Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-01
LIMBS OF THE LAW.
A BIG BATCH or YOUNG FULL
PLEDGED N. C. ATTORNEYS.
Democratic Kichers In Alliance Caucuses'
The Tonnage Fertilizer Tax-Ware-
house Tobacco Charges.
Especial telegram to the Dispa,ch.l

RALEIGH. N. O., January Sl.-Ine ou-
preme Court to-day licensed the following
attorneys who had passed the examination;
]. T. Bennett, Of Stanley county; c. u.
FELTON,. Carteret; B. d. Nicholson, Beau
fort; CD. Merriman, Wake; @. g. PEBBLES.
Northampton; f. r. Harris. Northampton;
]. ID. Humphreys, Rockingham; Alexan-
der Stronach. Wake; s. NJ. Blount, Beau
fort; w. L. Crawford, Haywood; Manuel
Silver, Burke; J. S. Fitch. Warren Mr.
Crawford is the member-elect OF Congress
from the Ninth district.
THE RATE OF INTEREST.
There was long and warm discussion in
the Senate again to-day on the bill TO re-
duce the legal interest to per, cent.
While at the Alliance caucus night before
last il was decided that per cent. should
be the rate, yet some members OF the Al
lance did not attend that caucus. and
among these there are various views, some
of them earnestly opposing the reduction.
1T is learned to-day that some Alliance
men will not attend these caucuses OF
their order, saying they believe they nave
| no right as Democrats to hold them and at
the same time exclude from them Demo-
Gratis who are not Aliiance-men. SO many
amendments TO the bill were offered to-day
| that finally 1t was referred to the Judiciary
| Committee. It's opponents tonight claim
| that they will defeat it. Among the
amendments offered were several ex.
Gliding counties from the provisions Oh
the bill.
THE NORTH CAROLINA NAVY
The State oyster pilot-boat Ella Dye,
| Adam Warner in command, left Newberne
| this afternoon for cruise through the
sounds.
Upon inquiry at the Department of
| Agriculture to-day it was learned that
every thing is in readiness for the carrying
| out of the provisions of the law imposing
| a tonnage-tax on fertilizers and that next
| Monday four inspectors will begin, work.
The tags to indicate payment Of the tax
have been prepaid here.
WAREHOUSE CHARGES.
There was a spicy discussion before a
legislative committee to-day regarding q
bill to regulate warehouse charges on leaf
tobacco. The promoters of The bill are
Alliance-men. 1t provides that the COM
| mission shall be ~ per cent; the charge
for sale not over 10 cents a bale, and the
charge for weighing not over 10 cents per
hundred pounds; each warehouse to be
required to have q regularly appointed
and sworn auctloneer, who is to give bond
for 81 600, the bond to be filed with the
register Of deeds. Some Alliance-men are
opposed to the bill. Many prominent
warehouse-men are here fighting It, There
was some sharp talk in the committee
room between Mr.. Hall, of Halifax. and ID.
Y. Cooner, prominent Henderson ware
| house-man.
As TO FUNDS.
A very important bill, which will become
! law, was introduced to-day. Ii requires
clerks of superior courts TO make under
oath itemiZed statements of the amount OF
money in their offices, when paid, to whom
due. and how guardian funds are invested.
County commissioners are required to ex-
anime these reports, and they are to he
filed in the Registers Office and also pub
lished. Heavy penalties are prescribed toI
tions by clerks.
PoR THE STUDENTS KNIFE.
A bill passed to-day giving to the State
| University all unclaimed bodies Of con-
yicts for purposes of dissection.