The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-20
TIE VOTE ON THE BILL.
TIE TEMPERANCE MEASURE 81 WE'D
BY TIE PRESIDING OFFICER.
1t VIII Come Up Again To-Day-The Flee
ton Law Bill Passed BY the House.
New Bile.

RALEIGH. n. c., Feb. 19.-Special.-
Bills were introduced in the Senate to-
day: To allow members OF the Legisla-
ture 10 hold other offices. The special
order was a bill to regulate the sale of
liquor In this State. Amendments were
accepted excepting druggists and requir-
ing a majority of voters to call an cleo
ton. A motion TO table the bill resulted
| in a tie. and President Doughton voted
mo-" so the bill comes up again tomor-
row.
A bill was introduced in the House to
regulate taxes on property insured
/ against fire.
The special order was the election law
| bill, ard II passed without amendment,
| the Democrats voting no. resolution
! passed its second reading, that the Legis-
lature spend Friday at the New Berne
| Fair.
Bills were passed: Allowing county
officers TO give bonds in security COM
| panes, and allowing pensions to widows
whose husbands have died at any time
OF wounds received during the war.
FIsH. OYSTER AND GAME FAIR.
To-day Governor Carr opened the East
ern Carolina Fish, oyster and Game
Fair. The Weather Bureau promises fair
and pleasant weather for the week, and
the crowd of visitors will probably he
quite good. The Legislature has been in
vited TO go down one day in body.
John Hart. the colored secretary OF the
Republican-Populist campaign commit
tee of Union county, has been convicted
OF robbing a man OF $50, and sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary
The direct tax fund, or which &o'VO Is
still uncalled for, will in all probability be
put TO the credit OF the school fund, but
IL seems when 1t was refunded the Gov
eminent did so, with the proviso that
II should wait for six years before putting
1t 10 any other use so as 10 give the
claimants full time TO call for it, II the
Legislature does pass the bill disposing
of this fund they will probably make
provision for this requirement. out Of the
nlnety-siX counties of the State, this di-
rect tax was collected in only about half
of them, and some people contend that
those counties which paid no direct tax
shall not have any Of it put TO their
school fund while others say the money
is there, divide it proportionately among
all the counties"
TIE PoPULIsT CAUCUS.
At the Populist caucus last night, which
QlQ not ADJOURN until qulle Idte, tney
were forced to surrender to the Republic
cans on their demand for mo cumula-
ton" They found that the plan they
were holding out, If put before the Legs-
lature, would be killed on the first bal
lot. They surrendered, and so another
bill will have TO be prepared, or this one
revised.
Last week a bill to amend the charter
of Raleigh was introduced in the Legisla-
ture. 1t quietly disappeared, and has
never been found so yesterday Mr. Lusk
introduced another one.
Work on the Confederate monument has
been at a stand-stll for some time on
account of the terrible weather, but be-
gan again yesterday.
NORTH STATE NFws NOTES.
The six per cent. interest bill has passed
both houses, and become law in North
Carolina. All amendments were voted
down, and the original bill passed. Sew
eral Republicans yesterday boldly
"bolted" The caucus on this bill. The eau
Gus had ordered its members to vote for
the bill as it came from the Senate. but
Messrs. French. Ewart, Petree, and VIII |
liams of Craven, voted no.
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