The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-05
VOTE WILL Be CLOSE.
On Proposition to Lease the North Carolina
Railway Owned By the State.
RAILWAY PEOPLE RUSH TO RALEIGH
Interest ia tho Matter Ts lntense-
Party Lines Arc Not Drawn Ke.
publicnns Arc Very Tired az Free
SilvcrAJudGc orwood EcslG:l" to
Escape I,npeachment.


Escape I,npenchment.
+ Raleigh. N. c., Feb. 4.-(Spec:al)-
Railway people are pouring In here. In
tereSt in the ma tier of the lease Of the
North Carolina railway L. intense Sen
ator Butler says thirty-elght OF the ma
jo:ity Populsts are dead against the
lease. Congressman Skinner says all
nineteen Of the boiling Populsts are also
opposed to It, There are four Popul!sts
who do not attend caucuses. 1t is as
- serted by pesseE4s- iflse-ought to know
that there are no party lines in the lease
business Editor Aver, OF Senator But
le!'s paper admitted rs much yesterday.
Z IT Is denied by no one that the vote on
the lease will be close.
The boiling Populists want 10 have an
organ here, and the Republicans are
being urged to back It with funds. The
plan progresses very slowly.
Senator Butler returned 10 Washing
ton at 80 this morning. lie said every
thing suited him first rate.
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS
At the Populist majority caucus last
night Representa- tive Hansen asked IL to
take up his resolution asking the Gov
ernor to secure from the railways infor-
nation as to the list Of officials who re-
ceire over $500 salary.
1t Is learned that the Senate commit
tee yesterday agreed to report this reso-
luton favoraby. II has already passed
the House. / Is asserted that II is d.
rected, particularly at the Southern rail-
way.
Senator Atwnter. OF the Populist ma
jorIty caucus, says ''it IS not losing
much"
Work on the Baptist female university
here Will positively be resumed March
LIST, and then pushed to completion.
FL Thu I,ppfs1a tI1ra will cert a n w m q
bill forbldding gold contracts" In this
State. It has already passed the Sen
ate.
TIRED OF FREE SILVER.
The Republicans are very tired Of free
silver resolutions. Ohe Senator said he
thought one ought TO come up daily as
part OF the regular business. This was
in rldicule.
The condition OF the mind Of Rev. DIR.
Marshall, rector of Chri:t church, here,
Is such that he Will be sent for treat
ment 10 hospital at Morgan,on, Nor
folk, or Baltimore.
It Is the agreement OF the Republic
cans and boiling Populists that Senator
II. L. Grant shall be endorsed for SER
geant at arms Of the United States Sen
alto.
SAYS BUTLER.
III signed editorial In his paper to-
day Senator Butler asks the question
whether Governor Russell Is a party to
the deal and scheme OF the Populist
boilers ana Republicans to divide al the
offices He declares not Single true
Populist will take patronage from such a
deal.
Senator Buffers paper also says: Co
operation Of the Popu!ists with the Dem
ocrats was failure. Cooper ton with
Republicans was failure. What next?
More cooperation? Not If the people
can profit by experience"
RUSsELL'S PLANS.
It is fact that the boilers and Repub-
llcans sent each a representative 10 see
Governor Russell last night. Sena tor
Eutler says: THE Governor has sent for
certain Popuists Of the majority caucus
and tried to tempt them to break their
loyalty to their party and Its principles
Dy rendering them some of the Jobs he
expects TO be placed IN his hands by this
unholy and Infamous combination In
1act we have heard It Is the Governors
purpose to have himself clothed with un-
limited power. In deflanc Of and in vio-
lation Of the cooperation contract be-
tween his party and ours, and then to
use MS patronage and power thus Sc
cured by such unjustitlable means. to
nuild up Russell administration party
IN the State" This is said over Buffers
signature.
WILL REPEAT DIVISION.
The Populist boilers and the Republy-
can conference Committees on division
or Offices. locally known as the "pie-di-
NloerS last night agreed TO favora lily
report this division: Republicans take
Inc penitent!ary, railway commlss sion
insane asylum n Raleigh. jutlgeshlp OF
the eastern criminal Circuit Court and
Atlantis and North Carolina railway:
Populi;ts take the Agricultural Depart-
ment. Bureau OF Labor Statistics. IN
sane asylum at Morgan,on ana Colds
noro. State Librarian, Shell Fish Com
missioner and Keeper Of he C,piial
me oiitce OF Keeper Of the Capital and
state Librarian were thrown In 10 81 lis
~ the Popui:,s for not getting the peni
tentlary The committees do no, touch
the educational institutions, bu, leaves
them IN the hands Of the Governor.
a BILL INTRODUCED.
The principal bills Int oduccd in tho
Legislature to-day were 10 create n
CODE Commission Of three members IN
DC. elected by the Legislature nj 81 n00
salary. With clerk at $500. Ia revise ths
oyster law, SO rs to extend the dred cine
season to April 3Oth. to enlarge ths
limits and 10 allow Gamers IN Marin
Carolina reba e Of one cent hushel. 70
make the penalty for train w1ecIsin.r
either by placing an obsiacle on ,hs
g track or removing rail, life imprisnn-
ment, and II death results Tho penalty
\ shall be death; an attcmp, 10 he nm.
ishable by Imprisonment, from flye "a
thirty years. ~