The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-12
Through a Misunderstanding it Was Never
Signed by The Lieutenant Governor.
REMOVAL OF RAILROAD DIRECTORS.
snvrrnor Ensxril SCENTS n Plain Com.
tluntrution IA Judge SIIn0niUn--
f'cciinG i'll tie Matter OF the zrhsc
Of the North Caroline, Railway
E2Sioin. 10 tho ErratcSt l.Cn.ths.

X was discovered this morning That me
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hau not signed the
pension cat. !, seems that ;h@rr was an
error IN 4 figure, discovered after the
Speaker had signed. ana the act was
sent back for correction. When Il was
brought back the MISUNDERSTANDING
did not sign. thinking he had already
done SO. The Secretary OF State declines
10 allow II TO be signed nov, unless the
Supreme Court so orders. That court
will pass upon The matter. The Scc;e-
tary OF State intimatel that the matter
wa.s largely In the Auditors hands. The
Auditor said he could not act without a
ruling from the Supreme Court.
Speaker Iiileman said this morning
hat there were some defects III he rev
enue and machinery acts OF 4 constltu-
tional nature. These may require 3
court decision also.
REMOVAL or DIRECTORS.
The Council Of State was III session
yesterday, and the plan Of appointing
new directors ana State proxy Of the
North Carolina railway was decided on
Your correspondents telcsraphcd Tues
day night that the Governor would
make these appointments as soon as he
got the legislature OF his hands This
information was Official. The Cover
nor teleg, aphea Judge Slmonton that he
had, with the consent Of the Council Of
State, removed State Proxy Wolfe and
the eight State directors. lie added
ANY consent by said proxy or any OF
said directors TO your order i'll either
cause will be unauthorized and fraudu-
lent" Gov. Russell had n telegram to-
day from Judge Simonton, saying the
latter had received the Governors tcle-
gram and that the latter should have
considerations
y list Of some Of the new directors,
containing the names OF V. S. Lusl G.
A. Cook. John w. Graham \. W. Cor
don, w II. ClndbOu.n and Tyre Glenn,
Is published. The Governors private
secretary says: 1T is fraudulent and
collusiVe"
The fight about this railway lease mat
ter Is going 10 Unprecedented lengths.
The opponents of the Governor say he
10 using all his power 10 stir up oppos!-
ton to and hatred OF the Federal Courts,
while his supporters denuunce Judge
Simonton's order as an invasion or
Stale rights. Each side speaks Its mind
plainly. 4 judge this morning quoted
these lines:
Thrice armed is he who hath his
quarrel just.
Eut four times when he gets his lick In
fust."
and declared that the Southern railway
had literally knocked the Governor out
III two rounds.
y STRANGE SITUATION.
The Governor is visited by some Of his
party but many avoid his Office rs If
the smallpox sign were d!splaycl there
It is one Of the strangest OF the many
strange things OF the year, 10 sec yete-
ran Republicans having nothing to 40
with their Governor
The Legislature did an immense
amount Of work. Two thirds OF this
could rs easily, at n thousanlth part OF
the cost, nave been done by the counties
themselves, as any one Who looks over
the It6 acts will discover. There were
also sc resolutions.
WILL. PRESS THE BUTTON.
Governor Russell Is specially invited
TO open the Tennessee Centennial Expo
slt!on by pressing the electric button
and starting the machinery 4 commit
tee from Tennessee came here 10 a 81;
him 10 do this. The State OF Tennessee
was 10Y years one county Of North Car.
DINA, and hence this act OF the Cover.
nor OF the ''mo;he. State" will be pa
tlcularly appropriate. Under the ac
OF the Legislature This State Will have ar
exhibit AT the exposition.
Ghiei Clerk Rltchclor Of the Secre-
thly OF States Office, is making the side.
notes OF the acts
There IS great pleasure here al the re.
lurn or Key. Dr.. Marshall, rector OF
CHRIST church. from The Western hos
pltal for the insane His tn,nrovemaD.
ID great. He GDes away In a dav o,
two for long rest
speaker lehman cscapad pnc,,rnOnia
with which he was threatened, and Is
out to-day "
TlLLM-AN's OPINION.
senator Ben 'rilman dcnounces Judg,
elmohton, and says the Southern rail.
way owns him
me Porul!s's profess 10 be In f'ne
spirits theSe days, tina, IS the majority
or En,!er fopuists. Thc only ones OF
the potter Porulists who are hapuy ar;
thos VINO so; offices. r. 3. DAVIS, who
was the Populist clector a, largo va:
asked to-day his opinion Of the status
or aiTairs and replied, everything i:
perfectly loyciy''
Ihere Is 3 great deal OF Dissatisfaction
mere on The part OF the Republicans. and
openly expressed. - Governor EusselI':
appointment OF Thomas II. sutton a,
Judge OF the Eastern criminal cl.cui
court.
Bishops Cheshire ana watson. Of The
Episcopal church. and the other trus
Tees or 81. Mary's school here. met Ia 81
evening In accordance with HE charter
granted this school by the Legislatures
Senator Buffers paper saws caltorialIy
today that the action OF the D5mocra 4
on the So year railway lease matter IA
knocked out any idea OF CO. op Grafton OF
:. FAopulists ana Democrats IN 1883.
ELIZA CITY.