Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-05
THE n. C. RAILWAY.
INTENSE INTEREST IN THE ANNUL'
MEyT OF THE LEASE.
Boiling PopuIists Want an Organ
mt Standardization of the Spots
I'm The ola North State-A Commits
sion TO Revise the oyster Law.


cial)-Railway people are pouring in
here. Interest in the matter OF the
lease of the North Carolina railway is
intense. Senator Butler says thirty Eight
of the majority Populists are dead
against the lease Congressman Skin
ner says all nineteen OF the boiling Popu-
lists are also opposed to it. There are
four Populiats who DO not attend eau
cuses. It is asserted, by persons who
ought TO know, that there are no party
lines on the lease business. Editor Aver,
Of Senator Buffers paper, admitted as
much yesterday It is denied by no
one that the vote on the lease will be
close.
The boiling Populists want to have an
organ here. and the Republicans are
being urged to back it with funds The
plan progresses very slowly
Senator Butler returned to Washing
! ton at / 80 this morning. He said every
thing suited him frst-rate.
At the Populist majority caucus last
night Representative Hauser asked IL
| TO take up his resolution, asking the
| Governor TO secure from the railways in
| formation as TO the list Of officials who
receive over 300 salary. II is learned
that the Senate committee yesterday
| agreed to report this resolution unfavor-
| ably. 1t has already passed the House.
1t is asserted that it is directed particu-
| larly at the Southern railway.
Senator Atwater. of the Populist ma
| jority caucus, says sit is not losing
much"
Work on the Baptist Female University
will positively be resumed March LIST, and
then pushed to completion.
GOLD CONTRACTS.
The Legislature will certainly pass the
bill forbiddng gold contracts" in this
state. 1t has already passed the Senate.
The Republicans are very tired of free
silver resolutions. one senator said
he thought one ought 10 come up daily,
as part of the regular business. This was
in ridcule.
The condition Of Rev DR.. Marshall,
rector Of Christ church here. IS such that
ne viii be sent for treatment to a
hospital at Morganton, Norfolk. or Bal
timore
1t is the agreement of the Republicans
and boiling Populist9 that Senator II.
L. Grant shall be endorsed for Sergeant
alarms of the United States Senate.
In a signed tullOlldl III HIS paper To-
day. Senator Butler asks the question
whether Governor Russell is a party TO
the deal and scheme of the Populist
| boilers and Republicans to divide all the
offices. He declares not n single true
Popullst will take patronage from such a
deal.
Senator Buffers paper also says: Co
operation of the Populists with the Dem
ocrats was a failure. Cooperation with
Republicans IS a failure. What next?
More cooperation? Not If the people
can profit by experience"
IL IS n fact that the boilers and Re-
publicans sent each a representative to
see Governor Russell last night Senator
Butler says: "The Governor has sent
for certain Populists Of the majority
caucus. and tried to tempt them TO break
their loyalty TO their party and its prin-
ciples by rendering them some Of the
Jobs he expects to be placed in his hands
by this unholy and Infamous combina-
ton. In fact we have heard IL IL the
Governors purpose TO have himsel
clothed with unlimited power, in de
hance Of and in violation OF the co-ope
ration contract between his party anc
ours, and then to use his patronage anc
power. thus secured by such unjustihabl.
means. to build up a Russell Admin
| lStrdtOn party III the oAatN hto D.
said over Buffers signature
"THB PIE DIVIDERs."
The Populist boilers and the Republ-
can Conference Committee on Division
OF Offices. locally known as the "Pie-
Dividers." last night agreed to fayorably
repoft this division: Republicans take
| the pententiary. Railway Commission.
Insane Asylum at Raleigh; judgeship Of
the Eastern Criminal Circuit Court. and
| Atlantic and North Carolina railway;
Populists take the Agricultural Depart
ment; Bureau of Labor Statistics: insane
asylums at Morganton and Goidsboro'
state Librarian; Shell-Fish Commissioner.
| and Keeper Of the Capitol. The Offices
| of Keeper Of the Capitol and State Ii
brarian were thrown in to satisfy the
| Populists for not getting the penitentiary.
| The committees do not touch the educa-
| tional institutions, but leave them in
| the Governors hands.
The principal bills introduced in the
| LEGISLATURE to-day were to create q
| code commission Of three members 10
| be elected by the Legislature, at $500
/ salary, with a clerk at $50. to revise
/ the oyster law so as TO extend the
dredging season TO April S0th; to en-
large the limits, and to allow Gamers
! I'm North Carolina q rebate Of | cens a
bushel; to make the penalty for train
wrecking, either by placing an obstacle
on the track, or removing a rail- life
Imprisonment, and II death results the
penalty shall be death, an attempt 70
be punishable by Imprisonment from five
| TO thirty years.
The house by a party vote unseated
two Democratic members from Mecl<len-
burg and seated two Republicans.
A bill was introduced requiring "A per-
! son applying for divorce 10 have been
a resident of the State seven years The
| House Committee unanimously decided 20
report adversely the bill TO make ten
hours a days labor In factories, after
argument by many leading mill-owners.
JUDGE NoRWOOD'S CASE
THE committee appointed to consider
the impeachment of Judge Norwood. OF
the sunerior Court. for drunkenness. In
| deanitely postponed that matter upon
| Norvood's filing his resignation with the
| chairman OF the committee. to take ef-
feet II he Is again intoxicated while he
e. n Judge. He also gave his pledge "a
| keep sober.
TELEGRAPH AND PASSENGER
RATES.
Many leading railway. telegraph, and
telephone men were before the Senate
Committee. and took ground against
the bill TO make the railway passenger
rate l-2 and cents per mile the tele-
graph rate IS cents for ten words, AM
the telephone rates 81 and SIS. Among