Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-17
LAUNDERING AWAY.
THE WORK OF TIE OLD NORTH STATE
LFGIsLATURE.
The Banking Question: omplimentary Re-
solutiou-Preparations for the
Inauguration.
nnaclal ,nlerrarn o ths pIspateh.l

RALEIGH, n. g., January l6.-The senate
TO-DAY unanimously adopted resolution In
structns our members OF Congress 10 use all
possible efforts 10 have State banks estaO.
iished for the issuance OF bills OF credit
without the payment OF the 10 per cent. no"
imposed by the terms OF the national bank
ing act upon state bsnks Of issue.
A bin passed allowing q change OF name OF
the Chowan and Southern railway to tue
Norfolk and Carolina railway.
The following resolution. IN compliment
10 Lieutenant Governor Charles NJ. sted-
man, President OF the Senate, whose term
OF Office expires tomorrow, was adopted by
q rising vote:
Resolved. That we, the senators OF the
present General Assembly, do hereby tender
you our sincere thanks and express our APP
preciston Of your impartial and courteous
ruling and uniform kindness upon all mat
tiers before the Senate.
The session Of the House was brief and
undressing. a petition was presented
urging the repeal Of the merchants purchase
tax, md the Financial Committee reported
favorablv on the bill 10 extend the time Tor
the exchange OF bonds Of the state debt.
The House tabled Dy an almost unanimous
vote the bill 10 repeal the act forbidding The
carrying OF concealed weapons.
THE INAUGURATION.
The Inauguration programme was off,
cislly adopted by both houses, and they meet
I'm Joint session tomorrow. when the officers
other than the Governor will be sworn In.
Trans are coming in packed with people
The first troops arrive tonight at midnight
from oxford. Others will arrive early IN
the morning. Great numbers OF prominent
men are here % attend the Inauguration
ceremonies.
The partialv-competed Executive man
SION will be beautifully decorated IN the in
terror. II the weather is At all pr0plti0us
Governor Fowle will be inaugurated there
and hold a reception IN the building, this
being the first time the general public have
ever seen the interior OF the mansion. Siro-
nscb's warehouse has been decorated Tor q
ball tomorrow evening, snd in case OF ram
the Governor will be InAugurated there also'
RAILROAD NOTES.
Enough stock has been subscribed 10 ex-
tend the Alma and Little Rock railroad
south TO Rowland and north TO Maxton, and
work will soon commence.
One hundred thousand dollars OF old bonds
were burned TO-DAY at the state Treasury In
the presence OF the state officers.
II Is learned tonight that there was on
oyster. dredgers' collision OF residents aud
non-residents in PamlcO sound near Hat
teraq a few DAYS ago. A Virginia OySter-ves'
sci deprecated on the beds and was fired on
by the natives. one man was wounded.
The dredgers were warned not 30 trespsss,
but took with them a resident OF Elizabeth
City, who revealed 10 them the locality oi the
oyster-bed upon which they were dePre-
dating.
A Caucus.
A caucus To dispose OF the question OF who
shall be Public Printer IS to be held by the
Democrats OF the Legislature next Wednes'
day evening.
The Democratic caucus did not adjourn
until 1890 this morning, and after bearing
admissible speeches from senator Ransom,
Minister Jarvis. Hon. A. NJ. Waddell, and
8. Il. Alexander, who were aspirants in the
congressional contest. IL was a regular
Democratic love-feast. Ransom's election APP
pesrs 10 give general satisfaction.
NJ. l.. Stevens, treasurer Of Union county.
who assigned last week, is short $4,000 in
county funds.
DR.. John Harvey, Leading citizen OF
Green county, died yesterday.
Governor Scales declines 10 act upon the
petitions for the commutatlOB OF the death
sentence Of Howard Anderson. who Is 10 be
hanged AZ GoldsbOrO' on the 10Th instant but
has turned over the entire matter 10 Gov
ern0r Fowle. II appears that Anderson will
swing.
Governor Scales's private papers and
books were packed to-day. and he virtually
left the EXpcutiYe office this evening,