The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-14
IN TIE Old NORTH STATE.
Many Items Of a NewSy and Per-
sonal Character,
SCHOOL BOOK DISCUSSION.
Messrs. Ginn & Co., Make Charges
of Monopoly Agains, the Ameri-
can Book Co. gisIature's
Slow Work, Deep Snow
Drifts. Educational.
Especial Dispa,ch to the vir ginian.l

ISpoca! DIspatch To the Wiz Ginian
RALEIiH y. O.. February 10. -
Th,r are complaints 10y The rank
aud lille of the iuslonis IS. particular
~ the Popu,Ists, against tue SLOW
ness o f the work Of the Legislature.
Hou. Buck Kitchen said publicly
yesterday that SO great was this uIs
satisfaction that an election were
be to morrow the Democrats
Won ld beat thc fusiouIsts. Butler is
using ali his power to hold the Ike
puhil cans up TO pledges aud what
IRE ter med their duties. his some
Repubiicu ne chuie under. Butler
lays down the law to day regarding
che per cedt. interest bill, saying
that yesterday that Republicans aud
populIsts fused together III the
House; that the Iopuilsts "wash
thelr hands of this IuIquIty;" thai
no III AN can stand before the people
who does not support This bin, ana
ho last night told the Populi,t what
they must do. The CAUCUS OF fusion
Isle thereupun decided to support
the bill suhdiy.
The fusIonlsts want criminG
Western counties. They also want
to elect keeper of tue Capitol aud
8 State librarian.
The loss by the burning OF the
Seahourd AIR Line freight depot, at
Charlotte, is $3.50, and u new one
will be rebuilt on IL far better plan
nj u cOet OF $l0,0JO.
The snow here ceased at mid
night aud Is six inches in depth.
West OF here it Is us much rs two
teet In depth. There are drifts in
The Bue Ridge nearly twenty feet
n depth.
lac CAucasion, Marion Buffers
paper, saNagely attacks President
Cleveland for his action III regard
TO the issue OF bonds, and Says be
onght to be lml cached.
St"hiy Hall, school of the
Northern Iresby terrain Church, in
Stauiy county, was burned vest r
day.
There is movement to greatly
Increase tue powers of the railway
commission.
Before the Senate and House
committees on Education great
uepate IL III progress and viii con
'inue seVeiai days. 1t ~, IN brief,
whether the State Board of Education
snail select the public school books
or whether tue County Boards sun II
make such selection. CHM ~ 90,
hre urging the passage of the bill
lhi"uSn THEIR attorneys, while the
BOOK Trust Is tigutug the bill also
ny counsel. CHM X Co. claim Tint
there is monopoly Ill the book
business, IN which the American
bUUk CpnlaLy aud the University
Ihbhsl ng Company get 81 per
cent. Oi ali the contracts. The eX.
STATE uptrIuIeDdcut OF Pubic In
slrnction audi The present one are
dragged into the matter by charges
by Glnn's counsel that ihey were
interested III the zoos business for
merry. The opponents OF the bll
say the change OF system viii cost
- Tor each pubic school pupil.
w. II. Flemlng, Popunst, has
been electea meuI1e of the House
from Warren to succeed tue lute
Dr. Samuel a. Williams.
The baltimore Baseball Club IS to
be here III April to play practice
games.
a bill WAS introduced IN the Leg
lslature to day to reduce tue salaries
OF al the cheers ana emplo,es OF
public institutions, " no receive over
SlO month, - per cent.
n Oil Was also Introduced for
com puIsory ATTENDANCE nj the public
schoo's. Ii is the first time such n
piIl has been lutroduted. 1t Wi.
not pass.
Inc bill to give women places on
school boards will be pressed earn.
esuy' nut lis chauces OF success are
very small.