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. - ....... . . ... . ' . - - . .. ' . ' ' ' ! : ' ' m , ; ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C.SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897. IPRICE 5 CENTS. TFJRGRAPTTTO SUMMARY. - THE STATE. Governor Russell issues a commission to John R. Smith ns superintendent of the penitentiary, and he will take; charpre today. it is said Governor , Russell drafted the bill Introduced iii the legisla ture two years ago. to turn the North Carolina railroad over to Geo. "W. Smath ers as state. proxy.- Expectation is high as to what will happen in the house of representatives today; Some predict, there will be no quorum. The magistrates trying, Lieutenant Governor Reynolds will dismiss the case. There was a fierce content in the house, yesterday over the lease bill. " ' - DOMESTIC. -Dun & Co., in their weekly review, say the slow and gradual improvement ob served for some time continued last week without material check, that there is bet ter demand for most products,, that demand for cotton goods does not im prove, that there is still speculative buy ing of wool, that the boot and shoe ship ment's have been as large as In any pre vious year. -President .McKinley sends to the senate the nominations of his cab inet officers. At Peoria a mammoth ; grain elevator and 900,000 bushels of grain are burned. "Worcester, Mass., has a $400,- 000 fire. The republicans of the. new house of representatives will hold a cau cus March 13th, to elect officers, etc. The Marblehead goes on a cruise along the jFlorida coast in search of filibusters. Secretary Olney did not attend the in auguration because no position was as signed cabinet officers on the platform and were placed behind members 'of the house in the senate chamber during the ceremonies there.- Consul General lee cables Secretary Olney that the Spanish authorities have decided to try the Amer ican prisoners in Cuba at once and those found guilty are to be sent out Of the island. Another big freshet in thi Ohio and tributaries; many persons had to flee for life; much damage . is done. Ex Queen Lilluokolani witnessed the inaugu ration from the diplomatic gallery; Sen ator Sherman requested Secretary Olney to issue the tickets to her. Secretary Herbert issues an order assigning names to the new torpedo boats. -The Fifty-fourth congress ended with forty-eight bills un signed by the president which were there by defeated; the number included three of . the general appropriation bills. Southwest "Virginia experiences a fearful cyclone, which destroys much property; central Kentucky was also visited by a severe cyclone; much damage to railroad property br floods is done in the west. An, immenste "amount of lumber was burn-iit-,t a- ; "Rv-"Prsl- dent Cleveland comes to North Carolina waters hunting. , ?- FOREIGN. . The Greek! cabinet hold a long confer ence and core to several important de cisions; Greece will soon have 100,000 men under arms; two" of her warships leave the Piraeus under sealed orders. W. S. Chambers, of Alabama, is to be chief jus tice of Samoa.-1 The prime minister of Greece says the Greek troops have gone to Crete to stay, that Greece had rather be wiped off the map of Europe than draw back from the position she has taken. Italy calls Turkey to account for firing across the bows of an Italian mail steam er in- the Dardanelles. Albanians dis arm two Turkish battalions and appropri ates heir arms. ; . , : ; . THE FIKST-TO GET "pIE."- The ew Penitentiary superintendent. Exciting Scenes Expected in the Honk i Today The Fight Over the Iase 'Bill : Yesterday Case Against Reynolds Dis missed. . (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March 5. The govern or today -commissioned John R. Smith superintendent of the penitentiary and he takes charge tomoirow. A wellknown, republican informed me that Governor Russell drew the bill which was intrduced in the legislature,. olina railway in the hands of George W. Smathers as state- proxy. It is said tonight by people w hopro f ess to surely know, that the directors of the North Carolina railroad will rat ify the thirty-Six year lease There .was all sorts of talk this afternoon and pveniTier about what may nap-Den in the house tomorrow. Some-said' it was not believed there would bea quorum. Others said tt was tbeS plan to load down the lease bill with: amendments. It is learned tonight that the Magis trates who yesterday tried the case ag.iinst Lieutenant Governor Reynolds and Speaker Hileman for breaking into the office of the enrolling-clerk will dismiss the caseand discharge Rey nolds. Hileman was discharged last evening.. (By Southern Press.) Raleigh, N. C, March 5. The North Carolina railroad lease question was made a special order in the house of represen tatives today at 12 o'clock. At that Kbur those opposed to the lease raised such a howl against considering the Grant sub stitute, with Representative Cook in the chair temporarily, that the enemies- of the bill were successful in adjourning the house until 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. At that session it was agreed to consider the matter tomorrow, at which time the matter will either be disposed of or the present tactics of those against the lease to defer action will prevail and let, it go bv without legislative action, with the r .. . .-i : ..., K. t Vi frvvprn or View OI Driiiguife Mth Pr. against the contract with the North Car olina railroad, s j Cyclones and Floods. Huntington, W." Va., Majrch 5. The hur i in ennthwi9t Virginia at 2 o'clock this afternoon proved far more disastrous than the recent flood. Hundreds of build ings were unroofed, - and many of the smaller ones were upset. The south end of Marshall college building .collapsed, causing a panic, and many ladies fainted in Central City every industry in the town suffered a heavy loss, while the massive chimneys on Washington school fell through the roof and went to the second floor. A dozen children were more or iess Injured. Several churches were fradly damaged. Louisville, Ky., March 5.-A cyclone did -nriBirlpraEle damage in central Kentucky this morning. At Winchester several buildings were unroofed and three new ones demolished. At Mount Sterling the great McBrayer distillery was "unroofed. The Louisville and Nashville round house, at Rowland, was wrecked, and property suffered severely at Stanford. - - Southern Indiana .was flooded last.nlgnt by the heaviest rain in years.? The Bal tlmore and Ohio Southwestern has three heavy washout: near Seymour, and the Pennsylvania two. The bridge on the Tyansvllle and Richmend. between Bed ford a nd Sevmour. is washed out. One train was wrecked by going through, a culver . Naslfville, Tenn.. "March 5. A vigorous, -brief, but terrible cvclone struck Nash ville today about 9:30 o'clock, doing con siderable damage. For the third time" since its erection, nearly half a century ago, the sky-pierrfig spire which adorns the McKendree church, possibly the larg est and wealthiest Southern Methodist congregation in the union, has suffered in jury. This time it has been completely wrecked, lifted from its base and scat tered over the roofs of adjacent business houses and the nearby alleys. Rumors were at once circulated that the centen nial buildings had been wrecked, but, strans-e to i say, they came through un- business houses were unroofed, and the masonic temme sngntiy aHma.:i. o fatalities have been reported as yet. ThaDuhme Company, jewelers, of Cin cinnati, assigned yesterday witnout pre ferences. The assets are given at $100,000. liabilities not estimated. Dull trade is given as the cause of the failure. - TO CURE A COID IN OUB DAT. ' -Take Laxative" Bromo Quinine Tab " lets. All druggists refund the money f it falls o cure. 85c. . - THE LEGISLATURE, g PANDEMONIUM REIGNS THE HOUSE FOB A TIME. The Mast Disgraeefal Scene Ever "Witn d In the Legislative B1I Lmm Bill to Come Up Todmy Eastern Circalt Solid, tor Bill KilledWilson Charter Bill Be feated Aiyluma Spoliation BUI Passed by Tote of President Reynolds. (Special to The Messenger.) - ': SENATE. : Raleigh, March 5. The senate took up as special order the bill to encour age local .taxation, for public schools. This is the bill which provides that an election shall be held in the townships of the different " counties, to decide whether they shall vote for a tax for any amount up to $250, the state to give a like amount. Senator Grant said he believed local taxation was the entering wedge to wards increasing the public school fund and usefulness of the system and he believed before long, under local tnxa tion, schools could do away with, state aid... ' Senator Utley amended by substHvt ing "districts" for "townships" adeptsd. Senator Ashburn offered an amend ment to strike out section 1 appropriat ing $100,000. The roll call was demand ed and resulted ayes, 24"; noes, 23. The amendment -was . adopted t which vir tually kills the bill. Senator McCaskey moved to table the bill carried. - " , Senator McCaskty moved to lay on the table the vote to reconsider lost, and the vote to reconsider prevailed and the bill was again before the sen ate. T Senator Grant moved to rrf er the bill to a special committee adopted, and the chair appointed Senators Grant, Justice, Utley and Atwi-ter. The house bill to .place) Cleveland and Gaston counties in the Seventh con gressional district and Yadkin and "Davie in the Eighth district came up. Senator Moya said he was told the rea son they wanted to change the districts Was because Brower, representative in the house from Surry wanted to go to congress and the only , thing he had' done during this legislature was to in troduce : this bill and get It passed The roll call was ordered and thebill failed to pass ayes, 22; noes, 26. The revenue act was amended by striking out Ave gallons and inserting one gallon and passed its third read ing; also the bill , to incorporate the New Hanover. Society for Prevention of Crime; also the bills to amend the charter of Laurinburg and of New Bern. , V i'NIG'lTT SESSION. The seriate reassembled at 8 o'clock. Bills passed as follows: To inirpomte the Bladen and Co lumbus Railway and Lumber Com pany. ' : T' incorporate the Duplin and Wayne Railway and Lumber Company. To create the' state board of equaliza tion. .. -j'' " ' . The special order was taken up, be ing the bill to revise and consolidate the charter of "Wilson. . This, 'bill was reported unfavorably by the committee- on corporations. A minority report was filed, recommend ing7 its passage. Senator Grant said the democrats were in the majority when the com mittee met. Senator Ray said not a single demo crat Voted on the bill in committee either one way or. the other. . Senator McCaskey said the demo crats voted by a rising vote. Senator Ray denounced it and de fied any man to prove thait a single denaoorat voted either, by , rising or viva voce. " ' Senator Grant showed by his speech that be did not care whether the com mittee's report was unfavorable or not; that he would vote for the bill because it was a republican measume, and though, the populists on the com mitjtee voted unfavorable he would still support the bilL - Senator Anderson, ; republican, said there appeared before the commdrCtee of -wnioh he was chairman, several persons, iof different . political panties, who opposed the passage of the bill and that was the reason it was re ported unfavorably; that .prominent repub'icans and populists appeared be fore the committee and opposed the bill and he (Anderson) would stand by 'tine report. Senator Sharpe, of Iredellj said he did not know whethier it was a good measure or not. From his speech it was gathered that bis object in want ing: the bill to pass was It jwould make the representative from "Wiilson coun ty one of the commissioners. " i " - Senator Justice opposed turning over cities and towns to negroes and irre sponsible parties and he expected ' to do so as long as he lived. . He asked Senator Sharp, of , Wilson, who the person was who is named as one of the police commissioners, v Senator Sharpe answered , be was a member of the house from Wilson. "Who is Bach? ". "He is a citizen of Wilson." "How long he he lived in the town?" "Not long, I believe, but he has been in the county some time." .. "Who is Peacock, named as a com missioner?" j - ', . "Oh, he is a colored man." "Well," said Senator Justice, "this Is a class of people you want to rule your town." - ' - ' ; Senator JusCiOe moved to table th.3 bill and the motion prevailed. The bill came un to take the asy lums at Raleigh, Morgan ton and Golds -boio out of present hands and give them to . the co-operaition - and allow ing the governor to appoint directors. Peison, "colored, off ered an amend ment to strike out "appoint" and. In sert the word "elect." This would take it out of 'the governor's hands. Person .said he now knew that the re publicans ' were going to break : faith with what they had promised, and he was opposed to the bilL He had been to-ld by. prominent republicans , at Washington not to 9et the people both er the Raleigh asylum and he (had the manhood to stand Irene and oppose the passage of the bill. He stood here to say that h opposed lhs part7 wbjan.. il ignores : four-fifths of the republicam J jrarty. Negroes have as much rigiht to "pie" as white republicans' .because negroes put the latter where tfcey are. Negroes are . getting to be iiks fle white people and thinking lifce tbem. White republicans will find that they can't use the negroes hereafter as they have done on the last day of registra tion and on election day. Senator Wnedbee, republican, said he believed tn all that was fair and equitable. To take asylums from the control of the people and place 42hem in the bands of ,che governor, power should not be delegated to any one man. The vofce of the people should be heard in this nuatter and the leg islature should name the officers. It would be fearfvfl. There (has been too much power already delegated to the governor -ity "this legislature. He ad ded: "iMark my words, we are going to be held responsible for what we have done and wnat we are about to do. I am opposed to this measure and I want to tieli you there is a future and we will hear from' the (people about these matters. It is a high handed measure for a caucus that has affiliated with line popuusis ooiiers uo come msre cuuu , ask us to endorse its action." senator Atwater, said this should not be a political measure. Tlhese asylums should be governer by competent just officers, r regardlessi of tlhielr poli tics. He added t "If we are gotogf to do as radical and democratic parties have done what is the use of having a pop ulist party? Why not go back to the radical or democratic part; am op- posed to "turning out d its or re- publicans if they are good officers. Senator -Moye appealed to the popu lists to stand together and go with Senator Whedbee Hnthls matter. He said the republicans and bolting popu lists should have hunted1 somewhere else for "pie" and let the poor insane peopie alone. h4 said : "We " would never have "had this legislature here today if the people of the state had known suAymeasuiries would be passed and that it was such a 'pie hunting crowd, and I want to say that co-oper-ationists shall not put the blame on the straight populist "party. If I could talk until this legislature adjourned I would do so, thereby killing" the bill." He irediated that every one who voted fear these measures would be sorry of it He appealed ; to the populists to stand togethter and defeat this bill. Person's amendment was lost ayes, 24; noes, 2&. The bolting populists vot ing with the republicans. Senator Butler opposed the bill, say ing the only purpose of changing the asylums -was to get rid of the superin tendents. It was a stamp of "Infamy and shame to repeal the charter to get rid of these men, against whom' no charge can be made. Senator Justice said the democrats in 1877 would not turn out the repub licans when 'tihey 'had a chance. Senator McCaskey caOled the previ ous question and the roil call was. de manded. The bill passed ayes, 25; noes, 25; the chair voting aye. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There was the greatest : legislative sensation here today ever known : in North Carolina. It occurred in the house of representatives. At 11:68 o'clock Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, member of the committee to investi gate -the lease of the 'North Carolina railway, to which the senate substi tute bill was referred, arose. Mr. Cook, who is chairman of that special committee, ras in the chair. Mr. Lusk presided during the earlier part of the session and Speaker Hileman, who was so hoarse that he spoke with difficul ty, sat on the left of Mr. C ok ' 11 r. Sutton asked consent to call up the resolution. asking the supreme court to give tomorrow, its opinion in the mat ter of the substitute for the lease bill. His .purpose was to gain time. t.v Mr. Blackburn sprang to his feet and as the hands of the clock pointed to noon declared that ths hour set for the special order the senate substitute lease bill had arrived and that it must be taken up. f Both he and Mr. Sutton kept on their feet. Demands were poured at the speaker to Tecognize one or the. other. Conspicuous among those who cried, out were Messrs. Sutton of Cum berland, Hancock and Alexander. , Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, said he wanted the special order held up until the res olution was "acted otn. He wanted de lay." : " ' . Then the storm burst. Mr. Blackburn said: "You know that under the resolution adopted by this house no resolution can be introduced save by. unanimous consent. You know that the journal shows that the reso lution was not Introduced. I move that the -house concur in the senate substi tute." ' ' v' Then confusion broke loose. Twenty members were on the floor at. once, all shouting:, all protesting, some one way, some another. The two factions arrayed themselves. For two or ;three minutes the uproar continued. Mr. Person, of . Wayne, moved that the house take a recess until 3 o'clock. : There was a roar of ;pro tests: "Vote tt down, vote' it down,-' and amid the din, the . voices of (Mr. Alexander, the two Suttons and Mr. Hancock could be heard seconding the motion The aisled filled. Kr, Cook put the "motion. There was a burst of "Aye," drowned by a sweeping1 rush of "No." which rattled to the dome and descended In a torrent of sound. . "Division," shouted Messrs. - Black burn, Murphy and forty i-ore; but Mr. Cook declared the house had taken a recess until 3 o'clock. - ; -. Mr. Blackburn strode up the aislel "That is false," "he cried. "I appeal from the decision of the chair." The scenfe at this moment was Inde scribable. Mr. -Cook left the chair aa the gavel fell. He stepped o ths. rear lobby. The uproar raged. Pandemonl urn broke loose. Members rushed to the front. Some put on their hats and moved towards the door. Some of the more timorous hurried . 'tor the lobby. The atmosphere, was filled with exe crations mainly of Mr. Cook and his ruling. "It is tyrannical." "It is un Just." "We will not submit to it.' "He had the right to declare ths house ad journed, shouted Cook's friends, Fac tiona faced aeh other prepared ; for battle. One blow would have caused instant riot. Some men shouted "For God's saker stop this. It is the most disgraceful scene the house ever wit nessed. ' Never talk about the; legisla ture of 1868 again." " , r "During- the turmoil Speaker Hileman .set serene in his chair at the speak er's desk, ' ' ' . . ; Suddenly Mr, Murphy shouted: ."The house is without a speaker. I move we elect; Mr. Freeman speaker pro tern." U second the motion," Bald Mr! . .. -7 : Blackburn and a score of others and Mr. Murphy put the jmotktn. There was a volley of "ayes" and then, tak ing Mr. Freeman by-, the arm Mr. Murphy led hkn to the Speaker's desk. Mr. Freeman didT not ake the chair, but stood at the. end of the desk. The assemblage ywas now a mob. The galleries fairly "bulged with wild, excited spectators The uproar. reached the senate, and senators poured into the hall of thebouse. Suddenly Mr. Lusk rushed to the front' and leaning over ths desk- at which " the correspondents of .' news papers were seated, raised his arms high aboye his head and In his loudest voice shouted as he looked at Mr. Free man at the speaker's desk: "Z protest. In the name of North Carolina I pro test This is treason. This is revolu tion. We ought to send for a force to r this hall and to stop these riot- us and revolutionary proceedings. Re ashamed of yourselves. Be men." All this was said with a rising voice-to the accompaniment of yells and cries which stunned the ear. . rMrrAlexandv riishljigf p" even near er the desk, shook his fist at (Mr. Free man., His eyes flashed with anger: "Come down' from -,. that place," he cried. "You' are a usurper. You are a traitor." The factions, all party lines broken. roared and glared at each other. An gry words passed and repassed. Suddenly H. A. Cudger appeared While Mr. Freeman was speaking and stood beside him Mr. Freeman was entreating the house to . be quiet, to listen to him. "I am not going to hurt you," he cried. 'Oudger leaned over the desk and said: "Now boys lets all leave." Freeman said:' "Dont get excited. This is a small matter. The journal shows we have taken a recess until 3 o'clock." - - Claud Dockery walked near the clerk's desk and said: "Gentlemen hear roe. 'We will settle this matter at this session- of the legislature and fairly. but I protest against this revolutionary business." " Mr. Freeman stepped down at . 12 : 12 o'clock. The whole affair had occupied but nine minutes, but minutes seemed hours. There were crfes, "Freeman ought to be impeached." There were others, 1Cook must be impeached. He is not our speaker. He will not act fairly." There were loud curses of Cook, who by this time had left the hall, for his Ignoring- the demand for a divisioni on the vote to adjourn. Mr. Cook's parti sans declared he had a perfect right to declare the house adjourned. Mr. Blackburn sprang on the desk and shouted: "Give us lair play: We won't be gagged." - The anti-Cook men declared he knew the substitute supporters were in the majority and had won the fight. Speaker Hileman, as matters quieted, Walked around to the reporter's desk and spoke of his hoarsness. He was very calm. ; '. -.- . .-:"- Ry 12:25 o'clock barely a dozen mem bers were in the halL The lately gorged galleries were empty. The quiet after the storm was almost startling. Out from the capitol the people poured. Groups of excited talkers were-seen everywhere. Anti-Cook men said: "His conduct made ois ten votes." Governor Russell was in his office beneath the nail. At the first roar above his head fie thought the build ing was falllag. Then he ran out and up stairs; nor did he stop until he reached the head of the stairway on the second floor. There he met the ad vance guard of the people rushing out of the hall and found what the trouble really was. ----- AFTERNOON SESSION. At 3 o'clock Speaker Hileman called the house to order. , The proceedings began tamely., The speaker was so hoarse he could scarcely be heard. Mr. Parkier, of Perquimans, sent in a report of the committee on penal , in stitutions. Mr. Blackburn moved that the spe cial ord'er be taken up as unfinished business the senate substitute for Che lease bill. ' Mr. Alexander at once said: "I move o adjourn until 9 o'clock." ' nr. muirpny seconoea jur. isracK- burn's motion. Mr. Hancock said: "A motion Is made to take up unfinished business. Now I rise to question the motion of Mr. Blackburn jor to question the object of the motion. There was no unfinished business when the house adjourned." Mr. Brower said he thought the leg islature was acting under parliament ary rules ; that the- Reed rules were the latest; that these provided thalt the unfinished business shall be token up; that the . unfinished busimess was "Mr.. Blackburn's motion to concur to the senate substitute to the lease bill. He asked for a ruling. .. .-. ... The speaker said- Mr. . Blackburn's mothm .was "before the house. - Mr. Sutton, xf Cumberland, said the substitute -was not before the house; that It was not an original bill, but a new bill. ' . - .. . The speaker sadd that while 'the sub stitute was made the special order, the committee was not ordered ito report the "bill , and no motion made Do in struct the committee to report. Mr. Cook insisted that a grave con stitutional question was involved; that the bill was not constitutional Js now under advisement. v' ; . Mr. Murphy said the bill was" mode the special 'order for (today; that the order was mandatory to the commit tee, express -and dlreet, to feport itflie bill today at noon1; that the bill was before he house. Mr. Lusk said the committee should not be asked to report until It bos the -written advice" of Dhe supreme court; that to take another course would out rage the committee and moke it violate its conscience. On the resolution to re quest the supreme court to give Its opinion "tomorrow morning the commit tee can be ordered to report the bijl. He urged that the : motion, of ' Mr, Blackburn go over and that the resolu tion be adopted. . Mr.- Dockery wanted o know what assurance there was that tfbe supreme court woU14 report within the next ten days or two-weeks. rMr. Sutton, of Cumberland, said the supreme court had rendered opinSotas promptly, ' ;-;-V1:.'XjV-'. .... ';.c ' 'Mr. McCrary Inquired Whethier the "house was to ie governed by commit tees; that the committee had no right to hold the Dill set as a special order. He ; ridiculed tihe delay on this bill, which hence may not pass, and as a result the lease question will be drag ged around the state in the mire of politics. He said this question was now a poiiticjal ' qmestkm; that this faot caused today's ; disgraceful proceed ings. He expressed doubt that tfliere would be a quorum next Monday. He wanted the lease "question settled now and squarely He declared the commit tee had not done tts duty falling to re port today. He said the question be fore the house was Mr. Blackburn's motion that the bill be taken from the commrtteer Mr. Hartnes said this fight was only preliminary to the question whether the Southern railway should have ! the North Carolina railway at a less price than the . people say . should be paid ; that it was said the supreme court would not file an opinion in twentyrfour hours, yet is is desired to railroad the bur through -the house. He said they knew the wrath of the people would smite them If they did not get it out of politics (applause). The substitute says we wil not rob you for ninety nineyears;;,t only for thirty-six. He said people ought to destroy those who seek thus to work against their Inter ests. There is a fatal addition: that the matter is to be taken but of politics, hot as the people wanted it taken, but as the Southern railway wants to set tle it. ; Mr. Dockery said the bill was cer tainly not on the calendar. He wanted to give the supreme court time-to give an opinion, and ; that Mr. Blackburn's motion be deferred until 11 o'clock to morrow, and that at noon sharp the vote be taken; that the supreme court's opinion would, of course, not be judi cial, but would largely Influence his vote. He then prepared the following resolution which was read by him as follws: "Resolved, That the substitute lea.se bill be made a special order for 1 o'clock tomorrow. That, the special commit tee in charge of this substitute be re quested and directed, and required to report the substitute . bill at that hour, whether or not a decision of the su preme court shall have been rendered affecting it. That a vote be taken upon this substitute - bill not later than 2 o'clock of the same day. That the su preme court be requested to; consider the legal effect of accepting the substi tute bill and render decision as soon as possible for the benefit of the house." It was 6 o'clock when the vote was completed. The result was yeas, '61; nays 55. There- was some applause at the announcement. ., The resolution often referred to op posed by the. committee, was then ; taken up and read as follows:' Resolved by the house of representa tives, That the chief Justice and asso ciate justices of the supreme court b resepctfully requested to examine the bill now pending before the house enti tled "an act to prescribe terms upon , which foreign : railroad corporations may become corporate in this state and for other purposes" and to communi cate through Jthe- speaker of the house an opinion of the question whether If the bill shall be passed by both houses and ratified, it will become operative before -. its- ratification by the stock holders of the North Carolina Railroad Company, and that the members of the court be further respectfully requested to communicate their opinion to the session of the house of representatives to be held on Saturday, the 6th Inst., if they shall find it consistent with their duty to the public to do so. Resolved further, That the speaker of the house be requested to send a copy of the bill, with these resolutions, im mediately to the chief Justice of the supreme court. The resolutions were adopted and the house took a recess. NIGHT SESSION. The house met at 9 o'clock. Mr. Cook asked leave to Introduce a resolution in regard to the opinion of the supreme court ini the North Carolina railway lease matter, but unanimous consent was not given, which under the rules, is necessary. . By leave Mr. Bryan, of Chatham, withdrew his bill, which passed its sec ond reading last -night, providing for the election of the clerk of the railway commission by the legislature. He said the matter had been amicably settled. The programme was that C. C. Fagan, a populist bolter, should be : elected clerk. The compromise must mean that the commission will elect Fagan or that he is to be "given something equally as good." Mr. Bryan said the commission wanted to elect its clerk. Bills passed as follows: To charter the Bladen and Columbus Railroad and Lumber Company and the Duplin and Wayne railroad and Lumber Company. To give the state 'treasurer discre tionary power as to paying out appro priations so he can pay them quarter ly or semi-annually, instead of annu ally.'; - - v. The bill to create the office of prose cuting attorney for the Eastern crim inal . circuit court was discussed. Mr. Hancock, whose bill it was, said it did hot take away a single fee of a superior court solicitor in the counties composing the district. Mr. Dixon, of Cleveland, said the bill interfered very seriously with solicit ors, as it took all criminal cases out of their hands r that Solicitors Daniels, Sewell, Bernard and Richardson op posed it; that it was simply to create another office and make a place for somebody. - Mr. Hancock said there was politics in the bill. He said Bernard was not in the district, now 'that Vance , was taken out; that all save New Hanover and Craven were under democratic so licitors. He said as to Solicitor Dan iels that he was elected by fraud, i Mr..: Cunningham appealed .to the house not to pass so unjust and unfair a bill and strike at the solicitors duly elected; that it was a jrerrvmander. - Mr. Dockery offered an amendment providing that the solicitors now elect ed shall have control of criminal dock ets in their counties whenever tbov are present adopted, ;Mf, Hancock atone voting no, who moved to table Ws own bill. This was done with a roar and the clincher was put on. while Mr Hancock retired -. entirely "knocked out." - .:: - - - Bill passed to Incorporate the Tar uver rauway. To place all fire insurance under the jurisdiction of the secretary 01 state ana to give him power to in" quire mto rates, ?. and provides that rates on iarm buildings shall not b higher than in Virginia. I ; To appropriate $5,000 additional for the colored agricultural and mechanical colletre; (nassed as a snbcHtnta f. tv.a bUl to pay the college 516,020 as its pro. iwi LUMiuie snare oi me u nited states lauu scrip runa,j - The omnibus . liquor . bill passed - Its jinat reading, A committee was annointod rnn fer . with a senate committee on the euuc&nonai auu . - . : '.-: - . TO END THE PARTY FEUD. REPUBLICANS WANT TO MAKE TERMS WITH THE GOVERNOR - BtUMll'i Small Following la th Laffhu latrnre Th Attitude of the Bolter Pas? cling Every Bolter to Get - an Ottea. Sottnn, of New Hanover, Aspires to a , Seat in Con gross Goldsboro Delegation TJnable to Get a Hearing The Colored Public Schools of Edgecombe. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. ' Raleigh, N. C," March 5. The republicans did not caucus last night but efforts were made by their committee to see what could be done to settle the feud with the governor. One of the foremost republicans said today that, outside of Representatives. Hancock, Sutton, of Cumberland;" and Sutton, of New Hanover; Governor Russell had only two friends In the leg islature Senators Sharp and Cannon, the latter a very recent convert. The attitude of the bolting populists is puzzling. .. They are of course after what is in sight, but the statement of their chairman, made yesterday, thaj they consider their "contract" with the republicans terminates the moment the legislature adjourns, ' la interesting. What will they do afterwards? Will any of them return to their party? They are now outcasts and . absolutely de pend on the republicans for what they get. . - : :. ,- Places have to be provided for these bolters. So yesterday when a bill was up to give to the legislature the election of the clerk of the railway commission, vour correspondent asked a bolter who was to get this place. He replied C. C. Fagan. And so it is all the way. Every one of the twenty-one bolters will get a place. " The legislature has altered the license tax on insurance companies so it is $200 for fire and accident, s and 5250 for life companies. It is the talk here that Governor Rus-Bf-11 will seo that his law partner, Dave Sutton, gets the position of mayor of Wilmington. Sutton said yesterday he was thinking of going to Seattle. He remarked recently that he might run for congress in the Sixth district. The dispensary bills are passing. The liquor men have made a streiiuous fight against them. The bill fori Asheville and Buncombe county ia the only one checked. J The scenes at the trial of the lieuten ant governor and the. speaker of the house yesterday ' afternoon and last night, in the mayor's office, were amus ing and novel. A. L. Swinson, the ex enrolling' clerk, who caused.thelr arrest for breaking into his office, was on hand. He is one of the most , obstinate men on earth and he has hung on like a bulldog. This criminal prosecution was quite a surprise. Swinson makes a demand for full pay for the entire legislative session. The members of the large delegation here from Goldsboro to protest against the passage by the house of the senate bill putting Goldsboro under control of a police commission tried hard to get a hearing before the committee, but with the exception of the North Carolina railway lease bill no reference of senate bills which come to the house is made. and so the Goldsboro bill was on the calendar, where Senator Grant, its pro moter, wants it to be. It is said Sena tor Grant is having tins bill passed in spite against the people of Goldsboro. . Kevenue omcers maae a nvwy raw yesterday east of here and captured three illicit distilleries. Work begins in a few days .on tne now Presbyterian church here.- It will be a costly building. 1 The hearing of the matter of the lease of the North Carolina railway before the house special committee did not end until 10 o'clock last night. The com tee gave notice it would be britiT"wd today. The counsel for the governor (Judge Avery) wanted subpoenas for a majority of the private stockholders. The system of county supervision in augurated by Superintendent Scarbo rough was re-enacted on Wednesday last. The colored teachers of Edgecombe county made the chief effort for re turning to the old system, many of its teachers wrote individual letters to Senator Butler, and sent a special rep resentative from among their number (C M. Eppes) to Raleigh to secure friends for the bill. This representative is enthusiastic over the success of the school bill and Is fulsome in his praise of Dockery and Young, republicans; Cunningham, .Dixon and Walters- dem ocrats, and names Blackburn, republi can, as the arch enemy of negro tion and the common schools. Eppes says the colored teachers of Edgecombe desire the people of North Carolina to know that the common schools of Edgecombe have been managed for eighteen years without the semblance of partisanship. The white people are as liberal as any -in the state,' and al though they own the property, the negro schools have averaged six months while the whites run five and a half months. The -colored teachers, and intelligent - element are perfectly satisfied with the past administration of their schools. The Pugilists at Practice. Carson, Nev., March 6. The '"north wester" which blew up last night left tihe 'highways as dry as a board. All the pugilists were out on -the road be fore noon and each of them worked out to the satisfaction of "the critics. The chief interest centred about Oorbett. He had practically loafed for two days and great things were expected from him. Nobody was disappointed; Break fast out of the way, Jim threw on a sweater and called out his dog, Lad die. Together -they rambled over the hills tn the direction of Empire, dis turbing a few. jack rabbits and dodg ing around innumerable boulders. Cor- bett does not fancy road work. . He claims that Ft stiffens his legs and im pairs bis rapid foot work,, which saves him so. many blows. ' : r; Over at ntzsimmons quarters the regulation programme ' went through without a hitch. iBob took a morning walk and a rub down and put in two hours in the afternoon, wrestling with Roeber,. sparring with Mickey and Stenseler, and punching the bag. Very few spectators paid admission to the gymnasium, and altogether it was a dull day all around the Cornishman's cottage. ... , A Big I.nmber"FIre .. . Norfolk, Va., March 5. Fire this af ternoon broke out in the lumber shed 3 of the South Norfolk Lumber Company, three miles from this oity and: destroy ed 2;225,000 feet of seasoned pine lum ber, the property of the Courtland Lum ber Company, besides valuable machin ery and wharves, - , - mmm. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 6, 1897, edition 1
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