Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-27
MORE NEW MEASURES
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS INTRO
DUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE.
One to Abolish the Appropriation
10 the State Untversfty-Revenu
and Machinery Acf-Mitcheli
Transferred TO the Ninth District.

RALEIGH. N. c., February 8.-tSpe
cial.)-The most important new bills in
troduced In the Legislature to-day were
To incorporate the Currituck and Camden
railway; to make appropriation for odd
Fellows Orphanage ut Goldsboro'; e
abolish the appropriation to the Stat'
University; to incorporate the FRIENDS
Orphanage. in Gulford county: to repea
the act creating the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics: to reduce expenses OF th'
Agricultural Department: to provide FOL
and promote the oyster industry.
THE TAX RATE.
The revenue and machinery act was
also introduced. II names 2 cents as
the tax rate. this being the same as al
present.
The Senate passed bills transferring
Mitchell county to the Ninth Congress
sional District; amending the charter OF
Wilmington.
~ THE HOUSE.
The House passed bills allowing women
to be notaries public. and also the pure
food BILL which has passed the Senate.
A Bill to relieve building and loan asso-
ntely postponed. A resolution was adopt
ed alleging that there are charges OF
fraud against the Shellnsh Commission
and calling for an investigation OF Its
affairs.
Edwards e. Broughton. OF this city. are
the lowest bidders for the public printing.
but the Fusionsts die hard, apd hate 10
see this Democratic firm get the print
Ing. and SO are moving Heaven and earth
to give II to the Winston firm.
In the House bill was introduced some
time ago to give the county school boards
power land not the State board to choose
school books. This Is the bill which
caused. or rather. precipitated. the
"school-book war" Yesterday this Cox
bill was taken no by the committee. and
to-day II was reported without prejudice.
1t is alleged that the representative OF
the University Publishing Company was
TO have been given a hearing before the
committee, but that this action cut him
off, after he had. while sick, been at
tackled by counsel In arguments before
the committee. The committee took just
the same action in the matter of the re-
port on the Turner bill. which is to take
from the State Superintendent Of Public
instruction his power to prescribe rules
for county boards, etc.
' Etl ONaIEft I II.
The Ladies' Confederate Monument AS
ISOLATION feels very grateful 10 Contractor
Muldoon, OF Louisville. who is building
the monument here, for his kind act In
agreeing to wait for the balance on the
monument. some 5000. and they will in
crease their efforts to secure this now II
Is known the Legislature will not lend
the association the money. The three
bronze statues. the medallions. and the
bronze lamps will now be placed on the
monument, in exact accordance with the
original plan.
At hotel here to-day there was
rencontre between William A. Guthrie,
leading Populist attorney. and Mr.. Smith.
a prominent man OF Bessemer City.
The fusion caucus was In session until
midnight last night. 1t decided that Hon.
II. g. Ewart member of the House.
should be the judge Of the newly-created
Criminal-COurt circuit, composed OF Bun
combe. Madison. Henderson, and Hay
wood counties. 1t Is the largest Criminal
Court circuit in the State.
Marion Buffers Populist organ here
says: THE Caucasian has nothing 10
offer In defence of the Legislature for
adjourning in honor OF Fred. Douglass.
1t thinks that the action was an unfor-
tunate blunder."
REDUCING SALARIES.
The Fusionists have gone TO work TO
cut down salaries-that of Superintendent
Of the Penitentbary from $500 to $3.50;
that of Keeper OF the Capitol from $50
to scotland also TO reduce somewhat the
Geological Survey appropriation and
salary of the State Geologlst. The Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College and the
Agricultural Department are to be con-
solidated. and Senator J. NJ. Menborne
is to be the man at the head Of the con-
solidated affair.
Mr.. L. II. Hughes. who has for several
years been the very Efficient manager of
the Postal Telegraph office here will be
to Norfolk next week.
State-Senator T.. l.. Franck, of Onslow,
was attacked last Tuesday by pneumonia.
Yesterday evening his death was consid-
cred question OF only few hours, but
to-day his condition is more hopeful.