Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-23
PROPOSED NEW LAWS
LARGE BATCH or NEW BILLS
INTRODUCED IN 10Th HOUSES.
railways Required 10 Redeem Vn-
u.cd Tickets-ropufist Organs Not
pleased with the LcRisiature-Re-
uuh,,csns Tired OF the Popuiists.

RALEIGH. n. c.. February 22.-(Spe-
.,ai,-Bills were introduced in the Senate
,o.aay 60 transfer Surry county to the
fifth Congressional District; TO incorpo-
ate the Sanford, Ellington and Eastern
railway: 10 prevent adulteration OF fooa
md food ingredients.
Bills TO provide for a succession-tax on
lnheritances and TO prevent and save reg
ularly-chartercd insurance companies
from doing business here were made spe'
clal orders for Monday. Bills were mr.
duced IN the House 20 create ano'hei
cause for divorce; to enforce liens %
contractors and sub-contractors; 10 m""e
county officers responsible for iyhonN's'
I'm their counties; 10 establish county
boards OF medical examiners; TO piV''N'
for registering unregistered deedS
PASSED.
A bill passed requiring railways :"
deem unused tickets. 1t requires '"a' "
per cent. Of the ticket shan nave peen
used. and provides IL be presenter Win
.ixt,, DAYS 4 bin also passed requiring
N !.,t,,,c-scbooI teachers to be examined.
There was no public observance oil
,vasnt,rton's Birthday here to-day. save
sn sarIv adjournment OF the Legislature.
1to MINOR OF the sale of the Charlotte
News Is denied by that paper.
vcrv large cotton-mill is TO be built
o,,ite near salem. Work is now in pro-
cress ON five new cotton-mills In this
state
FEW GOOD THINGS 70 SAY.
The Populst newspapers have few good
things to say about the Legislature One
OF them says IL intends 10 print the re-
cord Of each Populist member. and says
that so fer the work has been a failure.
The Legislature. at the present rate Of
progress. will hardly adjourn before
March nth.
The new passenger station of the Sea-
board Airline at Charlotte Is 10 cost
$1,000. and is TO be finished in June.
The temperance advocates. while to
some degree depressed by the defeat OF
their bill by the Legislature. are not dis
comflted. and say they will bring an even
more powerful pressure 10 bear on tn
next Legislature 10 induce it TO pass a
liquor-regulation bin.
PITIFUL POPULISrS.
Some Of the Populists are denying. with
a pretence Of indignation, the statement
one Of them made your correspondent
that ne feared absorption Of his party
are looking forward to this very swal-
lowing Of the Populists. The Republicans
now think they are strong enough to
stand alone again i'm the next campaign
Most OF the leading Republicans have
made all they can out of the Populists
and are now tired of them.
The Fusionists are making desperate
Efforts to Dust Representative r. Il
PEBBLES. Of Northampton county, from his
seat i'm the House. So far they have failed
The Speaker Of the House yesterday took
the extraordinary step OF appointing six
more members Of the Committee on Elec
tIons-all Fusionists-in order to get
big leverage on PEBBLES, but. yet, after
all, nothing was done.
At least 200 delegates are expected &c
be present at the annual State convention
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton here next month.
NO ENACTING CLAUSE.
The per cent interest bill was PASSED
by the Legislature without the enactinG
clause. and hence will not take effect
until thirty days after the Legislature
adiourns.
In CASTOR county a young white man
William GLADDEN.. was burned 20 death
while drunk at a distillery.
Eight deputy revenue collectors had
lively fight last Monday on Roarine
river, wilkes county. They had located
four Illicit distillerles. but the moon
sinners rallied in force to defend theii
property. one moonshiner was killed and
one wounded. The deputies were Unhurt
Tn stills were destroyed.
one Of the Republican senators, who
some years ago. when a member of the
House. was before its bar charged with
drunkenness. has been drunk nearly all
the present session. He now has delirium-
tremens. A Republican senator from the
eastern portion Of the State spent day
and night In the station-house here.