The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
WORK OF FUSIONISTS.
A REVIEW OF TIE ACTS or NORTH
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
rhe Code Commission Bill Defeated Yes
terday-AppTop iA'ions for the Asy-
luns o, the state.


RALEIGH, y. c.. March 1i.-Special.-
In the Senate to-day these bills passed
d third reading: To apply the balance Oh
direct tax fund i'm the treasury TO the
school fund; to pay the widow OF captain
Warner Of the oyster patrol boat, N'4"o'
to pay expenses of all election contests
at this session. aggregGting A'V"-' ap-
propriating se5 900 for two years 10 the
Eastern Hospital at Goldsboro. Messrs'
Dula and Hoffman were elected trustees
OF the school for Deaf Mutes at Morgan
ton.
In the House a call came from the
Populists of Mecklenburg county on the
Legislature to amend Charlotte's charter
Bills were passed providing for the cleo
tion OF the State Librarian by the Leg
islature; amending Raleigh charter. Inc
bill 10 create a code commission was
tabled. This action created q big SEN
satlon. The three members of the code
commission had been chosen, ana the
clerk. but all are knocked out.
y bill 10 give the State guard S6oJ, IN
stead Of $1,000 annually, passed a third
reading.
The WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The LEGISLATURE which is now drawing
so near its close has been one that mas
made. a name for ITSELF and not very
enViabe name, either.
IL will be- the aim Of your correspoh-
dent in this letter to give summary OF
some Of the principle bills when have
been passed and are lost, and Few
that have been killed. or the former the
i per cent. interest bill is one This had
10 be fought for, but finally came OUT
triumphant. IL was a bill that was not
wanted. \ otrange oversight occurred III
the drafting of il. There was no rati
fying clause, so the bill will not go INTO
effect until thirty DAYS after the ADJOURN
ment Of the Legislature. so the mol>y
lenders had nearly sixty days In which
they could lend money at the old per
cent. rate Of interest.
The formation of the two new crimlnal
circuit courts, one for the eastern ana
one for the western part OF the state.
The Western Circuit was not 50 strenuous
~ fought but the eastern one was II apoI-
ished a criminal court that included only
two counties, MeCkleuburg and New
Hanover, and added five more counties
to these two. and formed this circuit
court. New Hanover has two represeh-
tatives. McClammy and French. Nc
C,ammy is a Democrat, and he II was
who introduced and urged the passage
of this bill, and he was the only Demo-
crst who voted for II. He has been very
severely criticized, hut he gave reasons
for his actions. saying that out or the
5000 voters I'm his county there were not
800 who signed the petition for change;
that II cost about $1,000 TO run the court,
q
between seven counties now. The bill pass
ed Hon. Charles \. Cook. Of Warren
cour ~. will be the judge of that circuit.
and Hon. II. q. Ewart will be judge OF
the western circuit.
THE CONF DEBATE MONUMENT.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the Confederate monument
while it passed. barely did So the vote
IN the senate being - TO y, and IN the
House by quite a close vote. Inc ladies'
first asked for loan OF SlO'Wo' Out tH's
was killed by a vote of y 10 ).
The Railroad Commission and the Codc
Commission were settled. Otho wilson
a notorious Populist. was given the po-
sition of railroad Commissioner. ana
Guthrie. Russell anG Blackburn were
slated for the Code Commission, with
Malvern Palmer, OF Warren, Tor the
rlerIlship. Tho salary has been reduced
from 5000 so 81 800 for the commissioners
and now Guthrie and Russell are not so
eager for the place.
4 state reformatory is to be establish
ed for youthful criminals, to take them
from contact With hardened criminals.
This institution has long been badly need
ed.
The appropriatio to tn schools is an
other good law that was LETT untouched.
There was a very strong hght against
This state aid" ard everything that
Gould he was brought to bear on the
question to down the appropriations.
THE PENErENTIARr BILL.
The pcntentiary bill elects nine new
directors. Populsts and Republicans,
gives the Notwithstanding 10 'BucK
Kitchen. and the other places to Popu-
lists md Republicans. The peniten-
tiarv has a s22 90 debt, $4,000 OF 1t Delhs
the result Of the fall in the price OF pro-
ducts The bill provides for $4,000 Tor
nc debt Of 1884, $4,000 for the year OF
1S45. and $4,000 for contingent tuhd LOT
me Fusionists have control Of the
at-rtic and North Carolina railroad.
The state owns the controlling intereS';
senator Grant will probably be elected
president OF the lCAd dl llc HtAA "''-N
ing OF the stockholders, in September.
The Governor has always had the APP
noirtment Of State proxy who had the
naming OF the president and other OIL
Gers. but this Legislature has taken that
mower from the Governor and Will ap-
noint the proxy before adjournment Kin
sew. Of La Grange. will probably be the
man. He is a Fopulist.
THE SCHOOL BOOK WAR.
There has been book war waged here.
The state superintendent of Public In
strLction has heretofore chosen the books
for the public schools OF the State, but
that DOW er has been taken from the
State Superintendent and each county
board of education chooses its own
books.
TIE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SYSTEM.
The county government bill provides
that the people shall elect county com
missloners-hve for each county. These
commissioners have no control Of the
elections in any way. and upon state
ment OF five reputable citizens that the
affairs of the county are being badly
managed. and upon application OF 200
taxpayers, the Governor is TO appoint
Board OF Audit and Finance of two mem
hers and four out OF five of the county