The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
BUTLER Is THE POWER.
HE DOMINATES THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA LEGISLATURE.


RALEIGH. y. c.. Jan. u.-Speclal.-
The greatest humiliation ever put upon
a Speaker was when Boss Butler took
House committees. Mr.. George French
OF New Hanover was appointed to as
sist Mr.. Speaker. Walser has the empty
honor of being Speaker, but he Is Inc
puppet in the legislative Punch and Judy
show. Butler pulls the string. The pre-
rogative of the President of the senate
Is the appointment OF committees
The majority OF the Committee oil Rules
In the Senate voted that the Senate ITSELF
and not President Doughton, should APP
point committees. This Is the same status
OF affairs as that in the House, with this
exception, President Doughton is q
staunch Democrat
MAHoNE's OLD METHODS.
In the Senate to-day President Dough
ton was allowed TO name one of the COM
mittee TO select Senate committees. Sem
ator Adams Dem.) was named. He filed
a protest against the action of the COM
mittee. Senator Dowd Dem.) also OPP
posed such action.
The Democrats were surprised by the
repeal OF the public printing bill. passed
last session. The vote on giving the com
mittee the right to name all Of the COM
mittees was 60 noes 20 ayes.
The State Treasurer was asked for In
formation as to the appropriations 10 the
University, Normal and Industrial School
and the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege.
In the House bills were introduced to
make the public school lax twenty-five
cents instead of sixteen. Ewarts bill on
repeal of the county government system
was ordered printed. The bill TO repeal
the act Of 1898. with regard to Farmers
Alliance business funds, was passed by
a unanimous vote.
The News and Observer and the Daily
Caucasian are popping away at each
other. Bright men are at the head OF
both papers. and the public will, i'm all
probability, be treated % some spicy
hits.
There are only four negroes in the
Legislature, and they are all in the
House.
LUsK sACHIFICED.
The election OF Walser to the speaker
ship made the stock in the Holton case
take q. jump. Prtchard's friends, who
were also Lusk's, said that the sacrifice
of Lusk had TO be made, for it would
never do TO try and elect both a Emitted
States senator and the Speaker OF the
House from the same district.
CONTESTS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House ten contests for seats
were reported; two from Edgecombe. the
others from Fender Pamlico. Halifax,
Robertson. Jones, Mcdowell Gates and
He:tford.
y colony OF thrty-hye people from
Michigan has bought 5000 acres of land
in Berthe county, and will soon settle
on il.
RAFTLING CLAIMED To BE GAMBLING.
To-day the srand jury presented all
persons here who carried on rafting dur
ing the holidays. claiming that il was a
species OF gambling.
TIE SENATORIAL SITUATION.
The main feature OF the senatorial
situation to-day is the meeting of the
Sepublican caucus. set FOR tomorrow
play by Prirnard against Settle. Hoton
twau. BOYD and the rest. Ewart ~
chairman OF the committee on privileges
anu elections and Settle IS attorney FOR
many OF the contestants. There are
seventeen cases. and it is thought by
some that The seating Of the contestants
VIII make Them lean toward the anti
Hfltchdid combination.
frltchards friends having caught wind
OF thus, got the caucus called for to-mor-
row night; for the purpose of choosing
the candidates for the short term sena-
tofshlp. tMOreoyer, the crystaliZatlon
against Prtchard seems to be taking
more soma shape ana high times are look
ed Tor at the caucus.
FIGHT OVER CONTESTED CASES.
Inc House today precipitated a warm
debate on contested election cases some
or which the Democrats claim had inn
properly gone TO the committee without
me iorlhdHtles OF memorial. The res.
OF the proceedings were OF a local natitre