The news & observer., 1897-01-26

other places could be had, if desired,
| without resorting TO revolution.
The second administration bill intro
duced by Mr.. Dockery was IAN act for
the government OF the penitentiary." 1t
provides for the appointment OF nine
directors by the Governor, and confirmed
by the Senate. to hold Office four years. to
be paid Sd per day; the Governor shall
appoint a superintendent Of the. States
prison." with the advice and consent of
the Senate, who shall hold four years, at
7 n snlary of $1,000 per annum (must give
10000 bond; and the balance OF the
act deals with details, and is not very
different from the present law. 1t is
provided that the superintendent shall
take office after the confirmation and ap-
provnl Of his bond Mr. Leazar's term
expires April 1st, and 1t Is probable that
this bill will be amended 50 as to make
his successor take hold at that time. 1t
will not be pushed to "A vote until il is
decided whether the Republicans will CO.
operate with the gold Popuists, who be-
trayed their party to vote for Skinner,
or with the silver populists, who would
not vote for a corporation agent, Hanna
assistant, and straddle-bug for the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Jas. y. Mcneil, president Of the
! N. g. =. Firemen's Association, and Chief
Master Newman, Of the Wilmington Fire
| Department, and chairman of the legis-
lative committee Of the associat ton. are
in the city looking after the bin intro
duced in the House to repeal the appro-
priation by the State to the Firemen's
Relief Fund MIR Mcneil states that he
finds the members Of the Leg:sIa ture did
not at FIRST understand the merits or the
nature Of this appropriation until after
reading the same explained in the article
in the News and Observer. The bill has
been recommitted to the committee and
both the white and the colored association
officials will go before the committee this
morning. Capt. Valentine Howe, the
president OF the colored association, is
also here, and both the associations are
equally interested in securing the defeat
of the bill to repeal.
We are requested to publish the follow
ing in this column:
"All members of the Legislature desir-
ing to attend President Alderman's in
auguration will be furnished with tick
cts free of charge on application to Col
A. Il. Andrews. The early train leaving
Raleigh Mt S:45 a. M, will arrive at
Chapel Hill in time for the inaugural ex-
exercises If a sufficiently large crowd is
gotten up special train will be run and
return on Wednesday afternoon. Legis-
lators will be entertained at dinner in
Commons Hail."
1t was humihating to everybody except
themselves yesterday afternoon during
the sitting OF the Committee on Elections
to see five negroes walk up and take
seats in each one Of the FIVE chairs of the
Supreme court judges. The members of
the committees and other interested par
ties were content to take seats or stand in
the space below the judges bench, but
this kind of accommodation was not suf-
fieient for the negroes, and FIVE OF them
marched up and sat for an hour or more
in the elevated judicial chairs.
at is the old days of '6S sure enough"
said prominent Wake county Populist,
as he walked in and cast his eye on the
new ebony court
In seconding the nomination of Pritch-
ard last Tuesday, Person, the colored
Senator, said that he regretted that he
could not this time place in nomination
a man OF his own race for United States
Senator, but that the day would come
later. Perhaps they are preparing to take
the Supreme court also.
ee
Representative Dixon, OF Green, re-
turned from two days visit to his home
yesterday, and says that he did not see
a Populist during his trip who endorsed
the action OF the boilers.
II don't think said Mr.. Dixon, ''that
there is single Populist in Greene coun-
ty who is not standing square by the
action of the majority
1t looked almost like session of the
General Assembly at the Edenton Street
Methodist church Sunday morning, so
many OF the members were present to
hear DR.. b. II. Dixon, member of the
House of Representatives from Cleveland
county. He preached an excellent ser
mon, meaty, juicy, original striking and
strong. He preached again at night an
even better sermon. He win always
have large congregations hereafter.
Rev. w. III. II. Lawhon, member of the
Legislature from Moore, preached at the
Fayetteville Street Baptist church Sun
day morning to large congregation. "He
always breaches strong, uplifting gospel
sermons" said gentleman who knows
him well. Mr.. Lawhon was a member
of the Gettysburg Commission that visi-
ted the battlefield and fixed the line
where his regiment fought in that terrible
struggle. He is safe and true in war and
in peace.
The counsel OF Young in the case of
Young vs.. Broughton has given notice
OF the taking Of depositions at Wake
Forest on February 10Th. The counsel
for Broughton offered to waive the notice
and insisted on the dispositions right
away, Under the construction of the
law by the legislative committee, Young
has the power to name the day for a
hearing by the committee. The Code
only rnnnirnd thrnn davs, notice To take