Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16
WORST SINCE 1868.
EYidences Of "Crooked" Fusion Leslsla'
ton PllinS Up In Raleigh.
MANY BILLS "sTAMPED, THROUGH.
The Monument mt BentonvifIc to
he Unveiled March 20th-school
System Set Back Twenty Years
Circuit Judges.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 15.-(Special)-
Evidence OF rascality In the matter OF
bills treated as passed by the late L'egis-
lature is piling up. Bills were stamped
as passed which were tabled, ard one
bill was twice tabled and then enrolled
for ratification. There are open charges
OF bribery. 1t was the worst Legislature
since 1868.
The Populists swear II was the Repuo-
llcans who committed the rescaiity' pu'
there is plenty OF evidence that both par
ties were guilty.
The railway bill which was stolen TOUT
times was one 70 give ticket-scalpers un-
I'll next July to dispose Of what tickets
they had on hand. IL was never ra'ineu'
II is found that some strange PROVISIONS
were put in the Raleigh charter ohe oi
these confers the right to tax churches
and another gives the aldermen power 10
declare prohibition at any time
STAMPED" THROUGH.
AS to rascality Republican assures me
that the Code-commission bill was
STAMPED through the Senatc-that Is.
never really passed. that the bill to steai
the Atlantic and North Carolina railway
was stamped through the House, as
were also the bill TO grab the penitentiary
and the Goldsbor' graded-school bill.
There was resolution which passed
both branches, but which was never rati-
fed, creating n committee TO investigate
the shel-hsh commission and make re-
port to the State Treasurer. Representa-
tive Williams. OF Pitt, was In this resoiu
ton given power to appoint the special
saff7it
Ewart. Harris OF Hyde, and another. TO
sit during the summer for an unlimited
time.
MRS. PATTIE ARLINGTON.
The Fusionists put through resolution
TO raise q committee OF three TO inVest-
gate the charges made against the courts.
&c. by Mrs. Patte j. Il. Arlington OF
this city. This committee can sit untlI
the legislature adjourns no - a day each
and expenses Two OF its members were
drunk yesterday. and one n them.
Populist. who Is also preacher was SO
drunk last night that he was seen laid
out on planks In the baggage-room Of a
hotel here. one OF the members yester-
day drew two days pay and expen 's'
and wanted pay for a lot OF books which
he had taken from the legislative halls.
4 bill was sneaked through TO allow
sporting club to fight chickens and dogs
at Wilmington.
GRAB-WRECKERS.
The term for which the legislators were
paid ended last Saturday. and the Re-
publicans and Populists at once began TO
leave. Those Of their party who remained
are furious at their desertion, for the
latter wrecked many plans to grab places.
o. ]. Carroll of this city. will be chief
marshal on the occasion of the unveillng
Of 4 "a
10Th.
on the goth instant the monument to the
Confederate dead at Bentonville. the
place where Johnston's army had its last
fight. will be unveiled. General Wade
Hampton is the orator f. j. Holt is chief
marshal. The Goldsboro' Rifles raised the
funds for the monument, and will partici-
pate in the ceremonies.
NEW LIST OF BOOKS.
The Supreme Court has revised the
course of study for license to practice
law, which had become quite Anticipated,
and has adopted a new list of books.
The fusion directors of the penitentiary
had planned to meet yesterday, but did
not do so. nor is II believed they will
ever be heard from again.
John G. Scarborough, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. said TO me to-
day: THE Fusionists have ruined our
publcschool system by taking away
the county superintendent and boards
OF education. They have set us back twen-
ty years.
President Taylor. of Wake-Forest Col
lege. tells me that thus far $1,000 of the
$4,000 needed 70 endow the William
Royal Chair OF English has been sub
scribed.
MORMONS IN WAKE.
Mormon missionaries made their ap-
pearance In this county six miles north
Of here, yesterday, and feeling against
them is high.
The new Board OF Agriculture was
elected before the bill creating IL was
ratified just as was the case with the
Judge OF the new Eastern Criminal Cir
cult Court.
Attorney General Osborne was asked to-
day his opinion in the matter of the right
20 office OF the criminal-circuit judges
He said he could not speak on the mat
ter. as he would have TO appear In the
case. and as the Governors action in
making appointments was made at his
suggestion
Under the terms of the new law allow
ing dredging for oysters the Governor
can stop dredging In any county upon
application of the county commissioners