The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-05
GOV.CARR'SPITHYLETTER
TIE A SsIG NNENT Ia " $40 ULD MOI
BE ENFORCED.
He Directs the ATTORNEY G. snerai 20 1--we 4.
tIgsts the circumstance Attending it,
Passage and Report 10 Him.

RALEIGH. ". c.. April Especial
Governor Carr sends tomorrow TO the
Attoney-G, neral tho first official COM
munio alton regarding the mortgage law.
IL is as follows: Il wish you to inyes-
tigate the question whether a proceeding
cannot be instituted by you In behalf
Of the state against the Secrctary or
State as nominal defendant 20 restrain
him from furnishing for publication the
act known as IAN act 70 regulate assign
ment. and other cOnagnments Of like
nature IN North Carolina" until 10 could
be determined whether h passed the
Legislature and whether it's enrolment
was procured by fraud and forgery"
IL has been suggested 10 me that YOU.
as the Attorney General. might institute
proceeding TO go behind the rat-
tcation by alleged fraud and e5tab-
fish the fact before the court that none
Of the acts essential to its validity as a
law, were In fact performed, except tho
enrolment and ratification.
cAsf Cgrfp.
In Scarborough rs. Robinson the want
OF ratinca ton was declared a tatal de-
feet. Why should not the more impor-
tant matter OF failing 20 pass Dnl
through either House M sufficient 20
how the courts may coustrue the law. Il
should not be enforced under any con-
ceivable construction. n 10 is not I'm fact
the law. but has been forced upon the
people by fraud and forgery. in order
to satisfy the public OF the readiness of
the Executive department 20 promptly
lend It's aid i'm relieving them from tho
consequences Of this and other iniquitous
legislation that ought 90 be- inquired into.
| request you to give me- an answer to
day.
Very respectfully yours.
(signed) ELIAS CARR.
Governor
80 school SUPERVISOR
The public schools OF the State Will he
entirely without supervision after June.
as the Legislature wiped out this fDa-
ture Of the school system.
EVIDENCES OF FRAUD.
The gathering Of the leading Fusionsts
here regarding the mortgage ban is sUll
the talk. Congressman Richmond Pearson
used the wires freely and summoned
Speaker Malsor Representative lille
man, also Mr. Smith. OF Canbarras, who
drew the bill. Smith. Of stanley who
introduced the BILL together with clerks
Brown and Satterfeld. The original
bill as your correspondent has already
written YOU. was found among the bills
which were tabled. and was markell
Speaker Malser says he U.s. positive Tho
bill was tabled without debate, and that
the bill must have been slipped boz when
the bills were passed o. him Tor BIS
signature and the titles not called The
whole thing is In muddle everybody
throwing all the blame on somebody
MIR. Pearson declares .hat prof is
complete and conclusive ,hat 'he net ~
regulate gssigumeutf is fraudulent and
spurious. The .orieinal BIN. Identical
with the one ratified. is marked tabled
March Eth The senate records show
no such Dill was ever before that body
IN any shape az any time Threatened
injury to the business of the State wnl
undoubtedly be aterted by juiicinl or
There is great deal of talk about
me numerous false entities and omissions
on TIE Ilouaa Journals. Now 10 is shown
that the vote Is mot given when sneaker
Nalser hims if cast "a vote. in order %
make 81 votes and tlgs suspend a rule.
rHf PnoMrrfsr DECISION EfcopDrp.
The question is daily asked How soon
can the supreme Court decide the test
case submitted TO them. ' The urOmufnsf
action ever known here is The following.
In the fall Of lNSi Judge Shepherd held
n three weeks special term for Wake
The statute allowed 500 per week Tor
such services. but some question arising
whether this '0mpensatlOn had NOT la.n
the County Commissioners,
thought IL would be- safer 90 bo protected
py decislon. ~ the spring term
case was submitted 10 Judge Avery. thol
holding the Superior Court The case
was argued I'm the Superior court and
decided at 10 4. NJ. saturday An an-
peal was az once taken and The trans
script was docketed in the supreme Court
ana argued before BE- adjourned that Same
DAY and the opinion was fled on tire
Monday following fOrty-eiQht hours later
Judge Cook. who was sworn u without
D. commission. az first decided nn would
20 70 charlotte on Monday when the