The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-23
THE FUSIONISTS HEDGE"
HOUSE ADJOURNS AT 2 O'CLOCK IN
HONOR OF WASHINGTON.
The Senate Takes Similar Action-A um.
Der of Bills Introduced aud Several
Passed by the House.


the Senate to-day bills were introduced
by Mr. Norris, of Wake to incorporate
the North Carolina Saving and Trust
Company and TO restore Surry county to
the Fifth congressional district.
a resolution TO adjourn at l o'clock as
a mark Of respect to the memory OF
George Washington was adopted.
Bills passed to third reading: To pre-
vent the aduIteration and misbranding Of
food and food ingredients; to incorporate
the Sanford. Ellington and Eastern rail-
road.
The bill to provide for succession tax
on inheritance for the support OF the
public schools was made the special order
The bill to prevent any save chartered
insurance companies from doing business
| in this State was postponed until Mon
| day.
CHANGE OF FRONT IN THE HOUSE.
In the House a resolution was offered
that when the House adjourn to-day it
do so in honor to the birthday of George
/ Washington. This was adopted, and the
House adjourned at o'clock.
Bills were introduced: To enforce liens
OF subconractors; to create another cause
Of divorce; 10 provide for registering I'M
registered deeds: 10 make county officers
responsible for lynching in their countess
losses under insurance policies; to estab-
lish county boards of medical examiners.
The bill TO pay solicitors salaries was
made the special order for next Wednes-
day
Bills passed: To allow the people Of
Buncombe to vote on whether liquor
! shall be sold at Asheville; to confne to
| persons who stand in the place OF pa
| rents the right TO sue for the wrong
| issue of marriage licenses. TO require all
| public school teachers to be examined;
! 10 require railroads 10 redeem unused
! tickets.
THE DOUGLASS INCIDENT.
| The Legislature yesterday made siren
| uOus efforts to get a majority vote 10 al
/ iourn and 20 TO the New Berne fair' out
| it would not so resolve. 4 good many
! Of the members went anyhow. There
I was no night session.
! The resolution of Crews, the negro, TO
/ adjourn the House al noon In respect 10
! Fred. Douglass whose death was an
| nounCed filled the Fusionsts with dismay'
! The resolution was changed so tnat pc
| fore the vote was taken 1t was DECIDED
| not to adjourn until later, but when ad-
| iournment did come. at 2 O'Clock cine
! regular hour. II was TO be out OF Te-
! spect TO Douglass. 80,
! This public printing question is still
! puzzle. The deeper the investigation the
! better things look for Edwards &
! the State is without a Public Printer the
contract having expired yesterday at
Senator Butler has gone to Washington
| cifv TO attend "A meeting of the silver
| men for the purpose Of mapping OUT thelr
! financial policy at the next session OF
| Congress.
SENATOR REPRIMANDED.
The Senator from Yadkin has been pub,
| Iicly reprimanded for being drunk, ana
| now IL Is said an eastern senator
spent the best part Of twenty -four hours
| i'm the statcn-house this week because
| ne was celebrating too promiscuOusly.
| The Book Committee seem TO be in no
| hurry TO report on the schOol-bOok ques-
ton. Possibly report viii be sent III on
! tomorrow. -
Mr.. ". H. Green. r., a soPhomlnor1e, OF OF
! the University, died there on Wednesday
| night of pneumonia. He was from vi
mington, and his body was carried there
! yesterday for burial sn.,,.-
! The contested election case Of PEBBLES
J against Parker. Of Northampton, Is Great
/ ing "A rumpus. Speaker Nalser Is openly
! denounced as packing the Committee on
/ Privileges and Elections.
! Sheriff Mccain, of Stanley county yes
| ter,iav brought to the penitentiary the
/ negro who set fire to the Jail at Abe
| marie. % lilo,
| illicit dstillery, etc, near fayelle'4le'
! Cumberland county
NORTH STATE NOTES.
! The McAdoo and Benbow Hotels. in
I Greensboro.
! tain Fisher. the proprietor. viii make the
| McAdoo a high-prced hotel.
Near Pollocksville a negro man cut ms
! Wife's throat in a quarrel. The WE VIII
probably die and the man has He'd.
young man, William GLADDEN.. was
/ burned 10 death at a distillery near Bes-
| semer City on Thursday morning.
| Argument I'm me case Of State against
| Dr. Crowell of CAtawba county Tor Sc
! ducticn. has ended in a verdict OF guilty.
J Or. Crowell Is out on $1,000 bond.
! II was reported that the Charlotte News
| had sold out TO a Mr.. Henley. rms tne
| News denies and says 1t has sold out 10
| no one.
The presentation Of the Watts HosPital
20 the town of Durham took place last
| night Mr. Watts himself modestly MADE
| tho presentation speech, and Mr. Caleh
| Green received the gift IN the name OF
| Durham The hospital cost S3.Wc, ana
has a 81. 600 endowment fund. all the SlIt
| OF this open handed, kind-hearted man.
| Mr.. George Watts. -.
senator Moodys bill 10 prevent the
| adulteratiOn and mishandling or foods
and sales thereof. which passed the sen
! ate to-day. is exactly similar TO the Hdtch
| bin. now before Congress. except IN re-
| gard 10 drugs. as North Carolina already
! has a pure drug law. IL provides that al
! mixtures. compounds and blends OF any
| articles Of food shall be plainly Labelled
| 50 as to indicate what they are.