The news & observer., 1897-02-13
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The bin introduced 10 give the people
of Fayetteville the promised local self
government is to create police BOARD
comnosed OF w. j. Wemyss tmcmher of
the Housed, Ed p, Powers, Arthur 1.
Dixon. q. A. r. Wilkerson, aud w. f.,
Raiford who shall have full and entire
charge Of the city government for two
wears without election by the people
or any of the people.
Judge Il. B. Winborne, OF Hertiora' ~
in the city, and went through tine oFuVS'l
Thursday night OF seeing his mead chop,
nd off as Judge, the act having passeu
fseth houses to abolish the hertforo
court Judge Wmborne made many
er;.s,aS here when a member two years
aro Of the lower House, and his couhSe1
and ,egaS ability and facility as a speaker
arc missed He is in the city now solely
ON legal business, and did not know even
that the hin would come mp Thursday
night. In fact, he cares little about IL.
The Judge viii, however, not have 10
step down until April.
Mr.. r. l.. Doughton, OF Aiieghany'
county. brother of ex-Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Doughton, was in Raleigh yester-
day Asked about the statement or
Homes OF Alleghany, that he had active
~ opposed and worked against Jones, ne
said that he took no part in the matter
I'm any shape form or fashion. MT.
Dsalghton SAYS that Mr.. Jones and an
other man, both claiming to be good DEM
orrats, ran in the county, and as nus
brother was running for Congress, he
declined to take amy hand in the contest.
In this connection, we print the follow
ing letter. received some days ago, which
sbould have appeared earlier, but 1T was
mislaid ~
Laurel Springs, n. c., JAM 70.
sEo the Fditor.--I see in late issue or
yos1r paper that our Representative, Mr..
Homes. assigns as reason for not voting
for r. A. Doughton for United States
Senator. that his father and brother,
which | suppose I means myself, fought
him in the election. Ii MIR. Jones has
made this statement, he ought to retract
II. as there is not word OF truth III it
NV father voted for Jones, and did not
take any action i'm the matter, either
directly or indirectly Yours truly,
r.. l.. DOUGHTON.
Major Grant says the Legislature can
not adjourn before the 18th of March.
The day set by the Populists when they
first arrived was March list.
Yesterday afternoon, the fellow servant
law was expected to come up before the
Judiciary committee of the Senate. The
advocates of the measure, Judge Avery,
Commissioner of Labor Lacy, Mr.. Hart
ness. author of the BILL were present 10
advocate the measure. Mr.. Henry Miller,
priyare secretary of Col. A. b. Andrews,
appeared before the committee and told
them that Mr. Fab. Busbee, attorney OF
the Southern Railway, was absent from
the city. He said the railroad authorities
were anxious for the committee to hear
Mr.. Busbee before acting. At this re-
quest the committee consented to post
ponement till Tuesday next at $3.50 p. M.
so that Mr.. Busbee can be heard. Among
others present was Mr. Theodore I'll.
Peasants. who lost his left hand and
suffered an injury to his right hand in an
accident at Manly last year. He has
brought suit against the railroad.
We find it necessary to chide our dis
tinguished friend, the Hon. Brose Hlle-
man. of the county of Cabarrus, Speak
er of the House of Representatives of
the State Legislature and worthy OF
higher honors. 1t is noticed that IN the
course of political debate in the House,
Wednesday. he made Mckenzie, Demo
crat, shut up and sit down, but allowed
Hauser, Fusionist, to keep on talking.
Brose, to use the language of the street,
anpears to have it in" for Mckenzie
anyhow. We have observed before now
that he has somewhat of fashion or
ruling against the Rowan Representative
and then ruling the other way when
somebody else raises the same point;
and he seems to think that the citation
by Mckenzie of Cushing's Manual or
rule of the House somehow serves to
nullify the authority quoted or the rule
cited, for he is certain to oyer-rule the
rule or the Manual il it happens to be
Mckenzie who springs it. OF course it's
all right, of course we are not going
back on Brose, whom we helped mate
rally in putting where he is; but some
of his friends ought to tell him-and GER
tainly none has better right than the
Obseryer-that some of his antics make
the iudicious grieved and cause the un-
regenerate to carp.-Charlotte Observer.
Senator A. Y Sigmon left Tuesday for
Raleigh, and it is said that he went for
the purpose of having special tax
amendment put in the Hickory graded
school bill which has passed the House
as it was sent in by the committee who
drew it. The aim of those with whom
Mr.. Sigmon is working is to again get
open bar-rooms in Hickory and the
graded school bill is to be used as a
means to secure that end. The Times
wants graded schools here, but it does
not want them bad enough to see open
bar-rooms. The price at which they
,unnld he secured would be foo great