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The JBU1 Pum the genfat Tna Be ' demptlon 'BUI Passes' Third Beadlac Batberford Conhty to Tote oa Bemoral f County Site Bill to Bgulate the Hoars of lbor to Factories Saved from PaMUkS By the Tote of the Uea tenant GoemMr The House Fassc the Boyo , ie Bill sad Taxes lawyers It Kahes a War oa Druggists Also, and Totes the Public Printing to Stewart Brothers. Beported for the Observer. j j SENATE, 2 Raijbigh, March G. The' enate was called to order at 10 o'clock by Lieuten ant Governor Dpughton. Prayer . was offered by Rev. . H. Vf. Norris, of the Senate. ;j Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. White, of Alamance, to incor porate Clover Garden, Orange Chapel and Antioch- churches; to put Peter Hughes on the pension list. By Mr. Adams, to authorize G. W. Stafford to, convey property without the signature of his wife; .By Jlr. Carver, to place Richard Salmon on the pension list. By Mr. Dowd, to Amend the charter of Con cord. By Mr Hurley, to provide for the election of cotton weighers by the magistrates of Anson and .Montgomery. Mr. Starbuck's bill providing for the redemption i of land within two years after its sale under execution was placed upon the third- reading. Mr. Mitchell feared this bill would cripple the hold ers of real estate more than it would help them, by making it impossible for them to mortgage land for anything like its worth. Mr. Paddison thought the bill a good one. l?hat would prevent the confiscation of the land of debtors. He thought it better if the people would not be able to borrow money on landed security under the present financial de pression. . Bills were .ratified as follows: Act to incorporate the Roanoke Rail way and Bridge Company; to incorpo rate the Carolina Saving Bank; to amend the charter of the Charlotte Street Railway Company; to protect deer in Mitchell county; to invalidate a bond election in Mitchell county; to in corporate tWe Corydon-Broadus Tram way; to change the terms of court in Durham county; to incorporate the Carolina Christian College. The land redemption bill passed third reading. Mr. Moody, of Haywood, who Came into the Senate chamber just af ter the bill's passage, moved to re-consider the bill as he regarded it as a dan gerous piece of legislation. Mr. Star buck said he hoped such action would not be taken, as the Senator from Hay wood was before the committee- and pronounced the bill a good one. He could not understand his blowing hot and cold on the matter. Mr. Moody said the intention of the bill was to benefit the debtor class, but it would have the effect of striking down the debtor class. The motion to re-consider was lost. Mr. Starbuck offered a resolution to appoint a committee of three to assist the clerk in arranging the calendar and to prevent Senators from interfering with the calendar. Adopted. Bill to amend the charter of Durham passed third reading. Bill to amend the charter of Albemarle passed third reading. Bill to provide for an election to beheld in Rutherford countv on a proposition to remove the court house from Kutherfordton to Forest City passed third reading. Bill to amend he charter of Statesville passed third reading. Bill to incorporate Pembroke passed third reading. Bill to amend the charter of Mocksville passed third reading. Bill to amend the charter of Waynesville passed third reading. Bill to incorporate the Morganton & Shelby Railroad Company passed third reading. Bill to authorize Charlotte and Meck lenburg county to purchase fairgrounds and to rotate the State Fair now held at Raleigh, providing that it shall-be held at Charlotte for two years and then at uaieign two years, alternately, was placed upon its second reading. Mr. Mitchell said the State capital was the proper place to hold the State Fair. He thought it as consisteavfor the Legis lature to move about arid meet in differ ent sections of the Stale. Mr. Wieker said when the fair began to move about it would be a failure everywhere. Mr. Norris contended that if the fair was migratory it would be virtually de stroyed. The bill was passed over until the night session in order that some al terations might be made. Bill to amend the charter of Ashe- ville passed third reading. Bill to au thorize the levy of special tax in Jack son county passed third reading. Bill to provide for working public roads in Orange county passed third reading. Bui to amend the charter of Morganton passed third "reading. Bill to incorpor ate Worthville, Randolph county, passed second reading. lne bill to elect nine additional mem bers of the board of directors of the penitentiary, and to abolish the office oi superintendent was placed upon its second reading. air. Adams said the bill wafe one to displace Democrats by Republicans and i'opuiist omcials. He contended that tne uenerai Assembly had no right to appoint Such directors, and if it was done it would be done under the protest of well-informed fusionists. H& ex plained that a similar law had once been enacted with reference to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and the Supreme Court of the State decided it to be unconsti tutionai ana void. ihe Uovernor, in the face of the law,appointed directors, wno were connrmea. ihe opinion m the matter was handed down by the eminent cniet Justice Pearson, a Re puoncan. ine appointing power in tne matter, saia Mr. Adams, rested ex clusively with the Governor. In 1871 law was en pc ted to give the Legislature the appointment oi penitentiary di rectors. The Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional, and the ap pointments were made by the Governor, Mr. Moody asked if the offices were not Legislative, and not constitutional? Mr. Adams replied they were const tutional offices, and read a decision of Justice Reade sustaining that cround in explicit words. Mr. Moody thought the constitution of 1875 changed the appointing power, nr. Adams insisted mat it aia not, ana that there was not a line or a word to sup port such a claim. Mr. Adams read from the Supreme Court Reoorti decisions supporting his statements and covering the very point at issue. Mr Adams said it was clear that the ap pointment of directors rested with the Governor, and that the General As sembly had no right or powr to make such appointments. It would be transcending Its powers and over riamg toe constitution which it was sworn to support for the General As sembly to make these appointments He had hoped that ia the eagerness for office of certain reformers the lact would not be lost sight of that there was a constitution. - w Mr. Moody, of Haywood, said the constitution merely provided for the erection of a penitentiary, but there was nothing in u to govern the election or the directors of the institution. He contended that the Legislature had the right to- elect the directors under the constitution of 1875. r Mr., A be 11 asked if the object of the bill was not to put the penitentiary into tne nanas oi vine uepuoiicans. Mr Moody replied that it was, Mr, Abell said he thought it was a good bill, and that the: Republicans ought-to have control of the penitentiary, as 90 per cent, oi its inmates were Republicans. Mrr Dowd said be differed from the Senator from Johnston. He thought If 99 per cent, of the inmates of the peni tentiary were Republicans the institu tion should be in the hands W some other party. He sent tip an amend ment to reduce the per diem -of 'direc tors from $4i to $& 'He thoughtthis would only be in keeping with the Pop ulist idea of reform and economy, and that it ought to be done in View ol the increase Of the, bomber of directors; Mr. Sigmon contended that.the Repub licans wanted the management of the penitentiary because they would be held; responsible for its con duct any way. -Mr. Carver made some remarks that 'gave rise to an opinion that he was in favor of the bill. Mr. Abell asked if Mk. Carver was not a candidate for a position under the new organization. Mr. Carver admitted that he might be a candidate. Mr. Pad dison moved the previous question. The motion was sustained: Mr. Dowd's amendment to reduce the pay of the di rectors from $4 to $2 a day was lost by a vote or 23 to 11. The bill passed second reading hya vote or 33 to 6.' , Mr. Dowd offered an amendment not to pay the manager of the penitentiary a salary of more than $1,500. The amendment was lost and the bill passed third reading, 32 to 6. Mr. Fowler asked to be excused from voting owing to recent developments. He was excused. Mr. Fowler introduced a bill to put I. H. House, of Sampson, on the pen sion roll. 1 Mr. Fortune asked to have the bill to prevent the sale of adulterated kerosene oil taken from the table. Carried. Mr. Fortune offered a substitute for this bill. He explained the bill and its pen alties. Mr. Mitchell thought the bill would work hardships upon every re tail merchant in the State. Mr. Adams thought the expense of sending a depu ty to every county in the State to ex amine oil would occasion an expense that would be out of all proportion to the usefulness of the bill. Besides, un der its provisions innocent men could be convicted and made to suffer. Mr. Abell opposed the bill and demanded the ayes and nays. The bill was lost by a vote of 21 to 11. Bill to change the name of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company to the Roanoke Rapids Power Company pass ed. Bill passed third reading to make a new township out of part of Kinston township, Lenoir county. Bill for relief of Drs. Houton and Pegram, of Wilkes county, passed third reading. The Senate at 2:20 adjourned to meet at 8 p. and immediately went into ex ecutive session. SENATE SIGHT SESSION. At the Senate night session the coun ty government bill was ratified. Also an act to provide for the election of justices of the peace. Bills passed final reading to amend the charter of Gas tonia; to provide a public ferry across the Yadkin river between Wilkes and Forsyth ; to authorize the commission ers of Mitchell county to levy a special tax; to improve the public roads of Rockingham county by taxation. Bill to amend and revise the charter of the city of Raleigh, (it is the Shaffer bill, with slight amendments), passed second reading. Senators : Fowler and Hoover, Populists, voted against it, saying they saw nO need for meddling with city charters. Bill to prevent the bringing of suits for damage of real property against railroads after the expiration of five ears, passed second reading. Bill to alidate deeds executed by corpora- ions, was tabled. The bul to mcorpo- ate the Charlotte & Mecklenburg Rail road Company, passed third reading. Bill to prevent the sale of cigarettes in North Carol na was tabled. Bill to regulate the hours of work in cotton factories, was placed upon sec- nd reading. Mr. Carver spoke in sup port of the bill, stating that Senators who voted against it would hear muflled rums beating two years hence. Mr. 'ortune said he represented a district hat had 30,000 factory employes, and these opposed any meddling with the lours of labor. He opposed the bul, as he thought it would do harm. It would prevent the coming of cotton mills into the State. He moved to table the bill The vote to table was a tie, being 19 to 19. The chair voted aye, so the bill went to the tab(e. Mr. Moody, of Hay wood, explaining his vote, saiditwasall sentiment to bring up such a bill; that there was nothing in it. Mr. Carver, the champion of the bill, said in a loud oice to Mr, Moody: "1 want to say hat I regret that I ever cast a vote for you for Lieutenant Governor." Laugh ter. Bill to incorporate the Carolina Mili ary Institute passed third reading, as did bills to incorporate the Orphans Home at Ooldsboro. Bill to define train robbing and fix penalties; to incorporate the lialeigh electric company; to work the public roads of Davidson county with convicts; to require the public printers to make a biennial report passed. Bill to amend The Code bv providing for punitive damages against railroads tor disregard or contracts was ndeflnitely postponed. HOUSE. At 10 o'clock Speaker Walser called the House to order, and prayer was of fered by Rev. Dr. Levi Branson. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Duffy, to allow the collection of arrears of taxes by the administra tors of the late Sheriff Duffy. By Mr. Duncan, to extend the time for regis tering grants. By Mr. Peace, to amend chap. 474, acts of 1893, regarding fire men s associations. By Mri .Peebles, to protect deer in .Northampton;, to pro tect, minority stockholders in the Ral eigh & Gaston Railroad. By Mr. Mon roe, to anew persons to. kill birds on their own premises. Mr. Lusk rose to a question of per sonal privilege on an editorial appear ing in the Rutherfordton Democrat, published by John C. Tipton. The editorial said "Virgil S, Lusk is the man who was cowhided by Randolph Shotwell." Mr. Lusk said: "The cow ard who wrote this could have had no other object in view than to humiliate a political! opponent by stating, in bis paper what he must have known to be a falsehood. Inasmuch as he is a citi zen of the town in which the gentleman (Shotwell) lived, and as there appears to be a disposition on the part of Demo- Icratic papers in this State to misrepre- sent we lauto ui me uuiuriuuitic rencontre between myself and Mr. Shotwell. 1 1 will," said he, "give the facts. I I do so with reluctance, because Mr. Shotwell is dead." He then made a statement or tne affair, wbich occur red inj 1869, when Mr. Shotwell edited the Asheville Citizen. They got into a controversy. He and James H. Mern mon were on the street, talking, when some one, unseen, crept up and struck him with! a club. Mr. Lusk drew, his revolfer and shot. The: man threw up bis bands and said, "X am not armed Mr. Lusk did not shoot again. Shot- well Mead guilty to the assault. . Mr. Luskfwas solicitor.and declined to pros ecute1, ana oeggea tne court not to pun ish and the court heeded the appeal. Later be beard that bnotwell was ar rested for Ku Kluxing James Justieeat Rotherforaton.! Mr. Lusk was directed, as assistant United States attorney, to prosecute him," but absolutely refused to do so, and Samuel F. Phillips prose- cuted, -hotwell was sent to the Albany penitentiary for six years. Later Plato Durham interceded with Mr, Lusk- to C-ocure a pardon for Shotwell, and Mr. ask wrote to President Grant, and also called od him in company with Plato Durham, and urged clemency. This wa extended and Shotwell and Mr. Lusk retiimed to North Carolina on the same car.f ?He did not thank Mr.- Lusk for what! he had done, but maligned him tHlih day of his death. "Mr. Lusk said he iriited the Democratic press-to publish tils statement, to the absolute accuracy b which he certified; - Bills passed to incorporate the Cora ManufaetMing Companyr to establish a graded sthfeol in Rutherfordton; to in corporateMie Blue Ridge ConfereneeTof the M. Church; to authorize the printingrdfisketehes of North Carolina regiments Resolution) that after to-day no bill uaji be introduced; to allow Richmond county to levy a special tat. The Senate bill to pay Rev. Solomon Pool $4,000 came up. Mr. Bagwell, of Wake, said that he was informed that the money had been paid long ago. He moved to table. Mr. McKenzie hoped this would not prevail, and Mr. Hile man took the same view. The motion to table was lost. No further action was takeai for the chair announced the frevenue act as the special order. Mr. rrench moved to strike from the act the section imposing $100 tax on drummers, He said tbat Mr. Ewart was correct in saying that the tax on drum mers from other Slates was unconstitu tional, The amendment was adopted. Mr. Lineback Offered an amendment to strike out the tax of 1 per cent, on the business of tobacco warehousemen, and he made an argument in support of hisamendment. ,Mr. Ewart said the amendment was a just one and in the interest of tobacco-growers he hoped it would pass. Mr. French wanted to known why tobacco was to have this advantage over cotton. He opposed the amendment as manifestly unfair and as class legislation. Mr. Ellis said the tax was unreasonable. Mr. Lineback said that the tobacco warehouseman was not a commission merchant. Mr. Bryan said all the tobacco- interest was here lobbying against this bill. "Mr. Flem ing favored the amendment. Mr. Bryan said the State needed all the revenue it could get. Mr. Young said the tobacco interest, life all others, had a right to come here.; They ought not to be call ed lobbyists. Because the Treasury needs money no industry ought to be crippled. Mr. Lineback's amendment was overwhelmingly adopted. Mr. French said let's have a fair tote," and moved to strike out the tax on every commission merchant and dealer. Mr. Sutton offered an amendment to make the rate on tobacco warehousemen 1-1Q of 1 per cent. Mr. McKenzie contend ed that as tobacco warehouses were stricken out the amendment was not germane. Mr. Turner, of Mitchell, moved to reconsider the vote by which the warehouses were stricken out; but this was lost. Mr. Henderson offered anmendment exempting all the far mers from any taxation whatever. This was lost. Mr. Smith offered an amend ment to Mr.French's amendment(which Mr. French accepted) striking out the tax on each broker or dealer buying or selling for another. Mr. French's amendment was lost. Mr. Burnham offered an amendment making the tax oh warehousemen 1 per cent. This the Speaker ruled in order. The amend ment was lost, J4 to da. A number oi otier amendments were offered, all of wfch were voted down by a large ma jority. . Mr. Hileman offered an amendment making the tax on tobacco warehouse men, brokers, etc. t of 1 per cent, lie insisted on this and called the previous question. The vote on his amendment was ayes SS, noes 44. Mr. Uurnham offered an amendment making the rate of tax i of 1 per cent. sMr. Julian asked if this tax had ever been in a revenue bill. "No one answered him. Mr. Burnham's amendment was lost ayes, 42, noes 47, as was on to make the tax 1-10 of 1 per cent one gross sales. Mr. Hileman said he was surprised to see the attacks on the revenue bill. He offered an ami ndment to sec. 21, to make the merchants purchase tax twice to more than three times as great as fixed in the bill. Mr. Hileman con tinued that the disposition of the House was against the farmer. Mr. Nelson said that in the committee wasa strong sentiment against the merchants pur chase tax and that the tax was wrong and a double tax. Mr. Hileman'samend ment was lost. Mr. Lusk said there would be a deficiency of revenue if it were not adopted. Mr. Bryan sent up an amendment making the tax one-tenth of 1 per cent on all purchases. Mr. French said every lawyer in the House would say that this amendment was unconstitutional. The amendment was lost. Mr. Hileman offered an amendment to section 22 including all druggists who deal in spirituous liquors (impos ing $50 liquor tax on them). This had been stricken out on second reading Mr. Hileman said drug stores were be coming whiskey shops, and taking the place of bar-rooms very largely, par ticularly in towns where there was pro hibition. He said in his own town the drug stores sold more whiskey than the bars did during the campaign; sold it on physicians' prescriptions which were obtained, no matter if people were not sick. Mr. Henderson contended that the farmers were being skinned; that drueeists were only first-class bar-rooms; that he and- others had drunk twenty gallons of druggists' whiskey at Lenoir last year. He said there was a deficiency of $00,000 in the Treasury receipts which the farmers must pay. He demanded tne yeas and nays, after demanding the previous question. Mr. Urizzard 1 resented the wholesale attacks made on the drug gists. Mr. Julian said that from the tone of the speeches we would think the druggists were moonshiners. He declared that there was rip more honor able or high-toned class ot men. Mr. Ray said that the statement that all the drug stores violated the law was raise He declared the amendment iniquitous. The vote on Mr. Hileman s amend ment was ayes 57, noes 27. Mr. Robin son offered an amendment mailing druggists liable also to city, town and county tax. He said tnat otnerwise the liquor dealers would have a mo nopoly. Mr. Lusk said this amend ment was a great mistake. The amendment was lost. An amend ment by Mt. Crummell was lost, strik ing out the clause allowing a tax-payer to deduct from the amount -of bis credits the amount of collectable debts he owes as a principal debtor. An amendment by Mr. Williams to make the tax on cigarettes 5 instead of 10 cents per thousand, was adopted. An amendment by Mr. Smith, of Gates, was also adopted. "Provided that this act shall not authorize any druggist to deal in spirituous, vinous or ma it liquors except upon the prescription or a prac ticing physician, as - now anowea oy law." A third amendment dffered by Mr. Hileman "taxing each bed in a boarding house 50 cents, passed Mr. Hileman, chairman of the finance committee, raised quite a stir by offer ing an amendment taxing lawyers $10. It was vehemently opposed by Messrs. McClammy, McCaD, Leinbach, Lusk Utat bMr. Lusk and others. that this Legislature was endeavoring to attack the lawyers, and he made a flneN defence of the profession, which was applauded.1 He said the lawyers were first in war, first in peace and he I would to God that they were first in the r : hearts of their countrymen. - He said the bill was prescriptive. Mr. Hender son - favored the amendment, as did White, of Bladen. The vote on the amendment was ayes 38, noes 38. The Speaker voted aye-t Mr. i Robinson made a motion to reconsider the vote by Which the amendment was adopted. His motion was- lost- Mr. Monroe Jof fered auamendment that no city.town or county shall impose any additional tax on lawyers. This was adopted, 47 to 23. .An amendment to tax every practic ing physician $104 was offered." Mij. Johaston offered an amendment to the amendment, excepting- country doctors. This Mr. McCall termed an infamous outrage and he declared it was nothing short of robbery and class legislation; of tne most damnable Kind. The amend ment of Mr. Johnston . was lost. An amendment, to except "tooth carpen ters" was sent in and was ruled out by the Speaker, who said that if it was put in better language it would be ad mitted. . Mr. Monroe made an elegant defepce of physicians, saying they did more cnanty worn than tne ministers do. Mr. White of Bladen, offered an amendment that no city, county or town shall levy any tax on physicians.. This was adopted and then the amendment taxing physicians was lost. A Mr. Hileman said the purpose was to make everybody pay tax; to reach all classes. He sent up An amendment to tax the franeises of Corporations. It was said this would reach companies which obtain charters for the sole pur pose or keeping other persons rrom building railroads. Mr. McClammy of fered an amendment to this amend ment that it shall not apply to banks or building and loan associations, it was shown that banks, . railroads and insurance companies were excepted. Mr. MeClammy's amendment was lost. The amendment of Mr. Hileman was adopted, 30 to 23. HOUSE NIGHT SESSION. At the House night session the reve nue bill was, taken up. Amendments to tax each owner of a saw mill $10 and notaries public $20 were voted down and the bill passed third reading, 64 to 4. The public printing matter was taken up.. The report or the minority was read recommending that the matter be re-referred to the committee. This was signed by Dowd, Lindsay, Lineback and Stikeleather. The majority report was also read. Mr. Bean supported the ma jority report. Mr. Young vigorously attacked it, saying the burden of proof was upon, the majority to show that Edwards & Broughton's bid was not $580 lower than that of Stewart Bros. Lineback said the sub-committee were not practical printers, and that he honestly beSeved that Edwards & Broughton s bid was the lowest. He repelled the insinuation that any un worthy influence had been used to rorm the judgment of the committee. Mr. Burnham said Edwards & Broughton's statement should stand unless Stewart Brothers should come here and disprove it. Mr. Henderson stated, in support of the majority report, that Mr. Ed wards had admitted in the committee room that 8tewarts' bid was the lowest. Mr. Campbell said he gave the benefit of the doubt to the Stewarts, because they were good Republicans and had brought aown the cost or- the printing $5,000. Mr. Williams wanted the mi nority repprt adopted and the matter fully investigated, as it was of great importance to the State. Mr. Ray made a scorching speech, in which he showedV up jobbery in this matter. He caused a rfgrmTmrtSFBW11!" w mm iwwwwiw juiwi.r ing he had heard that a woman here had said that Mr. Phillips, of Pitt, had told her that Messrs. Edwards & Brouehton's bid was the lowest. Mr. Phillips said this Was an unquali fied lie. Mr. Ewart advocated the majority report. He confessed it was better to have the work done at Ral eigh. He said that experts had said that Messrs. ridwards & liroughton s bid was the lowest, but that these ex perts were not employed by the com mittee but by Messrs. Edwards & Broughton. Mr. Burnham asked how did the committee know that Mr. Stewart's bid was the lowest? Mr. Ewart said the majority of the commit tee was convinced that it was the low est. Bill passed second reading, 54 to 44. On third reading Mr. Ray offer ed an amendment, ''provided tbat the State shall not pay any express drayage, postage or freight charges in shipping material to or from Raleigh to. or from the place at which, the work is done, but all such cost, charges and express shall be paia oy tne puouc printer and binder. This was lost. The bill passed third reading, 59 to 37. On motion of Mr. Lusk the Confeder ate monument bill was made special order for noon to-morrow. The County Work House Abolished Mr. untune may at tiern. v Special to the Observer. Durham, March G. Our county com missioners decided yesteraay evening to abolish the county work house Their action is a ereat surprise. There is much opposition to any such step. The work house has been well managed and has enabled us to put the county roads in a fairly good condition. The commissioners say they were induced to take the step in order to. reduce the expenses of the county. It is expected nere tnat mr. w . ts. Guthrie, of this place, will be made clerk of the code commission. He went to Raleigh to-day. The Next Scotch-Irish Congress to Bo Held t Lexington, Ta. Chattanoooa, Tenn., March 6. Sec retary A. C. Floyd, of this city, to-day announced that the seventh Congress of the Scotch Irish of America will be held at Lexington, Va. The invitation comes through the faculty of Washing ton and Lee university, which is the distinctive Scotch-Irish school of the United States, while the town is the center of a population almost wholly of pure Scotch-Irish descent. U Tei y Times In the Arkaiuu legislature Lims Rock. Ark., March 6. The Iron Mountain Railroad secured the de feat of a railroad commission bill in the Legislature here. Gov. Clarke in timated that there had been bribery. Yesterday Representative Monroe called on tne uovernor, was oraerea 1 irom his office, and to-day in the House denounced the Governor as a liar and a scoundrel. The Governor is likely 'to resent in a decisive way. Tha Motion Mae a Second. To -the Editor of the Observer: Please allow me to second the nomi nation of Geo. 8-. Howell, W. H. Alien and W. & Mallory for aldermen of ward one. Very Respectfully, Boakd Scrapes. A Schooner Pat In at Lookout. Wilmisotox, March 6. The schooner Greenleaf Johnson, hence for IKew York, after having been ashore on Fry ing Iran shoals, has put in at Lookout. This vessel sailed from Southport last Monday. Rev. Dr. Alexander Martin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of .Dan ville, Va., died there Monday night, aged 75. He was ia brother of i Rev, Kocrer Martin, or this county, and Kev. 8. Taylor Martin, who was a long! time ?dnVof " Institute. " Conway B. Oliver,! art employe of the Southern Railway, , was waylaid and murdered near Columbia, 8. C v ester- day by T. C Aughtry, who was intimate with Oliver's wife. THE WORK OF THE CAUCUSES, ("- KANT THINGS ABB AG UPON. Populists Decide KttchJa Ito 'Tak Char gm f tha Foalteatiary Dtfftoreneea - Over UM Code ComnlMloBcn; Repsbll ava' and Popalista Kach 'Want Two of ThM and tha Republican Cbboae Rna , sell aad Blackburn Tb Asyroma Not to Bo IHatarbod Kitebla Atad About ftho BallroaeT ComaalaatoaoraWp; ririlsoa "Is : to Got It ThafAslaBtlo at North. Carbllai Railroad to Go Into F salon" Handa Tha UnlTerslty Appropriation Win! la Com ralttoo By a Large Majority The Doath of Mrs. Baker, -r gpecl&l to the Observer. Raxbioh. March, 6.k Mrs4 Virginia Baker, wife of A: Ij- Baker, and daugh ter of the late R. Y. McAden, (of Char lotte, died at her home here last night. Her age was 30, and she had a large fam ily connection in the State. - i At the Caralei Cotton Mills here 100 additional looms and 3,000 addition al spindles are being put In. In two months all will be in place. I I There is much talk in regard" to the declaration made before the educational committee yesterday by Rev. Dr. ?Co lumbus Durham that j the question of State aid to the University should eater into politics in the next campaign and in the subsequent campaigns, i It was a throwing down of the gauntlet which the committee on education: aid not like. The vote of the committee was 38 to 2 in favor of continuing the annual appropriation of $20,000 to the Univer sity. ' i Mr. J. W. Tbaxton, a well Known book agent here, and representative of one of the great publishing houses, which has rurnished one-third or tne school dooks used in the State, tells me that there will be no cut in prices by reason of the fact that the books are to be chosen; by the county boards of education instead of by the State board.! The act takes effect in July, 1896, and extends for a period of three years, -t It is said by Mr. Thaxton that Umn fc Uo., the Boston firm which led the fight against the school book trust," give-better terms when adopted by the State than when adopted by the counties. It is said $10,000 was expended in attorney's fees, etc., in this great fight. I i George Mills, the brutal white man who murdered his niece, Iana;Wimber- ly, will in all probability bd banged about the middle of April. He does uot appear to care at all for his. im pending fate. He speaks with great carelessness about it. L Three convicts from Vance and two from Catawba have arrived at the peni tentiary. The Populist organ makes a strong plea for the retention of the $10,000! an nual appropriation for the Geological Survey. Your correspondent is assured tbat the survey will not be interrerea with. : - -.,-- i j - The action of the House to-day in striking out the tax of $100 on drum mers was made necessary by nigh legal opinion on the suoject. xne tax ;was unconstitutional so tar as drummers from other States are concerned. As far as the Populists can make him railroad commissioner, Otho Wilson has the place. He told me two days ago that he was far ahead and; the Pop ulist caucus last night went in his ravor by a large majority, Kitchin being sec ond and John Graham third, j Buck Kitchin is the maddest man in town. It all grows out or last night s Populist caucus. This afternoon he f the caucus would go into the election of railroad commissioner, and he said sprung in the caucus after midnight to st tv.o .loAtinn When th u wa I eo into tne election, wnen in is was sprung there were 43 members present. The vote on this was 19 for and 23 against. I know this, for I counted myself, and so did senator luctaskie, yet Hileman, who was presiding, re versed the vote and aecidea, tnat tne motion was carried.' At lekst 15 of my friends left the caucus andyetwher the vote was counted there were 33 fo Otho Wilson, 12 for me and 2 for John Graham, when I know that not over 30 were present in all when the vote was taken. It simplv means that some members voted two or three times. Senator McCaskie says the stricture on Butler is unwarranted; that Butler himself was taken by surprise by the vote. From another Populist it is learned that at the caucus some tvery cool remarks were made regarding But ler, Skinner and other persons, which Caused them to leave tne bail, and witn them went quite a number of members. It was a faction of theHouse Populists which thus took their caucus by sur prise. It was led by Mr. Hilemaa ahd took the bit in its teeth. It is characterized by Senators as an ex tremely mean spirit which has thus Tar been held in abeyance and which got the advantage and reaUy packed the caucus, as the conservative Popuiists were not present in force.: a tiouse Populist made a motion that Butler and all others not members leave, and at this he, Skinner, Guthrie, Kitchin and others left, as well as fully lS-members. ft f Senator McCaskie, who made tne mo on to defer the choice of railroad com- TTnijjinner. could nave induced an t nose who bolted the caucus to ! return, he . . . . ,J1 - 3 T': i .1. In1. ininKS ne couiu nave souurcu niuuiu a victory. All this is raising; a stir so much so that the Republicans decided to hold a caucus to-night. The hitch is on fthe raucoaa commissioner,, tne Kitchin people wanting to knock- Wil son out by a combination of I his Popu list friends and Republicans, as tney allege that the latter would much rather vote for Kitchen than for Wil son. Wilson's friends are asserting that he is sure of the place; that the Republicans are bound to vote for any man the Populists put up, as this is one of the conditions on, which! the Popu lists vote foV Republicans. Otho Wil son was moving around in lively fash- ion all dav. He said to me this even ing that his election was sure; that be had no idea Kitchin would bolt the caucus. Mr. Campbell, Republican, of the House, urged his party s caucus to be careful about the matter of railroad comnrnsinnership. saying that it there was no fuilja in the next campaign it didn'tmatter whether a republican or Populist has it, while If there was no fusion the Republicans must have it, as they needed positions which brought them in contact with the people.; It is said this eventnir that Daniel u. Russell, Spencer Blackburn and W. A. Guthrie will compose) the code com mission, which meetsv April 1st, and that A Populist, probablyiMalvern H. Palmer, will be its clerkv Somoi Popu lists are very angry at the way in wnicn Spier Whitaker was thrown overboard, and say they will not votefor commis sioners unless Whitaker is one of them. The caucus committees to-day se lected directors of the penitentiary under the new biiL Populists tell me there is a strong disposition on the part of the Republicans to increase the num ber of directors or all the Insane asy lums, so as to get control, and thus violate the agreement with 4he Gov ernor. The Populists declare that they oppose this, and that the caucus com mittee is opposed to any such plan. This afternoon j the5 committees ; on education had a joint session, t Bjr an overwhelming vote they agreed toVre port favorably the bill - appropriating $20,000 annually to the University; also a bill appropriating $13,750 annually to the Normal and Industrial School, and also $5,000 annually for sanitary Im provements and building ht the latter, thus providing for 200 more students, n The committee appropriated $1,000 'for the new colored normal school at Win ston and increased the annual appro priation .to six other colored schools to $1,500 each: ; The Senate committee" to-day re ported favorably Shaffer's bill to amend Raleigh's charter.; This lias been so amended as not to extend the limits. It proposes a division of he city into four wards and the election - of mayor, tax callector and treasurer by the people. Young, of Wake, tails me this bill is apt to pas and will- take the -place of the bill he has Introduced -in the House, which is really Ewart's bill. The directors of the insane asylum met here to-day,. John-. 15. Broadfoot presiding. ' He was re-elected pn-efdoat . of the board. R- R. Cotten, Dr. Spruill r and John R.. Smith, or Ooldsboro,. were i elected executive committee. -Dr. Fai- son was re-elected first assistant physi- cian and Dr. McGeachy second assist- ' ant, they to serve; two years. " W, -R. Crawford, Jr., was re-elected Stewart, and Mrs. vWhitaker, matron, these to serve one year. The term of Superin tendent Klrby runs five years from to day. : . ..."J-"! .,' j; '. ..-'v , The Senate to-day in executive ses. sion confirmed the appointments of J. Rogers and Charles F. Meserve, as trustees or tne institution lor deal mutes and blind here. . The Winborn valued policy iusurance bill, which passed the House, was to day unfavorably reported in the Senate, as was also bis other bill-regarding at-. bitration and i settlements of fire Insur ance losses.' ! h.:--! .' .- There is considerable interest regard ing the proposed changes of the man agement of the deaf and dumb school at Morganton. The bill is in the House, -and is a strange one. It abolishes the board or directors of seven and creates a board of nine trustees and makes it. self-perpetuating-Mn other words it is-' to fill its own vacancies. - - .; At the Populist caucus to-night it was decided that Mr. Kitchin should be - manager of the penitentiary and should : practically be given the selection of its. directors. . It was also decided that the j fusionists should take charge of the V Atlantic fc North Carolina Railroad, . and Senator Grant or Duncan will be its president. ; Messrs. Butler. Skinner and Guthrie made speeches on the ques tion of management of . the insane - asylums.- - They' took MJie position;, . tbat it the T'opunsts oPOKe tneir contract with the Governor they'.' would violate their faith , and be : disgraced. They declared that after a committee composed of prominent Pop-' ulists and Republicans . had called on the Governor and. made an agreement that if they would appoint the persons they named as directors to fill tne va cancies, and he had done so. , and the members had been! confirmed then the matter was res ad judicata The speeches carried the day and it was decided to refer the matter to the committee, . which means defeat of the bill, which has passed the House. - I The matter or code commissioners was not discussed but it was tacitly.. agreed that the Populists must have two members of that commission, and that they should continue to demand ; these and insist that Spier Whitaker must be one of them. ! : Skinner .made a speech against the Wilmington charter change ana an nounced himself as in favor. of the re form element there. He again carried the day and it was decided not to change the charter. , j . ' ("' ' ! i TlierA.was much speaking at the Re publican caucus. Russell, Robert Douglass, Lusk and Spencer Blackburn were placed in nomination ior coae commissioners andRussell and Black- burn were winners. ' Nearly the entire session of the caucus was devoted to this matter.; It was jnsisted . tbat the i Republicans should hold fast" tp two ': code commissioners.- - The penitentiary ' matter was not discussed. Some' Re- . publicans did not Hike the slate of its i directors which the two caucus com- ' mittees had fixed up, and say they wanted to get a chance to break the slate, but when they discover what the Populists have done, their kick will cease, for the penitentiary becomes the peculiar property of the Populists. ' . Some Popollstsi deny bitterly that their caucus of Tuesday night was packed or that Chairman Hileman's count was Wrong in the vote ongoing into the election of railroad com mis- j sioner. ; ' i' John Briggs and Anderson Betts, com posing the Briggs Building and. Manu facturing Company, of this city; to-day made a surrender of Its property to Mrs. Holleman, who Holds a mortgage. The ; mortgage is for $6,000. There are other debts and judgments, aggregating $425 j were entered to-day. ' The Supreme Court has filed, the fol lowing opinions-. Arrington Vs. Arring ton, two cases, from Vance, "decided in f avor of executor and devisees of A. H. Arrington;' Redmond vs. Staton, from Edgecombe, affirmed; Elliott vs. Tyson, from Pitt, i dismissed, it relating to a matter of costs; Boyer vs. Garner, from Franklin, Icertioifari denied -and case affirmed; State vs. Mills, from Wake, j no error, (so he will be hanged;) State vs. Mangum. from Wake, reversed; in re Freeman, , from - Wayne, reversed; Langston vs. ..Weil, from Wayne,; ar- I AamMl flrmed. I " I '. " ' ' When the Republicans first came here they say they expected to finish their legislative work in 28 or 30 days. They confess that theyjhave met with many stumbling-blocks, and that not one is pleasad with the success of the work. It is a sight to see Mn Ray worry the fusionists in the House. He can stir them up as no other man can. i A CRITICAL EXPOSITION. Tap Mecklenburg Declaration oi Is- i dependence ilk viewed in- hlstok. - : fob. Ready Reference." , As has already been stated in this pa- rr, "History fof Ready Reference, "by N. Larned, is a work in five volumes, made up of excerpts taken from tne j 5,000 greatest historical works, illustrat- ing the different topics of history, thus preserving the genius of the historian. : The. arrangement is first alphabetical md then chronologically by uountries. , Thus in looking! for the Mecklenburg Tinclaration we merely look for Meek-; lenburg and there we are referred to i "North Carolina, A, D. 1775, (May)." Turning to North Carolina we find an article of 300 words stating the case pro and con. taken' from Justice Winsor's Narrative and Critical History ojt Amer ica, vol. 6.1 p. 250. This article is then supplemented by another of 200 words decidedly in Its favor, taken from H. S. Randall s Life of Jefferson, vol. 3, p. l. The' reader . is" jalso referred ! to W. A. Graham's Add ress ou the Mecklenburg Declaration, 1875, and F. L. Hawks' The Mecklenburg Declaration. (Rev. Hist, of Georgia.) . j . It mieht be i well to state right here that I besides giving direct excerpts from 5,000 different works, the reader hasan index reference to 7,000 more works, thus assisting him topically to the 12,000 greatest historical works, as Poole's Index idoes to magazines. As for historical maps, this work has more than anr other historical work in Eng lish, all of Iwbich, were made especially for it. Rev. Bennett Smedes, of, Ral eigh; says:V "They are the most accu rate and clearly defined. I have 'ever seen." t..i ;m i-. " Prof-Alderman, of the University, ; 'l rnnJint nraise it too highly. It deserves a place in every library in the J country.'
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