The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-28
NEW CRIMINAL CIRCUIT.
TIE ELL PASSES ITS SECOND READ
ING ~ THE SENATE.
Senator frapcks Death Announced-A
Number Of New Bilis Introduced in
the House-Asseinbiy Gossip.

7 adjourned until i. VI. senator frdhckS
chair was draped In mourning. The
Senate in body. carried Senator
Francks' body to the depot.
! At the afternoon session OF the Senate
the time was principally taken up in dis
cussing a bill to create criminal circu,
/ OF Vance. Halifax. Edgecombe, New Han
j over. Craven, Mecklenburg, Robson and
| Warren. This bill passed its second read
| ing. other bills were 70 amend the char
ter OF the Atlantic and North Carolina
/ railroad; to regulate insurance business
BIS were introduced IN the House as
follows: 10 amend the cnarter Of Ashe-
! Vile; to regulate passenger rates on rail-
( roads. to amend the constitution 50 that
! in enacting laws registration can only
! prescribe the taking of an oath 10 sup
port the Constitution and laws Of the
United States, and Of North Carolina,
and no other requirement can be pre-
/ scribed. to protect TOBACCO growers
against warehouse men. Ter new DIS
are TO reduce salaries Of officers and
faculty OF the university - per cent, 10
prevent preferences in assignments.
Both the Senate ana House voted for
officers of the new criminal circuit of
Buncombe. Madison, Haywood and Hen
derson Counties They elected Ii. G.
Ewart judge, h. 5. Mccall solicitor. and
". II. Wilson tor clerk
IHE PUBLIC PRINTING MBRoGHo.
There was night session Of the Legis-
lature last night, but there were ohiy
private bills introduced. one OF these'
which passed, was to incorporate the NoI-
canton and Shelby railway, 10 eA'tInl
from near Shelby or Lincointon 10 FIX
Park. Mitchell county; capital s"'''"'
seems TO be "a muddt. me
ovnerfs who were given the job
Of deciding who were the lowest
bidder say still that Edwards q Brough-
Ton. of this city should be given me con-
tract for the reason that their pld was
loyrer by s5Sl than the Stewart BID. Inc
subcommittee want to give ihe WORK 10
Stewart brothers, ana MADE NeID"i IT,
mort TO that effect, but the committee re-
duir,d them TO have a written IepoIt AN"
submit II this evening. II may All hc
finally reported back 10 tne House ana
= nilblic printer, at a stated salary 10
LET ont The work 10 the cheapest man. pe
annniuted This is Il bill drawn by MI
Jonn %icnols, of this city.
Emaug ana loan associaten MAJ ''iS
are now claiming much attention li'Hi
the judiciary committees. lHcIe az
many attorneys and others, representing
,,uoint, and loan associations, both IN
and out of the State, before lHe 'oli'iii'-
tees. 49, q,
There arc four Zig places now to be
disp,scd Ct by tie powers thdt De.
IN, ST, are tn RdilroId Commissioner
The Superintendent OF the Penitenualy'
the commissioner Of Agriculture anu l'e
principal Of TIA. Blind Institute MI
John Nichols ind RcN. bd}lu7 Od"c az
ION LOOKING with yearniI eyes 4Or thar
= Thorn H. stated
mat Senator MewhOrne has beeH S-dteu
TOR Commissioner OF Agriculture. Inns
agricultural department has been CON
solilated with the ASiiclltural ana NJ
chaufcal Collcgs. rms was Hoh' III '""
cus. and OTTER work of the caucus "aS
10 cut the salary OF the keeper 81 lhe
.,ritol from $50 to $500 year the Su-
pcriutcndcut of tine Penitentldry IIol"
e. 50o TO 81. SEQ This caucus also elect
"a n. G.. Ewart of henderson county,
for Judge of the new western cTlm'hal
district. and Mccall, Of Ashcville. Tor
solicitor The new election law as IL
passed the House was objected 10 anu
some changes proposed.
Two Fusiouists. Major W. A. GulHIlc'
of Durham. and NJ. j. \. smith OF heS-
semer city. met at the Marlboro yester-
day and inuulged in nsnt over d
personal matter.
CONNECTS EHCAIEp.
If is reported here that three OF the
cony.cts from the peuitentary have es-
canrJ. one is said TO be a younS iel-
low named Butler. who killed MS father
for Ill-treating his mother lie was
serving A life sentence. The otner TWO
are said to be long-tcrm prisoners Inc
nat of young Butler was found III the
woods back OF the penltenuaTy ana
brought TO the city. 80 notice OF TINS
mas been published. as the authorizes are
keeping it quiet.
n. G. Ewart of Henderson county yes
terdav rose TO question Ct personal pllNl-
lere in the House, on an edltorldl ia one
of the city papers which said that the
ia,rnaI for the day OF the Douglass adj
iournmcnt had been, since them doc-
tored" Ewart said this was a grave re-
dection on the clerks and Speaker. ms
bouelass matter is looked upon by all |
rarties as the death-blow 10 the Fusion
Tbo Senate yesterday passed the House
biIl for the transfer Of Mitchell county 10
the Ninth district.
The case of George Mills tn murderer
of Miss Wimborley, came Up before the
Supreme Court yesterday for argument
1Hg Yrw TRUSTEES.
The following are the new trustees Of |
the University, 10 fill VaCShcies'
Abram Alexander, Tyrrell county John |
Graham Orange county; !. u. WINSTON |
rertic county; Thomas +. Floyd, Orange |
county; cyrus Thompson, Onslow county |
W. \. Guthrie. Durham county; X. Is. |
PEBBLES. Northampton CD Lty; ). \. Il. |
Hoover. Wilson county; 4 Y. Walser. |
Davidson county. -. J.. Russell. T.. y. |
White. Fcrquimans county; VI. +. Car |
ter. Buncombe county; G. \. Cook War |
ron county: j f. Hogan, ore nge county; |
W. II. S. Burgwyn, Vance county, >. |
OHIO Wilson. Wake county. Harry Skin |
.,er PIT county: Spencer Blackburn. Ashe |
county: 4 3. Gorrcn Forsyth county |
l. b Lloyd Edgecombe county; James |
=. BOYD Guilford county: !. NJ |
Moody. Haywood county; W. L. Whit !
Alexander county; Y. :. Lusk. Rrucomhc |
county: u. \. White Alarlnce county. |
NORTH STATE NOTES,
Two convicts from Rowan and one from |
Berthe were brought TO the penitentiary !
yesterday
DEPUTY Collector Troy reports the s,iz-
ura of two large Illicit d.stilleries near |
here.
The book bill has been reported by the !
Senate committee without prejudice !
and was sent 10 the House committee. |
Tie bin Will probably come up this week. |
Mr. T. +. Wilkersop. express agent at |
Ruthcrfordton. died suddenly Monday az |
tCrnoon lie was II his desk and fell |
over on the floor dead.
Mr.. Ed. De Berry from Norwood, STAN |
ly county, was shot by the accidental dis |
charge of his gun q few Gays ago. He |
vas VOL known through that part of the |