Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-13
CONFIRMED.
THE GOVERNOR or VIRGINIA TO TIE
GOVERNOR or North CAROLINA
II Ia Hoped That They will Mst-Ths Rail-
way-comnissioa Bili-othsr Lsgls-
lative Matters

RALEIGH. Y. C.. February I2.-Goysrnor
Fowle to-day sent 10 10 the Senate the names
OF y. n. Moore 10 be solicitor and W n
French to be clerk OF the Criminal Court n
New Hanover. The Senate Ia exeeutlye
session confirmed both.
The Governor to-day received a letter
from Governor Lee, 10 which letter he ok.
pressed bis deep regret a. being unable IN
attend The Fish. oyster, and Game Fair NJ
Newberne on the 18Th, "a be bad an engage.
ment on the 22d out OF the State. Governor
Fowle 1, cousin OF Mrs. Lee, and Gov.
ernor Lee. In cougratulating him upon his
Inauguration. expressed a particular desire
that be would visit Richmond. II is hoped
that Governor Lee may be induced to visit
Raleigh at an early day possibly on Memo
rial dsy.
The rumor has gained currency that Haw-
kins 4 Co.. n firm Of this city, was makipga
proposition TO lease the peni,entiary. Your
correspondent made inquiry a. 10 this matter
aud was told 10y the chairman Of the Iegisla-
tive Committee on the PenitsudaIy That
there was no truth in the rumor.
RAILWAY COMMISSION.
A bill 10 create a railway commission was
introduced in the House to-day with ms-
iorlty report signed by ten Of the thirteen
members OF the joint committee. The bill
has already been referred TO in the Die.
patch. Some changes are made in I, "a
II now comes from the committees hands.
One OF these changes Is that members 81
the commission shall be elected BY the Legis.
lature and that this power shall permanent
~ rest IN The Legislature. The other change
Is that the minimum penalty for violating the
rules prescribed by the commission shall he
one hundred dollars instead Of one thousand
dollars. The MAXIMUM penalty remains as
before, one thousand dollars. Many promi.
nent railway officials, among them Sol.
Haas, T. NJ. Emerson, II. III. Walters. John
&. Wmder, a. u. Andrews, and W. 4.
Turk, were here last night and to-day.
DISCUSSED IT.
Last night they informally discussed the
I'LL with the Committee on Railway Com
mission and they were in conference to-day
upon it, The House to-day ordered the bill
to be printed and made II the special order
for ii O'Clock Thursday. The minority r..
port signed by three members OF the CON.
miitee was also ordered to be printed. This
minority report opposes the bill rs reported
by the shortly aad favor what IA known as
the Massachusetts Law. The bill az reported
by the majority Is almost precisely the
Georgia lew.
FUTURES.
The principal feature OF interest in legis-
lstlye proceedings to-day was The bill Of SEN
atoI Williams, Of Pitt, to prevent the buying
ana sclllog OF futures. IL was the special
order and was very earnestly debated. 1t
passed It's second aud third readings.
The Senate made the railway commission
bill tue SPECIAL order for the 10Th instant.
NORTHERN VETERANS.
A large number OF veteran Federal soldiers
who were IN the Burnside expedition will
visit NewbeTne next week As the guests Of
the people OF that town.
The mass OF the white people Of this coun.
try have no idea OF the character or amount
Of credulIty among the cOlored race. Your
CORES pOndent has endeayored to ascertain
tue cause OF their craze for Arkansas and has
found II to be a belief which is so absurd rs
TO be entirely in the domain Of the imsroba-
bic, yet IL il gravely SAID TO be the chief
cause OF the wild desire 70 leave North Caro-
LIMA. The negroes In the country believe
that they must leave at once, AZ tribe q In
dans u on its way here to take possession Of
the lands aud will Kill all the negroes found
here Thousands OF negroes have been told
this and believe Il. The people who start
these stories with view TO delude the ne
grOes always tel them TO the women, who
believe them implicitly. Then the news, no
matter how improbable, travels like Wild
FIRE.
Another statement which has been widely
circulated among the negro women Il that
Governor FoWie will issue an - order" COM
handing that negro women shall not wear
calico in the future, but that only hOmespun
shall be worn by them. This has been told TO
and believed by many negro women even here
in Raleigh. What will be thought OF these
two statements OF the character OF the areu-
mcnlS used TO make the colored people discon-
tented aud DESTROYS TO leave the state? They
show remarkable state OF facts. The truth
- TO both beliefs Is secured from excellent
authorities and In various ways.
There il opposition 10 some of The features
OF The railway commission bin. particularly
20 that in regard TO the one giving the com.
mission the power TO fix rates.
william IiairstOn (colored) was shot and
instantly killed near Kefnersvlile saturday
evening by small boy who was clrelessly
handling a shotgun.