Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-15
LAWS FOR CAROLINA.
BILL TO REPEAL TAX ON STATE
BANKS DEFEATED II TO n.
Public Printing BiiI Rushed Through by
FusIonists-Jack Wimberly on Trial
John Davis Brought Back.

RALEIGH, N. c., January H-CSpecial)
In the Senate to-day the principal new
bills were TO prohibit the sale OF low
grade kerosene oil; 20 prevent working OF
female c~onvicts on public roads. and to
repeal tax on merchants purchases. Three
resolutions were discussed. one OF these.
instructing Senators and Representatives
In Congress TO vote for the repeal OF the
tax on State banks. was lost-c to q.
One to secure repeal Of intornal-revenue
laws was referred to a committee after
a rather warm debate.
ON COMMON GROUND.
a resolution regarding the free coinage
OF silver was introduced by a Democrat,
VINO told the Popul.s,s that both stood
on common ground In this matter. The
Populists said this was so. but they want
cd to 80 a little further. This resolution
was also referred. The principal new bills
in the Senat were TO provide a new cleo
ton law: TO protect girls By increasing
the age OF consent from 10 10 IL years;
10 require the State Board Of Medical Ex-
aminers TO grant licenses to ply sician3
who have been licensed in other States.
There was four hours debate on the
passage Of the Senate bill to repeal the
act which provided for awarding the pub
lie printing to the lowest bidder. Demo-
Gratis flibustered and made some good
points. but the fusionists rushed the bill
through to its inal reading by Il vote OF
20 10 II.
FIVE ABOVE ZERO.
The mercury here was down 10 5 degrees
above zero yesterday morning. nor did
1t rise above q degrees during the day.
The constant and strong wind prevented
the freezing of ponds. This morning the
temperature was 8 degrees above zero.
but a little later the weather rapidly
moderated.
Deputy-Colloctor Shelburn reports the
seizure OF an so-gallon Illicit distil!ery.
the still of which is made OF sheet-iron.
near Burlington. Moonshiners made this
still.
To-day in the Superior Court here the
case Of Jack Wimbcrly, the old white
man charged with the murder of his
daughter. lana. was taken up.
John c. Davis. the ex-lawycr ana
swindler. of Wilmington. who escaped
from the insane asylum here last month,
and who walked to Wilmington, was
brought back here to-day. In a month
he wouYd have been discharged cured;
but now he appears 10 be crazy indeed.
His experience in walking day and night
in the incessant rain-storm must have
been a terrible one. He had waded in
the swamps. &c, waist deep.
MISCONSTRUED.
II was intimated two weeks ago tina;
the Christian Advocate. the organ Of the
Methodists in this State. had Joined with
the Baptists in their fight against the
University and the Normal and Indus
trial School. Blu the Advocate to-day
says It's editorial and also letter from
President Kilgo. OF Trinity College. were
m~iscOnstrued; in other words. that II Is
not backing up the Biblical Recorder In
the ~latter's attack upon higher education.
Governor Carr appoints Fielding Knott.
Of Granville. n director OF the oxford
Orphan Asylum.
Ex-Congressman Ewart emphatlcally
denies the statement made by the Pritch-
ard people that he was TO have voted for
Pritchard at the Republican senatorial
caucus Saturday night.