The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
THE LIQUOR BILL KILLED
TIE MEASURE TABLED BY THE
SENATE.
Tho House Passes the Bill Regulating
Charges OF Leaf Tobacco Warehouses.
Election Law Bill,

RALEIGH. n. c., Feb. 90.-Special.-
Bills were introduced in the Senate to-
day: To allow persons to probate their
| wills before death; to amend the In
surance laws; 10 stay executions OF judg-
ments for debts; to equalize and reform
| taxation.
The special order in the Senate was
| the bill TO regulate the liquor traffic. An
amendment which crippled the bill was
| adopted, by a vote OF % 10 q. and the
| bill was finally tabled The Senate re-
| fused to adopt resolution. which the
| House had adopted, TO spend Friday at
| the New Berne Fair.
Bills were introduced In the House.:
To incorporate the French Broad railway;
| TO regulate the sale OF malt and ferment-
ed liquor.
The special order in the House was
the Senate bill to regulate charges OF
leaf tobacco warehouses. 1t was passed
without amendment The election law
bill passed its final reading by strict
party vote, of "A to 81, the Democrats
voting nay.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.
The following Is an outline OF the bill
swallow on county government. when
they forced them to give up the cumu-
lative voting plan: 1t is for three commits
soners to each county. elected by the
people. In counties i'm which 200 voters
petition for II, the Governor is TO APP
point board of audi. and finance, OF
two members. The caucus committee also
recommended that next year the people
elect three magistrates In each town
ship This. the POpulists agreed to. also.
The Populists were urged by their lead
ers to stand out for their original GU
mulative-feature bill but the Republl-
ccns boldly declared that they had yield
ca enough to the Populists. and were
now determined to assert themselves.
The Senate committee made yesterday
favorable report on the bill TO appro-
pirate 5000 for the exhibition Of North
Cardinals women's work at the Atlanta
Exposition.
on Monday afternoon an old colored
man was found in his room in Whining
ton. sitting i'm his rocking chair before
lis fireplace, dead. He lived alone, and
II is supposed he went to sleep. and that
the cold was so intense he literally froze
without waking.
The committee are still trying to decide
who is really the lowest bidder for pub
lie printing. Some think Edwards &
Brepdtem, of this city, have an all-round
lowest bid. while others think the Stewart
Printing Company of Winston, will get it.
The route agent from Tarboro to Wash
ington, n. c., who has been arrested for
robbng the mails is a Raleigh hoy
Charles Murphy. He has confessed.
FIGHT FOR A HUSBAND.
The calendar for the Februa Y term OF
Wake Superior Court is out. Nest OF the
cases are trifing ones. Judge Starbuck
will again preside. The case of Mary
Cram VS.. Kittie Coe has been set for
March 9Th. This is the case where Mary
Cram wife No. - is suing Kittie Coe
wife No y for the possession OF y.
G. Cram. the husband. 1t will be quite
interesting TO Raleigh people, for y. &.
Cram and his alleged wife, Kttie Coe,
have been living here for twenty years.
and have been received in good society
and been prominent in Church work. etc.
There are now only thirty-niEe Demo-
Gratis I'm the House. and three i'm the
Senate. There was never formidable
list, but they have gradually been re-
duced 10 the above numbers by contested
seats, and another may have to walk
out this week. Mr.. Ray. OF Macon. a
brilliant young Democrat is the leader of
his party in the House. He IS a thorn.
and bad one too, in the side of his |
opponents.
The Supreme Court is This week hear !
ng appeals from the Third district.