The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-15
FUSIONISTS FALL OUT.
BonsE REPUBLICANS Alta OK SENA'
ToB.ELE0TBUTLER
Tn Roseutips His charge That They Were
Trying to susother the SIX Fer Cent
I.tere.t Bil--Nsw Bill.

RALEIGH. N, c., Feb. n.-Special.-
puIs we're introduced in the Senate to-
dsy: To provide for lumber inspectors;
70 regulate the drawing OF jurors; to
extend the time for work to begin on the
Greensboro and Norfolk railway.
Tho Senate refused TO concur in the
House amendments to the Dill 10 punish
DELAYS by railways in shipment OF perish
able freight II tabled a Dill providing
for compulsory education OF the blhd' ana
passed a bill TO require railways 10 re-
deem unused tickets and 10 prevent TICKET
scalping.
nrovide for the election of the Commits
sjoner of Agriculture by the Legislature;
To require executors to give bond, and TO
promote the breeding of better horses.
REPUBLICANS SCORE BUTLER.
Several Republicans resented attacks
made by Marion Buffers paper, The
Caucasian. charging them with trying 10
smother the per cent. interest Dill. Ihey
made some severe remarks ABOUT Butler
aad his pressure upon the Legislature
and they became even more excited when
a Popullst said II the per cent. bill was
not passed the POpulsts would no longer
vote with the Republicans, ana that no
more important bills would be passed.
An effort was made to suspend the rules
and put the interest bill on the second
rc ding, but failed.
Bills were tabled 10 make May SOth
legal holiday and TO prevent preferences
by insOlvent corporations.
a rot debate was in progress when the
House adjourned on the question of trans
ferring Mitchell county from the Eighth
TO the Ninth congressional district.
THE GuMER CASE.
Yesterday the Marlboro hearing in
the Gilmer case was begun. Messrs.
Manley and Watson, the lawyers from
Wins ton, passed through Raleigh 10
Kinston on the day before, and caught
Judge Battle there. and brought him
here, where their opponents are. They
had been delaying the case, and this was
quite a legal surprise
Revenue cutter Winona rescued sloop
Venus and H. A. Paterson in PamIico
river during a severe gale. and fought
| her way through wind and ice to New
! Berne and landed her passengers.
The University GIee club have been
compelled to cancel their engagements in
! Charlotte, Spartanburg, and other aces
as President Winston viii not allow
| them to go on this tour.
The law firm of Messrs. Fuller Wins
! ton & Fuller have added another 10
| the firm, Mr.. Biggs, OF oxford, VINO viii
keep the firms Office open in oxford.
| Governor Carr rendered the judgcshir
to Mr.. a. W. Graham, and not TO Major
John W. Graham; 50 Mr.. Augustus ",
! Graham succeeds Judge Winston This
appointment meets the appreciation OF
the public.
! BUTLER CREATING DTsCORD.
Butler was not so sure of the Republic
cans voting as he wished, on the six pei
cent. interest bill 80 he tied himself tC
| the House Of Representatives yesterday
to enforce his wishes by his bodily
presence. 1t is probable that Chairman
| Luck and every other lawyer on the
Judiciary Committee, will withdraw from
| the committee. They take il to be az
insult 10 them, the action of the House
on this bill. Mr.. Ray Democrat, O.
this committee said the committee haC
been insuted, and that he would resign
Mr.. Luck indicated the Democrats OF
the committee, and said they had no
shown any purpose 20 delay; that there
had been perfect harmony except on on'
point, and that a trfling pol teal one
| The House had demanded report from
! the committee on this bill before they
lad had the bill ten minutes.
A bill has been Introduced in the Sen
ate. and reported favorably by the com
mittee. to make it unlawful for any per
| son TO sell railroad tickets except as au
| thoriZed agents Of the railroad com
panies. The Alliance Legislature sew
| eral years ago passed n bill prohibiting
| ticket brokers from doing business Il
this State: the last Legislature repe2le
this law, and now another bill antaso
nistlc to the brokers has been favorabl.
reported.
Mr.. William Bailey. Of this city, ha
gone to Louisburg, to become the presl
| dent of the Farmers and Merchant
Bank, which will in a few days open II
doors there. ready for business.
Five convicts from Union county Wer
Yesterday brought 20 the penitentiar
here.