Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-02-11
GOLDsBoRo N. C.. THURSDAY FEBRUARY IL 1897.

Ransom spoke for IheN minority
report. Blackburn aud Cook
spoke against it. The vote to
adopt the minority report was,
yeas, 80, nays 70. The majority
report was apopted by a vote of
II TO 80. Clinton and williamson
came forward and were admins
tered the oaths of Office by the
the Speaker.
Bills were introduced in the
SenatS as follows: TO create the
office of State Printer: to estab-
lish and incorporate the State
Vertinary Ass ociation: to regn-
late the practice of medicine: in
regard to bicycles as baggage on
railroads; relating to may of ju
rors, to amend the law relating
to divorces, providing that the
party who desi: .es divorce must
be a resident of the State for
seven years before applying 70:
same, to regulate the sale of fer
tiizers IN this State: to invests
gate the complaint of Mrs. Pat
tie D. B. Arlington.
Senator Maxwell presented a
memorial from Mrs. Pattie
Arlington, alleging that she had
for twenty years persistently
sought her rights ia the courts
Of the State out had been defeat
ed and defrauded by perjury of
Witnesses aud wrong and frauds
ulent doings of clerks of courts
aud attorneys, and she asked
relief from the General Assem-.
bly,.
The followine.bills passed third
reading-To allow commissioners
of Robeson to levy a special tax;
to extend the stock law in
Wayne; to exempt funeneral
directors from jury duty; to pay
venires in capital cases one dol-
lar day. mileage not included.
The following bills were tab
led: To regulate term Of Office Of
magistf ates in B Baden; relating
to corporations; to enfore ordin
ances in towns and cities; to-
establish scales of fees for res
gisters Of deeds; to prevent dis
elimination against different
kinds of money, authorizing
county commissioners to appoint
time and places for sale of pro-
perty under process of law; to-
pension all ex-slaves who served
in the Confederate army: to-
prevent the penitentiary from
hiring out scaViets III competi-
ton with free labor; to amend
the homestead law: to make wit
ness tickets negotiabie:to in
crease the public school fund and
extend time of teaching.
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. ..5.-Gov-
ernor Russell will transmit a
message to the Legislature this
evening on the new lease of the
North Carolina road, embodys
ing President Hoffman's (of the
Seaboatd d Air Line) letter for the
lease of the North Carolina road
at ten per cent. per annum for a
period of 20 years.
The conference committees of
the Republicans and the minority
Populists were in session until a
late hour last night engaged in
the delightful occupation of
parcelling out the pie. Two
changes were made in the divi-
sion, as published in the Star
Thursday, The Republicans
took the Eastern Asylum at
Goldsboro and the Populists the
Eastern Judgeship. This action
was taken by the Populists for
Walter Henry's benefit.
The penitentiary is still caus-
ing much dissatisfaction among
the loving admirers and follow
ers of Senator Pritchard. Broker
and Abernathy, members of the
Populist conference committee,
voted against the committee re-
port giving the Republicans the
penitentiary. The Populists seem
bent on having the penitentiary.
Major Grant will introduce a
resolution in the Senate to-day
providing for the appointment OF
a steering committee of three.
who shall prep re a calender and
map out a programme of legis-
lation, and no bill or resolution
shall take preference to those on
the calender as prepared by the
steering committee. Representa-
tive Hancock says the same thing
| will be done in the House
l. can be readily imagined that
the object of this appointment OF
the steering committee is to rush
through partisan legislation. All
bills which make a change in the
various institutions will be given
| preference
| Marshall Mott and some other
Republicans are red hot because
of the tardiness of the conference
committees 10 parcelling out the
offices.
Governor Russell will in ali
probability make reply to the
attack make on him by Senator
| Butler.
| WOODS PHO5PHODIN