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VO!.. XI,V. NO. 127.
11l eo WE WAIT
WITH
TilE PHILIPPiNES?
Mr. Rawlins Argues Against
Expansion.
IT PROMISES ONLY EVIL
ALMOST A VOTE OX ANTI-EX
PANSION RESOLUTION.
RI/ER AND HARBOR BILL IM THE HOUSE
Rapid Progress wts Made on the Bill. The
War Department has I sued an Order
Musteringou'Fifteen Thou
sand Vo'unte°rs.
Washington, Feb. 1. —For a few min
utes in the Senate this afternoon it
seemed likely that a vote might be taken
on one or more of the resolutions relet- j
ing to expansion that are pending be- ;
fore that body. An unusually large at
tendance of Republican Senators was
present, nil of whom had been noticed
to be on hand in the event of a critical
vote on the pending question.
Air. Bacon (Georgia) called up his
resolutions, and Mr. Chandler (New
Hampshire) withdrew his motion to
refer them to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Mr. Sullivan (Mississippi) entered a
motion to substitute his resolution for
those of Mr. Bacon as follows:
“That the ratification of the pending
treaty of peace with Spain shall in no
wise determine the policy to be pursued
by the United States in regard to the
Philippines, nor shall it commit this
Government to a colonial policy; nor is
it intended to embarrass the establish
ment of a stable, independent govern
ment by the people of those islands
whenever conditions make such a pro
ceeding hopeful of success and desirable j
results.”
Mr. Davis, chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee, announced that
he was willing that a vote should be
taken immediately. As it was evident,
however, that a vote on the resolutions
aud amendments could not be taken be
fore 2 o'clock—the hour fixed by unani- j
mous consent for the Senate to go into
executive session—Mr. Bacon asked for
unanimous consent that a vote be taken
at 12:30 tomorrow. To this request Mr.
Carter (Montana) objected, and the
whole question was left suspended in the
air.
During the morning session Mr. Raw
lins (Utah) addressed the Senate upon
the Vest anti-expansion resolution.
Seuator Rawlins said:
“The atmosphere just now seems to
be clouded with perplexing problems.
Every one, I presume, is.imbued with
the wish, while adhering to justice t<>
do the best he can for his country. I
have not heretofore been opposed to ex
pansion. This nation has been one of
growth; in population from three to
seventy-five million; in territory from
the shores of the Atlantic across the
continent, and out into the swelling
waters of the Pacific. Millions of the
homes of our sturdy and patriotic peo
ple and magnificent States have been
the fruits of our expansion. Territorial
expansion with commensurate extension
of constitutional freedom is twice blest;
it blessetb them who give .and them who
receive. No man can set tin artificial
barrier to the inevitable progress of the
American people. But thus far our
progress has lieen that of freedom, not
of tyranny. When our fathers christen
ed the republic they gave it a name
which they doubtless deemed sufficient
to cover all the exigencies of its future
career. It was to be the United States
of America. We could stretch out to
the north and to the South, until we
encompassed the two continents and ail
the islands of the Carribean Sea, and
still we might appropriately bear tne
name which our fathers gave us. Shall
we now change that name, and if so
what shall the new name be, and wlmt
shall it symbolize; shall it he the United
States of America and the Kingdom of
the Philippines? or shall it he the Em
pire of America and Asia? Already
there are spectral visions of this in the
political sky.”
Mr. Rawlins then discussed the ex
tent of the power of the Government
under the Constitution to acquire, hold
and govern territory, maintaining that
such power must be exercised to sub
serve the objects and purposes for which
the Government was created. He con
tended that the Constitution in all its
provisions, limitations and safeguards
was as applicable to the Territories
and their inhabitants as to the States:
that while some of the provisions of
that instrument may not he self-execu
ting they are no less so in a Territory
than in a State; that an act of Con
gress is not necessary to apply the pro
visions of the Constitution to a Terri
tory.
Referring to the contention of Senator
Lodge and other Senators that the labor
and product of the Filipinos would not
be permitted to come into competition
with American labor, and its product.
Mr. Rawlins pointed out that if Con
gress possessed this authority it could
impose duties which would prevent the
wheat grown in Oklahoma from com
peting with thnt grown in Kansas or
other States of the Union; or the
minerals produced in New Mexico and
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leads Hi lira mmm imbues in ie*s and cdrcduattn.
Arizona from competing with the like
products of Colorado and Utah. He
maintained that if the inhabitants of the
Philippine archipelago may be denied
the liberty of locomotion, not as a pun
ishment for any crime of which they
may have been duly convicted, if they
may he lawfully forbidden to come to
America then we may deny them the
right of passing from one island to
another, or from visiting their neighbors’
houses, and if we may do this we may
throw them into Spanish dungeons there
to await the incoming tide to end their
troubles and place them beyond the
reach of American tyranny.
“What do we want the Philippine
Islands for? Do we want them
to furnish homes for our own
p eople? No. Do we want
them to furnish an outlet for our sur
plus labor? Do we want them to add a
wholesome element to our population,
that our sons may find wives and our
daughters husbands? The blighting
curse of the Almighty would rest upon
such miscegenation. Do we want them
in order to practice upon their inhabit
ants the same arts of philanthropy
which, applied to the aboriginal inbait
ants of this continent, have led to their
extermination. Humanity says no. Do
we want them in order to send hither
swarms of office-holders and carpet-bag
gers, to riot among them like slimy
worms eating out their substance? Ah!
there’s the rub. But for this, his per
plexing problem, I doubt would • <‘;.y he
seriously confronting the Anieri an pi o
ple. No tin-re is no conceivable good
which they can bring to us. Their re
tention bodes nothing but evil.
“We cannot afford to go even half
way down to the Asiatic level in order
to proportionately uplift their civilization.
We have enacted laws which stand like
cherubim with flaming sword at tlie
gateways of the republic to drive back
the hordes of the dark and degenerate
races of the East lest they might enter
into, infect and degrade us.”
Prior to Mr. Rawlins’ speech. Mr.
Lindsay, (Ky.), offered the following
resolution:
“That the acquisition by the United
States through conquest, treaty or oth
erwise, of territory not adjacent to and
geographically part of the continent of
North America carries with it no consti
tutional or moral obligation to admit
said territory or any portion thereof into
the Foderal Union as a State or States.
“That it is against the policy, tradi
tions and interests of the American peo
ple to admit States erected out of such
non-American territories or portions
thereof, into our Union of American
States, at any time or under any condi
tions.
“That the United States accept from
Spain the cession of the Philippine Is
lands with the hope that the people of
those islands may demonstrate their ca
pacity to establish and maintain a stable
government capable of enforcing law
and order at home, and of discharging
the international obligations resting
on separate and independent States, anti
with no expectation or desire of perman
ently holding those islands as colonies,
or subject provinces, or of compelling
their people against their consent to sub
mit to the authority of the United
States, after they shall demonstrate
their capacity for self-government, as
herein defined, the Government of the
United States to be the judge of suCh
capacity.”
At Mr. Lindsay’s request the resolu
tion was left on the table subject to
call.
At 5:20 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Feb. I.—The House en
tered upon tne consideration of the River
and Harbor Bill to-da.v aud, fifty of the
eighty-six pages of the bill had been
completed when the House adjourned.
The bill appropriates directly about
$12,500,000 pnd authorizes contracts to
the extent of $18,000,000 additional.
The general debate was unusually brief.
Its feature was a sjiecch in opposition
to the bill by Mr. Hepburn, of lowa,
who has fought river and harbor bills
for the last six years. He said he knew
his opposition would avail nothing, as
the votes for its passage had been ar
ranged for by the appropriations in the
bill. He attacked the Mississippi river
improvement, which was ably defend
ed by Mr. Patchings, of Mississippi.
Mr. Burton, (Ohio), offered an amend
ment to the paragraph appropriating
$250,000 for the channel from Galveston
to Texas City. Texas, which provided
that nothing should be done under this
paragraph until a favorable report had
been received from the chief of engineers
as to the feasibility of the project and
its maintenance at a reasonable cost.
Mr. Hawley, (Rep. Texas), offered as
a substitute for the paragraph a pro
vision for a survey and estimate of the
cost of the proposed project. He com
plained that lie had been ignored in the
preparation of the bill. In view of Mr.
Hawley’s statement. Mr. Burton moved
I to strike out the whole paragraph, say
ing. that the opposition to this project,
might arise from friendship for Galves
ton and the Brazos river project. The
latter motion prevailed, and the whole
paragraph went out of the bill.
This practically was the only
amendment adopted to-day. The House
at 5:05 p. m., adjourned.
MUSTERING OUT ORDER.
Washington. Feb. I.—The War De
partment today issued an order to mus
ter out about 15,000 volunteer troops.
The troops are:
First Maryland, now at Augusta, Ga.;
Third Mississippi and Second Missouri,
now at Albany, Ga.; Eighth and Thir
teenth Pennsylvania, now at Augusta,
Ga.; Fourteenth Pennsylvania, now at
Somerville. S. C.: Fourth Texas, now
at San Antonio, Tex.: Fourth Wiscon
sin, now at Anniston, Ala.: Seventh
volunteer infantry, now at Macon, Ga..
Eighth volunteer infantry, now at Chiek
amauga; Tenth volunteer infantry, now
at Macon, Ga.
Ignorance is of much less consequence
than knowledge of things we don’t know.
RALKIfHT, N.C., THURSDAY MORNINCit, FEBRUARY 2, 1*99
IT YIELD HOPE
WHO THINK
DREYFUS WRONGED
They no Longer Believe Jus
tice Will be Done.
ONSLAUGHT ON THE JEWS
i
THIS IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
THE AGITATION.
COLLISION OF AUTHORITY IN SAMOA
)r. Faffel Releases a German Prisoner Who
Smashed Supreme Court Windows.
Raffcl is Summoned forCon
temp’ if Court.
Paris, Feb. 1. —The most ardent sup
porters of the theory that Dreyfus was
unjustly condemned now admit that
there is no longer the least hope that
justice will he done.
A prominent member of the Univer
sity of Paris, who from the first has
been a militant champion of revision of
the trial, says:
“For ninety-nine out of a hundred
Frenchmen, the guilt or innocence of
Dreyfus is a matter of sentiment. All
the reasoning in the world would not
induce them to change their attitude, j
There are millions of Frenchmen whoj
will insist upon Dreyfus’ guilt in spite!
of any proof to the contrary. A terrible
feature of the situation is that the at
titude of this majority is dictated by
motives which they believe to bo deserv
ing of the highest respect. I admit that
some of the Dreyfusards are much to
blame for this. The best cause may be
ruined by disreputable adherents, and
there are men on the Dreyfus side of
whom every patriotic Frenchman is the
natural enemy. While the majority of
us have been merely demanding that
justice should be done, a pestilent min
ority has made this demand an excuse
for virulent onslaughts on institutions
we hold in great esteem.”
In conclusion the member of the Uni
versity predicted that the result of the
agitation will be an “onslaught of un
paralleled violence on the Jews, as the
masses are convinced that they are at
the bottom of the whole trouble.”
It is persistently reiterated in the,
lobbies of the Palais Bourbon that the
committee .of the Chamber of Deputies
now considering the Government’s re
vision bill has already decided that the
allegations made by Quesnay de
Beaurepaire against M. Loew and other
members of the criminal branch of the
Court of Cassation are without founda
tion.
According to another rumor, the com
mittee’s examination of the dossier sub
mitted by M. Mazeau, first president of
the Court of Cassation, on the subject
of M. De Bcaurepaire’s charges, shows
it to contain letters eulogizing the
criminal section written by Alazeau’s
own colleagues. The dossier is also said
to contain a letter from M. Loew de
claring that the members of the crimi
nal section have received letters al
most without number containing insults
aud threats of death. M. Loew’s letter
is also said to explain that he appoint-j
od M. Bard, who is an unmarried man,
to make the original report on the
Dreyfus case in order that if these
threats of violence were carried.out, a
whole family should not be plunged into
mourning.
The Echo de Paris Ibis morning con
tains a communication from Quesnay |
de Beaurepaire, asserting that the new
inquiry has revealed that the Court of
before it had even examined
the dossier, had already decided to de- I
dare Dreyfus innocent, by a decree]
quashing the sentence, and that the (
Court had purposely ignored passages in
the secret dossier implicating Dreyfus.
THE TROUBLES IN SAMOA.
Auckland, N. Z., Feb. 1. —The follow
ing advices have just been received here
from Apia, Samoan Islands, under the
date of January 24th, from the corre
spondent of the Associated Press:
“There has been no further general
fighting between the partisans of the
, rival chieftains since the last advices
I were forwarded, except that a party of
Mataafa’s followers was routed in the
bush by Malietoans. It is expected,
however, that fighting will be resumed,
as Mataafa is re-arresting persons who
have been already fined and released.
“The ivork of pillage continues, among
the houses looted being Valium, tin
home of the late Robert Louis Steven
son, the novelist.
“The exiled Malietoan chiefs were
landed at Pago Pago, in the Island of
Tutuila, the schooner on which, they
I were being unable to proceed to the
Island of Manua, owing to adverse
winds. The Tutuilans gave them i
hearty welcome and made an attempt
to seize Mataafa’s sou, wlio was on
hoard the schooner, but the captain put
to sea.
j “There has been a collision of authori
ty between Chief Justice Win. L.
Chambers, of the Supreme court, and
Doctor Joannes Raff el, the German
president of the municipality of Apia.
Herr Grosmuhl. a German resident of
i Apia, who was arrested for smashing the
1 windows of the Supreme court chamber,
was sentenced by the Chief Justice to
imprisonment and to pay a fine. Dr
Rnffol instructed the police author ties
to release Ilcrr Grosmuhl, whose line
Avas subsequently fixed at SI,OOO.
“The German Consul, Herr Rose,
thereupon wrote to the American Consul,
Lloyd W. Osliorne. and the British Con
sul, E. B. 8. Maxds, protesting that the
action of the Chief Justice in lining
Herr Grosmuhl was an infringement
of German Consular rights. Messrs.
Osborne and Maxes jointly replied in
their official capacity that, the proper
tribunal having dealt ivith the matter,
the Consuls could not interfere. More
than this, they declined to have further
intercourse Avitli the German Consul or
the German municipal president, ex
cept in writing, or to attend meetings,
except to consider the acts of the muni
cipal council of Apjja, unless an apology,!
Avitli full retraction, were offered for the
behavior toward Chief Justice Chamb
ers. At the same time the Supreme
court summoned Dr. ltaffel for con
tempt of court in releasing Her
Grosmuhl.”
VESSELS IN COLLISION.
Schooner Filled With Water and Was
Run Ashore.
Norfolk. A'a., Feb. t.—The steamship
Richmond, Captain Hillyer, of the old
Dominion Line, Avhieh left this city last
evening. Avas struck by the lumber-laden
schooner George Clark, off Thimble
Li-rlit about 0:45 o’clock last night. The
schooner was not seen until just before
she struck the Richmond. Some of the
avooil work of the Richmond Avas torn
away, the vessel slightly dented and her j
smokestack considerably loosened. Shi'
returned to Norfolk and left for New
York to-night, after being repaired.
The bow of the schooner was stove
in and she Avas otherwise badly dam
aged. She filled with water, and her
captain, J. G. Bartlett, afterwards ran
her ashore at Ocean View. The Clark
is a three-master, her heme port being
Philadelphia. She was bound from
Norfolk to New York. The crew was
saved with little trouble.
MARRIAGE AT LIBERTY.
Liberty, N. C., Jan. 31. —(Special.)—
Capt. Tom Smith, one of the most popu
lar men in this part of the State, was
married on January 2(>th, to Miss Alyct
Owen, the daughter of W. It. Owen,
Esq., of Liberty. Capt. Smith is known
all over North Carolina as a railroad
builder. lie helped build the C. F. and
Y. V. Railroad. AVI 1 sou Short Cut.
Washington and IMy month branches and
quite a number of roads in Western
North and South Carolina. The Cap
tain and Mrs. Smith have just returned
from AVashington. New” York city, Phil
adelphia and Niagara Falls. They are
stopping for the present at his brother's,
C. P. Smith, Jr., (> Brooklyn. Capt.
Smith was elected supervisor of the pub
lic roads of Randolph and has graded
more than one hundred miles. The conn
tv commissioners ought to be proud that
they have such a competent man to man
age the road forces for them.
PROF. BRITTON’S SUIT
EDITOR ROBINSON HAS NO TROU3LE IN
GViNGBOND.
His Arswr Will be in Wilson Cou r t Rex'
Week by his At’orneys. Two Illicit
Distil'eries Captured.
Durham, N. ('., Feb. I.—(Special.)
Editor Robinson, of the Sun, has been
placed under a bond of $5,000 for his
appearance tit Wilson court. Prof.
E. E. Britton, of AVilson, is suing Mr.
Robinson for $5,000 damages, on the
charge of malicious libel. Mr. Robin
son found no difficulty in giving this
bond, and although it n r as for only $5,-
000, it was signed by four of the most
substantial business men of Durham,
and is justified in amounts aggregating
$40,000. It could have been given as.
readily and as easily for any sum two
or three times this amount. Air. Rob- j
insou's attorneys are Messrs. Guthrie
aud Guthrie and Boone & Bryant.
[ These gentlemen are now draw
ing up Air. Robinson’s answer to
the' complaint, which Avail be filed in AVil
son court next Aveek. All appearances ,
indicate that this case Avill be I lie most j
interesting newspaper suit ever witness- j
ed in the State.
A gentleman just from Roxboro says ;
the citizens there have made up money j
to send Green Gains, the darkey ivho
was accidentally shot Alond iy, off tor
treatment.
Revenue officers S. P. Satterfield and
George Perry captured tAvo illicit dis
tilleries yesterday between Stems an 1
Youngsville, on the county line between
Wake ami Granville. The sills were
seventy-live and fifty gallons capacity j
respectively. The officers did nor sue- '
ceed in catching a glimpse of the men
Avho Avere running them. V lot of
whiskey, beer, etc., was injured out on
the ground. The stills Avere cT. tip.
Some miscreant removed a tap from
Dr. J. T. AleCracken’s buggy last even
ing Avithout the doctor’s know .edge.
While driving along Alain street, neat
the postoffiee, a wheel came off. caus
ing the horse to jump aud attempt to ■
run, but was prevented. A lew days
ago Dr. McCracken found his halter rein
cut. He has not the slightest idea who
the guilty parties are.
ESTERIIAZY DID NOT TARRY.
Paris, Feb. I.—Alajor Count Ester
hazy Avas officially informed yesterday I
tha/ his testimony before the Court of
Cassation being concluded the proceed
ings against him ivould be resumed in
twenty-four hours.
He thereupon left, by the Northern!
Railroad, for an tmknoivn destination. I
Ml LAYLOR
ON
WHAT COBS DEEDS
Prompt, Satisfactory Settle
ment With Army.
CUBANS DESIRE A LOAN
NEITHER ASK NOR DESIRE AM
ERICA X C<>NTUI BUTTONS.
WISH SCLOIEFS GIVEN A STARr IN LIFE
■he Senate Should End Present Situation at
or.ee, and the President Should Bend
Every E>( g / to Bring About
Civil Government.
Alobile, Ala., Feb. 1. —Hanuis Taylor,
ex-Alinister to Spain, who returned yes
terday from a two iveeks’ visit to Cuba,
has given the Associated Press the fol
lowing interview on the Cuban situation:
“While in Cuba upon purely private
business, I came in contact ivith the
leaders of every faction into a\ hieh the
population is now divided. The ex
tremes of opinion are represented on one
hand by Cuban military chiefs, demand
ing immediate and absolute independ
ence, on the other by the purely Span
ish element seeking protection under
our flag. BctAvecn the tivo extremes arc
ranged the main body of the people,
standing in au expectant, attitude, ready
to give their approval to any plan that
Avill re-establish law. order and materia',
prosperity upon a permanent basis.
Upon one point all agree, American
officers and Cubans, and that is that
outside of the cities the country is in a
condition of want and misery that can
hardly be explained. As an aggravation
of that condition stands the Cuban
army, composed of. at least 30.000 idle
men, ivaiting with arms in their hands
for such a settlement of their duties as
will enable them to resume life again.
“When I asked those Avho had a right
to speak for the army ivhnt sum ivould
suffice for a satisfactory settlement
they said ten or eleven milium*.
a sum that would give about 300 dollars
to eac-h man. With that they said the
small farmers could procure stock and
live until they could make a crop. The
Cubans neither ask nor desire us to con
tribute a penny for the payment of their
army. All they ask is that a loan
should be made for the purpose charged
upon their custom house now yielding
from $12,000,000 to $15,000,000 a year,
the proceeds of the loan to be paid to
their soldiers through our military au
thorities.
“Every class in Cuba is noiv demand
ing that a settlement be made at once
so that a menacing and consuming body
of Idle men may be converted into peace
ful producers. In that way the indus
trial energies of the country couid be
revived and a force dissolved, which
like the army of Cromivoll, is not only
a military body, but the dominant politi
cal party in the island.
“I cannot doubt that if the just
claims of the Cuban army are treated
ivith injustice and contempt, and the
present military regime continued indefi
nitely in a short xviiile ive should be
hated by the Cubans just ns the Span
iards were, and a condition of things
brought about that will force us either
to withdraw from the island or to gov
ern there just as Russia does In Poland.
Wise and humane as our military gov
ernors are, the fact remains that they
govern by the sword, in defiance of the
civil power, and the result is that impa
tience and discontent are already clear
ly manifested on every hand. The urg»
mit need in Cuba noii' is a prompt and
satisfactory settlement with the army
of the revolution and establishment as
'soon as possible of a provisional civil
regime in ivhieh Cubans themselves can
have a voice.
“The President should labor unceas
ingly to attain this end. and in the effort
to do so he should have the cordial co
operation and support of all patriotic
and liberty-loving men, regardless ot
party.
“We should learn from the English
how suicidal it is to carry our party dif
ficulties into our foreign affairs. Mae
patriotic instinct of Air. Bryan hit the
mark when he urged the immediate rati
fication of the pending treaty and the
settlement of all difficulties afterwards.
“The Senate should end at once the
present situation, so detrimental to all
foreign interests, while Congress as a
whole should give to the President ev
ery facility necessary to enable him to
settle every foreign question now de
manding an immediate solution.’
SPANISH PRISONERS FREED.
Madrid, Feb. I.—A dispatch received
from General Rios, the Spanish officer
in command of the troops of Spain in
the Philippine Islands, says that troops
imprisoned on the Island of Negros,
have been released by the insurgents
and have arrived at Samboanga, the
town on the Southwest extremity of the
Island of Mindanao, of the Philippine
group.
The Government has authorized Gen
eral Rios to offer a ransom for the lib
eration of Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Philippine insurgents.
Always provide for the worst—the best
is able to provide for itself. I
SEC. algEr will go to c W
o\n*
He Will Be Absent a Alontli ' A
of Inspection. .
Washington, Feb. I.—Secret a. Alger
is arranging to make a visit ol inspec
tion to Cuba and Porto Rico, starting
from New York on March sth next, on
the Transport Berlin. The military com
missions of tin l Senate and the House
of Representatives ivill be of the party,
beside Airs. Alger, Private Secretary
and Airs. Victor Mason and a few per
sonal friends of the Secretary. Mhe
trip ivill consume a month.
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. I.—Louis Nncht
man, a clothier, ivho lias stores in At
lanta and Savannah, Ga.. was arrested
in this city yesterday afternoon on a
charge of bigamy. Hindu Rachel
Nachtman, the complainant,
that she is the first ivife of Louis, and
that he left her in Russia fourteen years
ago. While she remained there he sent
her money. She came to America six
years ago, and he met her in New York
and lived ivith her up to four years ago,
wlien he left her, she says. She heard
nothing front him, and she supported
herself and two children by taking in
ivasiiing.
Recently she learned that her husband
had been married to an Albany young
woman by a New York rabbi. Nacht
man admitted to the officer ivho ar
rested him that he was married to wife
No. 2, but declared he had obtained a
ra obi’s divorce from his first ivife, and
had paid her S2OO. Nachtman ivas ar
raigned before Justice Brady and gave
bail for examination February Otli.
NORWOOD’S IAI PEACH AIE NT.
Discussed Yesterday by the House Judi-j
ciary Committee.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
had under eousideration at tiieir meeting
yesterday evening the resolution of Air.
Curtis, of Buncombe, to investigate the
conduct of Judge Norivood. The resolu
tion sets forth the conduct of Judge Nur
ivood in being publicly drunk; the fact
of his resignation and the appointment
and election of a successor; his conten
tion that he is still tin* judge of the 12th
Judicial district, and directs the
committee to ascertain the facts
aud report to the House such action as
the committee deems the facts and the
laivs applicable thereto demand.
When the resolution was taken up sev
eral days ago, Judge Norwood ivas noti
fied that the resolution ivould be con
sidered by the committee on yesterday,
and if he so desired he could be repre
sented before the committee at that time.
I .Messrs. Garland Ferguson and Robert
Mtitntw-ef Waynesvilk*. were present
aud stated the contention of Judge Nor
ivood. They took the position that
Judge Norivood ivas not exercising the
functions of judge of the Twelfth Ju
dicial district; that Judge Aloore ivas
holding the courts assigned to the Judge
of that district; that suit having been
instituted against Norwood by Aloore
the Legislature should leave the matter
entirely for the courts.
Their contention was supplemented by
the argument of Air. F. D. Winston,
member of the House from Bertie, stat
ed that the first inquiry should be wheth
er or not Norwood is Judge—and that
there were those ivho contended that
Norwood had resigned; ivas not noiv the
Judge of the Twelfth district, and there
fore he should not be impeached by this
legislature—that not being Judge it
would be a vain thing to attempt im
peachment. Air. Winston proposed that
the Governor be called on for such ei-i
--denee as be had in his possession rela
tive to Judge Norwood resignation.
Air. Curtis, ivho introduced the reso
lution. stated that he had the most kind
ly feelings for Judge Norwood, but that
lie promised his people that he ivould do
what he could to remove from the bench
one ivho, because of his drunkenness,
had brought shame and disgrace to the
State.
Judge Connor took the position that
the resignation of Norwood placed in
the hands of Col. Lusk to .be delivered
to Governor Russell at such time as he
should be publicly drunk, under the con
ditions and circumstances under «ivhich
the same ivas given, was not legally a
resignation, and that for that reason he
ivas Judge; and that it ivas therefore a
question for the Legislature to consider
what action should be taken in vieTv of
nil the facts. |
Mr. Craig was of the same opinion,'
and forcibly enforced this view of the
matter. The facts set forth in the reso
lution and the legal questions involved j
were discussed by Alessrs. Rountree. I
Justice, Council, Ray. Foushee and
others. A sub committee, consisting of
Messrs. Rountree, Foushee and Council
was appointed to investigate the ques
tions of law involved in the matter. It
was decided tv take up the resolution
on Friday evening for final disposition, j
KNEW THE CIIEAIICAL METHODS
Witness Summoned Who Says lie Knew
How Beef Was Embalmed.
Washington, Feb. I.—The War In
vestigating Commission has sent out a
summons for a fresh witness, iviio ivill
probably be the last examined before the
presentation of the commission’s report
to the President.
The neiv witness is James Farnan,
who was quoted in yesterday’s press dis
patches as having sent a letter to Dr.
AI axwell Christine, of Philadelphia, say-j
ing that he had been stationed in Omaha *
last summer, and knew ail about the
chemical preserving method* used by the
big packing houses in preparing Govern
ment beef.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. I.—The
United States transports Ohio and Sen
ator, bearing the Twenty-second United
States infantry to the Philippines, sailed
to-day.
THIRD EDITION,
PUICE FIVE CENT*.
1 HE CAUCUS AfiREES
AS TO
THE AMENDMENT
Formal Resolution Passed to
That Effect.
MEETS AGAIN TO-NIGHT
WHEN THE AAIENDAIENT WILL
BE ADOPTED.
THREE FIFTHS OF EACH HOUSE VOTED AYE
The Amendment Will be Substantially that Re
p< rted from Comm ttee, the Changes
if Any Will Effect Details
Only.
The Democratic joint caucus decided
last night to submit the constitutional
amendment to the people.
The following resolution, drafted by
Judge Connor, ivas passed by the cau
cus:
“Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Democratic caucus to submit a constitu
tional amendment on the subject of suf
i frage to a vote of the people at the next
general election.”
I The A'ote on this resolution ivas by a
separate roll call, the Senate voting
first. Every Senator present voted for
the resolution. The House voted at
the completion of the Senate roll call.
Alore than the requisite three-fifths
of the total membership of each house
voted for the resolution.
This settles tivo questions definitely:
* A constitutional amendment will be
submitted.
It will be submitted at the general
election in 1900.
i As to the nature of the amendment
j nothing was determined at the cations
I last night beyond the general fact that
it will he substantially the same as that
submitted by the committee and printed
in this paper on last Sunday.
Some minor changes will probably be
made, but they ivill effect details only
and ivill in no wise change the naturt
and scope of (he amendment. There ,
may be some changes of dates.
'Phe caucus will meet again tonight
to perfect the amendment and formally
adopt it. The resolution of last nighi;
settled all but the mere form of voting,
j There was no opposition to the adop
tion of an amendment, and the caucus
.was harmonious throughout. There was
a free interchange of opinions, the keen
j est interest being manifested.
I It is expected that the amendment, us«
I ter receiving the final stamp of approval
tonight ivill be submitted to the House
within the next feiv days, and it is not
improbable that it will pass both houses
ivithin the iveek.
i Some of the finest speeches of the
session were made in the caucus, and
the amendment and possible develop
ments were fully discussed. Among
those who spoke wore Senators Glenn.
Eaves and Bryan aud Representatives
Davis, of Ilayivood; Leatherivood. of
Sivain; Council, of Catawba; McLean,
, of Harnett, and Judge Connor, of Wil
-1 son.
SEPARATE CAR BILL.
* The sub-committee appointed to draft
u bill proi'idiug separate eyrs for the
races will have the hill ready to submit
to full committee this afternoon. The
sub-committee agreed as to the main
i features of the bill and Senator Jerome
was asked to draft it. Maj. W. A.
Guthrie appeared in behalf of the
Lynchburg? and Durham Railroad.
Capt. Rena, in the interest of railway
conductors and Air. Henry Aliiier for
the Southern, and had a hearing before
tile sub-committee. The earnings of
roads ivill bo made the basis of accom
modations required.
The caucus was in session from 8
o’clock to 12:30.
NO MEMBER OF THE HOUSE
Alay Hold a Commission in the United
States Army.
Washington. Feb. L—A special meet
ing of the Judiciary Committee of the
House was held to-dav to pass upon
the inquiry ordered by the House as to
the right of members to hold commis
sions in the army and other offices,
j At 1:30 o’clock p. m. the committee
J adjourned without having reached a
1 final disunion, to continue the considera
tion of the question at 10 a. m. to-nior
' row.
I Later in the day it ivas understood
on the Hour of the House that Urn discus
sion in committee had developed practi
cal unanimity against those members
of the House holding army commissions,
and that the postponement was for the
purpose of considering whether members
on civil commissions appointed by tins
President ivere to be included. It lias
been practically decided that members
serving on the postal and industrial com
missions will not be disturbed.
The Baron and Baroness De Barra
are now under arrest at Pensacola for
an attempt to jump bail.
Air. C. 11. Reynolds, of the Eastern
Building and Loan Association, of S.vra
euse, N. Y., writes that he is ready to
receive estimates on the 3,000-spindle
equipment for yarn-making lately noted
as to be installed in the Cumberland (N.
C.) Mills. The product is to be 8s tq
40s.—Manufacturers’ Record.