Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-07
LIFE-SIZE PORTRAIT.
ONE OF THE LATE JUSTICE w. n.
RopMAN PRESENTED TO COURT.
The New Election BiiI Discussed i"
Caucus-Its Fusionist Provisions-
Co,,ou-st.tcs Cxposition Commits
stoucrs Arrive in Raleigh.

RALEIGH, n. c., February s'-CSpe'
cIal)-At 10 o'clock this morning there
was large assemblage OF prominent peo-
pie AT the Supreme-Court room 10 witness
the presentation of a life-size oiI-por'ra''
Of the late Associate-Justice william D.
Roaman. The gift Is by his son. W. b'
Rodman. Jr.. Esq. and Judge George H.
Brown. of the Superior Court. mace Inv
presentation speech. Other remarks
,,ere made by members OF the bar, and
Cbief-Iustice Faircloth accepted the pof-
trait on behalf of the court The portrait
was PAINTED by w. q. Randall. ana IL
fine copy Of one by the late William rarie
Browne.
w. +. White. Of Mebane, Republican,
,s putting up strong claim for the
vacancy on the railway commission. his
friends assert positively that IL was
agreed by the Populists that a Repuph-
can was 10 have the commissionership II
Marion Butler was given the long term
as senator.
ELECTIONLAW.
Last night the Fusion Caucus Comnt-
tee discussed the new election bill. ms
bill is now. I'm the rough. from the hhhuS
of the steering committee. III provinces
for two balots-One for county ana one
for state officers-and two boxes. All
mower regarding elections is taken from
county commissioners. Registrars and
polI-holders are to he nominated by the
State Executive Committees OF the three
political parties. thus making three reg
istrars and three poll-holders at each pre-,
cinct Precincts are To have only %V
voters. The poll-holders and registrars
after nomination. will be appointed by
the Clerk Of the Superior Court Chal-
lenees will he heard by the Board OF
Registrars prior TO election-day; none on
that day. Ballots will be kept In sealed
boxes by the Clerk of the court Returns
will be made to the Clerk of Court and
Registrar of Deeds. The Clerk Is MADE
county canvasser but has no judicial
powers. and can merely add up the fig
ures as returned.
ATLANTA'S ENJOYS.
At noon to-day President Collier. OF
the Cotton-States exposition: Ex-Governor
Bullock. of Georgia: Editor Clark Howell.
of the Constitution. and several other
prominent men arrived here in the pri-
vate car of General-Manager John II.
Winder of the Seaboard Airline. They
were met at the station by several promi-
nent gentlemen and taken 10 the Capitol,
where Governor Carr received them.
They attended the session Of the Legis-
laturc. visited the State Museum, etc.
This afternoon the Agricultural Commit
tees gave them a hearing. and this eve
ming there was a special joint session
of the Legislature. at which they made
addresses in the interest of the eXpOsi-
ton. and warmly urged North Carolina s
participation.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The most important bills introduced in
the Legislature to-day were to incorpo-
rate the Carolina and Northwestern
railway: to forbid the marriage Of first
cousins. to allow citizens 10 kill game
and catch fish and oysters I'm all public
waters: TO incorporate the Western North
Carolina Christian Conference. and TO
prevent desecration Of churches.
A bill passed for the relief Of all sheriffs
and tax-collectors. while a bill to allow
the shipment Of game from the state
was tabled. The bill to let the public
printing to the lowest bidder. about
which there has been so much discussion
passed the Senate: and in the same body
the bill TO work the public roads by taxa
ton and convict labor was defeated on
third reading by one vote.
Both Senate and House will adjourn
early tomorrow. 50 as 10 witness the
laying OF the POlk-monument corner
stone and hear the address by Mr.
Mann Page, Of Virginia.