The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
Odds Very Much in Favor Of the Passage Of
the Bill AnnuIIing It.
MAY NOT COME UP UNTIL TUESDAY
President Hoffman, OF tic =. "a. H.;
Andrews, or tho Southern, mud
NJ. 4. a. Canycntfon-Chc KsisScll-
Howe Tr0nbIcs-TcrsOn

Just as was predicted two weeks ago,
the Populist boilers select Walter X.
Henry as Judge Of the Eastern Criminal
Court. They got this place for him in
their debt with the Republicans, and Of
course the latter TO n man support him.
THE CODE COMMISSION.
The Code Commission Is to be com
posed of George a. Smothers, 1iepubli-
can; John w. Hinsdalc, Democrat, and
James 3. Schulien, straight Populist.
Ilinsdale VIII be chairman. The selec-
ton Of Schulkcn IS something of q sur
prise, as the Republicans and Populist
boilers are extremely innlmcal to him.
Representative Sutton, of Cumberland,
the author Of the bill creating the COM
mission, told me the day it was intro
duced TINT Colonel Hinsdale, who Is one
OF the ablest lawyers in the State, would
be OH 1t. SO far Schuken is the only
majority Popullst mentioned In conncc-
ton With All office OF course this place
as code commissioner Is non-polit!cal.
EXPECT a BIG PLUM.
The Republicans expect James Il.
Boyd, OF Greensboro, TO get some very
important national position they hope
4 Acknowledgement.
THE RUSSELL HOW TROUBLE. n
The trouble between Governor Russell
and Representative Howe, colored. Of
New Hanover, comes up IN new shapes
daily. Yesterday Governor Russell said
ne had not invited Howe to his office.
Howe said to-day that Representative
Sutton, OF New II hanover. came to him In
the House and said, in the presence Of
Represent ative Pinnlx, Governor Rus
sell wants to see YOU" Howe further
says that Sutton knew lie favored the
lease or the North Carolina railway and
hence wanted to get him and the Cover
nor together. Howe says lie now knows
that the Governor did not send for him,
but that Sutton's words led him, and ali
who heard them, to believe 50.
Y. NJ. G. a. CONVENTION
The twenty-frst annual State conven-
tlon Of the Y. NJ. G. y. met at Winston
this afternoon, President George b. Han
ma presiding. An address was made,
there was q reception by the ladies auxil-
( larry, and Rev. William Black spoke,
Quite a number Of Raleigh people are in
attendance.
James 3. Mason, OF Chapel Hill, is now
very PROMINENT In the race for railway
commissioner. There have been as many
a9 dozen candidates.
aa THE n. z. RAILWAY LEASE.
The odds are immensely in favor of
the passage OF the bill in the Senate to
ahnul the lease Of the North Carolina
railway. So ardent an advocate OF the
iease as James NJ. Moody admits this
fact. 80
The bill may not como up in the Senate
until Tuesday. Monday the special
committee appointed yesterday by the
senate Will give President Alexander
ana the directors or the North Carolina
railway hearing regarding the facts a 8
TO the lease. This hearing was arranged
Tor to-day between the directors and
the committee. The directors Will effec-
tually dispel the charges Of fraud or Sc
crecy as to the lease.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
The chairman of the House committee
on educa tion tells me the bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to the common schnnls
from the general funds will be unfavora
Oily reported; that the appropriation sim
Ply cannot be made; that the condition
OF the treasury does not warrant ii.
4here are no less than 100 entries for
tne races at the fair at Newbern next
State. - '''i
Among to-day's arrivals here are G.
-: Aycock, of Goldsboro, and Hon. G
ID. Rose, Of Fayetteville.
PRINCIPAL NEW MEASURES.
me principal new bills introduced IN
the Legislature to-day were:To so amend
the code as to provide that in the sale
OF q railway IN foreclosures Of q mort
gage Or deed OF trust, whether under a
decree or court or otherwise the new
corporat!on created shall only s,1ccead
10 the franchise and rights when s,,ch
sale IS OF all the railway owned Nv ina
i ohi'aitS ana described In the mort e. pa
. or ueed or trust and when the road is
soia as an entirety, and the new corpo-
ratlon shall have the right to issue bonds
occurred by mortgage on lis propertv
ana franchises to an aggregate amount
equal TO those which could have hnan is
# sued by the original company. and shar
E nave the right to issue part Of It's conItal
STOCK s preferred stock; also bills RI In.
crease me annual aDpropria ton to tho
z STATE Guard from Sc, 900 10 SIG 900 ond -
+ PROVIDE that IF a newspa per publishes q
PUBIC news matter which proves ~ he
npel!ous 1t must before suit for DAMAGES
; be allowed an opportunity to publish q
correction f'''' q
TO BE HEARD MONDAY
.a This afternoon the Senate's snec,a,
y committee, to which Is referred the iii
to annul the lease Of the North Carnl
{ una railway, met and decided to give a
nearing next Monday afternoon at gan
O'clock. It also decided 10 consj1er q :
the same time the memorial Of the nresi-
GENT ana directors Of the North Carolina
railway for an Investigation as 10 tha
y charges OF fraud and secrecy in the lease
0 RAILWAY OFFICIALS TO RD
a THERE.
The committee notifies the president
y and directors to be present and also
president Hoffman. Of the Seaboard Air
i Lihe: ieS-GoVernor Carr and Vice-Presi.
z dent Andrews, Of the Southern. and Il
VIII take up the bill and memorial 70.
4 gether. This hearing will be even