Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-01
FOR THE MONUMENT.
A BILL ApPRopRIATISa $4,000
PASSES THE n. c. SENATE.
Hottest Debate 81 the Session On
the County-Covernmen Bin,
which Passes BY 10 10 0-Oyster-
Dredging Bin Discussed.

RALEIGH. N. c.. February &.-CSps-
cial. hin the Senate to-day Senator Grant,
Of Wayne. who was a Union officer. In
troduced a bill. which he supported with
great force. making a $4,000 appropriation
for the Confederate monument. The Dill
passe6-i9 to H. A most earnest enort
will be made to pass IT in the House.
The county-government bill came up a.
special order In the Senate, and re-
suited in one of the hottest political de-
bates OF the session. when the bill was
agreed on by the joint caucus committees
of Republicans and Populists 1t contained
provision for boards OF audit ana
finance Of two members. but in some way
this feature was not in the bill when In
troduced.
RESTORED.
The Populsts in caucus last night ue-
cided that this provision must be restored
and to-day they put IT there. One or TWO
Populists antagonized the bill. but no sys-
tematic fight was made against H.
although IT does not provide for cumuia-
tive voting. The bill passed-ayes' So'
noes, g.
Bills were introduced in the House 10
incorporate the Southport and western
railway. from Southport. n. G., 10 Con-
way. S. c., and to establish the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
NOW LAWS.
Bills passed: Giving the White Agn-
cultural College $1,000 annually ana the
colored college 1900: reducing the saLlries
OF railway commissioners TO Sl,JO, 10 TAKE
effect four years hence: AMENDING the IN
surance laws so as to require fre-insu-
rance companies to pay the fuli Va'ue
OF policies in case OF total loss' gIVihs
companies power to remove CASES lroiii
one county TO another. but revoking their
charters IL they remove suit from
State court 10 a Federal court
There was discussion this afternoon
before committees of the new oyster
dredging bill. This proposes to license
dredging by residents of North Caroiina
between February lst and May ISL,
licenses to be obtained before the CLERKS
of courts. The committee reported iaVor-
ably.
BRONZE STATUES.
The Ladies' Monument Association ms
afternoon inspected the bronze statues
for the monument. They are three ".
number. and were cast al tne hoyai
Foundry in Munich. The workmanship
Marion Butler last night addressed the
Populist caucus. He said that II MS peo-
pie thought they owed anything TO the
Republican party because OF MS eiection
10 the United States Senate ne wanted
them to say so. and he would resign MS
seat. as he had no higher ambition than
the principles Of his party. He said tnis
because there were intimarons That
fusion was effected at his request. ana
that the Populists were caught In trap
and put the blame on him.
COMPLIMENTED
To-day the legislative committee ap-
pointed to visit and examine the school
for deaf mutes at Morganton returned.
Six Populists composed the committee,
which compliments the management OF
the school very highly.
The statement lis made that State
Senator W. G. Dowd has bought the
Charlotte Evening News. The announce
ment is little premature Mr.. Dowd,
who is the editor of the Mecklenburg
Times. Will In a day or two become the
owner OF the News. as negotiations are
now pending.
GAG LAW APPLIED.
The Fusion senators last evening put
the gag law on the Democrats by adopt
ing motion that debate be limited TO
five minutes. This was done to shut out
the Democrats and keep them from dis
cusslng freely such bills as the election
law and county government law.