Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-15
FRESH PINE CONES.
OLD NORTH STATE NEWS SERVED UP
PROM RALEIGH.
Oysters and Taxes-Ths Railway-commis-
sion Bill-Militsry-A Forthcoming
0uberu atorial Message
special telegram % The Dispatch


RALEIGH. n. C., February II "A Joint
committee was raised to-day by the Leeisis-
ture 10 revise the game laws OF the e,'e;
Among the bills which passed Their nnai
reading IN the Senate we're the following:
TO prohibit the taking OF oysters TO Csrteras
county except for sale IN the State; TO give
the Suffolk and North Carolina railway DOW
G. 10 consolidate with the Norfolk and Eden
ton railway. A bull 10 DIVIDE taxes into Tour
quarterly instruments caused warm deDste,
and was defeated by strict party vote, the
Republicans iavoring and the Dem0rats
opposing It. The Senate spent much time 10
Committee Of the Whole considering the
public-school bill. go,
Zoe tiou.e Ija-sed on it, final reading BIZ
to appropriate g. 900 annually for the en-
camnnent OF the State Guard. An important
bill was introduced providing i0r the restora-
ton Of tue whipping post as punishment
for larceny.
The House was TO have taken no ~ the
special order the bill to create railway COM
mission. but II va. sct forward until to-mor'
row. when big debate will begin. which u
likely 20 be prolonged from day to daY.
A bill passed it, Gna reading Incorporating
the state Farmers Alliance and suO-slll-
ances.
THE OPPOSITION.
II "a said that the DELAY 10 the Introduction
of the bill to create railway commission has
initiated gresily against The success OF that
measure. and not few persons appear to be
quite doubtful ~ to iis passage. The oppo-
nents Of the bill who were At fret sure It
would pas. have plucked up courage and
are working hard against IT, The lobby Is
nd fftfi At
Ex.Speaker Webster IL here and has Sc
cured favorable confederation by the BAH
way Committee OF q bill to charter railway
from ReidsSiile via Yanceyyllle 70 Milton TO
connect with the Atlantic and DanYlle rail-
way.
wAKE.FOREsT.
Nearly all the members Of the Legislature
will go TO Wake.Forest College to-moTro"
afternoon on . special train to attend Tue
anniversary exercises OF the P0llomatheslau
and Euzeian literary societies.
MILITARY.
Tomorrow a bill will he introduced In
the House to increase the number OF GONNA
MES 81 the state troops aud 10 pay each $50.
Now there are twenty-five companies, wnicn
are paid $500 each.
Amendments Ia the charter OF Raleigh,
which are sought 10 be obtained through the
Legislature, will make the liquor-lIceDse tax
81 900 annually.
Governor Fowie to-day appointed many
delegates to the Southern Quarantine Con-
yenton ct Montgomery, Ala.
LABOR.
Rumor gained currency a few day ago,
and was alluded TO IN this correspondence,
that there would be changes 10 the officer;
OF the Bureau OF Labor Statistics. Tbs
bureau was created in 1887, and Wesley n
Jones was made commissioners aud Melvin
b. Broughton clerk. The appointments hold
for two years, unless renewed. Governor
FOwle will Tomorrow send In TO the senate
the name Of John e. Scarborough ss com
missioner. II Is an excellent appointment
Scarborough was fors several years state 81 Ell
lntendent OF Public Instruction aud Is 4 mar
OF force, ability, character, and popularity
William 5. Harris, OF Franklin county, vii
be clerk.
A MESSAGE.
The Governor will send in q message To
the senate aud House tomorrow, IN which
he Will again handle the penitentiary ques
ton. He will show that az the end OF thi.
month there will be n deficit of almost S54,
600 and also n debt Of nearly 500 and Will
ask that something he done at once to pu
the penitentiary in shape TO carr! out the IN
tentlons OF the Legislature. lie will use thi'
as a fresh argument for his excellent plan o.
having the affairs OF the penitentiary con-
trolled by a salaried commissioner.
OUTLAWS.
W. B. Adams aud John NJ. Newton, whC
are charged with the murder OF Joshua Cox
M Beauford county. are now outlaws. They
are skulking In the woods iu that section
and Tuesday ambushed and attempted t
kill Wiinam Mo.iender. II is believed the'
intend to murder this man and then flee
from the STATE.
james MacRae was run over by a traiT
near Moss Neck yesterday and Instantly
killed.
The work Of grading the railway between
Kinston and Jacksonville began to-day. The
road Il to extend from Greenylle - VIII
mlngtOu.
A train on the Wilmington, Columbia anC
Augusta railway was wrecked near Whining
ton last night. some boX-cars having run Cd
siding onto the main tack. Engineer
Robert Mack is perhaps fatally hurt H'
,vaa tlrnvVn from The cab and fell uDOD bi.