The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-07
NORTH Carolina ASSEMBLY.
The Btll to Work the Public Roads W I'll
Convicr Labor Defeated

The Bul Ia Work the Public Roads With
Convict Labor Defeated.
RALEIGH, y. c., Feb. . SPECIAL
The new Senate bills to-day were: 70
amend the divorce law. TO incorporate
the North Carolina Slate Company: 20
Incorporate the Carolina I'D Northwest
crn railroad. to abolish the Criminal
Court IN New Hanover.
Bills were passed: For the relief Of
.herffs and taX-collectors: to give public
printing to the lowest bidder.
The bill 10 improve public ROADS by con-
Wet labor came up on its third reading,
and was defeated by vote Of ~ 10 u.
II was then referred 10 ;he COMMITTEES.
III the House the bill to equal.ze tobac-
o. charges was reported favorably, also
bin to prevent prize tighting.
The resolution calling for an itemiZe1
account of the expenditures of the agri-
cultural department for two years past
the bills TO prevent marriage OF first
cousins, and 10 prevent the dissertation
Of churches were passed. The bill 10 al
low shipment OF game from the State
and the till TO regulate the issuance OF
collection Of evidences Of debt were
abled.
There was a long debate on the motion
TO take from the table the bill to appro-
pirate 5000 for Lindley Training School,
at Asheville. but the motion failed by
vote of 40 10 43.
A bin was passed repeating the stock
law of New Hanover.
IL is the first time since 1879 that there
has been a Republican on the Supreme
Court bench. Judge Montgomery $ about
fifty years old, Judge FuTches about six
ty-four and Chief Justice Faircloth sixty
six. Judge Clark is stin the youngest
Judge in the court. Successors to Judges
Avery and Montgomery will have TO be
elected I'm November, 1856. The other
judges hold office for eight years
COLONEL KoBISsoN RESIGNS.
Colonel Robinson, Commissioner of
Agriculture. has resigned Colonel Robin
son said the time was SO short before the
Legislature would either abolish the once
or else appoint a successor. that he dld
not suppose the board would feel the
vacancy caused by his resignation. but
would probably empower Mr.. Bourner'
the secretary, TO perform the duties
Colonel Robinson Will make Raleigh his
headquarters, and travel Tor the NaNassd
Guano Company from here.
Granville county yesterday sent TWO
convicts to the penitentiary.
The deputies have reported an unusual
w large amount of seizures during the
mast season. The latest Is the seizure OF
a fully equipped tobacco factory. II was
seized for various violations OF the rev
enue law, chief among them being the
refusing of revenue stamps. There was
800 pounds of plug tobacco seized. The
factory was owned by X. n. Holmes at
Littleton,
Solicitor Mott says that the Reps. Pops.
are far apart still In the county govern
ment bill.
FAMOUS MURDER TRIAL.
At the coming term of Mcdowell Coun-
ty Court The famous Hoke Secrest muir
der trial will come up He killed his wlfe
and child and escaped. He went into an
other State and committed crime, and
served a term in the renitentiary. When
his sentence was ended, and he stepped
from the gates of the penitentiary, ne
was arrested and brought back to this
State for trial.
captain n. b. Fleming, OF Rdgeway'
Is the Populist nominee to succeed Rep
resentative Williams in the House from
Warren county.
NORTH STATE NOTES
Five convicts were brought this morn
ing from Franklin county to the pen
itentiary.
Mir. $ ]. Pemberton, of Albemarle, has
been made United States Gauger. ana
has the State as his field. The Office IS
a lucrative one and his friends VIII De
glad 10 hear OF his success.
Senator Moody is trying TO pass a bill
to make criminal circuit OF Henderson,
Buncombe Haywood and Madison coun-
ties. Representative Ewarts is 10 be the
Judge, and r. 5. Mccall OF Asheyille.
solicitor. SIR. Moody does not wish TO
be Judge. but TO down" Pearson Tor
Congress.
Or. William Sharmond, Of Stokes coun-
~. has invented a method OF curing leaf
tobacco by electricity.
SCH OIL FOR FALLFN WOMEN.
\ committee OF ladies has waited upon
the Finance Committee OF toe Leg .sla-
ture and requested them 10 recommend
the appropriation of S2JOl year for the
support OF a school for fallen women.
This school has already been established
in Asheville three years. There Is
piece OF ground of twenty-seven acres
upon which are buildings furnished with
the capacity for caring for twenty-five
women. II is known as the L.ndiey
Training School. What the managers
want is a fund for the sure yearly
maintenance OF the institution. The
Kings Daughters OF this city, and. l
suppose, elsewhere in the State, are do
ing a noble work in resculng from sin
the women who are willing 10 be lifted
out of their miserable lives and helped
10 lead better ones, but we have 10
look TO sister States for homes for
these women and girls. IL is TO be hoped
our Legislature will help us In estab-
fishing a home for such In our own
borders.
Mrs. Brown. WHO recently gave her
lovely home in Washington, n. c., for
a home for the imbeciles OF the State,
reached Raleigh to-day to lay before
our Lawmakers the proposed plans for
that charitable institution. Ii Is 10 be
under the control OF the State.
The Supreme Court has granted il.
censes 10 twenty-three new lawyers.
DIR. WI LiANs' SUCCESSION.
Dr. Sam. Williams. the member OF
thA Ixextsiafure who died hero last WICK.