Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
INAUGURATION EXERCISES
A GREAT DAY AND A GREAT
NIGHT AT RALEIGH.
Cold weather, UnpreCedentcd d
=SinCe 1857. Reported From All
Parts of the State-FiNy Per
Cent. of the Bills Introduced d
Have Been Tabled.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 19.-[ Special. i
The Inauguration exercises yesterday
were very interesting. The oppropria-
ton of $500 was used to make this affair
second to none ever held i'll the State. A
Joint committee Of the two houses went
to Tarboro where they met Governor
elect Elias Carr and returned to Raleigh
with him.
After the Governors party arrived at
the capitol a procession was formed
under the Chief Marshalship of Frank
Stronach, including the Governors
Guard and party, the Supreme court
Judges; department officials the General
Assernbly's members and committees,
followed by prominent gentlemen of
the State and citizens generally.
The oath of Office was administ cred at
the Stronach auditorium and Gov.
| Carr's inaugural address followed. Last
night there was was a reception at the
| same hall followed by a ball. D. c. Wad-
| dell. jr., of Asheville, was one of the ball
| managers.
From all sections of the State the mem
bers are receiving the intelligence that
| the present cold weather is general and
snow and ice plentiful even on the Allan
tic coast. This is generally agreed to be
| the coolest since January II, 1857. The
Neuse river is frozen over.
Lieut.. Gov. Doughton is here. Auditor
Furman has moved his family to the
capital city.
Mark L. Reed, Capt. Matt Atkinson,
| Messrs. X. Pearson, 7. w. Patton and
Chas. McNamee are here attending the
| Road Congress-.
| Hon. kope Elias, from Franklin, is in
| the city.
One hundred and forty-four bills and
resolutions have been introduced in the
Senate and about one-half as many more
| in the House.
OF the bills introduced, at least so per
cent. of them have been tabled.
There may be three new counties in the
State and changes of three county seats
| From Richmond new county is to be
formed with Laurensburg as the county
eeat; one from Chatham, with Silver
City as county seat; and another from
Guildford. with High Point. The
changes in the county lines and seats are
to be in Surry, the county seat changed
from Dobson TO Elkin; in Stokes, from
Danbury to Madison; and in Rocking
ham, from Wentworth to Reedsville
These changes will place the court houses
all on railroads. w. F. T.
BY Mr.. Starncs. a bill to amend the
charter of the charter of the town o
West Asheville.
BY Mr.. Cranor, bill to prevent tn,
| sale or manufacture of pistols, ETC., il
this state, and to tax the same. Judi
s ciary.
RI Mr.. Vance of Bunconbe has introducet
, d bill to authorize the commissioners O
Buncombe county to erect suitabl
buildings for holding elections.
BY Mr.. McRae of Robeson, bill pro
viding for the payment Of jostices of tn
peace per diem. Finance. This provide
for the payment of So per pay to magis
! trates in discharge of their duty as ta1
assessors on June / in each year.
Under the call for petitions, Il memo
rial from the Asheville Lyceum associa
tion was presented in the House, pray
ing that in future elections on the ques
tion of license the vote of the count
/ might be conjoined with that of the cit
, OF Ashcville. Referred to the committe
. on propositions and grievances.
6 Mr. McNeill's bill to prevent lynching
Il provides that the Governor upon motto
v from, say the commissioners of a county
. | of the commission of some atrociou
n crime, shall have power to order to til
| particular county a Superior Coui
= Judge at once, empannel a grand jur
q and have an immediate trial, and if tt
+ case be removed to another county t
: proceed thither at once and hear it. tt
= idea is to prevent SO frequent resoi
|. to lynching in cases of great offences.