The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-08
THE GltA>irM STATE.
Republicans Likely to Win in tl,e Legis-
lature.

CONCORD, Jan. T.-ISpccial! Cover,
nor Goodcll and council had mem bcrs OF
the pol.cc force in CHI rye of city mar
Shall schattcrcd III various portions Of
the State House early this morning. As
m mbcrI OF the senate and house filed
upstairs it was II. cnssary fer them to
pass Ivy the marshal and his officers,
and also To identity themselves us mem
bcrs-ci,c5 OF tho legislature. -Four
Ole rs i'll citizens clothes occupied
seats ON the steps leading To the
Speakers dcsl,
~ the Dem cratic legislative caucus
this ior" noon the piac NJ OF POI cr!ucu
i'll tic State House was severely de-
nounccd.
Long before the hour to assemble The
galleries were throng d with spt cta-
tors, w lie some Of the loading rrpre-
s"ntaIivrs OF both parties occupied seats
i'll the Hobbies below. :op, Gators gathered
i'll antic parton of an exciting time IL
the OPP, niny of session.
MGch time Was c,nsumcd by Clerk
JuWett reading the certificates, of iNrm-
brrs. At li:35 Governor Coodell and
c,MLc cntcrd The !, preventative hall
and twenty-five minutes later Cl,rl:
.lrwctt died the house to order He
Immediately prcc tdcd to call TIC
roll OF members prcpar, d by hun.
lIc!uded in the roll wcr. the nam =, ri
all IF entitled" members who pre-
scented critic ties, also those from
towns showing Il 4 crease in pDpul .tlon
under the c .nsl.s OF 1879 b low CO..
Omitted from it were those from the
formeialy elias. ed or prorata towns,
also the ia m, of members from Mvrt-
/ npt, ~ ,,f i'm.
rroprr certificates. Clerk J"wrtt IN
nourc that a institutional numh":
OF representatives appeared To be
present and dir cscd the sergeant-at-
trns To administer oathS to tho mem
b,rs.
The roll of the house, prepared lv
Clerk ]cwctt, contains the names of l7n
Rcpnhl:c ms and los Democrats. -Four
y IN. Gratis did not present c ,rtiicates.
Had they done SO their nan,s would
have be, IL entered by him. giving that
party lG3 members and the H,puhl ans
majority. All the rs i;rpubl can,
r"sn"ndcd To their names AMI only i,j
! Democrats.
Mr. bingham. of Littl"toD. moved that
4 Committee OF three from each party be
appointed to a:c rtain who are legally
rntitl, d to sit as IN nrbrrs Of the house.
/ Clerk Icwcit o'clin,d To state the
III in on the Ecound that the house
| had II ii organiz Il. Mir. Bingham then.
amid mrc c Infusion. put tile On s;lon
ana d cared il clr.,d. This Gus, 4
/ Taught After the members had b,tn
sworn in. Gallingcr. az tonco.d, was
, Il, CT temporary chairman.
; 'Romco ana Juliet" at the Opera House
! Miss Alberta Gallatin up, car,d at
! the Op ~ ilou-c last night in,"Romcn
and ,Iuli"t." The c,mpany was more
certain of the lines than in the previous
peri' rmai OF ''As Y.u Like IT," and
! gave very satNf; Glory + ditinn.
/ Miss Gaila'in drv, lnps in power with
her opportunity. Her forte is evidently
! in tragedy. and her delivery OF the
strong. into use lines OF Julict's lave
/ passages denote the tragchi. nm She
| has a future before her which j., not t. be
/ judged by the I'M qsal scttinc of her
/ present ,mpnny. MIR. humphreys
Romeo saved The caste from obloluy.
! Police Commissioners Meet To-day.
The board oi polio, ,nmi sion ,rs
will meet u. the Office of Commi>si 1ncr
/ h"hrtt l.. SC 1T this attrrli.,,n AZ four
| o'c',cE 70 hear ovjdcuc from the ditpr
OF Ia" Evening World and tho proprc-
tors OF tho COsmucrat in liiipn to ihr
/ chnrgcS made against members by AMI
thrnugh those pap rs y fall aud
thorough Investigation az tho matter is
| To b.. had. and tho result is looked ru,-