Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-21
ACROSS THE BORDER.
sgws or INTEREST FROM NORTH
CAEOLIxa's CAPITAL
WORK OF The LEGISLATURE
To Prescribe Insurance Rates on
Farm Property-The Norwood case
The pcnIf.nfIary saffer-HfIming-
ton City Government BiIi-Notes'

! RALEIGH, y. G., February -'.-tSpr-
| ciai.t-A bill was introduced to-day In the
House 70 prescribe the rates of fre-insur-
ance Tor farm property. The Senate and
1 House elected ". r. Reed. ". H. Holt. V.
v. Richardson. y. y. Broughton. and T.
/ a. Grier trustees ~ the deaf-mute school
/ Most II the session ~ the House was de-
! voted 10 the salary and fee bin. and some
I salaries were sharply cut down, 80 foi-
I lows: That OF TreagIrer 20 N.E9; Zee
Rotary Of efate 20 N.s0 The bin estab-
fishing the county q Scott was signed
with gold pens, specially presented ~ the
people of the new county The Senate
parsed a bin adding 20 the geological sur
veg the investigation 81 the oyster and
nsh interest in the State There - a con-
inued nght over bills 70 establish dispen-
saries. That % establish one az Green's
boro' will pass tomorrow. This was set-
lied to-day IN committee. u f. asserted
plainly tonight that 20 create dlspen-
aary AZ Charlotte will not pass the SEN
ate. though IT passed the House unani-
mOusly
Governor Russell this evening sent 70
the House a copy IL the resignation. ten
dered BY ". l. Norwood as Judge ~ the
Superior Court FOR the Twelfth District,
ana also his letter 20 Norwood. saying
that n Norwood is holding Office or act
ing o. Judge his resignation "a accepted
Tho House Committee appointed o. im-
peach Norwood wiz be sent 10 the fen-
ate tomorrow morning 70 ask leave 10
withdraw tho impeachment articles
The penitentary was today turned over
hg ". ~. Day 10 the new Democratic
Executive Board. This was done under
protest. 20 Or 10 qave Days legal rights.
as BIS counsel. James g. MacRae, said.
There o. "a friendly suit in the courts 10
test DAYS right 20 The Office az snpcfin-
tcnJent
ia the course o. talks with several
members Of the Legislature to-day 81 was
learned o. b. the purpose of The Demo-
cratic causes 20 have the body adjourn
March Ist February 18th was at first
named ~ the date. but a fortnight ago
II was seen that n was impossible To die
pose " he more important measures by
that slime.
The Democratic caucus is NJ work on
the election law III, and az ono more
session viii complete 81. The main hitch
Is ns 90 section ~. which requires tho
OF certificate 81 regietra-
ti0n in order 20 vote. Some ~ the mcfn-
bers think that not "a few white men who
lose their certificates viii not take the
trouble TO replace them.
There IA also some dispute ne 10 the
section OF the proposed law which puts
only Democrats on as registrars Of cleo
ton. and also on the County Canv0Fslng
Board. II appears that this is being quite
sharply discussed
H. frfFr fF hn
LEGISLATURE was the Wilmington city
government BIN. known as tho police bin.
There were differences OF view as be-
tween The two mcmbers from New Han
over Last night these members and
lredcll Mearos met and arranged what
may be- termed % compromise DIM. The
selection of the Police Commission is lcft
90 tho next Board OF Aldermen There IS
"a provision that o. primary shall settle
matters. bat by "a majority instead of a
vote The Board of Audit and
Finance viii continue ns nt present. save
that ~ VIII have no Republican member.
ana that his place viii De- taken by some
Democrat not set decided on. The phi
mary viii nlso designate the Mayor and
other officers
Tho state grants charter 90 the pi-
nicola Lumber and Trading and liotd
Company. OF Mitchell county capital
800 900. the stockholdcrs being Fred. W.
Mckenzie and others nu ~ Chicago.
The snow Is disappearing with remark
able raWdlty. only The great drifts re-
Rev. Bennett smodes rector OF S.
Marys school here. S. very sick, and
pneumonia threatens.
This week tho Legislature is crowded
with special orders. The revenue bin is
he most important II Will require at
east two days FOR the House Co dispose
of A. and a Ike time FOR the Senate
Petitions for the passage OF che 'Jim-
Crow" car law are coming in. one OF the
most numerously-signod S. from CONNER
slni travellers.