The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
THE ELECTION BILL PASSES ITS
FINAL READING IN THE SENATE.
Tho Rsvenus BIZ Discussed ct Length In
the House-Butler Lays Down the
Law to Fusienis.s.


Savings Bank. OF Raleigh; to render per-
sons ineligible to hold county ofiices more
thar two terms; to abolish free tuition
at the University.
Bills passed: To govern probate OF
deeds of husband and wife; to appro-
pirate $1,000 for the white, and 5000 for
the colored Agricultural and Mechanical
colleges; TO create Scotland county; to
create Code Commission, of three men,
bers, at 5000 salary.
The bill 10 regulate the insurance bust
ness was made the speciai oiuer ior
Monday.
TIE ELECTION BILL.
The election law bill was taken up on
its third reading. Many amendments
were offered. but all were lost, and the
measure passed final reading by vote
Of * 10 4 The bill to reduce homestead
exemption was tabled.
The bill to establish retorhdtory LOT
youthful criminals passed us second ana
third reading. IL gives SlO,vO annually
for maintenance, ana S5o'Vv loI esldo-
fishing the institution.
In the House, bills were INTRODUCED;
To prohibit inmates OF the Soldiers
Home from receiving PENSIONS 10 amend
the insurance law by affordlnS protectloh
against fraudulent companies
The revenue bill was discussed three
hours i'm committee Of the whole. An
effort was made TO strike out the SlVo
license tax on drummers, out II ialieu'
The tax on organ and piano dealers Is
500 and on sewing machlnes' NV;
WHISKY distillers will be allowed TO sell
liquor by the quart, instead oil py the
gallon.
FUsIoNIsTs At ODDS.
One Of the results oil the IopuH9t@
kicking out Of harness with the Hepuu
licans was shown Thursday III pIl
passing the second reading approprldtlhS
$4,000 for the completion OF tne Oohieu u,
crate monument. Last SATURDAY pIIl
Ia loan the Monumental Association
tto ooC ,,,ae tabloI-2s TO 5. Thursday the
vote stood 10 10 II. in favor OF the pli'
This bill was introduced by Senator Grant
Of Wayne The handsome bronze statues
were on exhibition Thursday, ana are
said by those who saw them 10 De mag
uidcent. There are three-a cavalryman,
an artilleryman and an infantrymah.
The infantryman is to stand guard upon
the topmost point OF the splendid granite
shaft, and flashing from his helmet VIII
be flaming electric star.
Butler last night made speech before
the caucus and laid down the law iatly
and positively. that there was TO be no
more Joint caucuses of Populists and
Republicans The gauntlet has been
taken up by Butler for his party, ana ne
boldly demands that the policy OF the
Populist party must be upheld. IL is ms
present determination that the railroad
commissionership shall go to Populist.
and upon that decision ). Otho wilson
comes out In letter to-day which an
d candidate
place.
TIE ANrI-FREE PASS BILL.
The attorneys for the different rail-
roads are fighting the bill to prohibit the
issue. of free passes TO any one. This bill,
II was said. was written by Judge wal
ter Clark. of the Supreme Court bench.
Judge Clark is very angry at the charge.
The father of Professor Shep Digger
met with a horrible death this week.
Mr. Digger was packing powder i'll "A
drill hole. using some paper out of his
pocket. 4 match got in the paper and
stroke ignited the match. which set fire
to the blast, and Mr.. Dugger was ter
ribly mangled. He lived long enough 10
tell what had happened.
blockade still, with 500 gallons of
beer. was captured near Kernersville a
day or so ago.
There was a Gretna Green affair at
Park Hotel yesterday, when Mr.. a. Il.
Jones. OF Norfolk formerly or Chatham
county,, was married TO Miss Cora war
rem. OF Norfolk Mr.. Jones has wife In
Chatham county. from whom he was d.
vorCed three years ago.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING CONTRACT.
There is very much dissatisfaction man
fested at the action Of the Senate yes
terday in awarding the public printing
contract to Stewart Bros, of winston.
The minority report enters protest
against it, and Edwards IL BrouSnton are
also out in card. which they filed with
Mr.. Bean. who was acting chairman of
the committee.
The northbound Seaboard Air Line train
Yesterday was several hours late from the
forest fires that have burned away the
wooden part of the Pee Dee river bridge.
DE. BUBwELL DYING.
Rev. Robert Burwell. d. D., is at the
point of death here at his daughters. Mrs.
Crew He is over ninety years OF age All
of his family are with him. lie is the
father of Captain j. r. Burwell, former
nrincipal of Peace Institute; Judge Ar
instead Burwell Of Charlotte, besides
several other children.
There was a meeting yesterday of TIE
State Fair directors. The Fair Associa-
ton is 5000 in debt. Colonel Julian ;.
carr. the president of the association has
spent out of his own pocket $3.50 for the
fair.
Senator Marion Butler, in mis- speech
IN the Populist caucus the other night,
said that IL the Populists thought they
were I'm any way indebted TO the Repub-
Ucans ON account Of his election TO the
Senate, he wanted to know it. and ne
would resign his seat that his ambition
was no higher for himself than for his
party.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
DR.. UlIery, a rich man from Chicago
has bought Smiths Island, at the mouth
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