Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-06
LICENSE DREDGING.
a BILL ALLOWING NATIVES THIS
PRIVILEGE PASSES.
senate Commended by n &. A. II.
Post for Passing the Monument
Appropriation County Govern
mcnt Dill Uecomcs n Law.

| RALEIGH. ~. C.. March 5-tSpecial)-
| The Senate took from the table the OH
which, 1t placed there yesterday 70 allow
| licensed dredging for oysters by natives
| and passed the bill :. IS claimed IT will
/ yield $4,000 revenue to the State. II also
! passed the bill providing for county and
not State adoption OF school books.
NEW BILLS.
The most important new bills intro
| duccd in the Legislature to-day were:
/ To define fratcrnal beneficiary societies; to
! increase the number Of directors Of the
I penitentiary.
BIS also passed the Senate amending
I the charter Of Ashcyllle: Incorporating the
/ Morganton and Shelby railway, 10 incor-
| porate the Peoples Fire-Insurance Com
pany; 10 change the courty-scat Of Ruth
orford from Rutnerfordton to Forest city.
resolution was laid before the House,
adopted by the Marion Roberts post Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. at Ashe-
vile, commenting the Senate for passing
the bin making an appropriation for the
Confederate monument, and urging the
House to pass 1t.
RAILWAY BILLS.
Bills passed the House Incorporating the
Sanford. Ellington and Eastern railway,
the Carolina and Northwestern railway;
the Atlantic. ianceyville and Reidsville
railway. and the South Atlantic Endow-
ment Company.
4 bin 70 extend the charter Of the
New York. Norfolk and Charleston rail
way was tabled
VOTED DOWN.
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present system OF county government
passed just as it came from the Senate
the fus.onists voting down all the amend
melts which the Democrats introduced.
the bin will become "A law tomorrow.
The House passed also by strict party
vote the Senate bill providing Tor the cleo
ton OF three additional magistrates by
the people at the next election.
The Popullst caucus has decided upon
~. reassessment this year OF all pro-
pcrty.
QUEER STATE OF AFFAIRS.
There was another conference to-day be-
tween the Populists and Republicans as
10 dividing Offices. 4 settlement l. not
quite reached yet. The Republicans want
the Populls;s to take the SUPPLEMENTARY
o. the penitcntiary and give the Repuhli-
cans two out If the three code commits
sioners. Neither party wishes 70 assume
the management OF the penitenuary. ~
is queer state of affairs.
The Supreme Court this evening filed
an opinion affirming judgment In the case
~ George Mills. the murderer OF his
niece. 50 he will be hanged here in Aprl.
4 COMPROMISE.
The bin TO regulate the business or
building and loan associations. which Is
known as the compromise biil' PROVIDES
that interest shall be per cent Author
lied 10 issue as many classes or kinds
OF stocks. instalmert and paid-up as
charter or bylaws provide. Any member
Of an association who shall borrow may
discharge his loan AT any time by paying
amount received. including costs and ey-
pcnses Of loan. with interest at per
cent. upon all. Upon settlement such
member Withdrawing shall be credited
with withdraw wal value Of his stock. In
such settlement 10 account shall be taken
II premiums paid ly borrowing member
Shareholders may be charged with loans
received and premiums on same. 10 be
poil in instruments or by additional
shares 10 be carried by such shareholders.
| pom arr omCnt borrowing members may
have thair stock reinstated Contracts
made Uy foreign associations with any
citizen Of tbs state shall be deemed a
North Carolina contract amenailr TO this
States laws. Any association may bor-
row money 20 loan iis members.
DR. BURWELL DEAD.
Rev Or. Robert Burwell. Ralc.gh's old
est citizen. died here al o'clock this
morning: aged o. He was widely known
as a Presbyterian minister and college
president. He was the father OF eX-Asso-
ciate-Justice Armistesd burweil. AMI OF
Captain John t. Burwell. Of ais city.
gained a very strong baseball team
which begins It's work late this month.
The battery is a good one Quarles. Of Pc
tersburg, is Of the battery.
NEARLY ESCAPED.
Elan Josey. the white man who was
concerned in the murder Of Cotton-Mill-
Superintendent Brown. in Catawba coun-
~, and is under an eight years sentence,
having turned States evidence nearly
escaped from Newton Jail last nigh by
saving through the bars
Charles 4 Cook. OF Warren county. -
to be the Judge OF the new Eastern Crimi-
raj Circuit Court which includes New
Hanover, Vance. Warren. and Mecklcn-
burg counties, besides three other coun-
ties
The Caucasian, Marion Buffers Popu- |
list organ. to-day attacks the Legislature |
fer the action Of the Senate In voting 10 |
give the public printing 10 persons who !
were not the lowest bidders. The paper |
plainly says that there is a job I'm the hill.
The committees on education report the |
university appropriation bill. making the
annual appropriation t@0.9p and taking
away the free scholarships, which, under
the state law, are required 10 be given |
TO preachers sons, cripples. and persons
intending 20 become teachers. The com
mittees said this was done TO ailay the
feeling aqainst the university. which has
been directed against this frce-scholar-
ship feature. The recommendation or ne
committee viii carry the appropriation
through without trouble. The Baptist al
tacks on the university have failed Ihat
Is the story in few words.
SCHOOI~BOOkS.
The hin TO allow the counties to select |
tn school-books taking this power away
from the state Board Of Education, |
passed to-day. Its advocates ay II IL IN
tended To crush the book trust. The b!ll
was backed by CHM a Co. school-hooh
publishers, in a fight upon the University |
Publishing Company.
WILSON ASSIGNMENT.