The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-14
NORTH CAROLINA OYSTERS.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL
PROTECT THEM.
Stringent Measure Looking TO That End-
How senator Vance Was Eenominstea-
Junius Johnston Sentenced Grand
Lodge Masons Mee,-North state Notes.

How senator Vance Was Eenomtnated-- a =
Junius Johnston Sentenced Grand
Lodge Mssons Mee,-North state Notes.
RALErGu, n. c., Jan. .-lSpociah 1t
is evident that the present General As.
sembly will enact some very stringent laws
for the protection of the oyster interests in
eastern North Carolina. Numerous petit
tions are coming in from the people OF that
section asking protection from the pratt al
depredatous of oyster men who coip In
I from other States.
Governor Fowle has transmitted two mes
sages to the General Assembly, urging tho
Importance OF prompt and decisive action
on the question. One Of these messages
was accompanied 10y letter stating that
there were two hundred vessels in the oyster
! grounds OF eastern North Carolina, uniaw-
fully gathering and carrying away oysters.
THE GOVERNOR To CONTROL.
A bill tor the protection of the oyster indus
tries was taken up and discussed in the
House OF Representatives to-day. aud made
the special order for Friday. lt gives tho
Governor direct power to suppress the
piracy complained OF and 10 Use military
or other force iu dong SO.
REMOVAL or TRINITY COLLEGE.
A bill passed the House Of Representa-
tives to-day allowing the removing ~ Thin
ity College 20 Durham, and providing for
thirty-siX trustees OF that institution In
the future, the Eastern and Western con-
ferences each 10 elect twelve, and the
alumni twelve.
JUNIUs JOHNSTON SENTENCED.
Junius Johnston was arraigned in the
Wake superior Court TO-DAY for the murder
Of +. i. Emry, on December 18th. After
consultations OF counsel for both the defend.
ant aud State. 1t was agreed that the de-
tendant should submit the case on the
charge Of mansaughter. The Judge there
upon sentenced Johnston TO two years inn
prisonment.
GRAND LODGE OF MAsONs MEET.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons OF North
Carolina met in annual c0nclaye in this
city tonight, with an unusually large at
tendance. Grand Master samuel II. Smith,
OF Winston, is presiding.
FAITHFUL WIFE.
A prominent citizen OF Gates county
which Is the home OF Charles T. Cross. late
president Of the State National Bank Of this
city, will to-mprrow publish a card stating
hat every man IA Gates county has signed
= petition asking that Cross be- pardoned bY
the Governor. lie and samuel &. White.
cashier of the bank. are now serving out
their terms OF seven and i've years respect
ycly on the county roads. Signatures 10 the
petition for Cros, have bcen mainly secured
10y bis wife. who has been working untir-
ingly Tor him.
GONERNOR FOwlE's RECEPTION.
tO.nieht at New Mansion. complimentary 20
The members Of the Legislature and general
public, was a brilliant affair. The Mansion
has been elegantly furnished at the expense
Il the Slate, aud i all that could he desired
for q Goyernor's homo. The house was
brilliantly illuminated. and tremendous
crowd attended the reception, mcluding
delegates % tEc Grand Lodge and members
II the Legislature.
SENATOR NANCE's nE.kLECrlON.
The unanimous reelection of /ebulon Il.
Vance by the Joint Democratic caucus OF
ihe General Assembly last uight 10 another
term Of six years a. United states senator
from North Carolina WAS tn result of some
very JudIcinus work ON the part OF his
friends within the Farmers Alliance in the
last DAY or 80. Since the Gcneral Assembly
met the Alliance member, have Acld several
caucuses, and the Vance question, which
has been waNering in the balances ior
weeks and moI tbs. was brought 10 iinal
solution in these caucusCs. There WIS
strong element, dominated 10y Colonel
Polk's influence. which favored Ilac-
ing an unconditional aud uucomprc-
missing pledge on the senator 10 sup
port the ~ul-lTeasury Oil regardless
II his repeated declarations that he could
not cOnscienliOusly do 30 IN The present
shape Of the bill. Ills friends Ia the
Alliance. ard he bad many strong 0nes,
knew that II this were required ~ him that
he would either be forced % decline re-clcc-
ton or that he would resign after heing
elected. Tncy therefore set 10 work aud
brought powerful pressure 10 bear 10 make
the instructions to senator Vance OF a more
broad and conservative character.
THE sUB-TREAsURY RESOLUTION.
After determined and judicious work,
the resolution which was passed on satur-
day by the House aud on yesterday by the
senate, was finally carried through the
Alliance caucus. The resolution was libcr-
Al in its wording, and gave senator vance
such latitude that when submitted 10 bln,,
he said that he could not object TO IL, and
would accept the nomination under III con-
ditions. This settled the matter, ana
Vance's re election was for the hrst time
assured. The resolution. as originally
.lrawn up aud discussed by the Alliance
caucus, was much mOro uneOmpromising
than the one agreed upon, but several
amendments were made after hot lighting,
and the resolution. which was adopted, was
entirely general in It's character.
The caucus nomination Of senator Vance,
having been practically decided by This
ESQ Il ion. was accordingly unanimous and
enthusiastic. Many Alliance members Sec
onded the nomination, and when. re- Olu'
ton passed to make the nomination Oy ac-
clamation, the vote vas taken by rising,
and the whole caucus stood up and shouted
itself bOarse.
THE ANTI-VANCE ALLIANCE MEMBERS.
There was. however. some heart-burning
10 the last among the extreme element 0t
lbe anti-Vance Alliance members, which
was noticed by their absenting themselves
from the caucus. The number OF absentees
Was particularly not ceable a. tue roll Was
| being called.
Amer his nomination Senator Vance adj
dressed the caucus at considerable lengtb,
speaking TIL near midnight. In referring
| I, The Alliance he said that be had al times
| annrehend.d That its tendencies were be-
coming extreme and dnngt r0us but that he
Was now proud tO say that he no longer
;eartd that. and thar be believed conserve
tism would dominate in that order.
The course pursued by the Progressive
Farm within the past few issues has nad
much to do With the satisfactory ADJUST
-1nent OF the differences between the Alliance
and Senator Vance. Since Editor Code
look charge OF the paper IL has been conser-
yatiye and fair 10 a marked degree. and 10
It's issue Of Monday il strongly eDJoined mas