The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
FEUl!!lD[| WITH RUSSELL
I sGennlttee Of Republicans Trying to Ad,
IustSoma Of The differences.
making ( IN PLACES F0R B0LIER PoPuL!s1s

- ~ = e.S Va oIaoiS
4 Each Of tho Twent y.one viii re Given
n Position-se genes mt she Trial of
"a 2 81 1.sentennnt Saaycrnor ana
:EsS Speaker of che House Goldsboro
Against q Police Con,n,issi on.
&. FaleiGh, n. c., March 5.-(SpeciaD-
The Republicans did mot & caucus last
B might. but efforts were made by commit
3 ttse$t9 see what could be done to settle
g the feud with the Governor one of the
foremost Republicans said to-day that
s%oH tside Of Representatives Hancock,
q sutton of Cumberland and Sutton Of
ssSOSeW Hanover, Governor Rus sell had
& 0ny two friends in the Legisature-Se
s5VeryS recent convert
The attitude of the boiling Populists
as .puzzling. They are, or course, after
s&What Is in. sight, but the tatement OF.
ssthey consider their s''con tract With the
y Isepublicans terrnina ted the moment the
6leglslatnre adjourns SIS Interesting.
S5NV hat VII they do afterwards? VIII any
aof them return to their party? They
i On the republicans for. What they get.
81 s5S51 PL.A GEES FOR THE RoLTERs.
is:S Places have to be provided for these
8 Dplt ers. So yesterday when bill was
,Siupa to give to the Legislature the cleo
8 ton. Of the clerk tosfthe railway com
3 n1issio your correspondent asked
sSspolters Who was to get this place fIe
q replied e. G: Pagan. And so It is ali
81 the way. Every one Of the twenty one
AagS The Legislature has altered the license
TAX on lnsura nee conlpa nles. so 1t is $500
3 Tor IRE and accident, and $3.50 for life
& accompanies. St Al
sss.s Il; the talk here that Governor
s Russell 4will see that his law partner,
Dave Sutton, gets the position OF Mayor
20 f8Wilmingtpn. Sutton said yesterday
~ ne WAS thinking Of going to Seattle
N He remarked recently that he might
B run for. Congress In the Sixth district.
is$sts The 5dispensary bills are passing. The
b liQuor men have made n strenuous fight
b against them. The bill for Asheylle
u and Buncombe counties is the only one
Il checked. Ne S5s5# 1 .'I
Nj .9ss5 II! AMUSING AND NOVEL.
as3s The scenes t the trial OF the lieutenant
& ex-governor. and the speaker Of the house
tSSy,esterday afternoon and last night. in
asSilehe may or.s office, We're amusing and
g n ny T. Swlnson, the eX-enrollling
sssclerk,swho caused their arrest for break
ling into his office, was on hand. He
Us rs sone Of the most obstinate men on
" e4fth,S and he has hung on like bull
Ss.dog: This criminal prosecution was
quite d surprise. ,Swinson makes n de-
Il Eland FOR full pay for the entire leglsla-
tive session. be- 5S @
The members OF the large delegation
y g! mere re: from Goldsboro to protest against
\ the passage by tho House Of the Senate
; sles putting Colds Soro under the control
S OF q police commission tried hard to gel
"a 3. nearing before committee, but with
5sIhe exception Of The North Carolina
B sTailroad lease bill no reference OF Sen
Il ate bills which come TO the House Is
II made. and SO the Goldsboro bill was on
sS3Ethe calendar, where Senator Grant, lis
stpTomoter. wants It to be- ], Is said SEN
u atoT Grant is having this bill passed in
i y aplA against the people OF Godsboro
ss,s Revenue officers made lively raid
three Illicit distilleries.
Xxi " " OH begins In few days on the
y AeW& Presbyterlan church here. It will
\ be a costly building. @
THE RAILWAY LEASE.
Fa The hearing of the matter Of the lease
tSof the North Carolina railway before the
ia ouse special committee did not meet
!; s s!ll oeloek last night. The commit
lice gave notice 1t would be continued
| Io-day.5 The counsel for.5the Governor
i1Judge Avery wanted subpoenas for a
1 ma Majority OF The private stockholders
s2l yin the course of the nvestlga ton by
aaihes committee yesterday afternoon ana
mad talked with Vice President y. b.
~ Alnltdlfeus. OF the Southern. a bont the new
:Mlease six months before It was made
Ss6 eeEsald he thought the lease splendid
/ on land that Al ajor{ ames w. Wilson,
chairman Of the railway commission,
Ssold him such good terms could never
again be made
$; slS.G( eneral f. IT. IIolke. director on the
q part OF the private stockholders, said
me d!d not feel called upon 10 say
whether the private. stockholders would
s .o1 OF would not ratify the Senate substi-
tute h (Which is Tor q thirty-six years
THE decision was made by the Gov
: t .e TIA he ne would ask the Legislature
re dopt q resolution to-day requesting
s 8 an opinion from The Supreme Court AZ
s!t as Whethes; II the substitute bill passed,
Sit2 amends the charter Of the North Caro-
Eli re- tlroad. and also whether II will
E holders. Es.I3' 50 1'>-.
s;3ss5 ELIzARETH CRY.
Sss Eliza beth City. n. c., March 5.-(spe-
ooly, ;