The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-05
BLOW TO THE MILITARY.
THE SENATE VOTES TO REDUC THE
APPROPRIAT IONx
Reuorts IN Favor Of Two Sitting Democrats
Made In the Housr--sevsrsl Bills
Disposed cf

Bills were introduced In the senate TO-
day to prohibit railway boycotts and
create the State Geologist Emigration
Commissioner.
The Senate passed bill abolishing the
offices Of trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College and making the
Board OF Agriculture the trustees and
the president of the Farmers Alliance
a member of the board
A bill passed taking away the state
Guard encampment appropriation and re-
ducing company allowances TO $50 ana
the Adjutant-General' salary 10 only 500.
The bill creating an insurance depart
fnent, the commissioners to be elected by
the Legislature, was tabled.
The succession tax bill failed to pass,
and TO make an appropriation for a wo-
mans exhibit at the Cotton States En-
position was tabled.
The bill TO create new criminal court
circuit passed third reading, quite num-
Der OF Populists voting against II.
Reports were made IN the House that
the Democratic members from Edgecombe
and Mcdowell should retain their seats.
bill 10 protect creditors against the
fraudulent distribution OF property was
introduced.
The machinery act was considered I'm
committee OF the whole, ana an amend
ment was adopted requiring all foreign
building and loaning associations TO list
of this State.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION CUP.
The handsome bronzes for the monu-
mont have all been unpacked. and are
on exhibition. BesiGCs the three ngufes
already described in this paper are two
hands ONE medallions. one bears upon us
face the seal of the Confei2racy ana the
other the seal Of North CarOlna.
In Charlotte yesterday Rev. DR.. Greasy,
of Tryon-Street Methodist church,
preached on the use of the Individual
communion Cup. DR.. Greasy has been the
first minister TO use these individual
cups with the exception OF the MoraVlans
in Salem) in the State, and 1t mas nat
urally created quite good deal Oh as
cuss!on
Mr. Harry Walters, OF Wilmington, has
issued call to organize a new pas
senger association Since the breaking
up of the Southern Railway and steam
ship Association, new one, To be called
the Southern States Passenger Associa-
ton, will be formed by the Seabord AIT
Line and its branches. The meeting VIII
be held in Atlanta, Ca. on March Sth,
and it is thought Mr.. Mercer Slaughter
will be at the head or the new assoc>i-
ton.
New Berne is very much delighted that
the contract for a public building there
has been awarded. and that work VIII
begin right away. Grace myde, or Cni-
cago. got the contract. The bid was
At the Kinston fire last week sixty-six
buildings were burned. Kinston ~ a
small place of only about TWO thousand
five hundred Inhabitants The loss is
much heavier than at first supposed.
Maxwell German, who for many years
was a newspaper correspondent OF no
mean ability, has been sentenccu - mi M
~ DAYS on the roads TOR beating hts vile
and chin. At one time he lived IN WASH
ington and corresponded quite extensive
Iy, signing himself as Llewxam. or late
years he mas been living here 49,,
A delegation has been sent from WIZ
mington 10 fight the proposed chahse OF
Wilmington's charter
THE FUsIoNIsr SPLIT.
The Popul!sts and Republicans held
separate caucuses Saturday night. Inc
Republicans were angry at Butler hlgn-
handed speech on Thursday night, III
which he stated IL the Populsts con-
sidered that they owed anything TO the
Republicans. on account of his election
to the Senate, he would resign his seat.
Each party accuses the other OF being
the first to bolt the action or the
caucus. The Democrats quietly look on on
at the fight, and they Will probably De
treated before long TO Kilkenny cat
ending of the squabble. NJ. A..
In the caucus or the hepuoi.caan, sc,, rme
Confederate monument bill was DISCUSS,
ed hut the caucus did not dictate as 20
the voting on IT, -, :. - his
sudee Speir Whitaker gives 1t as his
opinion that the penitentlary supuInII
tandant I,eaZar. cannot be removed ubtil
his term expires Judge Whitaker Is sure
To- be one of the three code commas
soners. - vodLir has
bee5 in the station-house for duhkeh-
"S Senator Butler says that ,I he wa, was
In Washington he was so pesi 'y,s Meant cant
ruastions as to what the flsionists tilea ~
S NV easing the Douglass resolution that ne
oIad IN leave.
WI Miss CANINE Jones. the hoor y e,nps
lady from Charlotte, VINO mas Pfh IGe
ing o oHS northern cities, has secured a
ana HTne as second soprano IN st. Marys
ppS Ss,..S" New York city. This Is an eh-
t tremely high ritualistic Episcopal c"u'e"'