Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-27
SHEEP HUSBANDRY.
AeILL TO ENCOURAGE IT BY TAXING
DOGS DEFEATED.
Trustee wharton's Appointments CON
8rmed-Importapt Bills In the House.
The Richmond Monument Plans.
fsnocinl telerrnm 70 tho Dlspaioh.l

RALEIGH, n. c.. January 26. The Senate
to-day took up the bill TO encourage sheep
husbandry by taxing dogs. There was
long debate. and amendments were ohered
excluding certain counties. The support
ers Of the bill demanded that the vote bs
n square one-for dog law or against H.
The bill failed TO pass-ayes. 20; poes' ~
The Senate. in executive session. con-
| frmed the appointment OF X. W. Whar-
ton Of Beaufort county. as trustee OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
IN THE HOUSE
The chief bills introduced IN the House
were 10 make II n misdemeanOr 70 WORK
operatives in cotton or woollen-mllls over
eleven hours a day, or between the hours
of 10 y. NJ. snd 6 a. NJ. TO grant license
TO phvs!cians who on becoming boHd-n@e
residents exhibit certificates from the
Board of Medical Examiners OF another
State 20 provide for the DIVISION OF the
State into nine road districts, and an equal
DIVISION OF the convlcts amoug these Tor
working the public roads
The election contest of Long against
Wright. from Warren. ended. resulting III
the seating Of Long. who was sworn IN.
FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
resolution was lIITOuuCtu Nv vi. iHf
Tor. of Halifax, raising the JOINT special
committee 10 consider the matter OF par
t,cipation by North Carolina IN the plans
for a monument at Richmond TO the prl-
waite soldiers and sailors of the Couiede-
TaCy. - VIII.
CAPTAIN Arthur A. SD1tzer, I. Walker
Porter. and DR.. +. &. Hawks OF Rlch-
mnnd. nre here as promoters OF what Is
| known as the Grant Monument AsSOcid-
ton" Of which. it - SAID, good many
colored people have become members.
woRLD's-rAIR CONFERENCE.
To-day the Executive Committee of the
state board OF Nord's-Falr Managers
met here with the legislative committee
ON the far aud had conference. Two
wears ago the Legislature appropriated tor
Tho North Carolina exhibit S2j,0OO from
The direct-tax fund. Governor Holt, IN
August. 1891. declined 10 allow any OF that
fund to be drawn, saving that all the luna
| rni0nt be called for. Last month, how
ever fndus tnnt there would be balance
ON hand. he allowed $4,000 To be drawn,
| Of winch 81 600 was used 10 replace that
amnulit LENT bv the agricultural board.
Governor Carr suggested IN his inaugural
that the Legislature make an apprOprla-
tiou SIMPLY 10 make good the apprOpria-
ton Of the former Legislature. No new
appropriatiCn IL asked for. The Executive
balance be allowed. This will be taken
ont of the direct fund.- and III case all the
latter Is called for the amount Is TO be
made good.
BACK TAXES.
There was another conference to-day on
the important matter of back taxes on the
Wilmington and Weldon railway. At tins
Governor Carr, the railway commissions
ers. the iolnt committee Of the Leglsla-
nre. and Mr.. Warren Elliott president,
and Mr.. Harry Walters. general manager
OF the Wilmington ana Weldon. were
present.
The discussion Of the matters IN ques-
ton was prolonged. President Elliott
made proposition 10 The state through
tie committee and the commission his
was to surrender the exemption from taxa
ton on the main line of the Wilmington
and Weldon road upon condition that for
the five years next succeeding this waiver
of exemption the main line should be a.
sessed at only $4,000 per mile; the branch
lines AZ 81 900 per mile, and that after hve
years the assessment should be made as IN
the case of all other roads. No conclusion
was reached. and there was an adjourn
ment until tomorrow afternoon.
The colleges report attendance az to-
lows: Wake Forest. $50 Guilford, 1907
Elon 1Gj. Davidson, l4O; Trinity. 100; the
University 3lj.