Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Assembly ON the Eve or Adjournment
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The Assembly ON the Eve or Adjournment
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Wis.
lspccial Telegram TO the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, March 9.--The Senate to-
day passed, on final reading, bills incor-
porating the Murfrcesboro' Railroad and
Telegraph Company to repnblish re-
ports Of the Supreme Court, and to allow
manufacturers in this State who send
out drummers n rebate Of that tax on
their general taxes. Most Of the bills
passed in both branches Of the Assem-
bly, were Of a private character.
Business is now being rushed with
the utmost speed, as the session ends
Wednesday. Many members go home
Tomorrow. Some have already gone.
Their stay after last Saturday is mere
act of courtesy. The Assembly will
be constructively in session until Thurs
day at noon in order to allow presi-
ding officers to sign bills and rcsolu-
tons.
Much interest is felt here in the state
ment made by some papers that ex-
Governor Jarvis is to be made United
States Commissioner Of Agriculture.
There is general hope that he may be
given high pablo position.
Governor Scales to-day appointed
Edward T. Boykin, Of Sampson county,
Judge Acknowledgement on headquar-
tiers staff.
The Assembly has passed a bill
making an appropriation Of $4,000 au-
nually for an cncampment of State
Guards, and the Adjutant-G General has
decided to have the encampment at
Ashcville next July.
The excitement and interest in the
Pearson-McAden case continues un-
abated. Yesterday McAden arrived
here. His attorney is Thomas c..
Fuller, of this city. Notice was
promptly given that fight would be
made by McAden and his counsel.
This afternoo McAden was before the
committee, and was examined as to the
assault. Pearson has been in his room
ever since the assault. The fracture Of
his nose was bad, necesSitating careful
medical attention. His evidence was
also taken by the committee, which
was given instructions to report to the
House tonight. The Capitol has been
packed with visitors at every session of
the House-all on the alert to witness
each development in this case. Yet
little has been done save by the COM
mittee.
The House of Commons was densely
packed tonight to hear the committee
report in the case of r. Y. Nc Alden for
assaulting Richmond Pearson, mem
Der of the House. In the testimony as
given in the report McAden disclaimed
all intention Of infringing on the priyi-
leges of the House or of showing it con-
tempt. The committee find as follows ::
That the assault was made not solely
on account of words spoken upon the
floor of the House by Pearson, but upon
the occasion of further words uttered
upon the street. without desire of Of
fence upon the part of Pearson, but so
construed by McAden, and this, coupled
with the disclaimer of McAden of any
intent to infringe upon the privileges of
the House, was not in the nature of
contempt.
After long and extrcmely-heated
argument, in which several personal
collisions were imminent. the report
was adopted by a small majority. IL
was the first affair of the kind which
ever occurred in the State. and the
scene this evening was sensational in
the cXtrcmc.