Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
ACROSS THE BORDER.
THE NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
The SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT STILL On.
- ncc,Jcd Action by the hsne-
or.ttc Caucus-The Criminal m
s,,tc Textile Schooi-A Di-
,t.ion OF opintor-Pure Food.

RALEIGH, y. c.. January 2S.-(speoial)
rho democratic caucus did not take any
s..,5ed action last night regarding the
'.c-oce amendment TO the Constitution.
A.. c.ss shown very clearly in special in
,.~,isNs a fortnight ago with the Demo-
,,,i,, leaders in both Senate and House.
49,. louisiana law is in high favor. Hence
,.e-e appears TO be no doubt that the
,,,isiana feature, which exempts from
IN The provisions OF the law persons
,sose grandfathers or fathers could vote
.-,r 20 January /, 1867. will stand in the
,'--rt Carolina law. There is provision
.- one section that execution shall not
.s,e 20 enforce payment of poll-tax, but
shall apply only to property taxes. The
reason Of this is obvious.
r-here is an interesting conflict OF opin.
,.- ,r Che Legislature regarding the dis
,,st.cn 10 be made Of criminal insane.
some q the members want TO make a
distinction between convicts who become
f-s.ro and persons who commit crimes
md are acquitted on the ground Of in
sanity. and are then ordered sent to an
restitution for the insane The criminal
insane are now In the two wings OF the
reritentlary here. and there are about
Forty Of them.
The hundreds Of northern settlers at
Southern Pines have issued two letters
OF interest-onc 10 their friends. manufac-
turers and businessmen at the North,
and one 10 businessmen in the South
asking these 20 meet together at South
ern Pines April 18th for the purpose Of
discussing investments in the South.
There Is much division OF opinion amone
the members Of the Legislature in re-
gard 20 the establishment of "a State tex
Tile school The opponents of an appro-
prauon say the school should be a part
~ the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lere here. They assert that this college
gets $4,000 a year from the State and
5000 year from the United States
and with this income has only 200 stu
fsrts They therefore argue that the
College can well affordy TO put in a com
Ilete plant for textile instruction
The discussion of food adulteraton IS
interesting greatly the general public
The State Chemist finds much adultera-
ton. and is making that fact known In
q series Of special reports. The hearings
~ the matter before the committees OF
the LEGISLATURE have shown the need fol
a strong pure-food law. The bill al
drawn appears 10 be well suited TO lt'
purposes.
The Navy Department orders IN
auxiliary cruiser Hornet. which is in IN
charge Of the North Carolina Naval ne
serves, to be cleaned and painted az VIII
mington at cost not TO exceed 500
The legislative joint committee maKln'
the Investigation into the suspension ID!
the Governor of the Wilson's as Railwa,
Commissioners will not meet again unit
Nonday week. Day after tomorrow III
taking of dispositions begins.
The association of survivors OF IN
Second North Carolina Regiment Con
federate States army mas sen, ne 60, 10
,ransnission 10 George II. Buck. OF Chel
eaa Mass. who returned the regiment
Tag resolutions warmly thanking mn
and asking him to be the guest OF IN
ssSoc,ation at the fair al New Berne il
February.