The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-19
The POPULIsTs SPLIT
The Actions Of the Republicans Has Divided
Them From the PopuIlst Majority
LOOKING OUT FOR THE FUs|OKIsTs
Extra: Session 'Enik-ncntand Invcs-
Il tigntion-<luicii tho New Assistant
Enrolling Clerk Goes ON liuiy-
Butler ChuLci 0H-Chun.cs III
1'ubtic School Law.


The majority Populists caucusscd last
: night and discussed a matter L little out
OF the common. This was whether
speaker Hileman was or was not lie
gal, III other words whether he stood
by the ma jOrity or With the boilers.
He did not attend the caucus; in fact he
Inns not attended u majority caucus
III Il good many weeks; but he sent In
u statement that the ma Jority must not
think nc was not With it; that he was
all right But there are yet soma who
suspect him. and say his associations
and dealings have all along been with
the boilers.
THE POpULISTS SPLIT.
The Populist party is split in the
State. Members Of it confess rs much.
They say 1t would have split last year
If Buffers proposition to fuse had been
accepted; that the Republicans were
pound to get Il certain number of IOpu-
lists, and the Democrats would get the
remainder The actions or the Republic
cans in their work with the boiling Pop
uliStS at this session Of the legislature
has forever divided tho populist major
ity and the Republicans. Majority men
give solemn assurance nf this fact and
say cooperation is dead. They confess
their surprise that the Republicans We're
able to buy on the half 50 many
Populist members. but say that mat
ters Will be vastly different when they
go before the people next year.
THE BREACH WIDENED
The incident OF the row between ne
gro representative Howe and Gov Rus
sell comes up In All sorts or ways. 1t
has Wldencd the breach between Rus
sell and Il certain class Of negroes. The
majority of negroes, however. do not
care silver about such occurrences.
EXTRA SESSION TALK
There are whispers that if the legis-
iaturc cannot finish up all It's business
within It's go days turn, the Governor
will call Il 10 days extra session
LOOKING OUT FOR FUSIONISTS.
The Governor is very busy looking af-
ter bills TO place the FusionistStSn COM
piete control of the various institutions
This line Of work has for two or three
weeks given him a speciality.
DEMAND INVESTIGATION.
The directors of the North Carolina
Railway are demanding that the leg
!slnt,re investigate their action in 1895
In leasing it to the Southern. But ii
does not appear that any Investigate ion
will be made. Director NJ G. MAXWELL
said today he did not think the leg
islaturc would give the matter Il hear
ing.
QUICK ON DUTY.
" II. Quick, the negro namcd by the
rolling clerk, and whom enrolling clerk
swanson positively refused to receive,
was today put on duty by the new en-
rolling clerks. Reynolds and Newborne.
SWlnSon is yet here. He says he Will
take no further steps until toward the
enc or the session. regarding the unla,v-
ful action of the legislature in declaring
his Office vacant.
BUTLER CHOKED OFF.
Every effort to get up in the House
senator Buffers free silver resolutions.
which instructs North Cardinals soma.
tors 10 vote for silver, against trusts and
monopOlies. has so far failed Repnbli-
cans choked them off every time, nor do
they intend that the resolution shall
pass the House
.. s. Bachelor. Of Raleigh, is appoint
ed by the Government Commissarv
General OF the State Guard
Inc Senate judiciary Committee fav-
Il oraDly reports the fellow servant.'
PHI. which gives railway employees 4
ilshe 70 damages and forbids any waiv-
er or RICH, to such damages
The principle fight against the lease Of
Lhe North Carolina Railway now seems
B 70 be as to its length
CHANGES IN PUBLIC school.
There is a general demand for chances
IN the public school law. IT Is seen ia
there are fatal defects in the law enact-
Gu IN 1893. Senator Buffers lin ~
amend the law was given a long hear
ing to 1t. AS it brought in the school
oooh question. Of course there was
warm opposition The bill is put In the
nands OF special commttc. which will
revise II ana propose {. complete bin
Inc oodS appear to be that the lcric.
iature VIII not take q recess To attend
the New Berne fair next month.
THE CONVICTS.
"A Popuist has introduced into ne
aouse a bill 30 take from Inc pama-
crats me control Of the convic,s and ~.
pubic roads in Necklenbure Un sa,.e
HepuDilcan wrote the bill and ti,a
tne reason for 1t is that the comfy ~.
thorities in hiring teams for rcon wn,i
G.ves me preference to Democrats
Inc fact Is the Populists sim,,lv wan,
every office. The Republican plans az
not 20 .eave Democrats in any Office i,
Oliver P. Mears has sent to Cnvar,,o :,
Russel his resignation as Judge re ~.
eastern Criminal Court.
BILLS INTRODUCED
me principal bills introduced IN ~,
81 Legislature to-day were to fnrhid az
confederate soldiers in the So,1isr,
aonle from receiving pensions. TO aiInu
y tne " l!minSton steel railway 10 consnli
3 GATE with the Wilmington. Neybarn !, -,
Norfolk Railway company. or any .: ba
Z railway running into Wilminrton. ~ 80
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