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V WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1867. TELEGTJAPHTC SUMMARY. , ' THE STATE. iMr: Dockery will today introduce in the house a bill to amend the state constitu tion by creating a new article regulating elections- -The . senate . confirms the nomination of W. S. Harflss .to be post master of Wilson--Persoin. of Wayne, In withdraws his bill to reduce rtobacco .warehouse charges- The majority pop ulists held a caucus in the chamber of the house of, representatives last night; xne Doners rsneu 111 " "li . v . a p fled the regulars to pat them out; Otha Wilson ana waiter nenrvneio wn uauu and made themselves very conspicuous; a free fight was Imminent when Chairman McCaskey; of the bolters arrived and took his gang off- H. E. Fries is elected na tional committeeman, of the gold demo cratic party Governor Russell makes requisition on the governor of South Carolina !f or Giles Talley, wanted in Brunswick Y. C. Morton, of Richmond county, gees before the house committee investigating the charges of fraud in the senatorial election: it is said the commit tee wMl examine Senator TJtiey, of Wake, who it is said can give some important information. '-A., republican member ot the legislature says "Hell broke loose"! in his party's caucus last night; it was brought about by the negroes demanding tha ni1HHrrr nRvliim: three of LI1W I'UIUICU iitniiurio it v 1 1 . . .-. . . say they, cannot trust rRussell to appoint the directors All the parties held cau cuses last -night. ' i . ; DOMESTIC. The supreme court verrnles the Florl ,u3trlr court in the Three Friends' case nnd sustains the,' position -tnken ' by ,.4Hnriv Opnernl Harmon: jusnce: ln- dissents Tn f riot In Knrcvil'e. Tenn.. one man is killed and several hurt: alt the police and most or the rnoiais oi ; the city are under arrest: the riot grew out of -the contentions of two-street car companies The Ohio. river has heerun to fall at Cincinnati Dnrlnsr Febmarv the government onlnpd l.Sin.nfiO ptondard sil ver dollars and n0 152.W in gold Consul General Tee did threaten to resign unless XY,P state dennrtnient: sustained him in , demand for Scott's release The senate tables the pnirl"atlnn of Henry F. Davis to he Hlstrict nttc-nev for the District of - Columbia The Richmond, -fVn.V loco- ; motive works start iro with a lartre force of workmen imrin? ine mom n ui m- ; ruarv the nubile dejit. toss cash In the treasury increased $4.2.137: tip totnl. cash on hand March 1st. Ififi: the , incres" in r"'d was J3RlS$n6 pnd in olive'" 1.!V2?17 The owner of the steam er Dauntless asks for clearance papers to a Cuban port and pronoses to make the affidavit airainst violation of the navigation, laws, but the treasury depart ment refuses the request unless aidavlt -i o"i I next T-iolntlon of the po'itral'tv la-'S is also, mnde .Ti'Uo Sansnillly and famMy nrriv In T'ev Wet on tbp same steamer was Mrs. F.va Adnn Rodricrnes. who with r.ther Cuban ladles. - had been, he'd for over -a month In omp of most lothe pome prisons in Ctiha--The senate elec-, tlon committee makes a report in the . Dunont contest tor tne sent Tm i..-Vwn-e: It df-lrpc the matter to he res ad ludlcata Th" fodprnl s"premp ponrt de clares unconstitutional the T.oullana ln ennw law: It unhords the criminal fea tures c.f the oleomarear'ne bill senate was In session Sunday evening from 3 to 11 0-c'ock. ', ' FOREIGV. -One of the vinfs of Jhe monastery of St Bernard has been 'demolished by an ava'nrche- the monks K-ere In oher parts of the huildinsr: thev r". t,o tunnel under the snow to tret out Today is the pone's 87th blrthdav The .allied pdwe-s' ulti matum to :rppoe noes nm sim-uv w.j date unon whih hpm"st pvaounte C-"e. Janan ndonts the e-old standard The reports that Governor General Weyler has resigned are untrue; " Connl General r,' Threat to Resign. Washington. March 1. The correspond ence of the department of state with Consul General Lee -at Havana in the case of Charles Scott,1 an American citi zen,, which was laid before the senate to day, confirms the published story that General. Lee threatened to resign unless the department supported -his demand that Scott be released from solitary con finement. j 1 The correspondence is much like half of a conversation by telephone, as the tele- grams pent to the department ny ixpnr.rt.i Lee onlv are transmitted, the denart- ' merit's end of the interchange being omitted. ; Fphrnarv 9th. General Lee wired the Mate department: "Charles Scott, an American, arrested at Regla this morn ing. Charges not vet known." The next Is dated February 20th and says Scott had been in iall In Havana without communi- cation for 2fi4 hours. The dispatch con- ; tinues: "Cannot stand anotner kuiz . . . . js .3 1 vif. palaau) jrriiroer ana nave urnininicu .c. , How manv war vessels at Key est or x within reach, and will they be ordered here at once if necessary to sustain de-f- rnand?" " tary Olney, evidently replying to inouirieB and In lane-uage f nt-can i-Hn-eiy misunderstood: "Situation 'simple. Ex-, perience at Guanabacoa made it my duty i to demand before too late that another American who had been 'incommunicado' . 'fit hours be rele4sp'1 from said incom-j munlcado' and I -did so in courteous . terms. If vou support it ana wun is r-u released, the trouble will terminate. If you do not. I must depart. All others ar rested with Scott have been in communi cation why should the only American in the lot not be' He has been 'incom municado' now 238 hours." The correspondence closed with a tele nf the same date in which General l,ee informed .the state department that . . . .1 . VmAn nnmnl loll Tl'l th flTKI nls armiinu 1 1 .i t 1 " ' " . v. ... , ... . .. . I that 8cott naa neen reicas n.un- in communicado. after fourteen days soli tary iconfinement in a damp cell five feet bv eleven, with water on the floor. "He was not allowed a cnair. or anjinnis iu sleep on." and the telegram concludes: And discharges of the body were re- moved only once in five days. Scott says s he went always twelve hours without water, and once two days. Scott was charged with having Cuban postage stamps in his house. Was an- employe of an American gas company." i In regard to the arrest of F. J. Casean ns an American citizen. General Lee on . February 17th, in a- dispatch announcing his arrest, : denounced it as a great out rage,, and said there were similar eases at Sairua- ann pispwiifie in i"- iii.ii. ? department six davs later ordpred T,e tQ report upon the whole facts, and on Feb- . slsted his treaty right should be respect ed The prisoner had resided at Satrua Bliice his rec-lstratlon there in 1871. The other dispatches show the number of his reglstratlve entry, number of passnort. etc and concluded with a dispatch dated February 27th, leaving the matter un disposed of. m RnV ConflrmitioTt and Rcjwtlnin. Washington. March 1. The senate today confirmed the nominations of W. S. Har ris to be postmaster at Wilson. N: C and ofW. T. Anderson of Norfo'k. also of - Ciles ,T. Crenshaw, to be marshal for the western district of Missouri. The senate this afternoon discussed the nomination of Henry E. ' Davis, to . be I'nited States district attorney for the District of Columbia and by the decisive VOte OT W TO li Itl Hi inr Ituililliauuii v.. the table. This is equivalent to a reiec tion. Owing, to the delay of the senate in acting upon this case, a special niii was passed, a few days aro giving the supreme court of the. district fl.uthoritv to mnk a temporarv aprtointment until tne senate acted. The cobrtj this after noon appointed Mr. Davisj The result is that as soon after the fourth'as Mr. Mc- i Klnley can give the matter his atten tion lie will name a repubuican to fill the office. At the Government Mint. Washineton. March 1. The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints and treasury offices for the week ended February 27th was .427.409; and for the corresponding period last year was tV&.- 955. The shipment of fractional . silver coin for the month of Fehruaary was 1620.608, and. for the corresponding period .last year was $575,207. During the month of February the coinage executed at the mints of the United States amounted In monetary value to J11.757.SS3. The total gold coined was 617,850 pieces valued at $l0.152.oixv The silver dollars coined num bered 1,340,000. , The TniMni Contest In th Senate. Wnshlntrton. March 1. That belated- re port on the claim of Dupont to a seat in the senate, from Delaware, was submitted to the senate by Its elections committee todav. In effect. It is that the matter is res adludicata and the senate committee tees no good reason for re-opnlng the subject, although the majority think the senate made a mistake in ref using , Du pont; his seat in the first Instance. The report ta signed by Senators Hoar, Chand ler, hritcnara. ! tsurrews, liray, uurpie, Pugh and Palmer. , TO CUKK: A CtJjLU IN ONE DAT.' : Take Laxative-sferomo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money tf It falls to cure. 25c THE LEGISLATURE. THE HOUSE REFERS THE LEASE Bllili TO COM J1ITTEE.1 The Bill to Amend ChrUi of wilmif toa Fihm Second Reading in th. Sec. ate The Senate AgrMn Make Public Printing Contract With O. V. Baron. The Plymouth Charter Bill Tabled Sen ator Grant' Attempt at G Iw De feated. (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. "Raleigh, N. C, March L Bills and resolutions -were introduced as follows: By Senator Person, to appoint addi tional cotton weighers for Edgecombe. By Senator McCaskey, ; to amend chapter 368, laws of 1895, by adding af ter the wprd "oth" in the last line of section 1 of said chapter, . "providing nothing in this act shall prevent the building df fences across said creek or run." By Senator Yeager, to abolish "lay days" in Roanoke river. , By Senator Sharpe, of Wilson, ; to regulate the sale of pistols and car- To amend the charter of Lumber-ton. The following bills passed: To allow Cumberland to fund its debt. To amend the charter of Mt. Airy. To provide for working the public roads of Nash. To incorporate the New Bern Mutu al Fire Insurance Company. . To amend chapter 318, laws of 1893, private laws, by striking out "Wil mington, Del.," ; and insert "North Carolina." T" To incorporate the Chatham Traction Company. - To amend the charter of Dennis Simmons Lumber Company., 1 To incoporate the Commonwealth Insurance Company, of Wilmington. . To incorporate the trustees of St. Mary's school, of Raleigh. To repair stock law fences in Robe son. . To provide for working the public roads of Wilson. To amend the charter of - Whiteville. To prevent persons from ' fishing in private ponds without permission from the owner. , To aid in the construction off the Winston-Salem Southbound railroad. The bill to amend the charter of Elizabeth City passed its' second read ing: " (Senator Moye, from the committee on public printing, made a report for the minority, recommending that the let ting at the lowest bid be abolished and that the bill of Senator Butler ap pointing Guy V. Barnes public printer be adopted. The -report -oes on to say that the printing under Stewart Bros. has cost the state nearly J8.000 more than for the previdus two years; that part of the work was done in Rich mond, Va. when it: should all have been done in this state; that they rec ommend tho adoption of their (minor ity) report. The report further says that the printing should be done in Raleigh. Tfye bill to appoint Guy V.' Barnes, of this ditv. public printer, came tin. The majority report 'was unfavorableT' y.wt to. Senator Shore moved to postpone1 lost. Senator Grant favored considering the bill at once, as it was no use post poning. The question recurring on the adop tion of the minority committee report, it was adopted on second and third readings. This was a. surprise to the republicans. ' . , AFTERNOON SESSION. Bill3 and resolutions passed as fol lows: ' To amend the laws relating to su perior courts of Craven. In relation to the governor's man sion. To incorporate the Carolina, Chim ney Rock and Tennessee railroad. '. To, repeal the charter of the Golds boro and Morehead City railroad. To amend section 3063 of The Code so as not to apply to certain benevolent associations, among which are the Masonic order. Knights , of " Pythias, Royal Arcanum and Odd Fellows. To confer jurisdiction on deputy clerks of the superior "court. The-oill to amend the charter of Ply mouth ! by dividing it into two wards, came up. . Senator Yeager favored it." : Senator McCaskey said he opposed any measure that would place- any town in the hands 'of irresponsible and unreliable persons-,! and he wanted to go on record as opposing such meas ures. He knew that all the best people of Plymouth were against altering the town's wards. He moved to table the Mil and demanded the roll call, which was sustained,! and the bill was tabled ayes, CO; noes, 8.' . NIGHT SESSION. The senate reassembled at 8 o'clock. The president announced the following assistant enrolling clerks: T. 'A. Hud son, of (Alexander; T. W. Babb, of Per quimans, and John B. Moore, of Pen der. . The bill was taken up to amend the charter' of Wilmington so as to elec one alderman in each ward and allows the governor to appoint one for each ward. This puts the entire city in con troi of the republicans.'? I . Senator Ray wanted to know why such radical changes were desired and wanted the gentleman in charge of the bill to explain. i. Senator McCarthey answered that the reason the change was sought was because they were going to put the, city in charge of republicans. . ,. Senator Ray moved to table the?" bill. The roll call, was demanded and result ed ayes, 18; noes, 27, Senator Ashburn said he was op posed to the bill, but as tn caucus had declared 'in its favor he Would have to support it. '. '; : , The bill passed its second seadmg ayes, 27; noes, 20. Objection was made to its third reading. Senator Grant said it seemed thai the democrats and, some of the popu lists were flocking together, so he in troduced the following as an addition to the rules and further .stated- that they had a majority (republicans and bolters) and intended to run things as they wanted. There was no use. in dis guising the matter. Here are Jhis rules. Rule 43. That. debate shall be limited to five minutes for each senator on all questions and only two speeches shall be allowed on each side. . , , . Rule 44. That the senate shall con vene at 9 o'clock and remain in session! until 1:30 o'clock p, m. and again as semble at 3 o'clock p. m. and remain In. session until o'clock p. m. and again assemble at 8 o'clock: p. m. and remain in session until such' hour as the senate may desire to adjourn. That no motion to adjourn shall be enter tained by the chair until the holirs herein prescribed has expired. Rule 45.' The rules of the senate shall not te suspended unless by a vote of a majority of the senators present. Rule 46. No bill or resolution shall be Introduced -after March 2nd. Rule 47. Thaf rule 28 be amended fcy striking out In line 5, the "words "two thirds" and insert in lieu thereof the wordes "majority." i .Senator ; Moye opposed the rules of Senator Grant, saying he did not see why the senator had got In such a flur ry all at once. He had been absent every: Saturday until late Monday and now at he nd; of the-session he want ed to apply the gag'law.' . Senator Sharpe. of Iredell, bitterly opposed the resolution ; of Senator Grant. He thought it' a shame to try and gag the minority. He was In favor of giving them a voice in all matters. He was willing to stajf two weeks lon ger without pay, but he was not wil ling to pass such rules as those pro posed by Senator Grant. -- r .. Senator Maxwell opposed "the resolu tion, saying the minority had as much right to be heardi as the majority and he opposed gag law. . The resolution was placed on its sec ond reading and Senator Ray demand-f ed" the roll call, which was sustained, and the resolution failed to pass ayes, 24; noes, 23, not a majority of the mem bers elected "voting, so "the resolution was lost. ' The bill was taken up to amend chapter 214. laws of 1893, relating to the election of county , superintendent of health. Senator Abell offered a substitute that the county commissioners fix the salary lost. ' . Senator Utley opposed the passage of this bllL He thought it was only a political measure and be had too much principle to vote for any of his own party's . measures if It was Injurious to the public good. '. . The bill passed its second and third readings. - ' j. The 15111 to take Vance cbunty out of the criminal court circuit! passed. The bill was taken up to amend sec tion 3726 of The Code, by striking out .the words "one thousand" In line four and inserting "fifteen hundred." (This is to increase the salary of the audi tor's chief clerk). . Senator Walker amended by mak ing it "one thousand; also to reduce all clerks of state -officers salaries to $1,000. - - ' ' - - Senator McNeill offered ah amend ment to insert $1,200. The amendment of Senator McNeill was lost. The ques tion recurring on the amendment of Senator Walker, the roll call was de manded and resulted ayes, 25; noes, 18. '-r - Senator Maxwell offered an amend-f ment to make the chief clerk to the auditor salary $1,200. j v Senator Whedbee said most of the clerkships would be going to populists and if they wanted to. reduce . it let them do so and go' before ' the people The .question recurring on the de mand of Senator Maxwell, Senator Sharpe, of Wilson, demanded the roll call which was sustained ayes, 35; noes, 8. Senator Rollins moved to refer to the committee adopted and referred to commltte on salaries and fees. ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Duffy, to build a road through the public lands in Onslow county. By Mr. Lusk, jfor representatives of North "Carolina at he Tennessee cen tennial. By Mr. Peeters, to incorporate the Asheville and Bristol railway. By Mr. Sutton, to change the namet of Mulberry street, Wilmington, to Grace street; also to Incorporate the Hanover Land Company. By Mr. Hauser, to require insurance eorhrjanies to pay the face value of their policies. .By. Mr. "Lusk, to provide, for payment of the attorney's fee for the defend ant where the prosecution is adjudged to be frivulous and malicious. By Mr. Schulken, to incorporate the Excelsior Artesian Well and Sewerage Company. By Mr. Cunningham, to prevent tax ing of ipropef ty twice Jn one year. By Mr. Ward, to . - change certain Sixth district courts. The house was in committee of the whole several hours on the revenue bill and struck out the $10 tax on law ytrs, doctors and dentists, also the $10 tax proposed to be levied on drummers. It let the section stand providing that county commissioners "may" grant liquor licenses. Mr.Tuffy's amendment to make the word "shall" -was lost 38 ta 38. : - ! j - The section imposing a tax on-in-heriances was also stricken out. A resolution was adopted 6 to 45 raising a joint committee to loqk into. the matter of purchasing "oil por trait of Senator 'Vance, now on view, v' AFTERNOON SESSION. Bills were passed as follows: To Incorporate the Wllliams-Fitz- hugh Lumber Company. To incorporate the Carolina Southerd Lailroad and Lumber Company. - fTo establish criminal courts in McJ Dowell. Watauga, Mitchell and Tancey counties. j ' " To allow Wayne, Green, Pitt and .Wilson counties to levy a tax of, 15 cents for road improvement, this to be alike on county and town property. To amend the charter ot Greenville, by extending its limits (second read-" Ing; vote ayes, 57; noes, 32.) - Mr. Walters gave "notice that the mi nority would file a report against the bilL. saying he had served notice that he would do this and had asked the clerk to file aTrofest with the-bill, but could not get It done; that it had been understood that the " 15111 was merely one to allow a special tax to be levied. Messrs. Hancock and Sutton tried to cut Mr. Walters oft.' The latter moved that the report and protest be filed. This prevailed, though a lot of repub licans tried to defeat it. The bill passed to legalise $11000 irt bonds Issued by Elixa'beth City and to levy a special tax. The bill to incorporate the Winston Salem Southbound railway, passed Its I third reading 17 to 1. . , ' . - Then clamor arose, it being stated that the bill appropriated convicts. Mr. Person, of Wayne, moved to re consider. This prevailed. Mr. Sutton demanded the reading of; the bill. It was passed over so it could be ex amined. It gives 250 convicts, state to take bonds in pay. for their work. The bill was taken up to encourage; local taxation in , rural districts for public schools (after explanation by Mr. Dockery). It appropriates $100,000 to be used "by the state board of edu cation to regulate school taxation In townships or districts, allowing the board to give any township an amount equal to one the latter raises up to $500, local taxation and state aid to correspond being the basis of the bill. Mr. Schulken asked where the money was coming from. Mr. Dockeryl replied from the treasu rythe people's -money. He said the annual amount is not to exceed $100,000. The bill does not affect (cities. The law Is to continue for three "years. Mr. Hancock asked Mr. Dockery to accept an amendment that the appro priation be entirely for public schools, striking ou the word "education" and inserting Vpubiic schools.-' - : - Mr. Dockery offered an amendment to make the tax rate 10 cents. It was adopted. ;' ' jar. wara-s amendment xo aiviae me money equally among all townships was lost. Mr. Dixon's amendment, providing for either voluntary subscription or tax was adopted (to amount to not over $500 to a township). " Mr. Hancock's amendment inserting public schools" was adopted and the bill passed its second reading ayes. 75; noes, 29. .... . NIGHT SESSION. At 7:30 o'clock the house met and took up the calendar. Bills passed as follows: . To incorporate the Carolina Southern Railway and Lumber Company. ; To provide for payment of the rail-. way debt of Pollocksville. To Incorporate Maysville. To allow Currituck to levy a special tax. To amend the charter of Southport. The bill to levy a special tax in Le noir county for a stock law rence caused a lively debate. ' Mr. Dixon, of Green, moved to table and it was tabled. Mr. Hauser got it from the table, but it failed to pass its second reading ayes, 19; noes, 58. Mr. Dockery,' by leave, introduced a bill -to amend the constitution, and Mr; Cunningham a bill to require railways to redeem mileage tickets. Mr. Candler introduced a resolutioh to pay the clerk of the judiciary com mittee $5 a day during this session. (He has been getting $3 per day).' The bill to establish a dispensary at Louisburg came up, with a favorable report. ' Mr. Blackburn offered an amendment that the matter be submitted to the people of Louisburg township. Mr. Barrow said a large majority of the qualified voters had asked the pas sage of the bill. " The amendment was lost yeas, 39; nays, 58, and the bill passed its sec-)f ond reading yeas, 59;. nays, 21. 1 Mr. Blackburn made a motion - to concur In the senate substitute to the bill regarding the lease of the North Carolina railway. This motion did not prevail. He then gave notice of a mo tion to concur tomorrow. Mr. Sutton moved that the bill be referred to the committee on the lease. The vote on this motion was yeas, 54; nays, 56. There was great delay in an nouncing the vote.; Mr. Blackburn j called for the an nouncement. The speaker said that the clerks were in doubt as, to its correctness and there would be another roll call. Mr. Blackburn said the clerks said the roll was all right. The speaker did mot announce the result, but ordered that the. roll bs again called. Mr. Blackburn demanded the an nouncement of the vote, but the speak er di( not recognize ' him. The second roll call resulted yeas 60; nays, 57. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. The Louisiana Insurance Law DeclaredtJn- constitutional The Criminal Features of the Oleomargarine Bill Upheld. ' Washington, March 1 The statute tbf the state of Louisiana, prohibiting under penalty or si.ooo citizens of the stat from doing any act In connection with tne issuing--or a policy of insurance by a company which has not conformed to the requirements for doing business in that state, was today declared by the supreme couri oi me united states to De uncon stitutional. Justice Shiras. sneakine for the supreme court, said the statute was an unconstitutional infringement upon the liberty of the citizen, and the judg ment of the state courts was, therefore, reversed. The criminal features of the oleomar- garine law was sustained by the supreme court oi tne united states today. Three persons were convicted in the courts of the District ox Columbia of sellinsr oleo margarine without having it stamoed and marked as required by the regulations ls- suea Dy tne commissioner or internal revenue. They applied to the supreme court for release on writs of habeas cor pus on tne grounds that it was not com petent for congress to delegate to the commissioner1 of Internal revenue -or to the secretary of the treasury, the Judicial functions .which they exercised in this case. The chief Justice held that it was a revenue law,- and that the issue of stamps was purely- an aaministratlve function. The writs of habeas corpus were denied and the petitioners remanded to custody to serve out their sentences. ff3 Japan Adopts the Gold 8t indard. Yokohama, March 1. The Japanese gov ernment nas decided to adopt a gold standard of currency upon a ratio of 32 1-3 to 1. The silver yen dollar will be gradually withdrawn from circulation and the smallest gold piece will be of the value of five yen. The new standard will go into operation In October next. Absolutely Pure Celebrated for ' its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adul teration common to the cheap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co., New York. SCONSTIXUTIONAIi AMENDMENT. Vwtnet f the Amendment Proposed by Mr. Dockery A Free Fight Between the Two PopnlUt Factions Narrowly Averted Withdrawal ef Tobacco Warehouse Bill- 7 (Special to The Messenger.) f Raleigh, N. C, March L Mr. Dockery will Introduce tomorrow a Mil to amend the constitution of the state by creat ing a new article, declaring that a po litical party la one which at the elec tion of 1896 oast not less than 25,000 votes for ; some candidate, who was voted for by the entire-state; that the governor shall nominate five commis sioners of elections, to serve six years, each pollticaf party to have at least one of these, the salary of commission ers to be $4 per day, and they to have a clerk. These commissioners are to appoint registrars of election and also judges of elections,' these appointments to be upon recommendation of the state chairmen of political parties. Ballots may be written or printed or partly written and partly printed and may. be with or without device. No person shall be challenged on election day, unless he applies for registration on that day.p When there is challenge c-f a vote, the cause must be given and a day must be set for a hearing, and the presumption shall be that the chal lenged person Is a qualified elector, and the challenger must satisfy' a majority of the judges of election before the per son challenged is rejected. Elections shall be held absolutely in public view, and each candidate shall have the right to designate one person to repre sent him at each voting precinct, and this person shall be admitted to watch the count.: There shall be two ballot boxes. All acts of registrars and Judges shall be purely ministerial. Person, of Wayne, . withdraws his bill to reduce tobacco warehouse charges and that matter ends, j There was a sensational scene in the house chamber tonight after the sen ate adjourned. Republicans were cau cusing in the senate chamber and the majority populists had called a caucus on the house side. Bolting! populists swarmed into the chamber and took seats. They refused to retire, though Chairman Atwater was! in the chair and- pandemonium' broke loose for awhile. Fighting seemed imminent. Brown, of Jones, defied the majority to put him out. rThere was talk of send-. ing for police. Each faction had its heelers on hand, and Big Bolter Otho Wilson and Walter Henry were con spicuous. Finally Chairman McCask ey, of the bolters, appeared and quiet ed his gang and took them away. The hatred which the majority and minor ity populists have for each other was never more strikingly shown. H. E. Fries is elected national com mitteeman for North Carolina of the gold democratic party, vice Louis de Lacroix, resigned. Governor Russell makes requisition on the governor of South Carolina for Giles Talley, wanted in. Brunswick for larceny. Ivey Foreman, of Washington, Is commissioned captain of Company G, First regiment. f T. C. Morton, of Richmond county, was before the, house committee on in vestigation of charges of bribery in senatorial election. " Investigating com mittee wanted- to have a session tonight and have Senator Utley, of Wake, be fore it. It is said he knows some im portant things. ' Chairman Dockery, of the house com mittee on education, announced to night that the new. school "bill wil al low townships to levy special taxes, and this will .prevent the trouble caus ed by the supreme court's decision. NEGRO BOLTERS. Three Leave the Republican Cancan- A Big Row Over the Goldsboro Asylam Ail the Parties Hold Caucuses. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March 1. "Hell broke loose" In the republican caucus tonight, which did not adjourn until almost 1 o'clock. That was the expression used by a member,; and the darkey members rais ed the breeze. Three of them bolted Senators Henderson and Lee Person and Representative Dancy. The row - began about the eastern Insane asylum and the fact developed that the negroes want five out of its nine directors and thus practi cally to take charge of it, and that they are afraid to risk allowing the governor to make the appointments and want the names of the directors Inserted In the bill. Henderson was first to leave, then Person left, while the republicans wanted the negroes to let Blackburn's bill pass. which lets the governor appoint the direc tors of all the asylums. Hancock and some one or two of Russell's men plead ed with the negroes. Three of the,-latter said little or nothing, and were under stood as being willing to trust ' Russell pretty far. Yet all are declared to be a unit in declaring that the negroes must be given the eastern asylum. Dancy, one of the Edgecombe representatives when he walked out, excused himself by saying that he did not intend to abide any ac tion of the caucus. When he. was told he would back dawn he said; "I am an Edgecombe negro. We don't give in down there." . - . . " It is asserted that the negroes said lit tle about the -penitentiary, but said they were -wUHnB7ttJvate.-for other bill for institutions providing they got the east ern asylum; but five of them do not trust Russell. One of them' said: "Then after we vote his bill through -he will fool us We know him and his plana" The- caucus appointed a committee con sisting of Grant, Shbre, Cook, Arrington. and Freeman, to caU on the governor to morrow and arrange the directors on the part of the republicans. The populist bolters have .already named their men. The republican caucus, at - Lieutenant Governor Reynold's request, took up the charter of the Winston--Salem South bound railway and made U a caucus mea sure, so as to put it through tomorrow. Jt requires the state to furnish 'engineers and also 850 convicts. For these and other expenses the state is to take bonds of the road in payment. T The democrats caucused tonight. They discussed The Code commission bill and said that- if one member of it is to be a democrat, they thought they ought to be snowed to name him, Sutton of Cumber land, who introduced the bill, put in the p.ames of John W. Hinsdale, Schulken and Smathers. The majority populists decided In their caucus to ' endorse this naming of Schulken, also, declared the code commission. 9 be a necessity. They discussed the chaotic state of legislation and thought they would be able ta hold things down. Of course the republicans and bolters, arc trying to drive over them rough-shod. ' - Plato Glwi Factory Burned. , - St. Louis, March L A special from Alexandria, Ind., to the Scripps-McRae Press Association says the American Plate Glass factory at that place was to tally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss wui reach jzoo.quo; partially insured. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. SOME STILL HUNG UP IN OON . FERENCES ON AMENDMENTS. . The Senate's Additions to the Karal Ap propriation Bill The District of Colom bia Bill Passed The Law Providin g Special Messengers for Presidential Elec tion Returns Repealed The Bill Prohib iting Sending Through the Mail Pictures or Descriptions of Prise Fights Tabled. ' .. ' SENATE. : ' :; ; Washington March L Today the senate, in the space of about one hour and a half, passed the District of Co lumbia appropriation bill, carrying items to the amount of $7,444,677, be ing an excess of $1,655,000 over the bill as it passed the house. Half of the amount is to be paid out of the treas uay of the United States and half out of the revenues of the District of Co lumbia. Then the naval appropriation bill was taken up. It carries $35,728,234, a little over $5,500,000 more than the bill contained when , it , left the house. Among the principal items of increase are: Naval station, , Port RoyaL S. C, $50,000; naval, hospital. Port, j.Eoyal, g, C, $4,000. In addition to these items, the appropriation committee reports ah amendment authorizing contract to be made for three torpedo 'boats, not to cost over $800,000 in all. While the billwas being read. It was ordered, at the suggestion of Senator Allison, that at 6 o'clock p. m., the senate shall take a recess until 8 o'clock p. m. The torpedo boats amendment and all the other amendments up to that point, were agreed' to without discus sion or question. j ' " The amendment on "page 50 of the bill, providing that "no contract for armor plate. shall be made. at a rate to exceed $400 per ton, and the 'connected amendment striking out the clause that no portion of the armor shall be pur chased until it has all been contracted for, were passed orer temporarily, Al so the amendment appropriating $2,--500,000 for the establishment of an ar mor factory. , The remainder of the bill having been disposed - of, the controverted ; amendments were taken up. The first question was on the provision ,ln the bill that the total cost of the j armor shall not exceed $3,210,000, to which the senate committee had reported the amendment that "no contract for ar mor plate shall be made at a rate to exceed $400 per ton. Senator Chandler moved to' amend the senate amendment by making it read: "No contract for armor plati shall be made at an -average rate to exceed $300 per ton." On these several propositions, a dis cussion was kept up until 4:30 o'clock. without any solution of the question. The bill was .laid aside informally with out action on the pending amendment. Conferences .were ordered on the postoffice appropriation bill and on the sundry civil appropriation bill. The credentials of Senators-electTur- ner, of Washington, and Heltfield, or Idaho, were read and placed on file. The senate at 4:30 o'clock p. m. pro ceeded to the-, consideration of the ex ecutive business and at 6 o'clock p. m. took a recess till 8 o'clock this evening HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. At the opening of the day's session" the senate amendments to the sundry civil and the postoffice appropriation bill were non-concurred in and confer ences were prdered on the bills. " ; A bill repealing that' section of -the law providing for sending to Washing ton -by special messenger presidential election certificates, was passed after an explanation by Mr. Mercer that these certificates could as well be sent by mail or express and the present system was costly. The senate bill to extend the use of the mail to postal cards and envelopes owned by the United States Economic Postage Association was laid on. the table. Mr. Aldrich called up the "anti-prize fight" bill. The measure provides that no pic ture or (description of any prize fight. or. encounter of pugilists, under what ever name, or any proposal or recora of betting on the same shall be trans mitted in the . mails of the United States or by inter-state commerce, whether In a newspaper or other periodical or telegram, or In any other form. Sec. 2. That any . persons sending such matter, or knowingly receiving such matter for transmission by mail or inter-state commerce shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than . five years in the discretion of the court, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000. ' Mr. Aldrich in supporting the meas-. ure said tne Din simply protected the more advanced states which have for bidden pugilism as brutal and brutal izing, against having prize fights brought into, their borders in pictures and descriptions which are only a lit tle less harmful than the . degrading sport which they describe. This bill calls for Immediate consideration for manifest reasons. It is believed the reputable press, which describes prize fights only because of competition, will welcome this protection. Mr. Dockery, democrat', of Missouri' opposed prise fights but considered this an extraordinary proposition. 'It was censorship on the press. If this was done it could be extended to de tails of murder and other crimes. Mr. Cummings, democrat, of New York, considered it very dangerous ground., and said that it could be made to prevent sending through the mails, hundreds of "books now in print, with pictures of pugilists in them. It would be just as well to prevent comic pic tures or public.-men. Mr. Quigg, republican, of New York, moved to adjourn, pending: .which Mr. Dockery mov ta. lay th Bill 'on tfte tame. : . j - Mr. Quigg wtfhdrew his -motion, and Mr. Payne moved to take a recess, but withdrew the motion and the speaker put the question, for the third reading of the bill. The vote resulted yeas, 56; nays, S8. The motion of Mr. Dock ery to lay the bill On the table was then adopted yeas, 93; nays, 55. Mr. Aldrich demanded the ayes and nays on the question and they were ordered. A. motion by Mr. Cannon for a recess Until 10 jo'cl-ock tomorrow was agreed to. This' leaves the prize fight bill in the same position the yeas and nays being ordered' on the motion to lay it on the table. , Tuft's PUls Cure All Liver Ills, Prevention - I better than cure. Tutt's Liver Pills will not only cure, but if taken in time .will prevent Sick Headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria, constipation, jauadice, torpid liver and kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS ABSOLUTELY CURE. - - , - i c WAGONS FKEE. Boy'e Krpress Wagon'fbr BO Coupons of Kirkman'g Borax Soap. - FuU particulars will be circulated in every house in Wilmington and in all Grocers. Save Kirkman's Wrappers. The. imitation Borax Soap Wrappers are SPECIALS FOR BY TOHNSON - & - FORE, NO. Ill MARKET STREET. 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March 2, 1897, edition 1
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