Jlil YOUNG
! r
House Kills 'Ithe Charlotte
' -Police Board, i,.'. J
CAPITOL STREETS
TeM pavad-Biu naa passed notn .jaousea
-bockery's Fertiliier Measure-No ."
' Bills" to be lntroduoed In Senate
r .- , After Tomorrow, i .
The bouse met at 10. . The N. C. R
i R. lease bill was made special order
. for next Friday at noon., . ' ; V.
TV fnllnvtnir hills nasRfld:' :
'- To levy a special school tax in
WakeForesttownship.Wabe County.
: io allow tnei&iieigniownsnipHuuuuj
.committee td Issue bonds for. school
-houses. " To appropriate $23,000 for
,new . building nd ether improve
unents at the colored deaf-mute and
blind institution here,' 111,500 for
each of the years 180.7-93. The vote
was unanimous on i, the passage of
-this bill; ; "..'.
i The bill to increase thelannual
appropriation to the state fuard to
'412,000 came up with favorable re-
niwt It u ra-rnfarrnd tn financs
: for tonights . v 'I
; : mk. t.:ii t 1ft nnn tnw
-each of the years 1897-97 for the
aeat-mute scnooi at morgauwn pww
ed aftersomedebate, Dixon, of Cleve
land making the statement that the
armament the democrats met dur-
- jng tne late campaign- ww we re
"publican-populist liberality in 195
4a making appropriations: 'to Instt- -
' A..i.4 Jl .L. L U t. .n. .9 t.A Alia
mituns, sou maw u uuyou wo, uu
.record would not be broken.' v
. Bills passed to allow a colored
.institutions for deaf mutes and blind
here and to establish graded sohools
.at Washington
-. Dockery brought up bis bill to
!less substances in-fertilizers. Its
tt l bji follows-
"Whereas, any commercial fertil
zer or ferttliiing material shall be'
, analyzed as required by law and if
ueh analvsls shall sho the presr
ence in such-fertilizers,, hair,, hool
, meal, horn, leather scraps, marl or
. other delaterious materials known
m fillers, publication shall be made
jn the monthly bulletin by the de -
: partmentof agriculture showing the
result of such analysts and calling
"ithe attention or: me puonc to me
.presence in such fertilizers ' of such
substances and the same shall be
' islgned and condemned as : provided
Jby law In other "cases. - .
- Dockery - offered " the following
Amendment, strike out the .-words
jnarl or other dclaterious materials
known as' fillers"nd substitute "or
other substances non-available for
plants, but which contains ingredU
; ants.wiat go to mase upiae roqunou
or guaranteed analysis.",. The
''amendment was adopted and the
The special order for 11:30 1 o'clock,
t wastaicea up. . A s
i Ml . 'A k .t aw J iAn ef
the bill. Whea it came up on the
second reading it was defeated, ayes
rail, at Wake voted against it. ; . ,
: i The case of Broughton vs Young
"ocauie up.- A majority report was
. .. intiti in tavnrnt Yrtutiirana mmoriw
' in favor of - Broughton, - Mr. Cook
Col. Cunningham spoke eloquently
. The majority report seating Young
was adopted, ayes 0 noes
tt" The seLate met 10 o'clock, LIGov.
' Kevnolds presiding. 1 Prayef y
Rev. Dr. Daniel of this city. , Bills
I n I.rf li 1 1 1 111 "l J An JU1U Ha Ij V Wwtmm
4)ill to amend sec. 1024. of code relat
ing to crimes and punishment..' - '
R MnTwnll. resolution to Invest!
: gate the business of the Stole Farm
ers Alliance. . .
r .vx B Person, bill to improve the ef
fiolency of public schoolteachers and
Increase their Day. also a joint reso
. liitlnn ia favor of employees of pres-
nt lpcislature. -
v By Grant, to amend the charter of
t.h town of Goldsboro.
To protect real estate sold under
mortgage or deed of trust. . , .
. Bv Move: Resolution that after to
, day no bill shall be Introduced at
this session unless by suspension oi
tViA mien - Passed. ; .
- The bill to amend the charter of
Wilmington providing for a pohce
commission passed third reading,
vna 24 noes 18. Tbe bill is now a
j - - .i
The- bill to Incorporate: the Har
nett - Cpntral ' railroad ; company.
Passed. : v ' . .
The bill to'amend the charter of
the . city of Fayetteville," providing
fora police commission was taken up.
Maultsby, moved , to table the bill.
Ado'ptedjand "clincher put on." .'-'
To es'ablish a normal school for
the colored raoe so as to improve the
advantages ' of the same.- The -bill
carries an,; appropriation of $5,000 . -
PassedA",-)'" 7
Tbe bill authorizing the governor
to have paved the streets around the
capital passed itg readings. '
GRAHAM STILL HEBE 1
Be Make -sttmont Dnounoe hi
' ! ,J ' f ; . Aeousari. '
; Mr J L Graham, chief clerk in the
office ofSuperintendent Mebane of
public instruction is still in tbe city,
although a true bill has been re
turned against him by " the grand
jury at Catawba court on the charge
bf burning his own house. -
. Mr Graham was seen today by-the
PBEss.Visiroa and he made .the fol
lowing statement; . , '
"All J have to say in regard to the
card which appeared in a morning
paper is that 1 ask -the public not. to
be rash in their conclusions based
upon malicious reports but .to wait
the result of the proper court. As
to the cardbeiog signed by republi
cans, the falsity of the same ' Is only
surpassed by the deoeitfulness of
tbeir deception. ; AJlderbrand , alias
Hilderband and bis sou 4 B are re
publicans wbp hae beenxepudiated
and read out of the party on account
of their collusion with the demo
cratic, ring at Newton. For the
other two who sign themselves re
publicans, I would say that they are
worthless' characters and are mad
with me because I appeared against
them ; as counsel and had. them
bonded to keep the peace as against
my client. And for the democrats
who sign the card I expected no
better of them for the late Hon TM
Finger informed Hon 0 H Mebane
that if he appointed me his clerk
.'statements would be published that
would ruin Graham and as a result
you will have to disoharge him."
From the above the public can
well ascertain their motive, and any
unprejudiced mind oan draw the in
ference necessary to the conclusion;
do not deem it proper nor expe-
dlentat this time to reply to their
misrepresentations, but will pay my
respects to the articles which have
been published in due time, and the
public itf respectfully asked to re
serve their opinions until they have
the facts fully before them' -,
TICKETS FOK CARNIVAL
Thav Are bolng Fast- 'You'd Better Get
,' Yours and Da inttbe Posh.
Seats for the "Carnival" have been
selling at a lively and gratifying
rate today, i which : shows that tne
people are in an appreciative mood.
With such encourasrementtheClique
will doubtless exce' itself this even
ing. If you have 'at yet secured
your kat, do so at once. Fair seats
ill doubtless be obtainable at tbe
hall. '
It is something more than gallan
try which makes the yellow kid
speak in such nattering termsof ae
laddies." You should see them in
gala costume.
There is ; only, one weak point
about the play. Madame Pollard
can't look her part of ancient wife.
She plays it though J'out 'o sight''
. ; Gave Bit Ufa for Girl.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Ntack, N.TT., March l.There
have been many - sympathizing call
ers today at the little cottage of Rob t
Lawrence, where lie the remains of
his v brave ' 17-year-old ' son. - Ar
thur, Who lost his life while trying
to save little Mamie Lynch early last
evening from drowning in Fetters
ice pand. 1
, The boys and girls were playing
on the ice yesterday when Mamie
Lvnoh broke through and went
down Arthur Lawrence hastened
to. Mamie's "rescue. Be secured
board and put it over tbe edge of
the ice to" where the girt was 'strug
gling, in the watei. v Mamie caught
hold of the board, when, the thin ice
cracked again and. Arthur broke
through into the water. Tbe boy
struck out toswim toward .the girl,
but threw. Up his arms and sank.
Several' men with ropes rescued
Mamie, but the boy was dead When
taken out.. - '
.' Mr. H'E'C Bryant,' of the Char"
lotte Observer is one of the delega
tion that came to Raleigh in opposi
tion to the Charlotte police bill,
which fell by theway- side in the
house this morning.
Senatorial Investigating.
" Committee Reports.
THE TESTIMONY
Is a Var(4 AitOrtmant Morrison Swora
fit Never Of tared Morton Jpb
Senator Utley on the Stand
- Parker Denlea statement.
J B Schulkenj chairman of special
committee to investigate the charges
of fraudu and bribery in the election
of TJ. S. Senator, made a long report
m tne bouse toaay . u coniainea
the examination of many . witnesses
sworn and examined by the commit-
tee. some oi me evioence causeu a
laugh, particularly that part in
which Senator D. Beid Parker said
he had discovered that he had a pe
culiar fitness for the position of
commissioner of agriculture.
These questions were asked wit
nesses:
First. If witness knew of any offer
of money or office to vote for or
against any one for U. S. senator.
Second. K it was given to under
stand to witness that he would re
ceive either federal or state patron
age for his vote or influence for or
against any one for TJ. S. senator.
Third. Whether In voting for
TJ. S. senator he was actuated or in
fluenced in casting such vote by the
hope or expectation of receiving
either money or office as aconsidera-
tion therefor.
Robert Hancook, H.T. Brown and
Senator Odum and others answered
the questions negativelv. Odum
was asked if he was promised the
position of postmaster at Wadesboro
and he said not. Y. C. Morton swore
he was offered a four years' job by
D. M. Morrison to vote for Pritch-
ard. . Morrison swore before the
committee that liu did not.
Senator Utley testified that while
the bolt rs were la session in the
Branson House he heard one of them
say that there were 200 good offices
they could get by voting for Pritch-
ard.
Parker, of Perquimans, denied
Mr. TJtley s statement.
ANTE-LENTEN GERMAN.
The Capital Club Entertained Soeietv
X.aat Evening,
The Capital club gave a delightful
and brilliant german last evening,
which marked the close of a bright
social season.,
The german was led by Mr. Henry
W. Miller and Miss Lillle Kenan.-
The following couples participa
ted:
Miss Lizzie Taylor, Mr. Thomas
Bush; Miss Jane Andrews, Mr.
Stark S Batchelor; Miss Gertrude
Bush, Mr. Henry Litchfordj Miss
Lillie Hoke, Mr. Henry King; Miss
Simmons. Mr James O Litch
fordj Miss Blanche Blake, Mr Wat-
kins Robards; Miss Sophy Busbee,
Mr Richard Gwathmey, Miss Berta
Smith, "Mr Q M Pritchett; Miss Nan
nie Jones,' Mr T A Ashe; Miss Eliza
beth Hinsdale, Mr Robt Gray ; Miss
Kathryne Haywood, Mr Benj Baker;
Miss Ethel. Bagley, Mr. '- rr'" '
Miss Mary Smith, of Salisbury, Mr
Victor H Boyden; Miss Sallie Smith,
of Salisbury, Mr Malcom Boyden;
Mrs Thos S Kenan, Mrs F L Bush,
Mrs'C G Latta, Mr and Mrs John
Munson. Mr Billy Boylan, Robt.
Gatling, Wm B Snow, Dr J M Ayer,
Geo H Snow, J Crawford Biggs, A
J Cowan. T O Denson, Mr Catbrane,
ofvA.tlanta, and Mr Kuebne. -
Broke J nil to Sea Ilia SIek Child..
By Telegraph to the PressVlgitor.
WatiAMSPOKt: Mar. 2. James B.
Denworth, whq walked' out of jail
yesterday with, several visitors, and
for ' whom Sheriff Rorthfuss spent
most of last night hunting, returned
to jail at 9 o'clock this morning. , He
was accompanied by bis young son.
Denworth explained .that he had
gone to his home to see a sick child,
and last evening, when about to re
turn to jail, his family clung to him
and begged him not to go. He then
sat down by the bed of the sick ohild
and fell asleep. ; He declares that he
did 'not hear the Sheriff when he
pounded on the door, although the
neighbors, were awakened by the
noise. ,. , . i 'r
Sheriff Rothfuss says that from
now on7 until the end of bis three
months' term,: Denworth will have
to go from the jail chapel to an ordi
nary cell. ' ., .1 - ... 5 -
V. POPULISTS CLASH
Boltera and Kesolara Dad a. Sharp Meet-
( ' Ing la tbe Senate Chamber.
Last night the bolters and major
ity populists clashed, but there
were no serious results. .The ma
jority pops bad announced tiat they
would caucus in the senate alter the
legislature adjourned. So when Lt.
Gov, Reynolds gave up his chair,
chairman Atwater took posession
Mr, Atwater rapped his gavel on
the desk and requested all save popu
lists in good standing to move out
of the hatl.
Nearly all the bolters were, sta
tioned on the left of the hall, except
Brown of Jones who had taken the
seat of the reading clerk. ,
' Someone asked Brown to move
on, then the fun began.
"We have given you the hall three
fourths of the time to caucus jg and
l ain tlredof it," said BrewnT "I
don't Intend to move out of this seat
and there isn t a man here who can
move me.".
, ?We'llblnd you then "said Hauser.
'l won't be bound by anything
this motley orowd does. ' '
" 'Brown's come back to us, he's
all.right," saidanother.
"I denounce that as false ' spoke
up the intrepid Brown,
Then Chairman Atwater and
Brown had a wordy spat, passing
the compliments of the hour.
"Where is vour chairman" Mr.
Atwater said addressing Brown.
I don't know, this chair suits
me."
Down came chairman Atwater's
mallet on the tabic and the sergeant
at arms was commanded to clear tbe
hall. Brownrearedbackandsmiled.
''I move we spnd for the captain
of police to clear the Hall," said
Moyo.
'You do it" cried Brown. "We
are willing to give you one side of
the senate chamber and will take, the
other. We'll never leave. "
About that time cbaiman Mc-
Caskey of the minority entered the
Hall. He raised his hand and
Brown who was shooting at Atwa
ter ceased. MoCaskey announced
that owing to the lateness of the
hour there would be no minority
caucus. So Brown and his friends
walked out and the regulars took
possession.
CAPT T W MASON
To polivertho Oration May Tenth Ladiee
Memorial Association and Daughters
t of the Confederacy Meet.
Yesterday at Mrs. Hinsdale's these
two associations m6t. The Ladies'
Memorial Association departed from
its rule of having a North Carolina
Confederate General as a subject
for memorial day and decided that
the subject should be the "Private
Soldier's of North Carolina." Capt.
T W Mason of Northampton, who
made such a magnificent address on
the laying of the corner stone of thp
Confederate monument has- been
asked to be the orator for the asso
ciation on May 10th, After a little
routine business the meeting ad
journed.
The meeting of the daughters
was then held. The charter of our
chapter, which is called the "Raleigh
Chapter" and is No. 96, has been re
ceived . By a unanimous vote the
Jefferson Davis memorial was se
lected as the object to which our
funds are to be applied. Each chap
ter being given the choosing. Miss
McKimmon has at at. Mary s a num
ber of fao-simiie copies of the last
letter ever " written by President
DavisIt was to Col Wharton Green,
expressing his regret at .not being
able to attend the Fayetteville cen
tennial. These are for sale, the pro
ceeds to go in the treasury of this
chaDter--25 cents each. The presi
dent and treasurer, , Mrs Hinsdale
and Mrs Annie Parker, ask all the
members to send in at once the
dues now past due 10 cents for last
October and 10 cents for January.
The next dues to be-paid "Will be 10
cents in October. Twenty cents a
vear is all that the members are as
sessed. This money will please be
sent to either the president or the
treasurer as early as possible.
Mrs. F. A. Olds,
; Secretary of L. M. A." and D. ofC
, 1 ACnriona Way.:
CThe News of Rio de Janeiro says
that among the benefits which the
governor elect of Para intends con
ferring upon his" ! people when he
takes offtce Is that of giving, them
free admittance, onae a month into
-the Pi Theatre.' It is not stated
whether they will see anything when
they get inside the building, ,
t , -1 ,..,.. li, -'
..Mr Jas E Shell, o Winston .is
here. ' 1 t'1.
tJt 11 LL
Greeting to McKiuIey on Ar
rival in Washington,
WEATHER PERFECT.
Piatt Coll on the President Ktect l ode
elded as to Who will Hcprcsent New
York lathe CebinetLong
" for the wavy.
By Telegraph to thePress-V'isitor.
.: Washington, March 2 President
elect McKinley and party arrived
this forenoon. They weTe greeted
by a throng which filled Pennsyl
vania depot and spread all over the
side-streets.
During the afternoou McKinley
saw Senator Piatt, Cornelius Bliss
and othef prominent New Yorkers.
Major McKinley is having diffi
culty in finding a New York man
satisfactory to ail factions as well as
himself. The cabinet may not be
complete for several days. Major
and Mrs. McKinley will dine at
the WhiteHouse with theClevelands
tonight. The complete cabinet may
not be known until Wednesday. The
city continues to fill. The attend
ance at the inaugural ball will prob
ablyexceed all previous records. The
weather is perfect.
Boston, Mar. 2. Ex Governor
Long formally announced his ac
ceptance of the navy portfolio.
BURGLAR CAUGHT.
Thos. Bureh Taken Neai Apex Confesses
Crime --Shot in the Head.
Thas Burch, whoburglariaedTur
ner & Wynne's store Sunday morn
ing and who was shot while making
his escape was arrested last night
two miles south west of Apex at the
home of his grandmother, Edna
Burch.
The arrest was made by police
officers Woodall and Thompson and
constable Upchurch. Burch was
brought to the city and placed in the
station house. Subsequently he
was sent to jail, where the facilities
are better for keeping him.
Burch was wounded in the back
of the head and he is suffering verv
much. He is not rational a good
part of the time.
The ball was removed from the
burglar's head yesterday afternoon
by Dr. Moore, of Apex. It was a
32 and discloses the fact that Mr.
Birdsong is a good marksman. The
negro left Raleigh yesterday morn-
ng about daylight and wasdriven to
Ape by Daniel Jones. The latter
has been arrested and placed in jail
as an accomplice.
Burch sent for Dr. Moore at
twelve o'clock, but he was not able
to get there until later in the even
ing. The burglar told Dr. Moore that
he was shot in a street fight in Dur
ham. Of course the physician sus
pected nothing and successfully re
moved the ball, which was imbeded
in the skull.
Dr. Moore stated to the Pbf.ss-
Visitor today that the ball went in
the skull sufficiently far to press the
bone on the brain. He says that
Burch's conditions is serious and
he should have hospital treatment.
Burch has confessed having com
mitted the burglary. If he had ac
complices it is not known. After he
was shot ho went to the house of a
woman named Brown on the corner
of Davie and Dawson streets, where
he is in the habit of going. This
led to his arrest.
A dangerous looking knife, atleast
ten inches long was on Burch's per
son when arrested.
Burch will have to sUnd trial
for burglary. Judge Clark, who
knows tbe premises says that it is a
clear case of burglary.
The Floy Crowe 1 1 Company.
The Floy Crowcll Company pre
sented tbeir first performance here
last night It is one of the best
popular priced company's that ever
played in Raleigh . They will pre
sent tonight a French play entitled.
La Belle Russe.
Charlotte sent a large delegation
to Raleigh today' for the purpose of
opposing Walter Henry's police
commission bill. The Charlotte boys,
a clever set they are, were in a
happy frame of mind this evening.
None were more pleased than Mr.
WCDowd, editor of the Charlotte
News.
Mr Settle Dockery editor of tie
Rockingham Index isrin the city on
his way to the Inauguration. - -
DISPENSARIES
t-:vcry County In the State Mav be Allowed
to Vote on the Question.
This legislature is distinctively a
prohibition body. Every dispen
sary measure brought up so far has
been passed or acted upon favorably.
Blackburn of Ashe, the leader of
the opposition has on every occasion
when a dispensary measure was
brought before the house tacked on
an amendment to leave the dispen
sary question to a vote of the people
of the territory for which it was
asked. But Blackburn has been
overwhelmingly toted down and his
amendments given little considera
tion. He has placed several
of the local self-government advo
cates in an embarrassing position.
His amendments have been intro
duced with the sole view of giving
the people in which the.dispensaries
were asked local self-government.
A general dispensary bil' provid
ing that every couuty in the state
can vote on the question will be in
troduced. It will in all probability
pass.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
The .Movements In New York Bnd Liver
pool Markets
Nxw Yobk, March 3.
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening,
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market
today :
MONTHS OPEN-HIGH- LOW- CLOS-
i us. INQ EgT EgT INQ
January, 6 86-
Pebruary, -
March, 7 07 7 07 7 02 7 01-
April, 7 10 7 11 7 06 7 0(5-
May, 7 16 7 17 7 10 7 11-
June. 7 20 7 20 7 15 7 15-
July, 7 25 7 26 7 19 7 20-
August, 7 27 7 25) 7 21 7 SI-
Sept'mb'r, 6 89 7 89 6 85 6 85-
October, 6 78 6 78 6 77 6 74-
Novemb'r, .... 6 82 6 76 6 76-
December, 6 85 6 89 6 83 6 81-
Cotton Movement.
The following shows the semi
weekly movement of cotton at 13
leading interior towns "this week
compared with that of last week,
last year and 1895 r
REC'PTS. SHIPMENTS. STOCKS.
This week.. 20,903 31,331 316,716
Last week.. 27, 364 37,953 378,008
Last year.. 16,482 30,154 330,376
In 1895 41,975 44,595 337,053
Mew York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Sugar 1171
American Tobacco 75i
Burlington and Quincy 76i
Chicago Gas 761
American Spirits 141
General Electric 341
Louisville and Nashville 491
Manhattan 86
Rock Island 68i
Southern Preferred
St. Paul 77
Tennessee Coal sad Iror. 284
Western Union 83i
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the closingquo
tationsontheChicagoGrainand Pro
vision market today:
Wheat May, 751; July 721.
Corn May, 241; July, 25i.
Oats May 171. July 18;
Pork May, 8,05; July 8 17
Lard May, 4.05; July 4,15
Clear Rib Sides May 4.17; July
4.27.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
Febrtiary-March 3.60 s
March-April, 3.60 s
April-May 3.60
May-June 3.60 v
June-July 3.60 b
July-August 3.61 s
August-September 3.58 b
September-October 3.52 s
Ootober-Noveinbor 3.47 s
November-Deoamber . , . . 3.46 b
January-December 3.46 b
Closed quiet; sales 12,000 bales.
LIGHT SHOWERS
Will Prevail tonight and Tomorrow. So
Col. Von Herrmann Says.
The weather prediction for Ral
eigh and vicinity is threatening
weather with occasional light phow
ers tonight and Wednesday.
The slight barometric depression
still extends from Texas northwest
ward into the central Mississippi
and Ohio valleys, and is causing
cloudy, threatening weather over
the entire country.
The weather continues .warm in
the south, but the temperature is
still below xero in the extreme north'
west.
CAUCUS IN A
Majority Want to Make Rus
sell a Registry Clerk.
NEGROES BOLT
And Mad Because Thev Are Not Given
Pie -High Old Time Last Night
Committtee Appointed to
Walt on the Governor..
Bolting seems to be the fad.
Last night Senator Lee Person and .
Represenative Dancy.of Edgecombe,
walked out of the republican caucus.
These worthy eolored members of n
the legislature had addressed the
caucus on the subject of pie. They -laid
out tbeir ultitomato which was to
the effect that the negroes must have .
the Eastern asylum for the insane.
Fearing that they would be bound -by
caucus action, both Person and
Dar.cy left the caucus. Senatoi Hen-
derson was the first to leave. "
What the negroes objected to was r
Blackburn's bill alio wing the Gover
nor to name the directors of the
Goldsboro Asylum. A motion was
made to adopt the bill as a caucus
measure. Person protested and he
came out plainly and told the caucus
tlfat if the bill was endorsed he
would hold upevery caucus measure
in the senate. "Nothing will satis
fy me" said Person; 'but a bill
naming negroes for the offices in the
Asylum. ' ' The negroes say that the
Governor and the white republicans ,
want to get the bill through so that
Dr. Alexander can be made super
intendendent. Dancy left the caucusafter Person ,
did. He stated after leaving the
Hall :
"I asked the cancus toexcyse me.
I wont abide by any caucus action.
If I can't get what I want, I wont
take anything. The nero must .
have tbe eastern Asylum or I will
vote against all caucus bills. All of
the collored members of the house
except Jim Young, Arrincrton and
Rawls are with us. The appoint
ment of a committee does not satisfy
me."
The caucus was in a turmoil for
more than a hour. The question of
recognizing the negro came in for a
great part of the discussion, but the
breach that exists between the
Governor and the republican caucus
brought a number of speeches. Cook,
Hancock and Sutton defended the
Governor. Nearly all the other
members took ground against the
Governor's course. His excellency
came in for muc hcondemnation.
There was a strong sentiment In
favor of curtailing the governor's
power and giving the legislature all
appointive power.
Feeling was better and the cau
cus was in a big stir when Dockery
introduced a resolution to appoint a
committee to wait on the governor
and ascertain if he would recognize
caucus recommendations.
That committee was appointed as
follows: Grant, Shore, Cook, Arring
ton and Freeman.
Tbe democrats causused also. It
was the sense of the caucus that the
democratic members of the legisla
ture should be allowed to name the
membor of the code commission, if
the democrats were to be recognized.
The majority populist agreed
unanimously in their caucus to
oppose the proposed amendment to
the election law. providing for elec
tion commissioners.
J B Scbulken was also endorsed
for code commissioner,
Rrvan'a Movements.
By Telegraph to the Press Visitor.
Washington, March 2. William
Jennines Bryan, the late Democratic
candidate for President, spent an
hour this afternoon in the press
gallery of tbe House. During his
four years in Congress Mr. Bryan
enjoyed a wide acquaintance among
the newspaper fraternity of Wash
ington, and the purpose of his call
today was to meet these gentlemen.
He was in good spirits, and express
ed his gratification at seeing so large
a number of his old friends. Ha
leaves the city tomorrow for Dover, '
Del., going thence to his former
home in southern Illinois, where he
will remain a few days. It U his
purpose then to make a brief trip to
Tennessee, proceeding from there to
Nebraska tomorrow.
- Manteo Lodge, to. O.F..- '.
' Manteo Lodge, Na 8, L O. O. F.,
meets tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Every
member is earnestly requested to be,
on hand. .