The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-22
FUSIONIST IN ASNARL.
CHARGE THAT THEY HAD FREE
PASSES ~ THEIR POCKETS
Preferred by One of the Brethren-House
AJjourns Out of Respect TO Fred.
Douglass Memory.

RALEIGH, y. c., Feb. H.-Special.-
In the Senate to-day the principal new
bills were: To allow the holders OF un-
registered lands ITO register them, to
transfer Stokes county to the Eighth con-
gressional district; to restore local self
government.
An effort was made to secure the adop-
ton OF resolution providing that the
Senate Visit the New BeTre iair IN BODY,
but il again failed
There was considerable feeling during
the discussion, this being due to cnarses
by a Republican that Fopulist and Re
publican senators had free passes IN their
pockets.
Bills passed To give the Farmers Alli-
ance an insurance feature; 20 repay het.
Or. Solomon Pool $50 which he al
vanced TO the State University; TO pre-
vent adulteration OF food.
A biz passed to incorporate the taFo-
lima, Tennessee and Ohio railway,
The following were nominated by the
special committee for members OF me
state Board OF Agriculture: +. l..
FTanck, }. j. Long and l.. A. AIKEN.
woAK or TIE FIRST NIGHTS SESSION.
The House last night held its first night
SESSION. At THIS the following bias pass
ed. To balance claims which nave since
1868 been on the state Treasurer BOOKS
TO allow ~ per cent. Instead OF - cents
on land sales; to perpetuate court recOi az,
to refund 5000 to Sheriff johnson, or
Pender county. 10 give Hyde county the
convict road law; 10 repeal the charter
OF West AsheVillc; TO allow liens 10 toe
taken on horses and mules sold. 10 in
corporate Hamlet Robson county, 10
prohibit the sale of spirituous and vinous
liquors in Natauga county, to make 10
a CRIME for a person in this State TO
wound a person in another State this
covers the notable Cherokee county case.
in which two men who were pursuing a
prisoner who had just run across the
r r..Cg 4
they being a the time in this State, to
allow Graham county to levy a tax TO
build a court house and jail: to create
criminal court circuit, composed of Bun
cOmbe. Haywood and Madison counties
A bill to set apart February 18th as
day for tree-plant.ng in the grounds oI
pubic schools was referred TO the COM
mittee on Education.
amend the Insurance laws by requiring
companies 10 pay the race value OF iic
insurance policies. and also requiring mat
license be not issued TO any company
which appeals a suit from state 10
Federal court, was made the special
order for next Wednesday.
The PUB. e PEINIING MIDDLE.
The public printing question is still un-
settled, and the chairman OF the com
awarding the contract Will be given be
fore Monday night II VIII De quite an
unusual hing FOR the state : printing
and binding TO be done outside OF the
capital city but such will probably be
The fact in North Carolina
The aldermen OF Winston have instruct
ed the tax collector OF Forsytne 10 COL
lect the taxes due Tor me pass sew ,,.,i
years on the "ReserVas.Jn property own
ed by the MOraviaus. The supreme Court
decided this winter mat the properly Nas
liable for taxation. The taxes aggregate
Senator Moody has introduced a bill
10 tax inheritanCes and put the money
thus obtained 10 the school tund, ! ms
b has creaited 49, Gea tee Pa lP bs re-
ported favorably on the bill; This tax
mas been adopted IN several states W ~
very good results, but senator Mo1h\
mas put the tax much higher tnan ela,-
where. which will probably hurt the oil
One .,rr Of the most elegant social events
Of the season was an eiGEdHl o ~,
.,iyen bv Mrs Carr al the Executive Man
sion last evening in honor OF her guests.
Mrs. W X. Carr. Of Nashinstoh' - -,
Mrs. T. j. Jarvis, Mrs; MGKaery anu
Miss Virgins, OF North aroma, ~ non tho
Governor Carr was unable 10 oPth we
New Berne Far so the annual speech " "s
made by Mr. James \. BryaI' OF ,lai
Mace. The fair is progress ne nicely ana
The crowd Is good.
NORTH STATE NEWS.
Another large cotton factory IS soon
TO be In operation i'm salem, and toutlh
Ito ,iaarette factory IN Winston. Ashe-
MIRO is 10 pegin work ou a large furniture
factory very soon. .. OIL.
The Godsboro Lumber COMPANY a.
Dover, has perfected lng iTasV e 80
Company. go. -,,,,,,. NM,
escaped about five months ago mas o't"
recantured and returned TO the peHiIe"-
tidry. ... .b,+ and IN,
stantly killed near Salisbury on Iuesddy.
Mr.. owen was attempting 70 i'i,,
cOlored man named feIIoi III W -
INTO a still-house near Cleveland. F.!-
ron ran is a dangerous man. he was arreessi-
Cd. and. as the people were very ihC-S
Yhariff sent deputies. heavily armed ~
W W ,.'9 a highly respected. citizen. ... al.
Alecl, Tate charged VIII 9t Nc
II4euansy Vii in January has BEEN cony..,-
Lam, ,i 'sl,a,rtnnceJ 10 TWO years on county