Committee on Corporations. I ‘ ETT TIOiNS REF E1 £ RED. By Senator Skinner; A petition from the voters of Perquimans county asking that the number of commissioners be increased. To Gommitttee on Counties, Cities and Towns. By Senator Skinner: A petition from colored citizens of Perquimans asking that the normal college at Elizabeth City be moved to Perquimans county. To Committee on Education. NEW BILLS REFERRED. S. B. 281, Senator Justice: To amend section 34 of the (.Axle and chapter 181, Laws of 1889, as to the practice of medicine, requiring all doctors to havt either a diploma from a medical col lege or a license- from-the State Medical Board. To Commit'ee on Judiciary. S. B. 282, Senator James: To amend i the charter of Greenville. To Committee } on Counties, Cities and Towns, j S. B. 288, Senator Harris: To regu late inquests in Northampton county. To Committee on Propositions aad Grievances. i S. B. 284, Senator Harris: To estab ! lish a dispensary at Jackson. To Com mit tee on Counties, Cities and Towns. S. B. 285, Senator Mclntyre: To amend chapter 08, Public Laws of 1897. S. B. 280, Senator Glenn: To repeal section 8.118 of the Code. To Commit tee on Propositions and Grievances. S. B. 293, Senator Glenn: To char ter the Davidson Mineral Company. To Committee on Railroads. BILLS PASSED. S. B. 221, 11. B. 126: To authorize Morgan!on to issue bonds to put in a light and power plant. S. B. 73: To abolish the chain gang of Madison county. S. B. 190, H. B. 223: To amend 345, Public Laws of 1895, by striking out the words “French Broad,” prohibiting fish ing except with hook and line in the wa ters of Henderson county. S. B. 233: To allow the order of Columbus to come within se?:’cu 3,003 of the Code. To incorporate the Christian Benevo '.-nt Society. 11. 11. 559, S. 11. 280: To nsirucc the clerk to certify to the fish commission**** at at Washington a copy of the bill ceding ground for a fish culture station. S. B. 281: To amend chapter 08, Pub lic Laws of 1897, so as to reduce the price of probating crop Liens in Robseon county from $1.05 to 35 cents. S. It. 582, 11. It. 286: To reorganize and incorporate the penitentiary. To amend the charter of the Southron Guaranty and Investment Company. S. B. 275: To incorporate the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Associa tion. PASSED SECOND READING. S. B. 28l>: To authorize the commis sioners of Moore county to issue SB,OOO worth of bonds and fund the county indebtedness. S. B. 88: To authorize Elizabeth City to issue bonds for public improvements. THE THIEVES ARE STILL AT LARGE. Oxford, N. C., Jan. 25.—(Special.)— The thieves who burglarized the stores of Paris Bros, and the Klondike and I stole the horse and buggy from Mrs. I Horner on Friday night and the horse, wagonette and a cow from Mr. Do La- Croix on Saturday night have not yet been captured. It is evident that the ] horses and vehicles were used to take off the stolen goods. The horse and wagonette belonging to Mr. De LaOroix wore left about five miles from Virgilina and at that point another horse was stolen and has also been recovered at South Boston, Va. DR. FOOTE DEAD. He Was One of the Leaders of His Profession. Warrenton. N. C.. Jan. 25.—(Special.) r—Dr. George A. Foote died here last night, of Bright’s disease, aged 04 years. We will publish to-morrow a sketch ■of Dr. Foote’s career, prepart'd at our request by Justice Montgomery. Liras WINCH SOME WARM [WHETS Capt. Day and Judge Bynum Have a Sharp Tilt “HIS HELLISH PURPOSE” THE WAY THE LATTER CHAR ACTERIZED THE GOVER NORS COURSE. BILL OF PARTICULARS AGAINST WILSON He is Charge! With Having Ustd the Frank of Both the Express and Fe’egraph Com panies and Free Passes Over tha Southern, The largest crowd that has appeared in the Senate Chamber this session as sembled there last night to hear the in vestigation as to the suspension of the Wilsons from the Railroad Commission. Though nothing was done beyond sub mitting a bill of particulars on the part of Governor Russell and a list of wit nesses the meeting was decidedly sen sational. The counsel supplied this fea ture of the occasion. When Mr. Douglas, for the Governor, had read the bill of particulars, Mr. R. O. Burton, for Major Wilson, made an impassioned plea for an immediate hear ing mi the basis of a statement of facts which he submitted. "Allow me to say,” said Mr. Burton, “that with all deference to his office there has been in this State no conduct on the part of it high official so worthy of the utmost condemnation as the con duct of His Excellency toward this man.” [minting dramatically to Major Wilson. “Eighteen months ago he made speci fic charges against Major Wilson as to the Round Knob Hotel, ami charged that his son was an employe of the Southern Railway. Now* he charges him with one thing and seeks evidence to convict him of another.” Mr. Burton read Major Wilson's state ment of facts to the effect that he had leased the Round Knob hotel to S. Qtlio Wilson before the promise was made to make it a railrod eating house, but that Col. A. B. Andrews had signed a note for $3,000 jointly with him, and that he had given Col. Andrews an indemnity bond for the amount. He denied hav ing passed or offered to pass himself or any of liis family over the lines of the Southern railway. Mr. Burton demand ed that the evidence be restricted to the specific charges in the Governor’s mes sage to the General Assembly, and de clared that Major Wilson had been rob bed of his rights. Capt. Day sarcastically replied that every conft in tin* hrtid had heard the same argument and three times the courts had said there was nothing in it. The disqualifications were put in the law by the people not by the Governor: the latter had no choice. The Railroad Commissioners should not, be permitted to use the railroads, express and the telegraph lines free when everybody else pays. “If the law has not been violated why do these gentlemen wish to shut off tin* light?” he asked. He refused to ac cept Major Wilson’s statement of facts. Mr. Osborne asked if counsel could not agree on Major Wilson’s statement of facts. Judge Avery replied that the facts were mixed with argument and explanation, and counsel for the Gov ernor were not prepared to accept it. There were other causes besides those mentioned and counsel wished to show them. Mr. Osborne asked that the committee lie informed of what counsel for the Governor expected to prove by the witnesses. Judge Avery replied that such would lx* a novel proceeding. Mr. Justice: “There should he a bill of indictment.” “Judge Avery: "We have given a bill of particulars.” Judge Bynum made a fiery speech in which he compared Governor Russell's treatment of Major Wilson to the treat ment of Napoleon by the English, and of Dreyfus by the French. The Gov ernor. he declared, “was pursuing Maj. Wilson with a "hellish purpose.’ and was striving to throw odium on the Legisla ture by making the investigation expen sive.” lie asked for an immediate hear ing. Judge Avery said that if the commit tee wished to hear the case without evi dence the responsibility was upon them. Capt. Day created something of a sensation by his reply to Judge Bynum. “1 am amazed.” said he, “that Judge Bynum should have used such language concerning one branch of the govern ment before a co-ordinate branch. It is a matter of taste, but I regret it exceed ingly.” His face flushed with feeling, Capt. Day exclaimed: “If the commit tee can be influenced by such appeals to partisan feeling, if Anglo-Saxon tra dtions mean no more than this, then may God in heaven have mercy on us all.” I Judge Bynum replied in tones cold as steel and with withering swcasiu. "1 am judge of my own conduct and lan guage. When the time comes that I need my friend’s advice l will call upon him. I repeat, the purpose is hellish.” 1 Capt. Day: “I protest against the use of such language.” Judge Bynum explained that he felt that a wrong had bee 'I he chair man said the commit! erslood.^ Counsel for Otho W*j Muj- N\ ilson and the Governor * .ustructed to agree upon commissioners to take deposi tions of witnesses at a distance, and subpoenas will be issued for those tiring near. The bill of particulars conta ning the Governor’s charge against Major \\ ilson is as follows: “For a more particular statement of the reasons moving the Governor ;n suspending J. W. Wilson, the following are submitted: Ist. He being a member of the Rail road Commission was mortgaged to Col. Andrews in tt large sum of money, which mortgage as the Governor was informed and believed, he was unable to pay. Col. Andrews being manager of the Southern Railway Company in the State of North Carolina, and the first vice president of tihe entire system. Col. Andrews is well known to be the active, energetic and zealous chief manager of the interest of the Southern Railroad Company in North Carolina. Consider ing his relations to that compan** I make no distinction between him and the com pany which he represents. I consider that for a Railroad Commissioner to bo mortgaged to him is equivalent to being mortgaged to that company, that to be in his power is to be in the power of that company. Here is a law that re quires these commissioners to be abso lutely disinterested and independent. They are jurors and judges to pass on great issues between the railroads and the people. It is for this General As sembly to say whether a commissioner is a qualified juror and judge to try the case of a railroad when his property is under mortgage to the chief officer of that railroad. I submit that in any or dinary case in court to which this rail road might be a party, he would not be a qualified juror, that his relation to the chief officer of the railroad company would be a cause of challenge in chief and not merely propter affectiun and for this contention, I think counsel will be able to find abundant authority. “If this view is not correct then we have t: is state of things, that the Legis lature in its anxiety to keep these com missioners disinterested and independent of the railroads, prohibits them from owning even a worthless share of rail road stock, but permits them to come under pecuniary obligations and mort gages to railroad managers. “2nd. Without repeating what was written in the recent Special Message on this subject, I contend that the Rail road Commission act prohibits a com missioner from having any understand ing or agreement or contract with a railroad company, for the benefit or en hancement of his property. For him to make any such deal with a company, disqualifies him to act, because it is cal culated to put him under obligations to the railroads and destroys that disinter estedness and independence wnieh the law aims to maintain. “According to the information before me when considering his suspension he did have a deal or agreement with the Southern Railroad Company, au agree ment whereby additional value was im parted to his hotel. "In his answer to the notice to show cause he says, that he received a mes sage from the authorized agent of tlie railroad company, that if ho would open the hotel, or cause it to he opened, the company would give it its patronage as an eating house for its trains going both ways. It further appears by his an swer, that he acted upon this message and obtained a lessee for his hotel, the lessee taking the lease in consideration of the agreement between the railroad company and J. W. Wilson. “According to my view of the case, this argument of Mr. Wilson’s with the railroad company brings him within the very letter of the law which prohibits a railroad commissioner from having any interest in any way in any rail road. As to this allegation, if the com mittee does not regard it as admitted by Mr. J. W. Wilson, then counsel will furnish the names of witnesses whom they expect to prove it. “3d. Under the broad provision of the statutes, subjecting a railroad com missioner to suspension for any ease inissioner to suspension for any cause which disqualifies him to act as a disinterested judicial officer, I sub mit that before making the order of suspension L. had information, which 1 regarded as credible, that J. W. Wil son had placed himself under obliga tions, not to the Southern Railway Company, but to the Southern .Express Company, and the Western Union Tel egraph Company, which disqualified him to act as a fair and impartial judge and juror, in any controversy that might arise between * such cor porations and individual citizens. I had information that said .1. W. Wilson had accepted from the Southern Ex press Company the benefit of an order or frank by virtue of which that com pany carried for himself and family goods or packages free of charge for transportation. 1 had been informed in the same way that said Wilson had effected some agreement with said tele graph company whereby he was en abled to send messages free of charge. I had likewise information of the same kind before suspending said Wilson, that not only said Wilson, but all mem bers of his family, with his knowledge and approval, were permitted to ride 011 free passes over a part, if not over nil, of the lines of railway in North Carolina operated by the Southern Rail way Company. If my attorneys ha\e not already furnished the names of any witnesses who will testify as to these charges, the names of other witnesses will lie sent to the committee by to morrow. “It is true that many good men in and out of office had been accepting the favor of free passes and free transpor tation of goods before tin* Supreme Court held that it was a criminal of fence on the part of the carrier to dis continued on Sixth Page.) THIRD EDITIONS PRICE FIVE CENTS. CNPT. BILL OUT HE WILL HOLD BN Will Disregard Bill Abolish ing His Office. HE SAYS IF IS NOT LEGAL WILL MAINTAIN* IDS POSITION IN COURTS IF NECESSARY. CLAIMS TO HAVE A CINCH FOR TWO YEARS He Gees Dow t this Yqrnirg to the Tillery Farms to Displace the Fusion Super visors With Democ-ats. McCa> keys Refuses to Go. The bill abolishing the offices and su perintendent and clerks of the peniten tiary and placing that institution under the control of an executive board of three to be elected by the directors, which was passed yesterday puts a new phase on the penitentiary squabble. This was passed to take the manage ment from tin* Governor’s appointee, Capt. Li 1 Day. In discussing tin* matter, Capt. Day says that he will not regard the bill but will hold on, resorting to the courts, if necessary, to maintain his claim. He claims that he was appointed by the Goveinor to fill an unexpiml term and that he cannot be legally dislodged until that term expires, which will not expire until the Legislature meets again two years hence. He claims that recent de cisions of the Supreme court bear him out in the position he takes. It is very tri e, he says, that the hoard may take away or circumscribe his powers, but he is entitled to his position and salary for the next two years and that he will enforce that position. He will go right along with the af fairs of the penitentiary as if no bill had ever passed. He leaves this morn ing for the Tillery farms 'to displace the Fusion supervisors who have refused to yield up their positions. He will place Mr. Melver in Mr. McCaskey’s place; as supervisor of Caledonia farm, No. 1; and Mr. Rhein in the place of Mr. Dixon at Caledonia, No. 2; Mr. Christian at tihe Tillery farm in the place of ML Mezingo. McOaskey is the only super visor who is causing any trouble. The other two say they will go when Mr. McGaskcy goes. McOaskey says his tenu does not expire until next Septem ber and has positively refused to get out. Mr. J. R. Tillery has been up here for the past two or three days in con sultation about this matter and Capt. l ay has decided that tfie trio must go at once, and he goes down this morning to bounce them and put in his men. The new men Capt. Day proposes to put in are all competent men who have been at the farms before and thoroughly undetstand the business. TELKGRABMIC BUIEFS. At the Moravian church in Salem yes terday Mr. John Coleman was married to Miss Marie Conrad. The Baron and Baroness De Barra an* now under arrest at Pensacola for an attempt to jump bail. In a drunken hrmvl at Essex, this State, several negroes were wounded, i ne having his skull split with an axe. There was a wreck on the Southern Railroad near llaw River, several cars being ditched, but it is understood no one was hurt. John Sherman declares that the forcing of our Government upon the Filipinos is monstrous and subversive of the basic principle of our Government. Nathan Scott (Republican) was elect ed F. S. Senator from West Virginia in the joint assembly of that State .Yes terday. Mr. MeGraw will contest. In an executive session of the Senate yesterday Senator Davis declared that if we should release the Philippines now we could never again hope for a foot hold for our commerce in the East. Mr. George Hardy, of Williamsboro. and Mbs Virginia Sharp, daughter of Col. John Sharp, treasurer of the S. A. L.. Yvere married at the home of the bride’s father, near Wiillinmsboro yes terday. Tin* Senate of Alabama has passed a bill authorizing each county and town where the sale of liquor is not prohibited to carry on in its name the buying and selling of liquors. Each town of 10,000 inhabitants may have one dispensary, and outside they may be established upon petition of twenty or more house holders. The Eagan trial opened yesterday Yvith ail the members of the court martial present. General Eagan, in answer to the specification? of the charges against him. pleaded not guilty, but qualified his words by stating that the language quoted as having been used by him in his statement to tin* War Investigating Commission yvus correct. Two or three witnesses wore then heard, and the court ..adjourned until to-duy. 1 !
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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