The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-16
NORTH STATE ASSEMBLY.
A NUMBER OF Bills PASSED AND
VIEW ONES APPEAR.
No Appropriation b 10 Wili be fece'ved
After the 2jib-A Severe Attack
On Pesrsop.

RALEIGH, y. c., Feb. 15.-Special.-In
the Senate to-day petition was present
ed asking for an appropriation for the
woman's exhibit at Atlanta. Bills were
introduced To make checks. due-bills.
and scrip issued by corporations payable
In cash at option Of holders; TO inccrpo-
rate q training school for idiotic chill
drcn to remove the courthouse Of Ruth
erford county 20 Forest City; to inCor-
porate the Elizabethtown, Chadbourn
and Abbottsville railway; TO define the
qualifications Of train dis a-chers; 10 re-
ducc the appropriation to the OK ord
Orphan Asylum.
Bills passed the final readings: To re-
uuire corporations to pay cash for On ckS
and scrip: 10 require railroads 10 reieem
unused tickets; to amend the charter OF
Elizabeth City.
The bill to punish railways for failure
to forward FIRE ght was ie-de errel
Bills were passed: incorporating the
Wake Banking and Security Company TO
protect holders Of fire insuran e policies
by making a judgment en- On real
estate and personal property OF com
pany.
PILLS n TN HoUsT.
BiIls were introduced in the House:
For the relief Of the Roanoke Colony
Memorial Association; TO prevent aoulter-
alton o! candy: TO rcqu re OihctTS q
corporations created by the Leg s'aturt
10 be sworn: 10 relieve building and loan
associations from any usurious contracts,
and permitting them TO issue Insurance
policies to appropriate 5000 to the STATE
Fair: 10 amend the charter Of Plymouth;
,.C11 a.
10 be incorporated before the clerks Of
Supreme Courts; to pay Superior Court
solicitors 5000 salary.
The bill to transfer Mitchell county 70
the Ninth district passed the TIM q reaf-
inc. after a severe attack on Pearson
'rbc bill TO place the balance cf TIE N
rect tax fund to the c'edit o. me schoo.
fund passed It's second reading.
No bills carrying appropriations VII
he received after February 18th.
The tobacco warehcu-e b il WIS H.dI
the special order for tomorrow at i
o'clock.
III BOW OVER THE INTfRFsI BILL.
Yesterday in the House the members
Of the JuGiciacy Committee, from ChaI-
man Luek down. denounced the Cauca-
sian editorial charging that commute
with crime Lusk, N a bold ana many
casian. as ga Ewart and other mompefs
of inc committee The s per cent. IN
ierest bill was finally referred 10 me
FINANCE Committee. Possibly bu'ci
NAV find that these Republicans VIII not
come under the lash as suDmlssiNeIy as
he first thought: and yet he may nave
such power as TO compel them' We
shall see what we shall see II we VAT
The Populist representative from Wake
announced mat If this bill was not pass
ed there would be no more legislation
enacted this session. Thls statement
aroused the Republicans 10 white neat
The reception at the Executive Man
sion last night, given to the Schools. "dS
well attended. There was delighuul hu-
-. prepared by the corps of teachers OF
the different schools, and also by the city
hand.
Mrs. Claim, the advance agent OF DT.
(MrsD Frances Lee Drew, is mere, ana
has made dates for two lectures by me
lady Doctor.
Messrs. J. s. jenkins e CO., OF Gas
tonia. have made an assignment. La
b,litics and assets not known.
The residence of O. l.. Monroe. IN
Greensboro. was almost totally destroyed
by fire last night.
The Fish. Game and oyster Fair at
New Berne, begins OH Monday, the 18th,
and continues through the week. II
is a fair very unique in its exhibits, be-
ing specially TO show the fish and game
so abundant in Eastern North CarOina.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTE.
The office Of the Carolinian. at Eliza
beth City. was destroyed by IRE on sun
day night This Is the second time If has
been burned oIt. There was but little
insurance.
President Holiday to-day comes out in
card showing that the state has only
given TO the Agricultural and Mechanical
College $1,000 annually. and not 81 900, as
has been enormously stated. He says
the State is the trustee of a fund arising
from the sale of lands OF the Govern
ment which pays $500, but this last is
40 state appropriation.
At q Joint caucus last night the county
government bill was discussed. Cumula-
tive plans were discussed and Cook, Of
Warren. threw bomb in the caucus By
fatty refusing TO vote for this plan. They
had counted Cook as "onc Of them" up 70
last night. Ewart ana his friends are
going to try to get his county government
bill on the calendar before this cumull-
tive bill
The putting Of Mitchell county I'm the
Ninth district has made much bad blood.
Republicans favor giving Il back TO the
Ninth Qor IL used TO be there, more 20
get rid OF Pearson two years hence than
for any otLer reason.
7 he week of Southern sports will be
held at Southern Pines next week. There
will be quail hunting 'possum hunting.
wild turkey. and squirrel shooting. ali
this to be sandwiched with Brunswick
stews. barbecues. 'possum ana 'taters.
etc.